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VFC 90: Dibiase v. Taalasmaa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mr brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brown comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Costa has chosen Stratovarius - Dreamweaver as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that mr brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily mr brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, mr brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Costa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Costa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Costa.
brown misses the jab.
brown misses the jab.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
brown missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but brown manages to avoid it.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown misses with a wild body shot.
brown thows a body shot but no joy.
brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costa throws a body punch but brown moves out of range.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Costa tenderised brown's leg. brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa has managed to clinch.
Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa cracks brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Costa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and brown counters with a single leg into guard. Costa didn't expect that.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Costa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Costa misses with a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
brown is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown is working hard here to advance position.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
brown regains half guard.
brown trying to hold on to Costa's head to control him but Costa postures up.
Costa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. brown defending well though.
Costa is just content to waste time from the top position. brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Costa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
brown misses the body punch
and Costa counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from brown misses.
brown misses with a straight right.
Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Costa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costa throws a leg kick but brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from brown. brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Costa catches brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costa lands with a cross.
It looks like mr brown has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
brown swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown moves forwards but Costa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Costa clinches with his opponent.
brown tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually brown drops back down to his feet.
Costa stalling the fight.
brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
brown fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brown misses with a body punch.
brown tries to circle away but Costa has him pinned against the cage.
brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costa lands a body shot in the clinch.
brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa has managed to clinch.
brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Costa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt brown or not.
A body shot lands from Costa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa is leaning against brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
brown gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
brown decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown being controlled here, momentarily.
brown trying to control the position.
brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costa stands up over brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but brown is working from the bottom.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
brown tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
brown is looking to get back to full guard here but Costa has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on mr brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
brown fails to land the takedown.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
brown throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa throws a low kick, looking for brown's leg but brown calmly moves out of range.
Costa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of brown's head.
Costa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck brown on the side of the head.
brown lands a two punch combo.
Costa connects with a right hand. brown shakes it off.
brown missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
brown thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by brown.
brown moves out of range of the body kick from Costa.
brown lands with a good body shot.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but brown manages to avoid it.
Costa lands a jab-cross combination.
Costa wants to clinch up but brown keeps it at a distance.
Costa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
brown scores with a one two! Costa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
brown thuds his right hand into Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a looping left.
brown misses with a straight right.
brown missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costa misses with a jab to the body
and brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
brown content to control rather than advance.
Costa trying to control from the bottom.
brown tries to pass to full mount but Costa defends it.
Costa is staying active underneath brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Costa wants to improve his position but brown is controlling well.
brown is looking to advance position but Costa won't allow it.
Costa is not content to let brown control the position.
Costa keeping control of the position.
mr brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Costa slips a jab from brown.
Jose Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
mr brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa scores with a body shot.
brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.
brown throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
brown throws a big shot that misses.
brown checks a low kick from Costa.
Costa moves out of range as brown strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costa misses with a jab to the body
and brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Costa!
brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Costa 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Costa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banoch Brae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Triston Baal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Banoch Brae!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brae moves away.
Brae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brae misses with a wild combination.
Baal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brae misses with a hook to the body
and Baal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Banoch Brae has been cut.
Baal looks to throw the jab but Brae is out of range.
Brae throws a combination that misses
and Baal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brae won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brae tries to buck Baal off but Baal is having none of it.
Brae is letting Baal control him for a moment.
Brae avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baal.
Baal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brae can't do much from the bottom here.
Brae is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brae keeps working.
Baal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brae is avoiding damage well.
Brae dodges the ground and pound from Baal.
Brae tries to buck Baal off but Baal is having none of it.
Baal lands a nice forearm strike.
Baal tries for a kimura but Brae is defending well.
Brae is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baal is controlling him well.
Baal trying to control the position but Brae is working away.
Brae is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baal controls the position from side control.
Brae is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brae keeps working.
Brae tries to escape but Baal is in control.
Baal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Baal advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baal wants to finish this one by submission but Brae is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Baal.
Brae tries to reverse the position but Baal maintains control.
Baal looking to control but Brae is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brae wants to try and get back to his feet.
Baal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brae looks a forlorn figure.
Baal controlling the position easily from mount.
Brae can't escape the position.
Baal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baal avoids the attempt from Brae to control.
Baal lands a big shot there that rocks Brae but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Banoch Brae's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal controlling the pace for now.
Baal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brae wants to try and get back to his feet.
Baal working the ground and pound effectively.
Banoch Brae's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Banoch Brae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Triston Baal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dave jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Sigvardsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Sigvardsson has chosen My Way by Frank Sinatra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, dave jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Sigvardsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Sigvardsson.
Sigvardsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sigvardsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sigvardsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jones is defending well for now.
Sigvardsson lands an elbow inside that jones shrugs off.
It looks like dave jones has been cut.
jones dodges an elbow strike from Sigvardsson.
jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigvardsson backwards.
jones pulls guard effortlessly.
jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sigvardsson won't allow jones to sweep him here.
jones looking to control.
Sigvardsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sigvardsson preventing the sweep.
jones keeping moving, preventing Sigvardsson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benny Sigvardsson.
jones throws a good cross that connects.
jones digs a good body shot into Sigvardsson's ribs.
jones misses with a leg kick.
jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benny Sigvardsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sigvardsson tries to avoid it but jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sigvardsson to the ground. Sigvardsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
jones throwing strikes from guard but Sigvardsson blocks nicely.
Sigvardsson is looking to stand up but jones isn't so interested in that idea.
jones forces his way into half guard.
jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigvardsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but jones pulls his head out easily.
Sigvardsson is trying to stand back up but jones is controlling him
jones throwing shots but Sigvardsson is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
jones stops Sigvardsson from getting back to his feet.
Sigvardsson taking some punishment here, with jones in his half guard.
jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sigvardsson keeps working.
Sigvardsson tries to get to full guard but jones has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sigvardsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
jones with a couple of short strikes.
Sigvardsson tries to hold on but jones postures up.
jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sigvardsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
jones breaks from Sigvardsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sigvardsson?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
jones loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sigvardsson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from jones land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. jones stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). dave jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalema Kirunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirunda has chosen The Hellacopters - In The Sign of Octopus as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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173 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalema Kirunda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirunda works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirunda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kirunda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirunda just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
Kirunda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirunda walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirunda cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirunda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kirunda's head but Kirunda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Kirunda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kirunda moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Kirunda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirunda at a distance.
Sanchez takes a swing at Kirunda's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Kirunda's shoulder, as Kirunda tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Kirunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kirunda moves out of range.
Kirunda defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Kalema Kirunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirunda's head.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Kirunda is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Kirunda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Kirunda ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirunda also avoids with ease.
Kirunda clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirunda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirunda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirunda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kirunda lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirunda avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez stuns Kirunda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirunda tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirunda to the ground. Kirunda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Kirunda's head back.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Kirunda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirunda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirunda moves away.
Kirunda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirunda landing knees to the body.
Kirunda scores with a hook to the body.
Kirunda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Kirunda scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirunda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Kirunda.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Kirunda holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Kirunda breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kirunda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Kirunda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kirunda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirunda sprawls well. Kirunda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirunda crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Kirunda lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Kirunda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kirunda gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kirunda moves out of range.
Kirunda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirunda throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Kirunda moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kirunda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Kirunda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirunda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirunda stalls.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kirunda regains guard immediately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Kirunda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Kirunda!
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Kirunda pushes his legs off easily.
Kirunda stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Kirunda moves into the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kirunda lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirunda.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Kirunda is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalema Kirunda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kirunda rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirunda walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Kirunda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Kirunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Kirunda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirunda pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirunda.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Kirunda is controlling the position.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kirunda smiles and moves away.
Kirunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Kirunda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirunda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirunda misses with a few strikes there.
Kirunda clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Kirunda.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Kirunda lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirunda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirunda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kirunda works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
Kirunda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Kirunda.
Kirunda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirunda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kirunda is trying to stand.
Kirunda is breathing heavily.
Sanchez wants to control but Kirunda is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with the ground and pound but Kirunda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez pushing down on Kirunda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Kirunda's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Kirunda is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez throwing shots but Kirunda is blocking nicely.
Sanchez prevents Kirunda from standing back up.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirunda defending well though.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Kirunda's head.
Kirunda is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Kirunda dodges it nicely.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirunda defending well though.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Kirunda is working from the bottom.
Kirunda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Kirunda avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kirunda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirunda has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kirunda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirunda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirunda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Kirunda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalema Kirunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirunda but Kirunda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kirunda throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Kirunda counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirunda.
Kirunda is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Kirunda.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Kirunda throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Kirunda stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirunda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Kirunda moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirunda.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirunda defends it nicely.
Kirunda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kirunda prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kirunda.
Kirunda lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Kirunda won't allow it.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirunda walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kalema Kirunda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirunda moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Kirunda keeps him there for the moment.
Kirunda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kirunda.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirunda is trying to stall.
Kirunda pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kirunda smiles and moves away.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirunda is just out of range.
Kirunda gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Kirunda.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirunda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raul Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirunda landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Kirunda is controlling the position.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirunda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirunda lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirunda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez clobbers Kirunda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Kirunda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirunda just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Kirunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kirunda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kirunda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Kirunda keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Kirunda has the dominant position.
Sanchez jumps guard but Kirunda stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirunda digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirunda stalling.
Kirunda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kirunda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Kirunda tries to tie him up.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kirunda smiles and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirunda is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Raul Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirunda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kirunda misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirunda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Kirunda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Kirunda avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kirunda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Kirunda won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Kirunda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Kirunda holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Kirunda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kirunda scores a nice knee to the body.
Kirunda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirunda lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Kirunda controls the action.
Kirunda lands a knee to the body.
Kirunda has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirunda with a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirunda prevents the takedown attempt.
Kalema Kirunda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez jumps guard but Kirunda stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirunda stalling the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalema Kirunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kirunda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalema Kirunda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Halo as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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269 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaleb Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson takes one on the button.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson feints and as Bronson raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson controlling Johnson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bronson misses.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Bronson's head back.
It looks like Kaleb Bronson has been cut.
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!
Bronson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas. Bronson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Johnson hang on?
Johnson is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bronson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Bronson finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Bronson prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Bronson throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Johnson cracks Bronson with a solid left hand.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is controlling Bronson's trapped leg to prevent Bronson from advancing to side control.
Bronson winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Bronson is controlling him
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Bronson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson looks gassed!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Bronson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson scores with a one two! Bronson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands a jab.
Kaleb Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Bronson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bronson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Bronson fails with the takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleb Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson drops Bronson with a beautiful combination! Bronson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronson throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Bronson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bronson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Bronson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Bronson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson gets through Bronson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Bronson gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bronson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Bronson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is working Bronson over against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Bronson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Bronson's head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Bronson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronson's gas tank.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson has Bronson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bronson tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Bronson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bronson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Bronson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Bronson letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Bronson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bronson as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bronson.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Bronson's head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bronson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Bronson's head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Bronson stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Kaleb Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Bronson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Bronson wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson working hard to break the clinch.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bronson can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Bronson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bronson is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keasty Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to yes. Kannegaard has chosen Ensiferum - Battle Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mr green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keasty Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
green misses with a straight left.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but green circles away and keeps his distance.
green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kannegaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kannegaard misses with a looping right.
green jabs at Kannegaard's body.
green gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from green fails to land.
Kannegaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
green lands a nice shot to the body.
green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kannegaard scores with a shoulder strike.
green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
green has managed to clinch.
green scores with a shot to the side of Kannegaard's head.
Kannegaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
green throws a punch but it's blocked by Kannegaard.
green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kannegaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kannegaard can't find room to land a body shot as green controls the action.
Kannegaard tries a body shot but green blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for green.
A left hand lands to the body for Kannegaard.
green misses with some punches.
green misses with the head strike.
Kannegaard blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from green.
Kannegaard working aggressively here.
Kannegaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of green backwards.
A body shot lands from green.
green pushes Kannegaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
green tries to pull guard but Kannegaard holds him up against the cage and eventually green drops back down to his feet.
green misses with a punch on the inside.
green has a couple of punches blocked by Kannegaard.
green breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard wants to clinch
and green counters with a nice uppercut.
green looks to throw the jab but Kannegaard is out of range.
green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
green uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kannegaard has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
green stalks Kannegaard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kannegaard's face. Kannegaard staggers backwards, shaken.
Kannegaard is rocked!
Kannegaard has green up against the cage in a clinch.
Kannegaard is still on wobbly legs! Can green finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Kannegaard lands a nice shot to the body.
green tries to pull guard but Kannegaard holds him up against the cage and eventually green drops back down to his feet.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
Kannegaard can't find room to land a body shot as green controls the action.
Kannegaard lands a left hand.
Kannegaard lands a nice shot to the body.
green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kannegaard backwards.
green misses with a hook to the ribs.
green blocks an uppercut.
green successfully pulls guard.
green has his foot on Kannegaard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kannegaard works his way back into a safe position though.
Kannegaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green looking for a guillotine here but Kannegaard defends easily.
Kannegaard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kannegaard closes the distance looking to clinch
and green counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kannegaard did well to prevent green getting side control.
green working over Kannegaard with some ground and pound. Kannegaard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kannegaard defending well though.
Kannegaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
green slips a nice elbow through Kannegaard's hands, connecting with Kannegaard's forehead.
green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kannegaard's head.
green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannegaard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from green there.
green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
green throwing shots but Kannegaard is blocking nicely.
Kannegaard is breathing heavily.
green works his way into full mount!
green with a couple of short strikes.
green landing strikes from the mount and Kannegaard is in trouble!
green misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
green thowing shots but they're missing.
green putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
green working Kannegaard over with strikes here.
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!
green with shots to the head and body - Kannegaard looks very uncomfortable down there.
green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kannegaard's face.
green postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kannegaard bigstyle! Two more strikes land for green and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). mr green!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General. On his way into the cage it seems that Keasty Kanne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Keasty Kanne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keasty Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Davies!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne wants to clinch up but Davies keeps it at a distance.
Kanne throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Davies tries to move into range but Kanne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Don Davies has been cut.
Kanne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanne throws a big shot that misses.
Davies shoots in and drives through. Kanne sprawls well.
Kanne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanne is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Davies.
Kanne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Davies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanne gets a clinch.
Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kanne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanne tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Davies takes one on the button.
Davies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanne throws out the jab.
Kanne throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Kanne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Kanne.
Kanne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davies tries to clinch but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne swinging wildly here.
Kanne misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Kanne clinches but Davies breaks the clinch
and Davies moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Davies.
Kanne manages to break the clinch.
Kanne thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kanne misses
and Davies counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kanne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davies.
Davies missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davies lands with a punch from half guard.
Davies is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kanne sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies prevents Kanne from standing back up.
Davies with the ground and pound but Kanne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanne wants to get back to his feet but Davies is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kanne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kanne tries to get out of the position.
Kanne is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Kanne blocks nicely.
Davies tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanne is retaining full guard.
Davies chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davies's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies is in close to Kanne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davies stands up over Kanne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Davies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Davies.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanne.
Kanne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davies counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davies.
Kanne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanne breaks the clinch.
Kanne throws a combination that misses
and Davies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kanne.
Some wild striking there from Kanne.
Keasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies wants to clinch up but Kanne keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Kanne misses.
Kanne looks to clinch
and Davies counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davies.
Davies is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies with a nice head shot there.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kanne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
Davies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kanne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies throws a big right hand that misses.
Davies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kanne's guard.
Davies scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davies working Kanne over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davies landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davies is working for a submission of some sort.
Davies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kanne's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies working over Kanne with some ground and pound. Kanne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davies working Kanne over with strikes.
Davies seems to be working for a kimura but Kanne defends the submission attempt.
Kanne is trying to stand back up but Davies is controlling him
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanne defending well though.
Davies seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kanne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davies drops an elbow to the side of Kanne's head.
Davies is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies working over Kanne with some ground and pound. Kanne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davies thows a huge punch but Kanne dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kanne throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
Kanne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanne.
Kanne misses with a combination
and Davies counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanne won't be happy with that.
Davies misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davies throws an elbow but Kanne slips to the side and avoids it well.
Davies works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davies working the ground and pound.
Davies in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davies working the ground and pound.
Kanne is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big shot lands for Davies! That's hurt Kanne! Will he recover? Davies fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Davies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kileki Kawike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawike's entrance music is Anthrax w/ Public Enemy - Bring the Noise. A fine choice. Quinn has chosen The Blood of Cuchulainn as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
215 lbs
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25
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kileki Kawike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawike moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawike misses the shot to the body.
Kawike walks into a jab.
Kawike gets the takedown into side control.
Kawike throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Quinn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Quinn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kawike wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn looking to control but Kawike passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawike not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
Kawike wants to pass the guard but Quinn is defending well.
Quinn is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawike is working for a submission of some sort.
Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kawike is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawike is working for a submission of some sort.
Kawike thows a huge punch but Quinn dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawike passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kawike looking to secure an arm triangle but Quinn defends it well.
Kawike is landing with some decent strikes but Quinn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quinn is trying desperately to improve position.
Quinn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kawike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawike looking to secure an arm triangle but Quinn defends it well.
Kawike pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kawike trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kawike is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Quinn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kileki Kawike dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawike drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn scores with the left hand. Kawike knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn scores with a jab to the head.
Kawike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quinn misses with a hook to the body
and Kawike counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quinn won't be happy with that.
Quinn is looking for a sweep.
Quinn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kawike is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Quinn is looking to regain half guard here but Kawike keeps moving and retains side control.
Kawike is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quinn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kawike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinn keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn trying his best to control but Kawike has mounted him.
Quinn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quinn has given up his back here.
Kawike looking to break Quinn's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Quinn remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kawike will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kawike is not going to allow Quinn to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawike is trying to stick to Quinn's back but Quinn is turning into Kawike. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kawike's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Quinn.
Kawike keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Kawike escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quinn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quinn stopping the sweep attempt from Kawike.
Quinn trying to control but Kawike is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quinn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kawike is trying to control the position but Quinn postures up.
Kawike is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quinn is aware though and is defending well.
Kawike working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kawike is tightening it up a little... Quinn has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Quinn reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Quinn taps out! nice BJJ there by Kawike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kileki Kawike!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jet leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. leet has chosen hhhhh as his entrance music. jet leet has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chay Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, jet leet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
leet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis takes a swing at leet's ribcage but misses.
Willis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Willis staying out of range there.
leet lands the left hand.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
leet tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Willis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Willis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Willis scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
leet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but leet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
leet looking for a sweep. Not yet leet, not yet.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but leet is retaining full guard.
Willis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. leet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but leet moves away.
jet leet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from leet.
leet looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from leet misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
leet moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Willis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck leet on the side of the head.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from leet.
leet swinging wildly here.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
leet moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from leet. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
leet tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willis takes a swing at leet's ribcage but misses.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but leet was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis misses with a double jab
and leet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Willis!
leet scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Willis?
leet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Willis because leet loaded up on that one.
Willis is in a horrible position here. leet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
leet prevents Willis from getting the reversal.
Willis wants to hold on but leet pushes him away.
Willis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because leet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Willis is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leet thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Willis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
leet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Willis controlling the position well.
leet is working for a kimura but Willis is defending it quite comfortably.
leet passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Willis!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jet leet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
leet misses with a few strikes there.
Willis is looking to wear down leet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from leet.
leet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Willis swings away with a body shot that misses
and leet counters by clinching up.
leet decides to pull guard.
leet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willis is pushing down on leet's leg trying to pass to half guard. leet is fighting to maintain full guard but Willis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Willis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
leet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willis is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Willis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down leet for as long as he can get away with.
Willis wants to pass the guard but leet is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis drops back, looking for a kneebar! leet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. leet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from leet!
leet is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis tries to bench press leet off him but leet keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to control but leet postures up.
Willis manages to get back to half guard.
Willis wants to control but leet is keeping busy.
leet trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis wants to get back to full guard.
Willis moves into full guard.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from leet.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as leet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
leet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
leet is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet with a nice head shot there.
Willis trying to keep a closed guard but leet is proving a slippery customer.
leet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in leet's guard.
Willis postures up in leet's guard and throws a big left but leet blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chay Willis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
leet staying out of range there.
leet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willis swings for the body but leet moves out of range.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
leet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
leet misses the jab.
Willis throws out a loose jab but leet uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
leet throws a big shot that misses.
Willis throws the left hand but leet avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Willis as he connects with a hook.
Willis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a right hook to the body.
leet fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis moves forwards but leet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Willis swings for the body but leet moves out of range.
leet shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. leet tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. leet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
leet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
leet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willis doesn't seem bothered though.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
leet tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis passes to full mount!
Willis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can leet hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Willis looking to control but leet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
leet wants to hold on but Willis pushes him away.
Willis scoring with strikes but leet is staying in there.
Willis is landing with some decent strikes but leet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Willis scoring with strikes but leet is staying in there.
leet is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can leet hang on?
BOOM! Willis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
leet wants to control but Willis is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chay Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Willis 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chay Willis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Dibiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa has chosen Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. Kari Taalasmaa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Dibiase!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Taalasmaa.
Dibiase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dibiase misses with a straight left.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dibiase.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but Dibiase keeps it at a distance.
Dibiase uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa with a hook.
Dibiase moves forwards but Taalasmaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taalasmaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dibiase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dibiase pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dibiase misses with a jab to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Dibiase blocks a jab.
Dibiase uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taalasmaa.
Dibiase on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Dibiase slips the punch.
Taalasmaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dibiase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dibiase loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Dibiase misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dibiase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taalasmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dibiase throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa cracks a nice hook into Dibiase's ribs.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body. Dibiase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the side of Dibiase's head but Dibiase sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to the head.
Taalasmaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dibiase uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa has Dibiase up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa pushes Dibiase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dibiase avoids a wild elbow strike from Taalasmaa.
Dibiase creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taalasmaa's defenses.
Dibiase misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Taalasmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dibiase.
Taalasmaa has Dibiase pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dibiase manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dibiase throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Taalasmaa.
Dibiase taking a breather.
Dibiase swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dibiase is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taalasmaa is keeping busy.
Dibiase throws a head punch that misses.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand into Dibiase's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dibiase's gas tank.
Taalasmaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Taalasmaa.
It looks like Ted Dibiase has been cut.
Taalasmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dibiase tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dibiase lands a left hand.
Dibiase throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dibiase pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dibiase stalling.
Dibiase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taalasmaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dibiase backwards.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase has had enough of the clinch but Taalasmaa keeps him there for the moment.
Dibiase can't break the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dibiase misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Dibiase backwards.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa missing with knees to the body.
Taalasmaa lands with a right to the head.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dibiase is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dibiase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dibiase wants to get back to striking at distance but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Dibiase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Dibiase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dibiase misses the jab.
Dibiase motions for Taalasmaa to come forward. Dibiase throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dibiase misses with a body shot.
Dibiase misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taalasmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dibiase throws out the jab.
Dibiase lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taalasmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Taalasmaa connects with a body shot.
Ted Dibiase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dibiase misses.
Taalasmaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dibiase.
Dibiase swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taalasmaa works on Dibiase's body with a couple of short punches.
Dibiase misses with the head strike.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Dibiase's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taalasmaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dibiase gets through Taalasmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dibiase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dibiase is breathing heavily.
A short right from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dibiase working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Dibiase's cut.
That's time! Dibiase's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dibiase throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dibiase misses with a looping left.
Taalasmaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taalasmaa passes Dibiase's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Taalasmaa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dibiase's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Taalasmaa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taalasmaa misses with a head shot.
Dibiase slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Taalasmaa tries to pass to full mount but Dibiase defends it.
Taalasmaa looks to land a strike but Dibiase avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dibiase swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dibiase looking to control.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dibiase is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa thows a big elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dibiase is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taalasmaa, into his guard.
Dibiase tries to free his leg and advance position but Taalasmaa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Taalasmaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dibiase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dibiase trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dibiase looking to pass the guard.
Taalasmaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dibiase defends well.
Dibiase trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dibiase wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Ted Dibiase wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Dibiase moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Dibiase's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Kari Taalasmaa has been cut.
Taalasmaa works the jab nicely.
Dibiase throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taalasmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dibiase with a nice cross.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dibiase is just out of range.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dibiase avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Dibiase avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab from Dibiase.
Dibiase misses with a hook to the body
and Dibiase takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dibiase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taalasmaa has closed the distance and engaged Dibiase in a clinch.
Taalasmaa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taalasmaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dibiase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dibiase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Dibiase moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Dibiase pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dibiase connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dibiase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taalasmaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ted Dibiase is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Taalasmaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taalasmaa.
Dibiase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dibiase.
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dibiase throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa moves nicely into side control.
Taalasmaa works to advance to full mount. Dibiase defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Taalasmaa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dibiase can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Taalasmaa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dibiase!
Taalasmaa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dibiase is on top in guard.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dibiase manages to get himself to full guard.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Dibiase tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dibiase keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kari Taalasmaa just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dibiase drops his hands momentarily and Taalasmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dibiase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dibiase takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Dibiase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dibiase lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dibiase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dibiase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Dibiase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dibiase lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dibiase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dibiase cracks Taalasmaa with an open hand slap.
Taalasmaa scores a takedown into full mount!
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!
Taalasmaa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dibiase is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dibiase and Taalasmaa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiase tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taalasmaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taalasmaa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa advances to full mount.
Dibiase is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Dibiase bucks and avoids them well.
Taalasmaa with good strikes from the mount here!
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Dibiase bucks and avoids them well.
Taalasmaa with a couple of short strikes.
Taalasmaa prevents Dibiase from getting the reversal.
Taalasmaa thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Dibiase is blocking nicely.
Dibiase is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taalasmaa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Taalasmaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Dibiase is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kari Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taalasmaa misses with a head shot.
Dibiase is in a horrible position here. Taalasmaa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dibiase is rocked!
Ted Dibiase's cut is getting worse.
Taalasmaa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dibiase turns into him and now he's in Taalasmaa's guard.
Dibiase trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taalasmaa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
A swing and a miss from Dibiase.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab.
Dibiase misses with a body punch
and Taalasmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dibiase misses with a wild body shot.
Dibiase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taalasmaa tests Dibiase's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dibiase quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Dibiase is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Taalasmaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taalasmaa pushes down on Dibiase's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taalasmaa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taalasmaa with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Dibiase is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dibiase wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Dibiase seems to have got his legs back now.
Taalasmaa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dibiase because Taalasmaa loaded up on that one.
Dibiase keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dibiase has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dibiase!
Kari Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dibiase trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa working for a triangle but Dibiase defends it easily.
Dibiase controlling from the top position.
Ted Dibiase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Dibiase looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ted Dibiase.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dibiase sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taalasmaa somewhat.
Dibiase misses with a body punch
and Taalasmaa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taalasmaa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dibiase!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taalasmaa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Taalasmaa!
Kari Taalasmaa is the new middleweight champion!
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