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Event:
FEN 036 Ishi vs Kopejtka
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.#CL2#
Benz clinches with his opponent.
Urabe misses with an elbow strike.
Urabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Benz.
Benz trying to control the position but instead, Urabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benz into the ropes.
Urabe lands a body punch. #BC2#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Benz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benz tries to break free but Urabe pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Benz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Urabe drives through and clinches with Benz against the ropes.
Urabe slows down the pace here.
Urabe looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Urabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz wants to counter the offense by Urabe and move into the clinch position.
Urabe avoids the head kick by Benz.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benz! But no joy.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Benz circles away.
Benz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urabe with a body shot.
Urabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Urabe gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Urabe wants to clinch.#CL#
Urabe takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Benz circles away.
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Benz circles away.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urabe wants to clinch.#CL2#
Urabe gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Benz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urabe tries to stall but Benz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Benz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Benz backwards. #T3#
Urabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position. #BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urabe's sensitive parts.
Benz misses with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Benz has closed the distance and engaged Urabe in a clinch.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benz is keeping busy.
Urabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T4#
Benz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
Benz lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Benz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benz tries to counter with a clinch but Urabe shakes him off and moves away.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Benz gets a clinch.
Benz is trying to break free.
Benz working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz tries a low kick but Urabe avoids it.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Urabe.
Benz throws a right and a left that Urabe avoids nicely.
Benz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urabe is looking to clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benz as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Benz gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercedes Benz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Benz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benz is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Urabe. #T1#
Benz avoids the elbow strike from Urabe, against the ropes.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Urabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urabe tries a body shot but Benz blocks it.
Benz prevents a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benz trying to control the position but instead, Urabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benz into the ropes.#BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Benz is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Benz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koya Urabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koya Urabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benz keeps the fight on the outside.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz throws out a counter right but Urabe avoids it with no problem.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe avoids the body shot from Benz.
Benz throws a head kick but Urabe moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Benz has eaten all the pies!#CL2#
Benz takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.
Benz is pushing Urabe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Urabe looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benz is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Benz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Benz moves into the clinch successfully.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benz lands with a good body shot.
Koya Urabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Benz moves into range and clinches up with Urabe.
Urabe misses with a body punch.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koya Urabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe lands an elbow inside that Benz shrugs off.
Urabe tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benz wants to break free but Urabe has control.
Benz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urabe.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Benz throws a right and a left that Urabe avoids nicely.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves away
and Benz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz throws a solid leg kick but Urabe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benz.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Benz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Benz pushes Urabe up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Benz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Benz throws a sloppy head kick and Urabe moves out of range easily.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Benz takes the fight into the clinch.
Benz lands a body shot. #T1#
Urabe is looking to control Benz's arms but Benz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urabe has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benz.
Urabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
It seemed like Benz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Benz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
Benz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Benz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Benz keeps the fight on the outside.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.#CL2#
Benz rushes Urabe and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Urabe looking to stall.
Benz is trying to break the clinch but Urabe is controlling him.
Benz has had enough of the clinch but Urabe keeps him there for the moment.
Benz avoids a wild elbow strike from Urabe.
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!
Urabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benz looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
Urabe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Benz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Urabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urabe gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Benz circles away.
Urabe tries to clinch up.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Urabe.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
Benz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Benz clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benz as Urabe tries to tie him up. #T4#
Benz misses with a punch on the inside.
Benz can't break the clinch.
Benz blocks an uppercut.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benz lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Urabe.
Urabe trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe wants to stall.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Urabe can't find room to land a body shot as Benz controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Urabe as Benz tries to tie him up.
Koya Urabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercedes Benz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mercedes Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercedes Benz!
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Event:
FEN 034 Bram vs Smith III
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Benz scores with a push kick.
Benz really is a fat lump.#CL#
Benz moves into the clinch successfully.
Benz just leaning against Rambo Jr, taking a breather.
Rambo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Benz is looking to control Rambo Jr's arms but Rambo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benz has his back to the ropes.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.
#BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr swings for the body but Benz moves out of range.
#CL#
Benz instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rambo Jr avoids it.#CL#
Benz pushes Rambo Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benz wants to break free but Rambo Jr has control.
Rambo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Benz keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo Jr looking to stall.
#T1#
Rambo Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rambo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Benz tries to stall but Rambo Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benz wants to stall.
Rambo Jr trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rambo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rambo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benz's elbow. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#BC#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Rambo Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rambo Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rambo Jr misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr wants to clinch.
Benz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Benz clinches.
Rambo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
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 Mercedes Benz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Benz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benz wants to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.#CL#
Benz instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rambo Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Benz clinches up with Rambo Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rambo Jr up against the ropes.#T1#
Benz is trying to stall.
Rambo Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Benz gets an underhook and turns Rambo Jr into the ropes.#BC2#
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Rambo Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benz avoids it by throwing Rambo Jr back against the ropes.
Benz controlling the action here for a moment.
Benz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo Jr is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rambo Jr as Benz tries to tie him up.
Rambo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rambo Jr as Benz tries to tie him up.
Benz has Rambo Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Rambo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benz counters with an inside leg kick.
Rambo Jr avoids the head kick by Benz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rambo Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Rambo Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that second round.
That's time! Benz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Benz has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Rambo Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benz trying to stall but Rambo Jr improves his position.
Rambo Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rambo Jr wants to break free but Benz has control.
#BC2#
Rambo Jr manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Rambo Jr has Benz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz taking a breather.
Benz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benz throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Rambo Jr prevents Benz from breaking the clinch.
Benz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambo Jr circles away.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Rambo Jr.
Mercedes Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benz throws a head kick that Rambo Jr semi-blocks.
Benz darts in trying to clinch
and Rambo Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Benz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rambo Jr throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Rambo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rambo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Benz is just out of range.#T2#
No joy there for Benz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Rambo Jr has Benz up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC#
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rambo Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benz misses with a few strikes there.
Rambo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
John Rambo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercedes Benz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benz 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercedes Benz!
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Event:
FEN 029 Bram vs Smith
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Benz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalina stalling.
#BC#
Benz breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Benz darts in and clinches Kalina up against the cage.#BC#
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Benz clinches up with Kalina and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Benz has closed the distance and engaged Kalina in a clinch.
Benz lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalina won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benz prevents Kalina from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benz as Kalina tries to tie him up. #T1#
Kalina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benz tries a body shot but Kalina blocks it.
Benz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalina's efforts to push away.
Kalina is trying to break free.#BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Kalina closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalina avoids it.
Kalina is trying to break free.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benz stalling.
#BC#
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Benz drives through and clinches with Kalina against the cage.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch.
Benz throws a one two combo.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benz avoiding damage.
#BC#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Benz drives through and clinches with Kalina against the cage.
Kalina's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kalina has Benz pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Benz misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Kalina clinches up with Benz and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benz lands with a kick to the temple. Kalina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benz tries to land a leg kick but Kalina saw it coming and moves away.
Kalina wants to counter with a clinch but Benz pushes him away.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalina is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Kalina tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Kalina avoids the body shot from Benz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Kalina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kalina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benz has Kalina pressed against the cage.
Mercedes Benz has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##CL2#
Kalina forces Benz back against the cage and clinches.
Benz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benz effectively controlling the action here.
Benz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch.
Dawid Kalina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Kalina drives through and clinches with Benz against the cage.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalina.#CL2#
Kalina takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
Benz avoiding damage as Kalina throws knees to the body.
Benz tries a body shot but Kalina blocks it.
Kalina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benz is defending well for now.
Benz has a couple of punches blocked by Kalina.
Kalina slows down the pace here.
Benz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kalina avoids the elbow strike from Benz, against the cage.
#BC#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalina avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Benz darts in and clinches Kalina up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Kalina moves into range and clinches up with Benz.#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Kalina clinches with his opponent.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercedes Benz is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Benz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Kalina closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalina's efforts to push away.
Kalina is looking to break free of the clinch but Benz has double underhooks.
Benz has Kalina pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Kalina wants to get back to striking at distance but Benz won't allow it.
Benz prevents Kalina from breaking the clinch.
Kalina lands a nice shot to the body.
Benz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kalina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Benz clinches up with Kalina and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Benz has managed to clinch.
#T2#
Kalina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalina stalling.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Benz clinches up with Kalina and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalina blocks a body shot from Benz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalina pushes Benz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalina tries to break the clinch but Benz is controlling the position.
Benz trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Kalina takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawid Kalina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercedes Benz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kalina.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dawid Kalina.
Well Benz 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercedes Benz!
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Event:
FEN 024 Smith vs Spangler
Date: Apr 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Rambo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rambo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benz is looking to chop away at Rambo Jr's legs.
Benz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambo Jr moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Rambo Jr has managed to clinch.
Rambo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Benz gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rambo Jr throws a combination. Benz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1##CL#
Benz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benz really is a fat lump.
Rambo Jr tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benz circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.#CL#
Benz has closed the distance and engaged Rambo Jr in a clinch.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Benz clinches up with Rambo Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benz being controlled against the ropes.
Rambo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Benz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo Jr is keeping busy.
Benz tries a knee to the head but Rambo Jr blocks it.
#BC2#
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz feints and then cracks Rambo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rambo Jr down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rambo Jr misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Rambo Jr.
Benz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rambo Jr. Rambo Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Benz misses with a body kick. #CL#
Benz drives through and clinches with Rambo Jr against the ropes.
#BC#
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rambo Jr throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Rambo Jr clinches up with Benz and pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC2#
Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Rambo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Rambo Jr clinches with his opponent.
Benz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercedes Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Benz walks into a jab.
Benz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
Rambo Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rambo Jr lands with a nice combination. Benz backs away looking to recover.
Benz tries to clinch but Rambo Jr is having none of it.
Benz works Rambo Jr's body with a nice hook.
Rambo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Benz moves out of range easily.
Benz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benz throws a solid leg kick but Rambo Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benz.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Benz.
Rambo Jr throws a right hand that Benz ducks under and follows up with a left that Benz also avoids with ease.#T2#
Rambo Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benz misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Benz wants to clinch.
Benz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Rambo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Rambo Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Benz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.
#BC#
Benz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Rambo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
No joy there for Benz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rambo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benz jabs Rambo Jr right on the nose. Rambo Jr blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Benz clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo Jr blocks a head kick by Benz.
Rambo Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benz is looking to counter the offense by Rambo Jr and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Benz tries to keep at a distance but Rambo Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rambo Jr avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr misses with a combination
#CL#
and Benz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benz. #T1##BC#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambo Jr circles away.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Rambo Jr rushes Benz and presses him up against the ropes.
Benz is trying to break free.
Rambo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Benz keeps him there for the moment.
Benz has had enough of the clinch but Rambo Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo Jr is trying to push Benz away but Benz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rambo Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rambo Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Rambo Jr avoids the head kick by Benz.
Rambo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benz moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rambo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
Rambo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benz lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo Jr avoids the body shot from Benz.
Rambo Jr misses with the body kick
and Benz counters with a left to the body.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambo Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mercedes Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Rambo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mercedes Benz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rambo Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo Jr!
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Event:
FEN 019 Kaayi vs LaFontier
Date: Mar 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benz doesn't manage to clinch there - Levanato circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Benz has eaten all the pies!
Benz misses with a low kick.
Levanato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levanato scores with a sloppy right hand. Benz should have avoided that one.
Levanato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benz back to the ropes. Levanato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Levanato.
Benz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benz 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.
Benz misses with a few strikes there.
Peralka Levanato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levanato lands a nice looking body shot.
Levanato feints a jab promting Benz to slip. Levanato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levanato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benz in his tracks. #CL#
Levanato closes the distance and clinches.
Levanato avoiding damage as Benz throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Levanato throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Benz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Levanato throwing a counter right hand but Benz manages to avoid it.#CL#
Levanato clinches.
Levanato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benz avoids it.#BC#
Levanato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Levanato counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Levanato to acknowledge the strikes.
Levanato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benz eats them both and turns towards Levanato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Levanato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Levanato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benz tries to clinch but Levanato moves out of range. #CL#
Levanato rushes Benz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Levanato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Levanato.
Levanato lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Levanato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benz doesn't seem phased though.
Levanato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
A left and a right from Levanato both land. Nice combination.
Levanato connects with an inside leg kick.
Levanato connects with a body shot.
Levanato thuds a left hand into Benz's body.
Peralka Levanato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Levanato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benz eats them both and turns towards Levanato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levanato.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Levanato counters with a nice leg kick.
Levanato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Levanato counters with a left and a right that stings Benz. #ROC#
Benz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Levanato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peralka Levanato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##KD#
Levanato scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Benz to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#CL#
Levanato clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Levanato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benz lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Levanato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benz managing to block the knees to the body from Levanato.
Levanato pushes Benz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Levanato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Levanato moves into range and clinches up with Benz.#BC#
Levanato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levanato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benz's head backwards.
A head kick by Benz misses
and Levanato counters with a nice uppercut.
Benz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T1##CL#
Levanato closes the distance and pushes Benz back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Levanato.
Nice body punch from Levanato - that landed with a thud.
Benz is breathing heavily.
Benz misses with some punches.
Levanato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benz can do to turn this around?
Benz is trying to break the clinch but Levanato has him pressed against the ropes.
Levanato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Levanato.
Nice body punch from Levanato.
Levanato lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Levanato.
Levanato lands a good knee to the midsection. Benz won't want to take too many of those.
Levanato is working Benz over against the ropes.#BC#
Levanato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Levanato rushes Benz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Levanato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levanato tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levanato works over Benz's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
Levanato closes the distance and pushes Benz back into the ropes.
Benz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Levanato.
#BC#
Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peralka Levanato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levanato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levanato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Levanato throws a good cross that connects.
#CL#
Levanato rushes Benz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Levanato. #BC#
Levanato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benz takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levanato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Levanato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Levanato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benz is still on wobbly legs! Can Levanato finish him?#CL#
Levanato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benz, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peralka Levanato will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Benz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Levanato.
Benz seems to have recovered his senses.
Benz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Levanato counters with a nice uppercut.
Benz misses with a body shot.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benz wants to break free but Levanato has control.
Benz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Levanato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Levanato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Levanato has Benz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Levanato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Levanato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Levanato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benz.
Levanato works over Benz's head and body with a nice combination.
Levanato misses with a double jab.
Benz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benz tries to clinch up
enabling Levanato to counter with a crisp jab.
Levanato cracks Benz with an open hand slap.
Benz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Levanato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz wants to clinch.#T2#
Levanato throws a leg kick which misses Benz's front leg but catches the back leg as Benz tries to avoid 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!
Levanato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Levanato.
Levanato moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Levanato both land. Nice combination.
Peralka Levanato is winning the standup battle so far.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levanato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levanato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Levanato.
Benz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benz moves to clinch but Levanato breaks away
and Levanato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercedes Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peralka Levanato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Levanato moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peralka Levanato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Levanato 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peralka Levanato!
After winning the bout, Peralka Levanato 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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