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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mourke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Brad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mourke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mourke checks a leg kick.
Mourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes has managed to clinch.
Mourke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mourke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mourke has a takedown stuffed.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Mourke.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Mourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Mourke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourke misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Mourke blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mourke.
Mourke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Mourke in the body.
Mourke looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mourke slips a jab from Barnes.
Mourke misses the shot to the body.
Mourke fails to land the takedown.
Barnes cracks the inside of Mourke's front leg.
Mourke blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Mourke's leg. Mourke is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes drops Mourke with a beautiful combination! Mourke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barnes is looking for the KO!
Mourke is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Mourke has been cut.
Barnes connects with a nice cross there... Mourke is looking wobbly and Barnes recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mourke to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Barnes jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad Barnes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Columbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Columbar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Columbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Columbar.
Boucher just misses with a punch to the body.
Boucher lands with a hook. Columbar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boucher misses with a straight right.
Columbar throws a head kick that misses.
Columbar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boucher's head.
Boucher throws a poor cross that misses
and Columbar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbar throws a low kick but Boucher avoids it.
Columbar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Columbar ducks right into an uppercut from Boucher.
Nice body kick there by Columbar.
A low kick from Columbar misses
and Boucher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbar scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown by Columbar or perhaps it was just good defense by Boucher which made him look bad.
A low kick from Columbar misses
and Boucher counters with a nice body kick.
Boucher throws a series of punches but Columbar moves out of range.
Boucher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boucher throws out a loose jab but Columbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Columbar is able to avoid easily.
Columbar misses with a body kick.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jan Columbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boucher takes a swing at Columbar's ribcage but misses.
Columbar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boucher avoids it really well and circles away.
Columbar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boucher is out of range and Columbar settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boucher swings for the body but Columbar moves out of range.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Boucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boucher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Columbar.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boucher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Columbar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Columbar throws a head kick but Boucher moves out of range.
Columbar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boucher's waist but Boucher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Columbar off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Columbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Columbar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar throws a sloppy head kick and Boucher moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Columbar is predictable there
and Boucher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbar moves out of range of the body kick from Boucher.
Columbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbar shoots in looking for a takedown. Boucher tries to sprawl out of it but Columbar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boucher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Columbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Columbar throws a wild body kick that Boucher sees coming a mile off.
Boucher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Columbar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boucher scrambles back to his feet.
Columbar scores with a push kick.
A leg kick checked by Columbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Columbar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbar is looking to score with low kicks.
Columbar walks into a stiff left hand from Boucher.
Columbar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Columbar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boucher lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Columbar as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Boucher misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Columbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Columbar checks the leg kick.
Columbar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Columbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boucher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbar moves away.
Boucher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Columbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boucher manages to avoid it.
Jan Columbar is winning the standup battle so far.
Boucher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbar moves away.
Columbar tries a low kick but Boucher avoids it.
A good leg kick by Columbar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boucher.
Boucher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boucher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boucher punishes Columbar's body with a nice straight punch.
Columbar looks to land a body kick but Boucher moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher leaves Columbar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boucher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Columbar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boucher keeping full guard, as Columbar tries to pass.
Boucher wants to sweep but no luck.
Boucher keeping full guard, as Columbar tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Columbar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Columbar trying to control but Boucher is working from the bottom.
Columbar postures up in Boucher's guard and throws a big left but Boucher blocks it.
Boucher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boucher checks a leg kick.
Columbar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boucher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Columbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Columbar.
Columbar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Columbar misses with a low kick.
Bobby Boucher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boucher throws out a powerful jab.
Columbar cracks the inside of Boucher's front leg.
Columbar throws a lazy right hand but Boucher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbar misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boucher, as that shot connected.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boucher quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbar is trying to control. Boucher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boucher tries to roll over but Columbar keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Columbar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boucher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boucher tries to kick Columbar off but Columbar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbar wants to free his trapped foot but Boucher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Columbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boucher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Columbar is looking to chop away at Boucher's legs.
Columbar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boucher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boucher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Columbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Columbar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boucher to score with a decent uppercut.
Columbar feints and then cracks Boucher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boucher down.
Boucher moves out of range of the leg kick from Columbar.
A telegraphed right hand from Columbar misses the target.
Boucher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Columbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Columbar with that takedown attempt.
Boucher lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar misses with a leg kick
and Boucher counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boucher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Columbar, right into the meat.
Boucher misses with a two punch combination.
Columbar thows a leg kick but Boucher checks it
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boucher moves out of range as Columbar throws a body kick.
Boucher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Columbar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Columbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Columbar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boucher blocks the leg kick.
Boucher moves out of range as Columbar throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Boucher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Boucher.
Columbar moves out of range as Boucher throws a body kick.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Boucher scores with a jab.
Boucher blocks a leg kick.
Boucher lands with a good body shot.
Boucher digs a good body shot into Columbar's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Boucher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Columbar doesn't seem phased though.
Boucher leaves Columbar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boucher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bobby Boucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands with a good body shot.
Boucher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Columbar under the eye.
Columbar wants to slow Boucher down by chopping away at his legs.
Columbar misses with a looping right.
Columbar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boucher lands with a nice body punch.
Columbar on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Nice body punch from Boucher.
Boucher lands a jab to Columbar's midsection.
Boucher connects with a body shot that sends Columbar's belly button to the back.
Boucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Columbar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boucher - the referee stops the clock and Columbar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boucher. Columbar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boucher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boucher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Columbar has time to react.
It looks like Jan Columbar has been cut.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher cracks a nice hook into Columbar's ribs.
Boucher misses with a hook.
Jan Columbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boucher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Columbar scores with a spinning back kick!
Boucher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Columbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Columbar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boucher looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbar is just out of range.
Columbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boucher was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boucher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Columbar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Columbar!
Jan Columbar 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 Ionakana Lanakila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kroton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroton has chosen Mastodon - Blood and Thunder as his entrance music. Milo Kroton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ionakana Lanakila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kroton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanakila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lanakila wants it to stay on the feet.
Kroton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kroton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kroton digs a good body shot into Lanakila's ribs.
Kroton throws a sloppy head kick and Lanakila moves out of range easily.
Lanakila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lanakila misses with a wild body shot.
Kroton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lanakila.
Kroton misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanakila counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kroton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kroton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lanakila showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kroton wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroton is looking to sweep but instead, Lanakila has passed into half guard.
Lanakila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kroton keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanakila seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kroton has hold of Lanakila's hands but Lanakila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lanakila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kroton trying to control from the bottom.
Lanakila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kroton wants to control but Lanakila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lanakila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kroton's head.
Kroton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lanakila.
Kroton trying to control here.
Kroton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lanakila kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kroton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lanakila has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lanakila has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kroton's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanakila in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lanakila prevents Kroton from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lanakila.
Lanakila fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lanakila looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lanakila scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kroton is rocked!
Lanakila has hold of Kroton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kroton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kroton is still in real trouble! Can Lanakila finish him?
Lanakila postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kroton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kroton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ionakana Lanakila!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temugin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khan's choice of entrance music: War Dogs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temugin Khan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Apanson's leg but Apanson calmly moves out of range.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan throws a low kick but Apanson moves out of range easily.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Apanson.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khan scores with a spinning back kick!
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Apanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Apanson takes a step back to recover.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apanson.
Khan digs a good body shot into Apanson's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Apanson moved out of range.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apanson is out of range and Khan settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson checks a leg kick.
Apanson slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Apanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Apanson throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temugin Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan blocks a head kick by Apanson.
Apanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Apanson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Apanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan leaves Apanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Apanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apanson.
Apanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Apanson counters with a leg kick.
Khan clinches up with Apanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apanson working hard to break the clinch.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apanson has hold of one of Khan's legs. Khan is fighting the takedown attempt but Apanson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Apanson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apanson is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Apanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Apanson is controlling him.
Apanson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Apanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Apanson is stalling in the full guard.
Johan Apanson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Apanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apanson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temugin Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Apanson throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apanson.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Apanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Apanson blocks the low kick.
A big left from Apanson misses.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Apanson's shoulder, as Apanson tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Apanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Temugin Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Khan thuds his shin into the meat of Apanson's side.
Apanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Apanson as he checks the leg kick.
Khan throws the left hand but Apanson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Apanson.
Apanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Apanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan checks a low kick from Apanson.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apanson connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Apanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Apanson counters with a head kick.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan blocks a jab.
Apanson slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan tries to clinch but Apanson is having none of it.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Apanson moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Apanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Apanson missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Apanson's ribs.
Apanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Apanson's head back.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Apanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Apanson will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan is looking to chop away at Apanson's legs.
That kick from Khan tenderised Apanson's leg. Apanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Apanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan clobbers Apanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Apanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apanson lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apanson manages to avoid it.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan blocks a body shot from Apanson.
Apanson misses with a punch to the body.
Apanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan tries to stall but Apanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apansons head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apanson tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Apanson back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Apanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apanson lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temugin Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Apanson is just out of range.
Apanson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Apanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Apanson saw it coming and moves away.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Apanson misses with a wild combination.
Apanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Apanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Apanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Horrible takedown by Apanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apanson throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apanson manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Apanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson lands with a cross.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Apanson's head but Apanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Apanson scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Khan
and Apanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apanson.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Apanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Apanson.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Apanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apanson tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Apanson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Apanson - that landed with a thud.
Apanson has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Apanson's ribcage. Apanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Apanson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Apanson misses with the head strike.
Apanson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Apanson's head.
Apanson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khan after a bit of a struggle.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Apanson controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Apanson's ribcage. Apanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan works on Apanson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johan Apanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temugin Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temugin Khan!
Temugin Khan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You would dare come at me with your primitive skills?!? Let this be a warning to all others that they shall pay for such insolence. I am the PUREEVIL here...I AM KHAN!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes to the cage accompanied by Paschendale -- Iron Maiden . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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216 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
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with an uppercut
and Pindegren moves into the clinch.
Pindegren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warren breaks the clinch.
A big right from Warren misses.
Warren shoots and misses
and Pindegren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pindegren checks a leg kick.
Warren throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pindegren connects with a body shot that sends Warren's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Warren there.
Warren throws a push kick but Pindegren slaps the foot to one side.
Warren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pindegren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pindegren.
Warren is staying active underneath Pindegren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pindegren.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pindegren in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pindegren.
Warren gets back to full guard.
Pindegren wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pindegren wants to pass the guard but Warren is keeping the position.
Warren pushes Pindegren off and gets back to his feet.
Warren moves out of range as Pindegren strikes.
Warren connects with a right hand. Pindegren shakes it off.
Warren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
A nice combination there by Warren.
It looks like Lentti Pindegren has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Pindegren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Pindegren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warren finds it's way round the side to connect with Pindegren's head.
Pindegren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warren scores with a kick to the body.
Pindegren loads up on a big right hand but Warren slips the punch.
Warren misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Warren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Warren.
Warren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pindegren swivels and escapes.
Pindegren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pindegren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warren.
Lewis Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren thows a body shot but no joy.
Warren lands a nice shot that snaps Pindegren's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warren misses with a leg kick.
Pindegren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lentti Pindegren's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Pindegren misses its intended target.
Lentti Pindegren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Warren thows a body shot but no joy.
Warren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warren fails to land the takedown.
Pindegren shoots for a double leg takedown but Warren sprawls well. He's pushed Pindegren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warren wants to slow Pindegren down by chopping away at his legs.
Warren misses with a head kick.
Warren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warren wants it to stay on the feet.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warren scores with a push kick.
Warren throws a body kick the misses
and Pindegren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warren, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Warren misses.
A head kick from Warren lands but Pindegren takes it in his stride.
Pindegren throws an overhand right that lands on Warren's shoulder, as Warren tries to avoid the shot.
Warren with a nice cross.
Warren walks into a straight right hand from Pindegren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warren connects with a leg kick. Pindegren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warren shoots and misses
and Pindegren counters with a two punch combo.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Pindegren. Pindegren gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lentti Pindegren.
Warren moves forwards but Pindegren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pindegren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warren connects with an inside leg kick.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warren throws a right hand that Pindegren ducks under and follows up with a left that Pindegren also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren loads up on a big right hand but Pindegren slips the punch.
That kick from Warren tenderised Pindegren's leg. Pindegren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis Warren is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pindegren tries for a takedown but Warren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warren cracks a nice hook into Pindegren's ribs.
Warren cracks Pindegren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pindegren moves out of range of the strikes.
Warren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pindegren as he jumps to the side.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pindegren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pindegren counters with a straight right hand.
Pindegren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pindegren trying to control the position but Warren is working away.
Warren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pindegren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren is not content to let Pindegren control the position.
Warren slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lentti Pindegren's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pindegren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warren misses with a head kick.
Warren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Warren.
Pindegren moves out of range of the body kick from Warren.
Warren moves away from the strike by Pindegren.
Warren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pindegren looking for submissions off his back.
Pindegren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren is in trouble now - Warren has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Warren tries to control but Pindegren wriggling away.
Pindegren taking shots to the head.
Pindegren tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Pindegren is desperately trying to improve his position but Warren has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Warren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pindegren tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Pindegren can't escape the position.
Warren working Pindegren over with strikes here.
Warren trying to control but Pindegren is having none of it.
Warren lands a big elbow.
Warren unloading with bombs!
Warren controlling the pace for now.
Warren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lewis Warren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pindegren tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That has opened up Lentti Pindegren's cut even more.
Pindegren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Warren works his way into full mount!
Warren trying to control but Pindegren is having none of it.
Warren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren tries to control but Pindegren wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pindegren hang on?
Pindegren is bucking up trying to escape but Warren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pindegren can't escape the position.
Pindegren tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Warren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pindegren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pindegren's face.
The cut above Lentti Pindegren's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pindegren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pindegren can do to turn this around?
Warren working Pindegren over with strikes here.
Lentti Pindegren's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lentti Pindegren's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lewis Warren!
Lewis Warren retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lewis Warren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes to the cage accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat takes one to the chin there.
Marsh digs a good body shot into Goat's ribs.
Marsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goat trying to control here.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goat trying to control but Marsh postures up.
Goat wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Marsh is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Goat dodges it nicely.
Goat wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goat is trying to get back to full guard.
Goat holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Goat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marsh throws a strike but Goat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goat is fighting to break Marsh's control of his arms but Marsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marsh's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goat defends well.
Goat stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Goat forces his way into half guard.
Marsh gets back to full guard.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsh, not yet.
Marsh is looking to sweep but instead, Goat has passed into half guard.
Marsh manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat content to stall in guard here.
Goat throws a big right hand that misses.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Goat wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marsh moves out of range of the leg kick from Goat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goat to the mat! Goat manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goat throws out a loose jab but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
Goat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goat misses with a body shot
and Marsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Marsh moves forwards but Goat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
Goat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marsh, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Marsh coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Goat avoids it well.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
Goat misses with a jab to the body
and Marsh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the body from Goat misses
and Marsh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goat is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Goat throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Goat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marsh connects with a leg kick. Goat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goat.
Marsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goat. Goat obviously looking to wear him down.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goat leaves Marsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh tries for a takedown but Goat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goat works Marsh's body with a nice hook.
Goat throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Billy Goat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goat connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Goat.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Goat tries to sprawl out of it but Marsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Marsh.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Goat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goat slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body punch from Marsh.
Goat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Marsh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goat throws a nice looking combination but Marsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goat, as that shot connected.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Goat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab.
Billy Goat is winning the standup battle so far.
Goat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Goat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat swinging wildly here.
Marsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goat misses the shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Marsh.
Goat throws a chopping leg kick but Marsh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goat wants to land a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Goat lands with a nice body kick.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Goat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goat misses the jab.
Marsh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that second round.
That's time! Goat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marsh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goat.
Goat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsh lands with a shot to the body.
Goat tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh is looking to slow Goat down with leg kicks.
Goat throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marsh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goat's knee momentarily.
Marsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marsh. That's going to slow Goat down.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marsh.
Goat throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
Goat misses with a jab to the body
and Marsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsh connects with a leg kick. Goat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goat misses with an uppercut
and Marsh counters with a straight right hand.
Marsh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Goat to the ground. Marsh is now in Goat's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh throws a strike but Goat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goat defends well.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Marsh blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goat has his hands on Marsh's head, controlling the position.
Goat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh passes Goat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh looking to sit in guard and control but Goat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Marsh there.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goat is keeping the position for now.
Marsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Goat has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh being controlled here momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh postures up in Goat's guard and throws a big left but Goat blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goat misses with a low kick.
Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goat's head backwards.
Goat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsh takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Marsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Goat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marsh is out of range and Goat settles back down.
Goat misses with a jab to the body
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Marsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown by Marsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Goat which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goat swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
Goat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goat wants it to stay on the feet.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Marsh.
Goat checks a leg kick.
Marsh forces Goat back against the cage and clinches.
Goat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goat prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Goat gets control of Marsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goat will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat controlling Marsh's posture.
Marsh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
Goat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Goat is just out of range.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Goat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marsh catches Goat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh drives through with a takedown into Goat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marsh trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Goat manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh working a defensive guard here.
Marsh has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Goat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Marsh.
The referee asks Goat politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Goat prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking for a sweep.
Goat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marsh is trying to control Goat's posture but Goat avoids it.
Marsh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goat.
Goat working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goat trying to control the action but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat had his way with Kris Marsh in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Marsh. Beautiful body shot.
Goat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Goat throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Goat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goat throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kris Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goat manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marsh's best efforts.
Marsh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Goat's thigh. Goat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marsh is looking to advance position but Goat has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Goat's attempts to control the action.
Marsh is working to get back to half guard.
Goat with a couple of short strikes.
Goat tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
Marsh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh postures up in Goat's guard and throws a big left but Goat blocks it.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Goat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marsh!
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marsh wants to hold on but Goat pushes him away.
Marsh is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goat raining down hammerfists from mount.
Goat dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goat scoring with strikes but Marsh is staying in there.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat landing punches.
Marsh can't escape the position.
Goat lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goat 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
Billy Goat retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Billy Goat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Undead clothing. All items 10$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Hopkins has chosen Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Torni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torni misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Torni checks it.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Torni moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Torni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Torni moved out of range nicely.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins lands with a nice combination. Torni backs away looking to recover.
Torni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torni slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Torni.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
Hopkins works Torni's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torni is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni avoids a kick to the body.
Torni blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Torni.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torni to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Torni sizes up Hopkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands a head shot.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Torni throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Torni.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torni takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tornis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torni's calf.
Hopkins punishes Torni's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torni is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a two punch combo.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torni throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torni is rocked!
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Oh Torni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torni seems to have got his legs back now.
Torni wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins lands with a hook. Torni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins lands a jab to Torni's midsection.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Torni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torni 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.
Tito Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Hopkins tries to land a body kick
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Torni moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Torni is out of range.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins throws a one two combo.
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!
Torni misses with a low kick.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torni misses with a looping right.
Torni tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Torni wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Torni is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Torni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torni lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
Tito Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins throws a hook but Torni avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Torni sees coming a mile off.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torni is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torni throws out the jab.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a jab when Torni was well out of range.
Torni lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Torni jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Torni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Torni - just one landing.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Torni's leg. Torni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins lands the left hand.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torni.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Torni's body.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torni misses with a looping left.
Torni throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torni misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torni is able to avoid easily.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torni throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Torni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Torni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopkins jabs Torni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torni's hands.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Torni as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Torni's head.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Torni moves out of range easily.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Torni ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
Torni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Torni blocks the low kick.
Torni clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torni misses with a knee strike.
Torni lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tito Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Torni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torni keeps control of Hopkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Torni controls the action.
Torni blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Torni misses with an elbow strike.
Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni is trying to break free.
Torni pushes off an throws an elbow but Hopkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torni misses with an elbow strike.
Torni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Torni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Torni avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torni throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torni is keeping busy.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Torni avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins trying to stall but Torni improves his position.
Hopkins breaks the clinch.
Torni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hopkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torni throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Torni's head but Torni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torni lands an overhand right.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Torni throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Torni connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Torni moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Torni keeps Hopkins at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Hopkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tito Hopkins just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hopkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Torni.
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Torni misses the target.
Torni tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Torni moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni scores with a head kick. Hopkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins lunges at Torni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torni's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torni throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torni misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Torni's head but Torni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Torni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torni.
Torni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torni tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Torni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torni!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Torni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Torni throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Torni.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torni.
Torni tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torni moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
That kick from Torni tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Torni as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hopkins.
Torni defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Torni motions for Hopkins to come forward. Torni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni connects with a high kick.
Hopkins jabs Torni right on the nose. Torni blinks but takes it well.
Torni lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torni scores with a push kick.
Torni blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tito Hopkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Torni.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torni throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torni.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torni misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Torni misses.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Torni throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torni at a distance.
Hopkins scores with a head kick. Torni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torni blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins cracks Torni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torni misses with a few strikes there.
Torni throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Lauri Torni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Torni.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
Torni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins works Torni's body with a nice hook.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Torni thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torni doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Torni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Torni throws a front kick aimed at Hopkins's knee but Hopkins avoids it well.
Tito Hopkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins stuns Torni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Torni tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Torni ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Torni wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Torni finds it's target.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Torni misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hopkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hopkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tito Hopkins waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy has chosen Motörhead - Killed By Death as his entrance music. Klas Micropop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micropop misses with a low kick.
Micropop staying out of range there.
A big right from Jeremy misses.
Micropop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Micropop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Micropop with a jab.
Micropop is looking to slow Jeremy down with leg kicks.
Micropop scores with a punch to the head.
Jeremy tries to clinch there but Micropop circles away.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Micropop is having none of it.
Micropop throws a low kick, looking for Jeremy's leg but Jeremy calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micropop throws a leg kick but Jeremy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Micropop scoring well with a low kick there.
Micropop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeremy missing with a left hand there. Micropop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeremy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jeremy throws the left hand but Micropop avoids the punch easily.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Micropop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micropop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jeremy checks it well.
Micropop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Micropop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Micropop throws a low kick, looking for Jeremy's leg but Jeremy calmly moves out of range.
Micropop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jeremy blocks the leg kick.
Micropop cracks Jeremy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micropop defending well as Jeremy loads up on a big left hand.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Jeremy misses
and Micropop counters with a nice uppercut.
Micropop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jeremy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Micropop.
Jeremy moves forwards but Micropop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micropop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeremy.
Micropop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Micropop with a jab.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
Jeremy doesn't manage to clinch there - Micropop circles away.
Micropop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Micropop slips a jab and a cross from Jeremy.
Micropop throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Micropop.
Jeremy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Micropop throws out a leg kick but Jeremy moves out of range and Micropop only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Micropop.
Jeremy misses with a series of wild punches.
Jeremy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jeremy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeremy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Micropop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Micropop looks to throw a body kick
and Jeremy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Micropop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeremy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Micropop can pounce on him.
Jeremy looks gassed!
Jeremy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Micropop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Jeremy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeremy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Micropop.
Micropop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeremy's calf.
Micropop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Micropop tenderised Jeremy's leg. Jeremy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Micropop there.
Micropop scores with a jab to the head.
Micropop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micropop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jeremy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Micropop dips to his left and cracks Jeremy with an uppercut!
Jeremy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Micropop can pounce on him.
Micropop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micropop feints and then cracks Jeremy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeremy down.
Micropop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jeremy will feel that in the morning.
Micropop tried to score with a low kick but Jeremy checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Micropop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Micropop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A clash of legs there as Jeremy blocks the low kick.
Micropop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Micropop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micropop lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid body kick from Micropop.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Micropop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Jeremy blocks the leg kick.
Micropop misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Jeremy as he checks the leg kick.
Micropop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeremy looks to land a right hand but Micropop moved out of range.
Micropop lands a leg kick that knocks Jeremy off balance momentarily.
Micropop throws a shot to the body.
Micropop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeremy's calf.
Jeremy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeremy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Micropop.
That kick from Micropop tenderised Jeremy's leg. Jeremy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jeremy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micropop.
Micropop connects with a right hand. Jeremy shakes it off.
Micropop lands a head kick!
Jeremy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Micropop.
Jeremy walks into a left hand.
Nice jab there from Micropop.
Micropop sizes up Jeremy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Micropop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klas Micropop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Micropop scores with a hook.
Micropop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeremy is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Jeremy blocks the low kick.
Micropop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Micropop feints and then cracks Jeremy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeremy down.
Micropop cracks Jeremy with an open hand slap.
Micropop scores with a shot to the body.
Micropop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeremy is out of range.
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micropop. Micropop obviously looking to wear him down.
Klas Micropop is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Micropop scores with a jab to the body.
Micropop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Micropop cracks the inside of Jeremy's front leg.
Jeremy is breathing heavily.
Micropop throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micropop. That's going to slow Jeremy down.
Jeremy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jeremy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micropop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Micropop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeremy's calf.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Micropop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jeremy blocks the leg kick.
Micropop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Micropop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Micropop.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Micropop. Jeremy shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Micropop, right into the meat.
Micropop throws a leg kick which misses Jeremy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeremy tries to avoid it.
Micropop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from Micropop lands.
Micropop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Micropop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jeremy is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micropop. That's going to slow Jeremy down.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
Micropop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jeremy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Micropop has got the better of the exchanges.
Micropop throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop tries to work over Jeremy's front leg with a kick but Jeremy checks it.
Micropop connects with a nice looking jab.
Micropop throws a solid leg kick but Jeremy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Micropop.
Micropop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jeremy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Micropop misses with a low kick.
Jeremy checks a leg kick.
Micropop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Micropop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jeremy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Micropop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeremy can do to turn this around?
Micropop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micropop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jeremy at a distance.
Micropop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Micropop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Micropop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micropop scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Micropop.
Micropop scores with a spinning back kick!
Jeremy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy throws out a loose jab but Micropop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeremy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Micropop.
Jeremy takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Micropop.
Jeremy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Micropop.
Good leg kick by Micropop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Micropop lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micropop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jeremy momentarily.
Jeremy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jeremy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Micropop.
Micropop connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Micropop.
Micropop misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Jeremy blocks the low kick.
Jeremy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micropop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Micropop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop throws a leg kick that misses.
Jeremy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jeremy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Micropop.
Micropop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jeremy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Micropop thuds his shin into the meat of Jeremy's side.
Micropop misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Micropop there.
Jeremy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micropop. Micropop obviously looking to wear him down.
Micropop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jeremy throws a jab but it's blocked by Micropop.
Micropop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Micropop is looking to chop away at Jeremy's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeremy throws a series of strikes that have Micropop backpedaling.
Jeremy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Micropop lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Micropop tenderised Jeremy's leg. Jeremy is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klas Micropop 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Micropop lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeremy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Micropop can pounce on him.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Micropop moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Micropop.
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Jeremy saw it coming and moves away.
Jeremy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Micropop.
Micropop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micropop wants to slow Jeremy down by chopping away at his legs.
Micropop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeremy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micropop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micropop throws a solid leg kick but Jeremy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Micropop.
Micropop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Micropop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Micropop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeremy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Micropop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Micropop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Micropop lunges at Jeremy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jeremy's hand.
Jeremy misses with a double jab
and Micropop counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
Micropop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeremy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Micropop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeremy.
Jeremy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Micropop scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micropop. That's going to slow Jeremy down.
Nice cross by Micropop.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Micropop.
A cross from Micropop lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micropop lands with a nice body kick.
Micropop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Micropop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micropop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Micropop tries to score with a low kick but Jeremy moves his leg out of the way.
Jeremy is looking to clinch but Micropop is avoiding it.
Micropop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jeremy is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Micropop. That's going to slow Jeremy down.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micropop scoring well with a low kick there.
Micropop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Micropop is looking to land body kicks.
Jeremy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Micropop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeremy moves in looking to clinch but Micropop pushes him off.
Jeremy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micropop.
Jeremy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Jeremy saw it coming and moves away.
Micropop scores with a leg kick.
Micropop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeremy tries to clinch there but Micropop circles away.
Micropop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Micropop.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Micropop is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micropop throws a leg kick but Jeremy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jeremy looks to land a left hand but Micropop moved out of range nicely.
Jeremy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jeremy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jeremy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jeremy moves out of range of the leg kick from Micropop.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Micropop.
A thudding body kick lands there by Micropop!
Micropop lands with a straight right. Jeremy didn't see that one coming.
Micropop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jeremy.
Micropop lands a slapping body shot.
Jeremy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micropop slips a jab and a cross from Jeremy.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
Micropop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jeremy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Micropop lands a leg kick that knocks Jeremy off balance momentarily.
Micropop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeremy.
Jeremy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micropop.
Good leg kick by Micropop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Micropop, right into the meat.
Micropop scores with a spinning back kick!
Micropop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klas Micropop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Micropop throws a leg kick which misses Jeremy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeremy tries to avoid it.
Jeremy takes a swing at Micropop's ribcage but misses.
Micropop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Micropop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micropop lands a nice hook to Jeremy's body. Jeremy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Micropop throws a chopping leg kick but Jeremy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Micropop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klas Micropop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Micropop 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klas Micropop!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Klas Micropop made sure he mentioned nope, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessard comes to the cage accompanied by Dexter - Intruder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot moves away from the strike by Lessard.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Lessard is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lessard. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Lessard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lessard misses with the combination.
Lessard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lessard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lessard misses with a left hand
and De Groot counters with a nice body shot.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Lessard.
De Groot pushes Lessard away with a front kick.
Lessard slips a straight right by De Groot.
Lessard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
Lessard cracks De Groot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot clinches up with Lessard and pushes him back against the cage.
Lessard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot digs a right hand into Lessard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lessard's gas tank.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lessard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
Lessard takes a shot to the head.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lessard.
Lessard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Groot avoiding damage.
Lessard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lessard.
Lessard tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lessard is trying to push De Groot away but De Groot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lessard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lessard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot defending well as Lessard loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lessard misses the target.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Lessard counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lessard.
Lessard checks a low kick from De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pushes Lessard up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lessard is keeping busy.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Lessard controls his hands.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lessard avoids the damage to the body.
Lessard stalling.
A short left from Lessard.
De Groot is leaning against Lessard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lessard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lessard prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Lessard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
Lessard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lessard has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
Lessard lands with a left to the head.
Lessard is struggling to control the position.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a body punch.
De Groot digs a right hand into Lessard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lessard's gas tank.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Lessard controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lessard stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lessard blocks a body shot from De Groot.
De Groot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lessard blocks a body shot from De Groot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lessard prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Lessard struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Lessard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lessard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Lessard.
Lessard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Groot digs a right hand into Lessard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lessard's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
De Groot throws a jab when Lessard was well out of range.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lessard.
Lessard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lessard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lessard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Groot checks it well.
De Groot feints and then cracks Lessard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lessard down.
Lessard slips under a jab from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot misses with a hook. Lessard ducked under it nicely.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lessard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lessard misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot misses with the combination.
Lessard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lessard throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lessard blocks the low kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Lessard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot moves into range and clinches up with Lessard.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lessard.
De Groot has Lessard pressed against the cage, preventing Lessard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lessard cracks De Groot with a nice body shot.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands an uppercut.
Lessard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lessard throws an elbow but misses.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch but Lessard keeps him there for the moment.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Lessard lands an uppercut.
De Groot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lessard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Lessard controls his hands.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lessards head.
Lessard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lessard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Groot slowing the pace effectively.
Lessard tries to break free but De Groot pushes him back against the cage.
Lessard is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lessard has his back to the cage.
De Groot lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lessard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Groot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lessard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
De Groot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Lessard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lessard throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lessard misses with a wild combination.
Lessard scores with a nice head shot.
Lessard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
A big left from De Groot misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lessard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a hook but Lessard blocks it.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lessard is out of range.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Lessard moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
De Groot scores with a jab to the head.
Lessard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lessard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lessard looks for the body kick but De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot punishes Lessard's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Lessard.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Lessard slips the punch.
De Groot throws the left hand but Lessard avoids the punch easily.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lessard. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot 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 Lessard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lessard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lessard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lessard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lessard throws a leg kick but De Groot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Lessard's head back.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Lessard moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lessard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lessard motions for De Groot to come forward. Lessard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lessard misses with the combination.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from De Groot misses.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lessard.
Lessard checks a low kick from De Groot.
Lessard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot lands a jab.
A jab from Lessard misses.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Lessard is out of range.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Lessard takes one on the button.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lessard misses with the combination.
Lessard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot tries a low kick but Lessard avoids it.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Groot checks a leg kick.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lessard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot lands a jab to the head.
Lessard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lessard looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lessard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lessard throws out the jab.
De Groot misses with a hook. Lessard ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
Lessard looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot throws an off balance right hand
and Lessard counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a good cross that connects.
De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lessard throws a good cross that connects.
Lessard swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
De Groot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Groot slips a jab from Lessard.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Lessard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Lessard misses.
Lessard throws a front kick aimed at De Groot's knee but De Groot avoids it well.
Lessard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Groot misses with a hook. Lessard ducked under it nicely.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body
and Lessard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessard moves away.
Lessard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Lessard moves out of range easily.
Lessard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Groot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lessard.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lessard throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lessard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot is looking to clinch.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Lessard moves away and avoids it.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lessard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lessard slips a jab from De Groot.
Lessard lands with a right hand.
De Groot lands a head kick!
Lessard misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lessard was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot really dominated that 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.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessard moves away.
Lessard blocks the body kick.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Lessard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Lessard.
De Groot throws a head kick but Lessard moves out of range.
Lessard throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
A big left from De Groot misses.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Groot moves out of range of the leg kick from Lessard.
Lessard thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lessard drops his hands momentarily and De Groot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lessard was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
A swing and a miss from Lessard.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot tries to move into range but Lessard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lessard.
Good work by Lessard as he checks the leg kick.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lessard avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lessard was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot thows a leg kick but Lessard checks it
and Lessard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Groot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessard moves away.
De Groot swings for the body but Lessard moves out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Lessard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Groot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Lessard.
Lessard scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lessard.
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!
Lessard thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Lessard scores with a decent looking hook.
De Groot throws a body punch but Lessard moves out of range.
Lessard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lessard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lessard scores with a jab to the head.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from De Groot lands but Lessard takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a lazy uppercut
and Lessard counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lessard counters with a straight right hand.
Lessard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lessard.
De Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lessard scores with a jab. De Groot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lessard manages to avoid it.
Lessard throws a low kick but De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lessard checks it well.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Lessard moves his leg out of the way.
Lessard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lessard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
Lessard connects with a body shot.
Lessard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lessard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lessard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
Lessard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lessard to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Lessard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lessard misses with a low kick.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Lessard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lessard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Lessard blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lessard.
Lessard with a hook.
Lessard throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
De Groot works Lessard's body with a nice hook.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lessard checks it well.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Lessard circles away.
Lessard throws a series of strikes that have De Groot backpedaling.
De Groot sizes up Lessard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lessard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lessard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lessard moves away from the strike by De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a front kick.
Lessard swinging wildly here.
Lessard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lessard misses.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Lessard's head back.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lessard.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lessard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lessard throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
Lessard lands with an overhand left.
Lessard misses the jab.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot blocks a leg kick.
Lessard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lessard connects with a looping right hand.
Lessard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lessard misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from De Groot lands.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lessard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Lessard thuds his shin into the meat of De Groot's side.
Junior Lessard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from De Groot. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lessard checks it well.
Lessard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lessard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Lessard throws a leg kick which misses De Groot's front leg but catches the back leg as De Groot tries to avoid it.
De Groot is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A solid body kick from Lessard.
Lessard slips under a jab.
De Groot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Groot cracks Lessard with a good jab.
Lessard looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
De Groot blocks a leg kick.
Lessard ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Lessard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lessard misses with a body shot
and De Groot counters with a right hand to the body.
Lessard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Groot backs up against the cage.
De Groot throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
Lessard throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lessard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lessard misses with a straight right.
Lessard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Groot.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lessard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lessard misses with an uppercut
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Lessard.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lessard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 Junior Lessard.
I think De Groot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Massive Attack - Angel. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Karev cracks Victorio with a good jab.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karev - that will leave a mark!
Victorio digs a good hook to Karev's body.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio misses with a wild combination.
Victorio swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Karev misses the shot to the body.
Victorio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karev if he has to take too many more of those.
Karev lands with a nice body kick.
Karev connects with a leg kick. Victorio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Victorio's sensitive parts.
Victorio looks for the body kick but Karev saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Karev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Victorio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev slips under a jab from Victorio.
Victorio swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Karev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Victorio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victorio throws a head kick but Karev moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Victorio blocks the low kick.
Victorio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karev throws a leg kick which misses Victorio's front leg but catches the back leg as Victorio tries to avoid it.
Karev tries a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
Karev misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Victorio misses with a hook
and Victorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karev throws a leg kick but Victorio checks it.
Karev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Victorio walks into a jab.
That has opened up Jonny Victorio's cut even more.
Karev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Karev.
Victorio swings widly with a right hand
and Karev counters with an outside leg kick.
Victorio throws a body punch but Karev moves out of range.
Karev avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Victorio looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Karev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Karev. Beautiful body shot.
Karev lands a slapping body shot.
Karev lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Karev.
Karev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karev throws a shot to the body.
Victorio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karev.
Karev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Victorio takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
Karev connects with an inside leg kick.
Karev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Karev tenderised Victorio's leg. Victorio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victorio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Victorio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The cut above Jonny Victorio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karev throws a head kick but Victorio moves out of range.
Karev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Victorio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karev throws a push kick but Victorio slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karev.
Karev is looking to slow Victorio down with leg kicks.
Victorio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karev.
Karev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Victorio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Victorio's calf.
Victorio tries to bum rush Karev with a series of wild strikes but Karev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victorio throws a good cross that connects.
Karev looks for the body kick but Victorio saw that one coming.
Karev sends Victorio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Karev is motioning to the referee to let Victorio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Victorio is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crack! A monster head kick from Karev and Victorio falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Karev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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