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KOP 390 04 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between London Gay (ranked 25223 p4p, 6182 weight class) and Vik Diek (ranked 557 p4p, 533 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, London Gay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vik Diek!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diek misses with a wild combination.
Gay misses with a two punch combination.
Gay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gay.
Gay misses with a series of wild punches.
Diek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay with a jab.
Gay punishes Diek's body with a nice straight punch.
Diek scores with a takedown into Gay's guard.
Gay has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diek is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Gay there.
Diek shoots in but Gay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gay scores with a jab. Diek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gay to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Diek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gay misses with a few strikes there.
Diek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gay looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diek shoots in for a takedown but Gay shows good takedown defense.
Diek looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gay scores with a punch to the head.
 Diek is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gay engages and cracks Diek with a massive lead left hook - Diek tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gay is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). London Gay!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades Jr (ranked 25102 p4p, 6146 weight class) and Luis Rosario (ranked 406 p4p, 396 weight class). Cosades Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Caius Cosades Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades Jr pushes Rosario away with a front kick.
Cosades Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cosades Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosario fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosario tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cosades Jr.
Cosades Jr moves into range and clinches up with Rosario.
Cosades Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosario in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cosades Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Rosario is looking to break free of the clinch but Cosades Jr has double underhooks.
Rosario wants to get back to striking at distance but Cosades Jr won't allow it.
Rosario tries to break the clinch but Cosades Jr is controlling the position.
Cosades Jr lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Cosades Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cosades Jr with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Luis Rosario has been cut.
Rosario looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Cosades Jr.
Rosario has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cosades Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Cosades Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Cosades Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Rosario is rocked!
Cosades Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosario is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosades Jr finish him?
Rosario tries to break free but Cosades Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Rosario seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Rosario's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rosario is trying to force a seperation but Cosades Jr has the dominant position.
Cosades Jr lands a knee to the body.
Cosades Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cosades Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosario's efforts to push away.
Cosades Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cosades Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cosades Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosades Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cosades Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rosario looks winded!
Cosades Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Cosades Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rosario's face.
Rosario is trying to break free.
Cosades Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosario won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cosades Jr.
Cosades Jr prevents Rosario from breaking the clinch.
Cosades Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cosades Jr with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cosades Jr.
Cosades Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Cosades Jr lands a knee to the head.
Cosades Jr with a knee to the head.
Rosario is trying to push Cosades Jr away but Cosades Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cosades Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosario in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cosades Jr has Rosario pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rosario is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Cosades Jr - that's hurt Rosario badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rosario is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rosario doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Caius Cosades Jr!
An out of breath Caius Cosades Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lily Foster (ranked 24814 p4p, 6001 weight class) and Matt King (ranked 275 p4p, 250 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lily Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foster sprawls well. Foster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Lily Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt King.
King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King misses with the ground and pound.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Foster is trying to get back to half guard.
King scores with punches from side control.
Foster wants to control but King postures up.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Foster is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Foster!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foster looks a forlorn figure.
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Foster is trying to escape the mount.
King landing punches.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Foster is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King landing shots from mount.
King landing punches.
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foster's face.
 Foster is rocked!
Foster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foster hang on?
Oh Foster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster taking shots to the head.
King looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
Foster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King prevents Foster from getting the reversal.
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King connects with a bit shot that sees Foster covering up! More strikes from King and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! King is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Chunso (ranked 5625 p4p, 5023 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 567 p4p, 553 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chunso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Achieving Greatness. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Chunso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detweiler moves out of range of the strikes.
Chunso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Detweiler avoids the head kick by Chunso.
We've been told by Chunso's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Detweiler misses.
Detweiler blocks a jab.
Detweiler moves out of range as Chunso strikes.
Detweiler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
Detweiler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Detweiler throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chunso counter with a right hand.
Detweiler feints and as Chunso raises his hands in defense, Detweiler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Detweiler throwing strikes from guard but Chunso blocks nicely.
Detweiler stops Chunso from standing up.
Chunso keeping moving, preventing Detweiler from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler prevents Chunso from getting back to his feet.
Detweiler working some strikes from top position.
Detweiler has gone for a leg lock! Chunso slips out almost immediately though and dives into Detweiler's guard.
Chunso stands up and waves to Detweiler to follow him.
Sang Chunso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chunso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Detweiler moves away.
Detweiler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chunso lands a glancing blow to the side of Detweiler's head.
Chunso misses with a right hand
and Detweiler counters with a takedown into side control.
Chunso bucks up and tries to throw Detweiler off but instead Detweiler has got his back!
Detweiler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chunso is trying to get back to his feet but Detweiler has full control of the position and if anything, Chunso has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunso is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Detweiler gets his way!
Chunso is trying to stand back up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Detweiler.
Detweiler missing with strikes.
Chunso is trying to get back to his feet but Detweiler has full control of the position and if anything, Chunso has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunso covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Detweiler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chunso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chunso for a finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Detweiler's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chunso is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Detweiler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chunso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chunso for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler is looking for a choke. Chunso gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Chunso manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Detweiler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chunso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chunso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chunso wants to stand but Detweiler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bart Detweiler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
That's time! Chunso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Detweiler avoids the head kick by Chunso.
Chunso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Detweiler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chunso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Chunso misses.
Chunso ducks under a wild hook from Detweiler.
Detweiler shoots in looking for a takedown. Chunso tries to sprawl out of it but Detweiler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chunso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Detweiler fails to land the takedown.
Chunso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Detweiler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Detweiler takes a swing at Chunso's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunso misses with a series of wild punches.
Detweiler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Detweiler misses with a takedown attempt - Chunso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sang Chunso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Detweiler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chunso.
Detweiler takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Bart Detweiler's cut even more.
Chunso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Detweiler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Detweiler ducks under a wild hook from Chunso.
Detweiler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Detweiler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chunso defends it nicely.
Chunso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Detweiler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Detweiler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chunso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Detweiler's head.
BOOM! Chunso lands a beautiful left hook that drops Detweiler. Detweiler tries to recover but Chunso is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Detweiler lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Chunso!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Dew (ranked 5370 p4p, 4942 weight class) and Noomnoi Sitsongrit (ranked 537 p4p, 519 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noomnoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew wants to clinch.
Dew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Dew coming out on top.
Dew misses with a body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Dew drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Dew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dew blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dew.
Dew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Dew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dew lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dew prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dew's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dew misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Dew.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dew lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Dew.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dew.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Dew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Dew didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Dew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dew moves away.
Dew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Dew is looking to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Dew has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dew's elbow.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Dew.
Dew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Dew misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit presses Dew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dew has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Dew blocks it.
Dew lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Dew finish him?
Dew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Dew digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Dew scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dew.
Dew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Dew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dew lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sitsongrit to his knees! Dew keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Dew!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 3464 p4p, 5804 weight class) and Rumble Rosas Jr (ranked 191 p4p, 246 weight class). Daniel Daniel Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumble Rosas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel Philips stuns Rosas Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniel Philips cracks Rosas Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rosas Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniel Philips as he avoids it easily.
Daniel Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniel Philips sizes up Rosas Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rosas Jr is rocked!
Daniel Philips throws a pinpoint strike between Rosas Jr's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rosas Jr crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Daniel Philips scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Daniel Philips!
Daniel Daniel Philips thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lloyd (ranked 25079 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Jamie Webb (ranked 269 p4p, 200 weight class). Jamal Lloyd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Webb's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Lloyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Webb!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb throws a front kick that sends Lloyd stumbling back into the cage.
Lloyd 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.
Jamie Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb scores with a jab.
Webb rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Webb works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd throws a right hand that misses
and Webb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Webb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lloyd at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Webb.
Webb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lloyd under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webb jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Webb.
Webb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lloyd, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Webb.
Webb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is trying to break free.
Webb is leaning against Lloyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Webb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Webb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Webb works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lloyd is rocked!
Webb scores with a hook to the body. Lloyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Webb ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lloyd's jaw. Lloyd's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Webb does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Webb!
Jamie Webb is the new bantamweight champion!
Jamie Webb decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 3717 p4p, 3847 weight class) and Karry Mountain (ranked 430 p4p, 439 weight class). Bruno Adams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karry Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Mountain seems unphased.
Bruno Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Adams .
Adams swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Mountain slips under a jab.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams works the jab nicely.
Mountain misses the jab.
Mountain lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Adams finds it's way through Mountain's defenses.
Mountain lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain connects with a body shot that sends Adams 's belly button to the back.
Mountain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mountain with the inside leg kick.
Mountain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Adams throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mountain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mountain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mountain lands a jab to the nose.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Adams misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mountain counters with a thumping low kick.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Mountain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adams 's head.
Nice body kick there by Mountain.
Mountain staying out of range there.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams .
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mountain can pounce on him.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mountain - that will leave a mark!
Mountain lands a lovely overhand right.
Adams throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Adams misses with an uppercut
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Mountain thuds his shin into the meat of Adams 's side.
Adams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adams really felt that one!
Mountain dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Adams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mountain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams .
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mountain.
Mountain lands a brutal head kick. Adams looks out on his feet and Mountain throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Karry Mountain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 3008 p4p, 4025 weight class) and Bode Ike (ranked 416 p4p, 516 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Dandrakulo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Ike!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dandrakulo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bode Ike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dandrakulo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ike misses with a lunging right hand
and Dandrakulo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bode Ike has been cut.
Ike misses with a hook. Dandrakulo ducked under it nicely.
And Dandrakulo counters with a quick kick to the body but Ike blocks it.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab.
Dandrakulo ducks right into an uppercut from Ike.
Dandrakulo misses with a looping left.
Ike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ike takes a swing at Dandrakulo's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Dandrakulo's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ike looks to land a right hand but Dandrakulo moved out of range.
Dandrakulo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dandrakulo lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dandrakulo throws a front kick that sends Ike stumbling back into the cage.
Ike thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dandrakulo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ike's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ike looks winded!
Ike misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dandrakulo counters with a crisp one two that drops Ike! Dandrakulo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ike to his feet! Ike is in big trouble!
Ike is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Dandrakulo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ike tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dandrakulo is absolutely delighted - when Ike wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samson Dandrakulo!
Samson Dandrakulo is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Samson Dandrakulo 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 Kulma Rauta (ranked 2358 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Vic Fontaine (ranked 301 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fontaine throws a shot from downtown. Rauta moves away and avoids it.
Rauta throws a low kick but Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Fontaine is looking to clinch.
Rauta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rauta tries to keep at a distance but Fontaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Fontaine blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Fontaine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fontaine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Rauta tries to work over Fontaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine letting Rauta take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rauta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fontaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fontaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauta's face.
Fontaine prevents a body shot from Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fontaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine misses with a knee strike.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta pushes Fontaine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Rauta.
Rauta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rauta misses with a body punch.
Fontaine working Rauta over with knees to the body.
Fontaine letting Rauta take a breather here.
Rauta gets through Fontaine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontaine up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontaine missing with knees to the body.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine prevents a body shot from Rauta.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta breaks the clinch.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Rauta scores with a nice right hand.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Rauta.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Fontaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Rauta thows a body kick. Fontaine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Fontaine misses.
Fontaine throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fontaine throws a leg kick but Rauta moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine takes one on the button.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fontaine missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta scores with the left hand. Fontaine knows he should have avoided that one.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Rauta feints and then cracks Fontaine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fontaine down.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.
Rauta misses with a low kick.
Fontaine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rauta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fontaine.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fontaine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rauta lands a slapping body shot.
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontaine can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Fontaine ducks down to avoid it.
Fontaine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fontaine drives through and clinches with Rauta against the cage.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontaine backwards.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta controlling the action here for a moment.
Rauta controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Kulma Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rauta misses the jab.
Fontaine throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fontaine misses with a looping right.
Rauta is looking to counter punch.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Fontaine takes one to the chin there.
Rauta throws a sloppy head kick and Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Rauta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fontaine is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Fontaine lands with a nice combination. Rauta backs away looking to recover.
Fontaine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fontaine wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Fontaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontaine slips under a jab from Rauta.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Fontaine misses with a left hand
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
Fontaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Rauta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fontaine.
Rauta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fontaine under the eye.
Fontaine blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kulma Rauta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta'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.
Rauta throws a body kick that misses.
Rauta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontaine.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Fontaine checks it.
Fontaine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rauta.
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fontaine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rauta on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Fontaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fontaine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fontaine tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Nice cross by Fontaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rauta takes a swing at Fontaine's ribcage but misses.
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.
Fontaine misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rauta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a hook to the body. Fontaine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fontaine moves into the clinch.
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta stalling in the clinch but Fontaine improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rauta.
Rauta cracks Fontaine with a nice body shot.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauta just leaning against Fontaine, taking a breather.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta pushes Fontaine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Rauta is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Fontaine misses with a straight left.
Rauta throwing a counter right hand but Fontaine manages to avoid it.
Rauta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta thuds a left hand into Fontaine's body.
Fontaine tests Rauta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rauta thuds his right hand into Fontaine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rauta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauta connects with the punch.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
As Fontaine backs away, Rauta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rauta throws a body punch but Fontaine moves out of range.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta staying out of range there.
Rauta moves out of range as Fontaine strikes.
Rauta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rauta connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Rauta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fontaine lands with an uppercut that bounces Rauta off the cage and back into range.
Fontaine scores with a jab. Rauta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rauta scores with a sloppy right hand. Fontaine should have avoided that one.
Fontaine throws a leg kick which misses Rauta's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauta tries to avoid it.
Jab from Fontaine.
Fontaine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rauta's head backwards.
Fontaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fontaine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kulma Rauta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Rauta.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontaine misses the target.
Rauta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fontaine throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta lands a jab to Fontaine's midsection.
Fontaine slips a straight right by Rauta.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Rauta lands with a nice body punch.
Fontaine moves into the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Rauta blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontaine looking to throw knees to the head but Rauta is blocking nicely.
Rauta trying to control the position but instead, Fontaine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rauta into the cage.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fontaine tries a knee to the head but Rauta blocks it.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta is stalling here.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Fontaine trying to land knees to the body.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
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!
Fontaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauta is defending well for now.
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fontaine walks into a straight right hand from Rauta.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Fontaine throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fontaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontaine throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Nice jab there from Fontaine.
Rauta cracks Fontaine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fontaine loads up on a big right hand but Rauta slips the punch.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontaine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rauta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fontaine thinking.
Fontaine checks a leg kick.
Fontaine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rauta misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine blocks an uppercut.
Fontaine misses with a knee to the head.
Rauta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontaine up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rauta avoiding damage as Fontaine throws knees to the body.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauta avoids it.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fontaine's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kulma Rauta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fontaine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rauta to score with a decent uppercut.
Fontaine throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rauta slips a jab from Fontaine.
It looked like Rauta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rauta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fontaine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fontaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fontaine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta scores with a leg kick.
Fontaine misses with a double jab.
Fontaine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Fontaine misses its intended target.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Fontaine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Fontaine misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauta. Fontaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauta looks to land a combination but Fontaine avoids it well.
Fontaine throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Fontaine.
Rauta sets himself, and Fontaine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rauta avoids it this time.
Fontaine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rauta.
Fontaine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rauta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vic Fontaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fontaine blocks the leg kick.
Fontaine tries to counter with a clinch but Rauta shakes him off and moves away.
Rauta thumps Fontaine with a low kick.
Rauta blocks a low kick nicely.
Rauta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Fontaine ducks down to avoid it.
Fontaine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine slips a jab from Rauta.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fontaine throws out the jab.
Fontaine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fontaine misses with a left hand
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rauta throws a sloppy head kick and Fontaine moves out of range easily.
Fontaine scores with a jab to the head.
Fontaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontaine.
Rauta thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulma Rauta is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontaine looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fontaine checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Rauta.
Rauta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rauta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rauta looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontaine is just out of range.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fontaine.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Fontaine.
Rauta throws a nice head kick!
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fontaine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fontaine misses.
Fontaine misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta slips a straight right by Fontaine.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontaine manages to avoid it.
Fontaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fontaine closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta managing to block the knees to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fontaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Fontaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
Fontaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rauta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fontaine lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kulma Rauta.
Well Rauta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta wins by unanimous decision!
Kulma Rauta is the new welterweight champion!
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