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SF84: Got Fight? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Galdikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Galdikas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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11 - 7 - 1 |
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Galdikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody misses with an uppercut. Galdikas saw that one coming.
Galdikas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moody.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galdikas.
Moody looks to land a left hand but Galdikas moved out of range nicely.
Moody throws a push kick but Galdikas slaps the foot to one side.
Galdikas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moody checks it well.
Moody misses with a straight right.
Moody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Galdikas.
Moody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Galdikas misses with an uppercut
and Moody counters with a stiff right hand.
Galdikas slips a jab from Moody.
Moody misses with an uppercut
and Galdikas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galdikas misses with a low kick as Moody jumps back.
Moody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Galdikas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Galdikas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moody manages to avoid it.
Galdikas blocks a jab.
Galdikas takes a swing at Moody's ribcage but misses.
Galdikas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moody is out of range and Galdikas settles back down.
Galdikas slips a jab from Moody.
Moody works over Galdikas's head and body with a nice combination.
Galdikas connects with a leg kick. Moody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Galdikas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moody's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Moody misses the target.
Moody throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody misses with a right hand
and Galdikas counters with a nice uppercut.
Moody misses the jab.
Moody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galdikas.
Galdikas tried to score with a low kick but Moody checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galdikas lands with a shot to the body.
Moody throws a lazy uppercut
and Galdikas counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Galdikas.
Galdikas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galdikas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moody is looking for a sweep.
Moody manages to get back to half guard.
Galdikas trying to mount his opponent but Moody defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moody is refusing to be controlled, as Galdikas sits in half guard.
Moody is looking to improve his position.
Galdikas wants to free his trapped foot but Moody is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galdikas prevents Moody from improving his position.
Moody is looking to control Galdikas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moody avoid being mounted?
Galdikas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moody defending well though.
Galdikas 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas thows a huge punch but Moody dodges it nicely.
Moody is trying to control but can't.
Galdikas trying to control the action but Moody is working from the bottom.
Moody throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Galdikas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Galdikas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moody is looking for a sweep. Galdikas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Galdikas wants to take a breather but Moody is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galdikas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galdikas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Galdikas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Galdikas connects with a leg kick. Moody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Galdikas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moody avoids the body shot from Galdikas.
Galdikas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galdikas throws a leg kick
and Moody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Galdikas misses.
Galdikas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galdikas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moody with a jab.
Moody's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Galdikas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moody's waist but Moody gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galdikas off to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Moody blocks the leg kick.
Moody forces Galdikas back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moody.
Moody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moody has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galdikas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Galdikas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galdikas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Galdikas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Moody swings widly with a right hand
and Moody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas Galdikas is winning the standup battle so far.
Galdikas throws a head kick but Moody moves out of range.
Moody takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Galdikas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Moody is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moody lands a slapping body shot.
Moody misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody missing with a left hand there. Galdikas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moody takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Galdikas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Galdikas 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.
Galdikas trying to control the position from guard on top but Moody 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.
Moody is trying to keep Galdikas in close.
Galdikas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Galdikas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galdikas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moody is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Galdikas stopping the sweep attempt from Moody.
Galdikas is in close to Moody's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moody is controlling Galdikas's posture.
Moody lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Galdikas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas is looking to get to half guard.
Moody tries to control but Galdikas wriggling away.
Galdikas is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Moody connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galdikas blocking the ground and pound.
Galdikas is looking to get to half guard.
Moody can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galdikas is looking to escape.
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 Jonas Galdikas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Galdikas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Galdikas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moody blocks a low kick nicely.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Galdikas slips a jab from Moody.
Moody walks into a left hand.
Moody closes the distance and clinches.
Galdikas prevents Moody from breaking the clinch.
Moody can't get the takedown.
Moody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moody blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galdikas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Galdikas - just one landing.
Galdikas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galdikas throws a jab when Moody was well out of range.
Galdikas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moody.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galdikas scores with a nice right hand.
Galdikas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Moody.
Galdikas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moody is able to avoid easily.
Galdikas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas throws a body punch but Moody moves out of range.
Galdikas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moody tries to avoid it but Galdikas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moody to the ground. Moody escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galdikas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galdikas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moody scores with a hook.
Galdikas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moody checks it well.
Galdikas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galdikas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galdikas throws a head kick that misses
and Moody counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moody throws a hook but Galdikas avoids it easily.
Moody throws a hook but Galdikas avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galdikas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moody counters with a good low kick that Galdikas was not able to check.
Moody blocks a leg kick.
Galdikas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody is looking to score with low kicks.
Galdikas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moody.
Galdikas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moody circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Galdikas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Galdikas.
Moody rushes Galdikas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moody tries to break the clinch but Galdikas is controlling the position.
Moody is trying to force a seperation but Galdikas has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Galdikas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Galdikas moves out of range of the strikes.
Galdikas throws a head kick but Moody moves out of range.
Galdikas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moody throws out the jab.
Dwight Moody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moody fails to land with a series of punches.
Galdikas works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galdikas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moody was well out of range. Poor timing from Galdikas.
Moody has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Galdikas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Galdikas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Galdikas!
Our winner, Jonas Galdikas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Marzapane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christo comes to the cage accompanied by Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith. Marzapane has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monte Christo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luigi Marzapane!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marzapane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marzapane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marzapane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marzapane, right into the meat.
Marzapane swings for the body but Christo moves out of range.
Christo misses with a series of wild punches.
Marzapane has closed the distance and engaged Christo in a clinch.
Marzapane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marzapane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marzapane has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Marzapane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marzapane can't find room to land a body shot as Christo controls the action.
Christo misses with the head strike.
Christo working aggressively here.
Marzapane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christo's elbow.
Marzapane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marzapane misses with a looping right.
Christo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marzapane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marzapane misses with a body punch.
Marzapane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Christo.
Marzapane stalling in the clinch but Christo improves position.
Christo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christo stalling in the clinch.
Christo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christo lands an uppercut.
Marzapane tries to throw a body punch but Christo avoids it by throwing Marzapane back against the cage.
Marzapane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Christo.
Marzapane blocks an uppercut.
Marzapane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marzapane lands a hook that snaps the head of Christo backwards.
Christo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marzapane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzapane lands a right hand.
Christo misses with some punches.
Marzapane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marzapane.
A short uppercut from Marzapane.
Christo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christo scores with a shoulder strike.
Marzapane can't find room to land a body shot as Christo controls the action.
Marzapane has had enough of the clinch but Christo keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Marzapane.
A head punch on the inside from Christo fails to land.
Marzapane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christo walks away with a smile on his face. Marzapane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marzapane. Marzapane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marzapane lands a glancing blow to the side of Christo's head.
Marzapane dodges the punch combination from Christo.
Marzapane ducks under a wild hook from Christo.
Marzapane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christo, pushing him back against the cage.
Marzapane pulls Christo into guard.
Marzapane pulls Christo in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christo preventing the sweep.
Christo thows a big elbow that misses.
Christo being controlled here momentarily.
Christo won't allow Marzapane to sweep him here.
Marzapane is trying to keep Christo in close.
Christo looking to sit in guard and control but Marzapane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marzapane trying to control but Christo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christo is looking to stand up but Marzapane isn't so interested in that idea.
Marzapane looking to sit in guard and control but Christo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marzapane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marzapane controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Marzapane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marzapane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marzapane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marzapane with a nice cross.
Christo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marzapane just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marzapane.
Marzapane stuns Christo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marzapane. Marzapane obviously looking to wear him down.
Marzapane clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Christo - that landed with a thud.
Marzapane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marzapane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marzapane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marzapane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marzapane lands with a short shot to the head.
Marzapane pushes Christo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Marzapane scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christo.
A right hook to the body lands for Marzapane.
Nice body punch from Marzapane.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christo blocks a body shot from Marzapane.
Marzapane misses with some punches.
Marzapane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Christo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marzapane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christo walks away with a smile on his face. Marzapane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marzapane connects with a leg kick. Christo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marzapane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christo takes a step back to recover.
Marzapane throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marzapane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marzapane misses with a wild body shot.
Christo throws a body punch but Marzapane moves out of range.
Marzapane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christo rather than just go for the knockout.
Christo throws the left hand but Marzapane avoids the punch easily.
Marzapane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monte Christo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marzapane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane lands a nice shot to the body.
Marzapane digs a right hand into Christo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christo's gas tank.
Marzapane lands a nice uppercut.
Marzapane manages to break the clinch.
Christo swings widly with a right hand
and Marzapane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marzapane.
Christo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marzapane pushes Christo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marzapane is leaning against Christo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marzapane connects with a knee to the head.
Marzapane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luigi Marzapane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marzapane misses with a head kick.
Marzapane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christo.
Marzapane lands with a kick to the temple. Christo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marzapane lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marzapane clinches with his opponent.
Christo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marzapane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Christo misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Marzapane.
Marzapane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marzapane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marzapane stalling in the clinch.
Marzapane blocks an uppercut.
Christo tries a body shot but Marzapane blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marzapane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christo blocking some punches.
Marzapane lands a right hand.
Christo working aggressively here.
Marzapane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christo's elbow.
Marzapane successfully pulls guard.
Christo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marzapane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marzapane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Christo!
Christo is desperately trying to improve his position but Marzapane has a good base and remains in mount.
Marzapane raining down hammerfists from mount.
Christo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marzapane controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Christo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Marzapane's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Marzapane!
An out of breath Luigi Marzapane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jigoro Gutz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jigoro Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Gutz as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Rainer Varvaskoukku has been cut.
Varvaskoukku fails with the takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutz shoots in and bounces Varvaskoukku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Varvaskoukku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Varvaskoukku working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varvaskoukku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gutz defends well.
Gutz cracks Varvaskoukku with a solid left hand.
Varvaskoukku working for a triangle but Gutz defends it easily.
Gutz postures up in Varvaskoukku's guard and throws a big left but Varvaskoukku blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Varvaskoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutz throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gutz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Varvaskoukku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Varvaskoukku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Varvaskoukku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gutz trying to control but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Varvaskoukku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Varvaskoukku has his foot on Gutz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gutz works his way back into a safe position though.
Gutz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gutz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Varvaskoukku trying to control here.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gutz trying to control from half guard but Varvaskoukku is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varvaskoukku tries to roll over but Gutz keeps him under control.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Varvaskoukku's head.
Gutz working the head and body with strikes.
Varvaskoukku is looking to improve his position.
Gutz is thwarting Varvaskoukku's attempts to control the position.
Gutz is trying to control. Varvaskoukku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gutz is looking to take a break and control but Varvaskoukku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Varvaskoukku manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gutz is one step ahead there.
Varvaskoukku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gutz defends well.
Gutz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Varvaskoukku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gutz has managed to get both his arms back between Varvaskoukku's legs - danger averted.
Varvaskoukku throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Varvaskoukku blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is trying to keep Gutz in close.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.
Gutz scoring with some ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz is in close to Varvaskoukku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Varvaskoukku is keeping the position.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Gutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rainer Varvaskoukku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Varvaskoukku fails to land the takedown.
Gutz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutz throws a jab when Varvaskoukku was well out of range.
Gutz drops Varvaskoukku with a left and a right! Oh, Varvaskoukku is hurt - Gutz dives into side control looking to finish!
Varvaskoukku is rocked!
Gutz scoring with punches and elbows.
Varvaskoukku is still in real trouble! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Varvaskoukku looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gutz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Gutz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
25 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Veto Remmi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greed throws a head kick but Remmi moves out of range.
Greed lands a slapping body shot.
Greed lands a nice shot to the body.
Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remmi throws an overhand right that lands on Greed's shoulder, as Greed tries to avoid the shot.
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greed.
Greed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remmi avoids the head kick by Greed.
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 sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remmi checks a leg kick.
Remmi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greed throws a sloppy head kick and Remmi moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remmi - the referee stops the clock and Greed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remmi. Greed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greed scores with a jab to the body.
Remmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed looks to score with a jab to the body but Remmi is just out of range.
Greed looks to land a body kick but Remmi moved away.
Remmi misses with a straight right.
Greed lands a leg kick that knocks Remmi off balance momentarily.
Greed tries to land a front kick but Remmi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Remmi counters with a nice body kick.
Remmi is looking to land body kicks.
Remmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remmi ducks under a wild hook from Greed.
Greed throws a sloppy head kick and Remmi moves out of range easily.
Remmi misses the shot to the body.
Greed misses with a shot to the body
and Remmi counters with a thumping low kick.
Greed is breathing heavily.
Remmi scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remmi takes one to the chin there.
Remmi throws a sloppy head kick and Greed moves out of range easily.
Greed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Remmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo Greed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remmi.
Nice shot lands for Remmi.
Remmi misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely.
Remmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Remmi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greed.
Remmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greed is able to avoid easily.
Greed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remmi manages to avoid it.
Greed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Remmi is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Greed misses the target.
Remmi cracks Greed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Greed swinging wildly here.
Greed cracks the inside of Remmi's front leg.
Remmi throws a wild body kick that Greed sees coming a mile off.
Greed is looking to slow Remmi down with leg kicks.
Greed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greed scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Remmi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greed's head backwards.
Remmi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greed. That one must have hurt.
Remmi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
Remmi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greed.
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Greed misses the shot to the body.
Greed works the jab nicely.
Greed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greed is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Greed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Greed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remmi manages to avoid it.
Greed thumps Remmi with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Greed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Greed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greed throws a lazy head kick
and Remmi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remmi at a distance.
Greed looks to land a right hand but Remmi moved out of range.
Greed throws a low kick, looking for Remmi's leg but Remmi calmly moves out of range.
Greed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Remmi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remmi is looking to land body kicks.
Greed moves away from the strike by Remmi.
Remmi blocks a head kick by Greed.
Remmi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remmi is looking to chop away at Greed's legs.
Greed moves out of range of the leg kick from Remmi.
Apollo Greed is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi walks into a stiff left hand from Greed.
Remmi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Remmi is breathing heavily.
Greed lands with a shot to the body.
Greed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Greed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Greed is looking to wear down Remmi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Remmi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greed feints and then cracks Remmi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remmi down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Greed.
Greed throws a head kick but Remmi moves out of range.
Remmi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Greed.
Greed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remmi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Remmi is predictable there
and Greed counters with a thumping low kick.
Greed lands with a slapping head kick.
Greed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Remmi in his tracks.
Greed jabs Remmi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greed lands with a cross.
Greed thuds a left hand into Remmi's body.
Greed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greed scores with a hook to the body. Remmi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greed lands with a kick to the temple. Remmi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Remmi throws an off balance right hand
and Greed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greed lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed cracks Remmi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Remmi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greed throws a head kick that misses.
Greed fakes the leg kick and cracks Remmi in the body.
Remmi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greed.
Sloppy strikes from Greed. Those never looked like landing.
Greed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greed jabs at Remmi's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Greed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greed lands a big head kick that sends Remmi tumbling to the mat! Greed takes a step backwards and waves Remmi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Remmi is rocked!
Greed lands with a right and another and another! Remmi is in big trouble! Greed lands again and this time it's lights out for Remmi! A quality knockout there for Greed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Apollo Greed!
Apollo Greed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusivirta comes to the cage accompanied by Moonsorrow - Huuto. Puman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul. Tarmo Uusivirta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusivirta lands a left and a right that send Puman crashing to the mat, dazed. Uusivirta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Puman is rocked!
Uusivirta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puman is still on wobbly legs! Can Uusivirta finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusivirta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puman. That did some damage!
Puman looks gassed!
Uusivirta measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Puman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tarmo Uusivirta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillis's entrance music is I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters. A fine choice. Kuch has chosen Bob Seger - Turn the Page as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuch throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Gillis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuch tries to clinch but Gillis moves out of range.
Gillis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gillis walks into a left hand.
Gillis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuch.
Gillis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gillis misses with a takedown attempt - Kuch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuch.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillis's elbow.
Kuch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch blocking some punches.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Gillis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch tries to work over Gillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gillis takes a shot to the head.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuch.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Gillis blocking some punches.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kuch.
Kuch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gillis avoids it.
Gillis slowing the pace effectively.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Kuch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kuch.
A short left from Kuch.
Gillis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gillis looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Kuch misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillis jumps guard but Kuch stands there with Gillis around his waist. Gillis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch misses with some punches.
A short right from Kuch.
Gillis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch is leaning against Gillis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gillis is breathing heavily.
Gillis wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillis's elbow.
Kuch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gillis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Gillis's ribcage. Gillis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuch presses Gillis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuch lands with a light punch inside.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gillis takes a shot to the head.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuch drops Gillis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gillis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gillis is rocked!
Kuch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Gillis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch drops Gillis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gillis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kuch scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kuch.
A short right from Kuch.
The referee calls for Kuch to work.
Kuch receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch works on Gillis's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gillis seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuch pushes Gillis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Gillis blocking some punches.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuch is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch misses with a body punch.
Gillis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuch throws a jab when Gillis was well out of range.
Gillis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gillis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gillis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillis swinging wildly here.
Kuch throws a low kick but Gillis avoids it.
Gillis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gillis lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gillis trying to move into half guard but instead Kuch has managed to sweep!
Kuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gillis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kuch wants to stand but Gillis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ledil Kuch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillis misses with a looping right.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gillis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Gillis saw that one coming.
Kuch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gillis slips under a jab.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch has managed to clinch.
Kuch just leaning against Gillis, taking a breather.
Ledil Kuch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Gillis is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuch gets an underhook and turns Gillis into the cage.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gillis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Gillis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuch throws a head punch that misses.
Gillis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuch stalling in the clinch but Gillis improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Gillis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gillis.
Kuch working aggressively here.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch lands a hook that snaps the head of Gillis backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kuch.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillis trying to control the position but instead, Kuch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gillis into the cage.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Gillis.
Still in the clinch, Kuch scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Kuch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Kuch.
Gillis blocks a leg kick.
Kuch cracks Gillis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gillis. That did some damage!
Kuch lands a jab to the nose.
Jamie Gillis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch tries to land a leg kick but Gillis saw it coming and moves away.
Kuch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillis gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kuch points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gillis wakes up just in time to hear Kuch thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ledil Kuch!
A relieved looking Ledil Kuch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best around. Taalasmaa has chosen Smurffit - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taalasmaa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko trying to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Emelianenko is not content to let Taalasmaa control the position.
Taalasmaa throws a strike but Emelianenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taalasmaa is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taalasmaa controls the pace.
Taalasmaa pushes down on Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Taalasmaa defends easily.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko controls Taalasmaa momentarily but Taalasmaa frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrei Emelianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko cracks Taalasmaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Taalasmaa off balance momentarily.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the body kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Emelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelianenko's waist but Emelianenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Taalasmaa with that takedown attempt.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Taalasmaa's body.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that Taalasmaa semi-blocks.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko looks for the body kick but Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Taalasmaa jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko catches Taalasmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taalasmaa lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Taalasmaa finds it's target.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Taalasmaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Taalasmaa tries to avoid it.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Taalasmaa pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Taalasmaa shakes it off.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping right hand.
Taalasmaa connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
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!
Emelianenko slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Andrei Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Taalasmaa avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Taalasmaa tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Taalasmaa blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Taalasmaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses the body punch
and Emelianenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Taalasmaa.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Taalasmaa was well out of range.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
A right-left combo lands from Taalasmaa.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Taalasmaa blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Taalasmaa slaps the foot to one side.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taalasmaa duly obliges.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelianenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range and Emelianenko settles back down.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Taalasmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taalasmaa stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taalasmaa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Taalasmaa misses the body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taalasmaa's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Taalasmaa had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelianenko.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Taalasmaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Taalasmaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppo Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Taalasmaa there.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Emelianenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Emelianenko's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taalasmaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zirry Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blame it on my ADD. Stroker has chosen TBR - Bigger Than Kiss as his entrance music. Zirry Swan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Stroker's chin.
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222 lbs
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214 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zirry Swan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker misses with the body kick
and Swan counters with a leg kick.
Stroker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stroker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stroker with a nice cross.
Swan throws a head kick that misses.
Stroker connects with a right hand. Swan shakes it off.
Swan is rocked!
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!
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swan.
Oh Swan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroker throws a looping overhand right but Swan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Swan.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Swan misses
and Stroker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swan misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with a straight right hand.
Swan leaves his chin hanging out and Stroker seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Swan crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Stroker!
Our winner, Harry Stroker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Domenic Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton connects with a body shot that sends Amato's belly button to the back.
Amato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orton's waist but Orton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amato off to one side.
Amato staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orton. Amato shrugs it off though.
Amato connects with a body shot.
Amato misses with a wild combination.
Orton takes a swing at Amato's ribcage but misses.
Orton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amato misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orton.
Amato throws a hook to the side of Orton's head but Orton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amato is looking to chop away at Orton's legs.
Amato lands a jab to the head.
Amato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Amato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Orton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orton moves away from the strike by Amato.
Amato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Domenic Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Amato 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.
Orton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orton.
Orton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands an overhand right.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Amato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amato throws a leg kick but Orton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Orton moves out of range of the strikes.
Orton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Amato cracks Orton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Amato misses.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Amato is just out of range.
Orton tests Amato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orton takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amato blocks a body shot from Orton.
Amato pulls guard effortlessly.
Amato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amato is trying to keep Orton in close.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orton 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.
Orton preventing the sweep.
Orton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orton misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Amato is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Amato.
Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orton.
Amato throws a chopping leg kick but Orton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amato is out of range and Orton settles back down.
Amato lands with a nice body punch.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Amato swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Amato misses the jab.
Amato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orton misses with a looping right.
Amato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orton checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Amato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amato lands a high kick!
Amato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Len Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amato throws a head kick but Orton moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Amato.
Orton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato tries to move into range but Orton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Amato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Orton misses
and Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orton's sensitive parts.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Orton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Orton there.
Amato throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
Orton moves out of range as Amato throws a body kick.
Orton lands a slapping body shot.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato swings widly with a right hand
and Orton counters with an inside leg kick.
Orton misses with a straight right.
Amato loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Orton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amato backs up against the cage.
Amato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orton slips under a jab from Amato.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orton avoids the head kick by Amato.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amato.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amato checks a leg kick nicely.
Orton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amato leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Domenic Amato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Orton.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Amato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Amato.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Amato shows good takedown defense.
Orton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Len Orton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Orton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amato throws out the jab.
Orton tries to score with a low kick but Amato moves his leg out of the way.
Orton throws a shot to the body.
Orton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amato if he has to take too many more of those.
Amato throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
Amato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orton counters with a straight right hand.
Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orton misses with a wild body shot.
Orton throws a right hand that Amato ducks under and follows up with a left that Amato also avoids with ease.
Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
Amato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Amato swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato throws a hook but Orton blocks it.
Amato throws a lazy uppercut
and Orton counters with a nice uppercut.
Orton connects with a single shot there.
Orton throws the left hand but Amato avoids the punch easily.
Orton moves away from the strike by Amato.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amato.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amato.
Orton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amato misses with a hook.
Amato walks into a jab.
Orton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orton.
Orton checks a low kick from Amato.
Orton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Amato as Orton shoots in.
Amato throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Domenic Amato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Orton.
Amato misses with a double jab.
Amato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Orton pushes Amato up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton gets underhooks to prevent Amato's takedown attempt.
Domenic Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orton tries to work over Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Orton.
Orton tries a body shot but Amato blocks it.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Amato avoids the elbow strike from Orton, against the cage.
Amato blocks a body shot from Orton.
Len Orton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton lands a right hand.
Amato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Orton walks away with a smile on his face. Amato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Myton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Myton's choice of entrance music: Yoyo. Anssi Randi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anssi Randi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Myton!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myton staying out of range there.
Myton digs a good body shot into Randi's ribs.
Myton throws a sloppy body shot
and Randi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Myton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cedric Myton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randi looks to score with a jab to the body but Myton is just out of range.
Jab from Myton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Cedric Myton has been cut.
Randi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Myton finds it's way round the side to connect with Randi's head.
It looks like Anssi Randi has been cut.
Myton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randi.
Myton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Randi is breathing heavily.
Randi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Myton wobbles Randi with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Myton dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Randi to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cedric Myton!
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