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SF91: EAT, SLEEP, MMA PPV! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalhandske has chosen Jean Sibelius - Finlandia as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stalhandske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rustow. That did some damage!
A jab from Stalhandske misses.
Rustow lands with a hook. Stalhandske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rustow avoids the body shot from Stalhandske.
Rustow drives through and clinches with Stalhandske against the cage.
Stalhandske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalhandske misses with some punches.
Stalhandske is trying to push Rustow away but Rustow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rustow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Rustow misses with a punch to the body.
Rustow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Rustow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rustow lands an elbow inside.
Rustow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalhandske is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalhandske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rustow.
Stalhandske keeps control of Rustow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rustow working aggressively here.
Rustow lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske is trying to break the clinch but Rustow has him pressed against the cage.
Stalhandske misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rustow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalhandske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalhandske takes a shot to the head.
Stalhandske blocks an uppercut.
Rustow blocks a body shot from Stalhandske.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rustow.
Rustow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rustow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalhandske backwards.
Rustow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rustow misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stalhandske as Rustow tries to tie him up.
Stalhandske has had enough of the clinch but Rustow keeps him there for the moment.
Stalhandske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rustow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalhandske misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow looking to stall.
Stalhandske tries to throw a body punch but Rustow avoids it by throwing Stalhandske back against the cage.
Stalhandske digs a right hand into Rustow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rustow's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rustow blocks an uppercut.
Rustow misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalhandske is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalhandske misses with a punch on the inside.
Rustow misses with the head strike.
Rustow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalhandske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalhandske's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Stalhandske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rustow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Stalhandske.
Rustow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stalhandske throws a head kick but Rustow moves out of range.
Rustow moves into range and clinches up with Stalhandske.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalhandske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske tries to land a knee to the head but Rustow blocks with his arms.
Rustow being controlled against the cage.
Rustow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rustow misses with some punches.
Stalhandske tries to land knees in the clinch but Rustow avoids the damage to the body.
Rustow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rustow lands a right hand.
Stalhandske throws a punch but it's blocked by Rustow.
Stalhandske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rustow.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Stalhandske is blocking nicely.
Rustow misses with an elbow strike.
Rustow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalhandske has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Stalhandske.
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!
Stalhandske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rustow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rustow lands a right hand.
Stalhandske wants to break free but Rustow has control.
Rustow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rustow prevents a body shot from Stalhandske.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rustow.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalhandske.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalhandske wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rustow has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rustow.
Stalhandske is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Rustow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rustow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stalhandske's brow.
Stalhandske lands a hook that snaps the head of Rustow backwards.
Rustow prevents Stalhandske from breaking the clinch.
Rustow trying to control the position but instead, Stalhandske has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rustow into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Huston Rustow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stalhandske scores with a kick to the body.
Rustow walks into a left hand.
Stalhandske ducks under a wild hook from Rustow.
Rustow lands a nice shot that snaps Stalhandske's head back.
Stalhandske lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stalhandske throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rustow.
Stalhandske misses with a head kick.
Stalhandske misses with a looping left.
Stalhandske works Rustow's body with a nice hook.
Stalhandske avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalhandske throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalhandske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rustow was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske misses with a body shot.
Rustow dips to his left and cracks Stalhandske with an uppercut!
Stalhandske throws a wild body kick that Rustow sees coming a mile off.
Stalhandske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rustow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a right and a left that Rustow avoids nicely.
Stalhandske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rustow on the side of the head.
That kick from Stalhandske tenderised Rustow's leg. Rustow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stalhandske lands a nice hook to Rustow's body. Rustow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rustow closes the distance and clinches.
Rustow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rustow.
Stalhandske dodges an elbow strike from Rustow.
Rustow is leaning against Stalhandske and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalhandske lands with a right to the head.
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!
Rustow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rustow lands with a left to the head.
Rustow lands with a short shot to the head.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but Stalhandske blocks it.
Stalhandske breaks from the clinch.
Rustow tries to clinch but Stalhandske moves out of range.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rustow throws a jab when Stalhandske was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rustow at a distance.
Rustow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalhandske lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rustow.
Stalhandske can't find room to land a body shot as Rustow controls the action.
Rustow misses with some punches.
Stalhandske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rustow fails to land.
Rustow is struggling to control the position.
Stalhandske misses with a body punch.
Stalhandske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalhandske is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalhandske blocking some punches.
Rustow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stalhandske backwards.
Stalhandske breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rustow.
Rustow fails to land with a series of punches.
Rustow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stalhandske. Stalhandske obviously looking to wear him down.
Stalhandske lands a leg kick that knocks Rustow off balance momentarily.
Stalhandske throws a jab but it's blocked by Rustow.
Stalhandske tries to bum rush Rustow with a series of wild strikes but Rustow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rustow wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Rustow.
Stalhandske throws a lazy right hand but Rustow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalhandske darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stalhandske misses the shot to the body.
Rustow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stalhandske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rustow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalhandske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rustow is looking to clinch but Stalhandske is avoiding it.
Stalhandske swats away the attempt to clinch by Rustow.
Torsten Stalhandske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rustow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalhandske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rustow moves away.
Rustow gets a clinch.
Rustow working aggressively here.
Rustow looking to stall.
Rustow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalhandske throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalhandske is trying to break the clinch but Rustow is controlling him.
Rustow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske tries to throw a body punch but Rustow avoids it by throwing Stalhandske back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torsten Stalhandske will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stalhandske keeps the fight on the outside.
Stalhandske is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rustow rather than just go for the knockout.
Stalhandske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rustow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalhandske swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rustow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalhandske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rustow.
Stalhandske throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rustow on the side of the head.
Stalhandske cracks the inside of Rustow's front leg.
Stalhandske lands a front kick.
Rustow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stalhandske.
Rustow tries to clinch up
and Stalhandske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stalhandske connects with a body shot that sends Rustow's belly button to the back.
Rustow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Stalhandske digs a good body shot into Rustow's ribs.
Rustow closes the distance and pushes Stalhandske back into the cage.
Huston Rustow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalhandske scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Rustow on the inside.
Stalhandske manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rustow's sensitive parts.
A big right from Rustow misses.
Stalhandske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rustow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske cracks Rustow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stalhandske works Rustow's body with a nice hook.
Stalhandske connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stalhandske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stalhandske.
It looks like Huston Rustow has been cut.
Stalhandske tries a head kick but it misses.
Rustow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stalhandske. Stalhandske obviously looking to wear him down.
Rustow walks into a straight right hand from Stalhandske.
Nice body kick there by Stalhandske.
Stalhandske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stalhandske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rustow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rustow dodges the punch combination from Stalhandske.
Rustow is looking to clinch.
Rustow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske feints a jab promting Rustow to slip. Stalhandske then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rustow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rustow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rustow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalhandske feints and then cracks Rustow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rustow down.
Stalhandske connects with an inside leg kick.
Stalhandske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rustow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rustow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stalhandske fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stalhandske bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rustow's head.
Stalhandske scores with a hook to the body. Rustow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalhandske connects with a body shot that sends Rustow's belly button to the back.
Stalhandske scores with a leg kick.
Stalhandske scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stalhandske goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stalhandske cracks Rustow with a good jab.
Stalhandske lands a jab to Rustow's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Rustow misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stalhandske!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rustow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalhandske lands a nice looking body kick.
Stalhandske throws a shot to the body.
Stalhandske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rustow was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalhandske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws the kick towards the body but Rustow avoids it.
Rustow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stalhandske connects with a leg kick. Rustow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stalhandske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rustow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stalhandske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stalhandske scores with a leg kick.
Rustow wants to clinch.
Rustow tries to clinch there but Stalhandske circles away.
Stalhandske circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rustow lands a glancing blow to the side of Stalhandske's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rustow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rustow is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Stalhandske checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stalhandske lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Stalhandske comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stalhandske has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Stalhandske!
Torsten Stalhandske managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, {GTI} - HGH Nutrients, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka comes into the arena with Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World blaring out of the sound system. Timo Takka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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202 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter drives through and clinches with Takka against the cage.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takka looking to stall.
Takka working Carter over with knees to the body.
Takka avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Takka connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Calvin Carter has been cut.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Takka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Takka blocking some punches.
Takka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takka successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Takka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Takka 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
Takka throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Carter pulls Takka in to control the position.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takka looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takka wants to control the position but Carter says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Takka is trying to control but Carter passes into side control!
Takka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Takka tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Takka trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents Takka from improving his position.
Carter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Carter regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takka looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takka pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carter is fighting to break Takka 's control of his arms but Takka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Takka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter tries to bum rush Takka with a series of wild strikes but Takka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick there by Takka .
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Takka lands a slapping body shot.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Takka backpedaling.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takka tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takka throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter misses with a hook. Takka ducked under it nicely.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Takka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takka blocks the elbow strike.
Takka lands a shoulder strike.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter letting Takka take a breather here.
Takka lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter working aggressively here.
Takka pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Takka is blocking nicely.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Takka is blocking nicely.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Takka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Takka improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Takka tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Takka is blocking nicely.
Takka dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Takka is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Takka into the cage.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Takka .
Takka trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Takka lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Takka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Takka dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter is looking to control Takka 's arms but Takka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takka wants to stall.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Takka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Takka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takka avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Takka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter is trying to stall.
Takka tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Takka back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Takka .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takka .
Takka blocking some punches.
Takka blocking some punches.
Takka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Takka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Takka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Takka misses with a few strikes there.
Carter takes a swing at Takka 's ribcage but misses.
Takka clinches.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Takka avoids the damage to the body.
Takka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takka goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Takka lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Takka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter is pushing Takka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takka lands a nice elbow.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
Takka tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Takka blocks it.
Calvin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takka lands a nice elbow.
Takka blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter avoiding damage as Takka throws knees to the body.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Takka .
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka effectively controlling the action here.
Takka avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Takka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Takka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Takka manages to end up in side control.
Carter pushes Takka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Carter is not content to let Takka control the position.
Takka is chipping away with strikes.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Takka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Takka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Takka working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Carter is not content to let Takka control the position.
Takka is trying to get an arm triangle but Carter is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
Takka grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
Timo Takka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takka wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well.
Takka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Takka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Takka !
After the fight, Timo Takka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Marzapane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marzapane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Survivor - Eye of the Tiger . Taalasmaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Seppo Taalasmaa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luigi Marzapane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marzapane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marzapane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marzapane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marzapane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marzapane.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marzapane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marzapane avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Marzapane swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Marzapane seems unphased.
Marzapane slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
Luigi Marzapane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marzapane ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marzapane, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marzapane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa blocks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marzapane lands a really nice looking cross but Taalasmaa seems unphased.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marzapane throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Marzapane connects with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marzapane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
Marzapane throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Taalasmaa scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Luigi Marzapane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marzapane slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Marzapane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa with a hook.
Marzapane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marzapane is looking to score with low kicks.
Marzapane connects with an inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Marzapane ducks down to avoid it.
Marzapane looks for the body kick but Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Marzapane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marzapane wants to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Luigi Marzapane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Marzapane.
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marzapane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marzapane throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marzapane.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Marzapane should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Marzapane is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marzapane.
Marzapane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Marzapane.
Marzapane throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Marzapane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marzapane scores with a push kick.
Marzapane scoring well with a low kick there.
Marzapane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Marzapane.
Marzapane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marzapane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marzapane sprawls well. Marzapane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Marzapane's midsection.
Marzapane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Marzapane ducked under it nicely.
Marzapane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Marzapane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marzapane scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marzapane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Marzapane throws an overhand right that lands on Taalasmaa's shoulder, as Taalasmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Marzapane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marzapane misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luigi Marzapane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luigi Marzapane's cut.
That's time! Marzapane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Marzapane.
Taalasmaa tries to move into range but Marzapane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taalasmaa lands with a good body shot.
Taalasmaa cracks Marzapane with an open hand slap.
Taalasmaa throws an off balance right hand
and Marzapane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Marzapane moves out of range.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taalasmaa jabs Marzapane right on the nose. Marzapane blinks but takes it well.
Taalasmaa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marzapane connects with an inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marzapane.
Marzapane connects with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marzapane sprawls well. Marzapane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Marzapane avoids it easily.
Luigi Marzapane is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Taalasmaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marzapane.
Taalasmaa walks into a jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Marzapane misses with a looping left.
Marzapane misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Marzapane should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Marzapane.
Marzapane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marzapane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marzapane scores with a push kick.
Marzapane ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marzapane. Marzapane obviously looking to wear him down.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Marzapane lands but Taalasmaa takes it in his stride.
Marzapane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taalasmaa in his tracks.
Jab from Marzapane.
Marzapane lands a front kick.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Marzapane defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taalasmaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marzapane - the referee stops the clock and Taalasmaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marzapane. Taalasmaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marzapane.
Marzapane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight left.
Marzapane lands a head kick!
A cross from Marzapane lands.
A head kick misses from Marzapane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Marzapane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Marzapane moves out of range.
Marzapane connects with a leg kick. Taalasmaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taalasmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taalasmaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marzapane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taalasmaa scrambles back to his feet.
Marzapane throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Marzapane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marzapane throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marzapane throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marzapane moves away.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Marzapane slips the punch.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Marzapane throws a body kick.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Marzapane blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.
Marzapane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by Marzapane.
Marzapane leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luigi Marzapane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Marzapane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Marzapane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luigi Marzapane's cut.
That's time! Marzapane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Marzapane ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice strike.
Marzapane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marzapane thows a body shot but no joy.
Taalasmaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marzapane.
Marzapane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Marzapane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marzapane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marzapane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marzapane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Marzapane ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Marzapane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marzapane tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a good cross that connects.
Marzapane moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Marzapane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marzapane thuds a left hand into Taalasmaa's body.
Taalasmaa cracks Marzapane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marzapane.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marzapane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Marzapane's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Marzapane - just one landing.
Marzapane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Marzapane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marzapane lands a nice hook to Taalasmaa's body. Taalasmaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marzapane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marzapane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marzapane lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings widly with a right hand
and Marzapane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taalasmaa's knee momentarily.
Marzapane staying out of range there.
Marzapane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Marzapane tenderised Taalasmaa's leg. Taalasmaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marzapane checks a low kick from Taalasmaa.
Marzapane lands a head kick. Taalasmaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Marzapane. Beautiful body shot.
Marzapane throws a leg kick which misses Taalasmaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Taalasmaa tries to avoid it.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marzapane misses with a head kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marzapane.
Taalasmaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marzapane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Marzapane lands but Taalasmaa takes it in his stride.
Marzapane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taalasmaa blocks a head kick by Marzapane.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Marzapane is just out of range.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Marzapane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marzapane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marzapane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marzapane there.
Marzapane scores with a nice head shot.
Luigi Marzapane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Marzapane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marzapane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Marzapane!
After winning the bout, Luigi Marzapane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. Stroker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TBR - Bigger Than Kiss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rauta.
Stroker throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Stroker lands a big head kick that sends Rauta tumbling to the mat! Stroker takes a step backwards and waves Rauta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Rauta.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rauta.
Rauta rushes Stroker and presses him up against the cage.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rauta stops a takedown attempt from Stroker.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Stroker in his tracks for a moment.
Stroker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Rauta.
Stroker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rauta after a bit of a struggle.
Stroker misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rauta obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stroker's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strokers head.
Stroker is rocked!
Rauta has Stroker pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Stroker is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rauta - that's hurt Stroker badly! Oh, another knee lands and Stroker is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Stroker doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pertti Rauta!
Our winner, Pertti Rauta, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luola Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. Mies is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't be touched. Luola Mies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anssi Randi's chin.
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283 lbs
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280 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anssi Randi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luola Mies!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mies was well out of range. Poor timing from Randi.
Anssi Randi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Randi.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.
Mies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randi.
Mies checks a leg kick nicely.
Randi lands a nice looking body shot.
Randi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randi misses with a leg kick
and Mies counters with a nice body kick.
Randi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randi moves out of range as Mies strikes.
Mies connects with a crisp jab.
Mies throws the left hand but Randi avoids the punch easily.
Randi tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randi circles away quickly and effectively.
Randi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mies.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randi. Mies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randi moves away.
Randi is looking to wear down Mies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Randi darts in trying to clinch
letting Mies counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mies.
Mies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mies checks a leg kick.
Randi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randi.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randi circles away quickly and effectively.
Randi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mies momentarily.
Mies moves out of range of the strikes.
Randi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randi. Mies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mies swings widly with a right hand
and Randi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mies connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randi dips to his left and cracks Mies with an uppercut!
Randi tries to bum rush Mies with a series of wild strikes but Mies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mies misses the shot to the body.
Mies thuds a left hand into Randi's body.
Mies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randi.
Mies throws an overhand right that lands on Randi's shoulder, as Randi tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Randi misses with a punch on the inside.
Randi tries to land a knee to the head but Mies blocks with his arms.
Randi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randi misses with some punches.
Mies is trying to break the clinch but Randi is controlling him.
Mies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mies avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randi misses with a punch to the body.
Mies lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies can't break the clinch.
Mies is trying to break the clinch but Randi is controlling him.
Randi lands with a right to the head.
Randi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luola Mies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Randi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Randi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mies in his tracks.
Mies misses with a straight right.
Mies scores with a push kick.
Mies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Randi throws the kick towards the body but Mies avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Randi.
Mies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Randi connects with a body shot that sends Mies's belly button to the back.
Mies tries a head kick but it misses.
Randi swings for the body but Mies moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi misses with a body kick.
Luola Mies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mies lands with an uppercut that bounces Randi off the cage and back into range.
Mies keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mies checks a leg kick.
Mies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randi circles away quickly and effectively.
Randi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mies.
Randi moves out of range of the strikes.
Randi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands with a right hand.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Randi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Randi. Beautiful body shot.
Randi scores with a body shot.
Mies throws a low kick but Randi avoids it.
Mies throws a chopping leg kick but Randi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Randi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Randi both land. Nice combination.
Randi misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mies.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Randi. Beautiful body shot.
Randi tries to work over Mies's front leg with a kick but Mies checks it.
Randi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Randi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randi misses with a punch to the body.
Randi tries a knee to the head but Mies blocks it.
Randi scores with a shot to the side of Mies's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Randi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randi misses with a looping left.
Randi throws a hook but Mies blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi throws a front kick that sends Mies stumbling back into the cage.
Randi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Randi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Randi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anssi Randi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Randi throws a looping overhand right but Mies ducks down to avoid it.
Randi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mies scores with a shot to the body.
Mies just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Mies.
Randi swings for the body but Mies moves out of range.
Randi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mies checks it well.
Randi scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mies throws a right hand that Randi ducks under and follows up with a left that Randi also avoids with ease.
Mies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Randi in his tracks.
Mies throws a jab when Randi was well out of range.
Randi scores with a decent looking hook.
Luola Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Randi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mies moves away.
Randi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Randi. Those never looked like landing.
Mies slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mies connects with an inside leg kick.
Mies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mies throws a push kick but Randi slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Randi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mies.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mies just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Randi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randi throws a series of punches but Mies avoids them all with ease.
Mies throws a shot to the body.
Mies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Randi walks into a jab.
Randi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mies.
Randi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mies.
Mies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mies.
Randi blocks a head kick by Mies.
Randi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mies circles away.
Randi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mies moves away.
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!
Randi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mies tries a head kick but it misses.
Randi punishes Mies's body with a nice straight punch.
Randi wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mies.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luola Mies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mies has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luola Mies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Memories- Guetta. Alex Andre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
152 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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31
157 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maddox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andre.
Andre misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox dips to his left and cracks Andre with an uppercut!
It looks like Alex Andre has been cut.
Andre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andre slips under a jab from Maddox.
Andre lands with an uppercut that bounces Maddox off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andre connects with an inside leg kick.
Maddox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andre.
Maddox thuds a left hand into Andre's body.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox motions for Andre to come forward. Maddox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andre moves out of range as Maddox strikes.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
Maddox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox connects with a body shot.
Andre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maddox.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox misses the shot to the body.
Maddox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andre finds it's way round the side to connect with Maddox's head.
Andre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maddox punishes Andre's body with a nice straight punch.
Maddox jabs Andre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maddox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Maddox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Andre on the side of the head.
Maddox misses with a low kick.
Maddox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maddox defending well as Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Maddox dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Maddox connects with a single shot there.
Andre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maddox lands with a big left! Andre is wobbled badly! Maddox comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Andre to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Maddox!
A relieved looking Brian Maddox 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes into the arena with Run For Cover blaring out of the sound system. Liddell has chosen Ice Cold as his entrance music. Lee Perry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Liddell's chin.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perry thumps Liddell with a low kick.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry dives in and scores a takedown into Liddell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liddell's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry advances to half guard.
Perry is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Perry thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perry works his way into full mount!
Perry raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
Perry landing punches.
Perry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Perry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perry wants to control but Liddell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Liddell is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Perry wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perry won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liddell wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him
Liddell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Perry is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry passes into half guard.
Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Perry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Perry getting side control.
Liddell pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry prevents Liddell from standing back up.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Liddell tries to lock up and control but Perry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry landing strikes from the mount and Liddell is in trouble!
Perry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liddell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry works over Liddell with some ground and pound from guard.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Liddell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Perry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liddell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perry momentarily.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Liddell connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perry looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Perry moved away.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that second 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.
Perry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Liddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Perry misses.
Liddell tries to land a leg kick but Perry saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Perry lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perry in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
Perry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perry 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.
Perry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry stalling.
Perry is looking to advance position but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell trying to control from the bottom.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perry passes to side control.
Perry is staying tight to Liddell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Liddell's head but Liddell avoids it well.
Perry trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Perry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry laying and praying for a moment but Liddell takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lee Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liddell misses with a leg kick.
Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
Perry looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Liddell to the ground. Perry is now in Liddell's guard.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry throws a big right hand that misses.
Liddell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Liddell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry trying to move into half guard but instead Liddell has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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!
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Liddell wants to stand but Perry is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Perry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddell has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liddell's head.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry slips nicely into half guard.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him
Perry throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lee Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Perry trying to control from Liddell's half guard. Liddell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Liddell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perry defends it easily.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry stops Liddell from standing up.
Perry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell misses the jab.
Liddell throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Perry swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Perry getting side control.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry content to control rather than advance.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Liddell is not content to let Perry control the position.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell kicks Perry off and gets back to his feet.
Perry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Perry is looking to wear down Liddell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Perry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perry blocks a low kick nicely.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
Liddell works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Perry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perry, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Perry!
Lee Perry retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Lee Perry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'When I left school there was nothing to do except field work. Hard, hard labour. I didn\'t fancy that. So I started playing dominoes. Through dominoes I learned to read the minds of others. This has proved eternally useful to me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mansikka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Icepick - Born to Crush You. Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansikka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mansikka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Mansikka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mansikka.
Mansikka dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Mansikka's head and hops out.
Dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mansikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mansikka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mansikka slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Mansikka throws a head kick that misses.
Mansikka ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Mansikka is just out of range.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansikka misses the shot to the body.
Mansikka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mansikka misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Mansikka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mansikka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mansikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Mansikka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Mansikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mansikka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansikka wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Mansikka wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Mansikka tries to move to mount but Dos Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mansikka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Mansikka working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka is staying tight to Dos Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dos Santos is not content to let Mansikka control the position.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Mansikka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dos Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mansikka but great work by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos decides to stand back up. Dos Santos steps back and let's Mansikka get back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mansikka checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos jabs Mansikka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mansikka. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Mansikka misses with a body shot.
Mansikka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Mansikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansikka.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Mansikka counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Mansikka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dos Santos really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Mansikka dominated that round.
That's time! Mansikka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos tries to sprawl but Mansikka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mansikka is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mansikka controlling the pace.
Mansikka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mansikka looking to finish Dos Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos!
Mansikka throws some wild stikes that Dos Santos manages to avoid easily.
Mansikka looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka controlling from the full mount.
Mansikka looking for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Mansikka throws some wild stikes that Dos Santos manages to avoid easily.
Mansikka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dos Santos turns into him and now he's in Mansikka's guard.
Mansikka keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mansikka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Mansikka won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka pulls Dos Santos in to control the position.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansikka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mansikka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mansikka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dos Santos for as long as he can get away with.
Mansikka moves to the back position.
Dos Santos wants to control his opponent's hands but Mansikka gets his hands free.
Dos Santos tries to escape but Mansikka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mansikka gets his way!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansikka is hanging on to Dos Santos's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Mansikka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Mansikka is looking to slow Dos Santos down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Mansikka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mansikka doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Mansikka's head but Mansikka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansikka blocks a low kick nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mansikka!
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Mansikka tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mansikka lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mansikka throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Santos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Mansikka knows he should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mansikka finish him?
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Mansikka counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mansikka is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
A big right from Mansikka misses.
Mansikka misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansikka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dos Santos really felt that one!
Mansikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Mansikka tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mansikka blocks the leg kick.
Mansikka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Teppo Mansikka is winning the standup battle so far.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansikka moves away.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Mansikka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mansikka's head.
Mansikka ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mansikka misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Mansikka misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansikka.
An inside leg kick lands from Mansikka.
Mansikka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mansikka somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Mansikka or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mansikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansikka throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Mansikka's ribcage but misses.
Mansikka misses the shot to the body.
Mansikka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Mansikka.
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!
Mansikka misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Mansikka clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansikka.
Mansikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansikka misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Mansikka tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mansikka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mansikka takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Mansikka lands a body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos leaves Mansikka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mansikka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mansikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Mansikka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mansikka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mansikka's head backwards.
Mansikka misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Mansikka misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansikka.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mansikka checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mansikka.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mansikka's sensitive parts.
Mansikka swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Mansikka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Mansikka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Mansikka throws a big shot that misses.
Mansikka slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Mansikka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Mansikka moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Mansikka moves out of range.
Mansikka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dos Santos pushes Mansikka off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dos Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Mansikka.
Mansikka looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Mansikka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Mansikka seems unphased.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Mansikka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Junior Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mansikka misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Mansikka checks it.
Mansikka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mansikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Mansikka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mansikka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Mansikka slips the punch.
Dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mansikka there.
Dos Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mansikka throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Mansikka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dos Santos.
Mansikka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mansikka closes the distance and clinches.
Mansikka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mansikka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Mansikka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mansikka looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mansikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansikka moves away.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansikka tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Mansikka.
Dos Santos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
No luck for Mansikka with that takedown attempt.
Mansikka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mansikka. That did some damage!
Dos Santos stuns Mansikka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mansikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansikka looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Mansikka is just out of range.
Teppo Mansikka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Mansikka's ribcage but misses.
Mansikka cracks the inside of Dos Santos's front leg.
Mansikka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mansikka checks a leg kick.
Mansikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Mansikka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mansikka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mansikka feints and as Dos Santos raises his hands in defense, Mansikka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mansikka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dos Santos dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teppo Mansikka.
I think Mansikka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Mansikka!
Teppo Mansikka retains his middleweight title!
Teppo Mansikka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Myton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myton's entrance music is Yoyo. A fine choice. Shakur has chosen Tatanka - Africa as his entrance music. Cedric Myton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emeka Shakur's chin.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Myton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakur.
Shakur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cedric Myton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur scores with a sloppy right hand. Myton should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cedric Myton has been cut.
Shakur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shakur lands a nice hook to Myton's body. Myton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shakur throws a body kick the misses
and Myton counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakur thows a leg kick but Myton checks it
and Myton counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Myton is just out of range.
Shakur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Myton's hands.
Myton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
Good shot there by Myton.
Myton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away.
A punch combination from Myton misses.
Myton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
Myton lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myton just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur lands with a cross.
Myton throws a front kick aimed at Shakur's knee but Shakur avoids it well.
Shakur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shakur tries to score with a low kick but Myton moves his leg out of the way.
Shakur throws a leg kick but Myton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Myton swings for the body but Shakur moves out of range.
Myton connects with a jab.
Shakur lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shakur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cedric Myton's cut is getting worse.
Myton tries a head kick but it misses.
Myton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Myton takes a swing at Shakur's ribcage but misses.
Myton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shakur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Myton scrambles back to his feet.
Cedric Myton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Myton is looking to wear down Shakur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Myton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shakur can pounce on him.
Myton is breathing heavily.
Shakur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Shakur.
Shakur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shakur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shakur connects with a body shot.
Myton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Myton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shakur.
Shakur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeez, Cedric Myton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shakur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Myton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur punishes Myton's body with a nice straight punch.
Shakur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Shakur. That's going to slow Myton down.
Shakur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cedric Myton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Emeka Shakur!
Emeka Shakur opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov's entrance music is Soviet National Anthem. A fine choice. Marciano has chosen REDEMPTION SONG as his entrance music. Don Marciano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxim Dragunov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Dragunov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Dragunov moved out of range.
Marciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Dragunov in the body.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano throws a push kick but Dragunov slaps the foot to one side.
Dragunov throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Dragunov.
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dragunov is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Dragunov misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Dragunov misses with a body kick.
Marciano throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Marciano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dragunov if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragunov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragunov walks into a left hand.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano sends Dragunov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marciano is motioning to the referee to let Dragunov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dragunov is rocked!
Marciano is stalking Dragunov. Dragunov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Marciano, and it's lights out! Dragunov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Marciano! Don Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
Don Marciano took some time post fight to say the following; 'I was unmotivated, over trained, under paid, but still tough enough to kick his Russian ass! ~ Don puts a ring girl on his shoulders, gives her his Championship belt to hold in the air, & walks around the lifeless body of Maxim Dragunov flexing for the flashing cameras, the crowd chanting his name ~'.
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