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NFC 154 Hathaway vs Pinta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes into the arena with Metallica - Damage Inc. blaring out of the sound system. Puman has chosen Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
166 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Puman circles away.
Friman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Friman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Friman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Friman swinging wildly here.
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman moves out of range as Puman strikes.
Puman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friman moves away.
A cross from Puman lands.
Puman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puman throws a front kick aimed at Friman's knee but Friman avoids it well.
Friman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friman misses with a straight left.
Puman throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Friman gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friman wants to take a breather but Puman is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Friman.
Puman gets full guard.
Friman looking to pass the guard.
Puman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman pulls Friman in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puman is on top in guard.
Friman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puman manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friman is in close to Puman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Friman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friman is looking to work some ground and pound but Puman has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Friman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Friman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Friman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Puman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puman keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Friman is looking to work some ground and pound but Puman has wrist control.
Puman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friman manages to get himself to full guard.
Friman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman wants to sweep here but Puman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Friman tests Puman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puman throws a series of punches but Friman moves out of range.
Friman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puman dips to his left and cracks Friman with an uppercut!
Puman clobbers Friman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puman wants it to stay on the feet.
Friman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puman.
Puman clinches up with Friman and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puman lands a nice knee to the body.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Friman is working for takedown but Puman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Friman lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puman avoids it.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Puman is blocking nicely.
Puman lands a nice shot to the body.
Puman tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Friman is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdemar Friman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Puman.
Puman looking to stall.
Puman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Puman.
Puman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Friman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puman lands an uppercut.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman misses with an elbow over the top.
Puman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman misses with a knee strike.
Friman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman blocks a body shot from Puman.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Friman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman missing with knees to the body.
Friman avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
Puman prevents a body shot from Friman.
Puman working Friman over with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puman blocks it with crossed arms.
Puman pushes Friman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Puman lands with a left to the head.
Puman lands a left hand.
Puman landing knees to the body.
Puman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman lands an uppercut.
Puman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Puman blocks with his arms.
Puman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Puman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Friman is defending well for now.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
Puman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.
It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.
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!
Puman landing knees to the head.
Puman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Puman.
Puman connects with a solid leg kick.
Puman swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Jan Puman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Friman does no damage.
Puman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friman.
Nice body punch from Puman.
Friman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Friman looks to land a right hand but Puman moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Friman misses.
Puman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Puman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Friman will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Friman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puman misses with a looping left.
Friman misses with a hook
and Puman counters with a thumping low kick.
Puman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Friman if he has to take too many more of those.
Friman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Friman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puman is looking to clinch.
Friman swings for the body but Puman moves out of range.
Puman instigates a clinch.
Friman crunches a lovely knee into Puman's ribcage.
Puman lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Puman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puman pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Puman.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Puman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Friman avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Puman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friman's brow.
Friman misses with a punch on the inside.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Jan Puman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Puman.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Puman.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman lands a knee to the head.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Puman digs a right hand underneath Friman's ribcage. Friman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman lands a right hand.
Puman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Friman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puman misses with an elbow strike.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Puman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.
Puman lands a damaging elbow.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Puman working Friman over with knees to the body.
Puman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puman blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman misses with a punch to the body.
Friman is pushing Puman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friman can't find room to land a body shot as Puman controls the action.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Puman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman lands a good knee to the midsection. Friman won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Puman.
Friman takes a shot to the head.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but Puman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puman lands an elbow that stopped Friman in his tracks for a moment.
Puman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puman digs a right hand into Friman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friman's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puman cracks Friman with a nice body shot.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Friman's face.
Puman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friman takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman pushes Friman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Friman throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman working hard to break the clinch.
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Puman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Puman!
Jan Puman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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30
175 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flashlighter throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Flashlighter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashlighter lands a nice looking body kick.
Flashlighter thuds his right hand into Rock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Rock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Flashlighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flashlighter avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock thuds a left hand into Flashlighter's body.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Rock throws a wild body kick that Flashlighter sees coming a mile off.
Rock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flashlighter throws an off balance right hand
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flashlighter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Flashlighter 's knee.
Flashlighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rock.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rock.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Flashlighter misses with the combination.
Rock is looking to chop away at Flashlighter's legs.
Flashlighter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rock. Rock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flashlighter tries to land a body kick
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Flashlighter eats them both and turns towards Rock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flashlighter on the side of the head.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flashlighter. Flashlighter obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flashlighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock throws the left hand but Flashlighter avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Flashlighter lands.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flashlighter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flashlighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flashlighter lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Rock slips a jab from Flashlighter.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Flashlighter moves out of range easily.
Flashlighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Flashlighter takes a swing at Rock's ribcage but misses.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock checks a leg kick.
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock throws a push kick but Flashlighter slaps the foot to one side.
Flashlighter ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock throws a right hand that Flashlighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Flashlighter also avoids with ease.
Rock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flashlighter misses the body punch
and Rock counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Flashlighter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rock doesn't seem phased though.
Flashlighter misses with a straight left.
Flashlighter throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Flashlighter sees coming a mile off.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flashlighter throws a solid leg kick but Rock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flashlighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flashlighter throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Flashlighter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rock.
Rock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rock slips under a jab.
Flashlighter wants to slow Rock down by chopping away at his legs.
Flashlighter lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flashlighter in his tracks.
Flashlighter stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flashlighter dodges the punch combination from Rock.
Flashlighter sizes up Rock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flashlighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock scores with a decent looking hook.
Flashlighter misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flashlighter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flashlighter.
Maddy Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Flashlighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rock lands a body shot.
Rock connects with a high kick.
Flashlighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock looks to land a left hand but Flashlighter moved out of range nicely.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flashlighter misses the shot to the body.
Flashlighter staying out of range there.
Flashlighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a straight left.
Rock avoids the head kick by Flashlighter.
No joy there for Rock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock scores with a jab.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Flashlighter lands a head kick!
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
Flashlighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flashlighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flashlighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter moves out of range of the body kick from Rock.
Rock throws an off balance right hand
and Flashlighter counters with a solid body kick.
Flashlighter works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flashlighter at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Flashlighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock misses with an uppercut. Flashlighter saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flashlighter 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 Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flashlighter lands a front kick.
Rock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flashlighter wants to land a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock cracks Flashlighter with a good jab.
Rock walks into a jab.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock 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.
Flashlighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rock. Rock obviously looking to wear him down.
Flashlighter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Rock counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Flashlighter if he has to take too many more of those.
Rock moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
Flashlighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands a jab-cross combination.
Flashlighter misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock connects with a single shot there.
Flashlighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Rock.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Flashlighter checks a leg kick.
Flashlighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flashlighter throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flashlighter counters with a left to the body.
Flashlighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Flashlighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flashlighter avoids the head kick by Rock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock throws a series of punches but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Flashlighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Flashlighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Flashlighter throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Rock throws a looping overhand right but Flashlighter ducks down to avoid it.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flashlighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Rock sizes up Flashlighter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flashlighter wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Flashlighter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flashlighter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rock.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Flashlighter's head.
Flashlighter 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.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
Rock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flashlighter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flashlighter's head backwards.
Flashlighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Flashlighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Flashlighter.
Rock with a nice cross.
Rock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flashlighter scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Flashlighter.
A clash of legs there as Rock blocks the low kick.
Rock moves out of range as Flashlighter strikes.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flashlighter misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Flashlighter's head but Flashlighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flashlighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flashlighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flashlighter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flashlighter misses with a body kick.
Flashlighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flashlighter scores with a sloppy right hand. Rock should have avoided that one.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flashlighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flashlighter looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Flashlighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flashlighter tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lands an overhand right.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter delivers a nice body kick.
Flashlighter throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flashlighter loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Flashlighter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flashlighter wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.
Flashlighter throws a body kick that misses.
Flashlighter looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Flashlighter thumps Rock with a low kick.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Flashlighter's head but Flashlighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Flashlighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a head kick but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Rock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flashlighter backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flashlighter. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Flashlighter scores with a body shot.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Felix Flashlighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Rock slips a jab from Flashlighter.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flashlighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flashlighter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flashlighter misses with a body kick.
Flashlighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock throws a leg kick which misses Flashlighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Flashlighter tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Flashlighter.
Well Rock 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
A relieved looking Maddy Rock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stinkie Pinkie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja comes to the cage accompanied by Afroman - Because I Got High. 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stinkie Pinkie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkie is looking to clinch but Majja is avoiding it.
Majja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinkie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majja avoids a kick to the body.
Pinkie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pinkie throws an overhand right that lands on Majja's shoulder, as Majja tries to avoid the shot.
Majja misses with a body shot.
Pinkie misses with a kick to the body.
Pinkie rushes Majja and presses him up against the cage.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
Majja lands with a left to the head.
Majja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Majja blocking some punches.
Pinkie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Majja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Majja lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majja is trying to force a seperation but Pinkie has the dominant position.
Majja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinkie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Majja.
Both fighters circling a little - Majja finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Pinkie looks to clinch
and Majja counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pinkie looks gassed!
Majja thows a body kick. Pinkie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pinkie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Majja.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkie blocks a jab.
Majja connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Stinkie Pinkie has been cut.
Majja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinkie's hands.
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinkie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Majja.
Pinkie moves out of range of the leg kick from Majja.
Pinkie slips a jab from Majja.
Pinkie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinkie is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Majja Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Pinkie is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Guru Majja!
Our winner, Guru Majja, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perkele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele defending well as Persson loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Persson at a distance.
Persson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Persson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Goran Persson has been cut.
Persson misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Persson lands a jab.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Persson.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Persson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Persson.
Persson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Persson lands the left hand.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Persson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Persson misses with a looping left.
Perkele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Persson walks into a jab.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persson digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
letting Persson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
Persson lands with a hook. Perkele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Persson slips under a jab.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Persson.
Persson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Goran Persson's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Persson.
Persson 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.
Persson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Persson ducks down to avoid it.
Persson misses with a straight right.
Persson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Persson scores with a nice right hand.
Persson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Persson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkele had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele throws a head kick but Persson moves out of range.
Persson avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Persson moves out of range easily.
Persson stuns Perkele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Persson.
Perkele with a hook.
A jab from Perkele misses.
A swing and a miss from Persson.
Persson moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Persson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands.
A big left from Persson misses.
Perkele misses with a hook. Persson ducked under it nicely.
Oooooh!!! Perkele has knocked Persson down with a huge combo! Perkele steps away and waves a wobbly Persson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Perkele is looking to chop away at Persson's legs.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Persson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Goran Persson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Persson misses with a low kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Perkele! Persson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Perkele!
Pekka Perkele looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'SUOMI-FINLAND-PERKELE!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pindegren. That did some damage!
Pindegren 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.
Pindegren scores with a hook.
Pindegren keeps the fight on the outside.
Pindegren cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Thunder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pindegren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Thunder scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pindegren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Lentti Pindegren has been cut.
Pindegren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder tries a low kick but Pindegren avoids it.
Pindegren feints a jab promting Thunder to slip. Pindegren then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thunder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder tried to score with a low kick but Pindegren checks it.
Thunder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Pindegren.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pindegren shoots for a double leg takedown but Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Pindegren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pindegren needs to keep his hands up - Thunder had a free shot at his head there.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pindegren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pindegren.
Thunder scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thunder - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Pindegren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Pindegren checks it
and Pindegren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Pindegren blocks a leg kick.
Thunder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Pindegren saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder jabs Pindegren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pindegren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pindegren works over Thunder's head and body with a nice combination.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
Pindegren looks gassed!
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Pindegren saw it coming and moves away.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder throws a leg kick but Pindegren sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to clinch but Pindegren is avoiding it.
Pindegren works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Pindegren takes one to the chin there.
Thunder throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pindegren's head.
Pindegren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunder. That did some damage!
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thunder 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 Pindegren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pindegren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thunder swings for the body but Pindegren moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Pindegren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pindegren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pindegren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pindegren cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder lands an overhand right.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pindegren.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Pindegren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pindegren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a low kick, right behind Pindegren 's knee.
A big left from Thunder misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries to bum rush Pindegren with a series of wild strikes but Pindegren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pindegren walks into a stiff left hand from Thunder.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pindegren 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.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Pindegren moves away and avoids it.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Pindegren.
Thunder takes one to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pindegren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to slow Pindegren down by chopping away at his legs.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Pindegren.
Nice body kick there by Thunder.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Pindegren lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
Pindegren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pindegren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Pindegren thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Thunder misses.
Thunder cracks Pindegren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pindegren takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren shoots in and bounces Thunder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thunder trying to keep a closed guard but Pindegren is proving a slippery customer.
Pindegren trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pindegren should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thunder has tightened it up now! Pindegren should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Denton Thunder!
A less than humble Denton Thunder misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Nort has chosen Riverside - Forgotten Land as his entrance music. Nyrkki Sankari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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24
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nort lands with a kick to the temple. Sankari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Nort misses with a hook. Sankari ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nort throws a jab when Sankari was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Sankari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nort stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sankari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sankari throws a hook but Nort blocks it.
Nort tests Sankari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nort cracks Sankari with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sankari looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nort finish him?
Sankari is rocked!
Nyrkki Sankari's cut is getting worse.
Sankari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nort counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niklas Nort!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Niklas Nort waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a chopping leg kick but Palo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palo throws a series of punches but Kirk avoids them all with ease.
Kirk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palo swivels and escapes.
Kirk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirk shoots in but Palo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Palo.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palo but Palo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palo throws a body kick that misses.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Palo.
Palo connects with a jab.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Palo.
Kirk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palo is out of range and Kirk settles back down.
Palo tries to clinch there but Kirk circles away.
Kirk looks to throw the jab but Palo is out of range.
Donk. Kirk catches Palo right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Palo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Palo avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
A short right from Palo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kirk avoiding damage as Palo throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Kirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palo.
Palo swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
Palo misses with a double jab
and Kirk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kirk.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palo.
Palo throws a front kick aimed at Kirk's knee but Kirk avoids it well.
Kirk moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palo.
Kirk forces Palo back against the cage and clinches.
Palo misses with some punches.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palo.
Palo tries to clinch up.
Palo throws a good cross that connects.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirk shoots in looking for a takedown. Palo tries to sprawl out of it but Kirk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Palo.
Palo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Palo. Beautiful body shot.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
Kirk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palo clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a right hand.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Palo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Palo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Kirk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Palo is trying to keep an underhook but Kirk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kirk passes to full mount!
Kirk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palo regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palo tries to roll over but Kirk keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo gets full guard.
Kirk chips away with some ground and pound.
Kirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo 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.
Palo misses with a looping left.
Kirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palo 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 Kirk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palo. That's going to slow Kirk down.
Kirk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palo.
Palo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palo wants to clinch.
A jab from Palo does it's job there.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Kirk.
Palo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Palo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Palo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Palo'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.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Palo.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Palo.
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Palo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo misses with a body punch.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tauno Palo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palo controlling the action here for a moment.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo blocking some punches.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Kirk - that landed with a thud.
Palo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk is trying to pull guard but Palo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
Palo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kirk blocks an elbow strike from Palo.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Palo.
Kirk breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Palo stuffs the takedown.
Palo tries to clinch but Kirk moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kirk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palo - the referee stops the clock and Kirk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palo. Kirk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Palo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirk tries a low kick but Palo avoids it.
Palo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Palo to the ground. Kirk is now in Palo's guard.
Kirk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirk looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirk won't allow Palo to sweep him here.
Kirkis looking to pass into half guard but Palo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Palo is in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palo manages to get himself to full guard.
Palo has his hands on Kirk's head, controlling the position.
Kirk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirk passes Palo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Palo is trying to control but Kirk manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palo to the mat! Palo manages to get full guard.
James Kirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Palo keeps moving.
Kirk throwing strikes from guard but Palo blocks nicely.
Palo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kirk wants to hold on but Palo pushes him away.
Kirk is trying desperately to improve position.
Palo looking to control but Kirk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo wants to stand but Kirk is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kirk is looking to get to half guard.
Palo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kirk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palo controlling the position easily from mount.
Kirk can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kirk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Palo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kirk.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tauno Palo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Palo's shoulder, as Palo tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirk. That did some damage!
Palo slips under a jab.
Palo moves out of range of the body kick from Kirk.
A jab from Kirk finds it's way through Palo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Palo.
Kirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Palo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palo moves out of range as Kirk throws a body kick.
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palo's waist but Palo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
Kirk defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Tauno Palo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palo tries to clinch
and Kirk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Kirk moved away.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirk at a distance.
Kirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palo tries to avoid it but Kirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palo to the ground. Palo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Palo. Beautiful body shot.
Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo is trying to stall.
Kirk missing with knees to the body.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk pulls Palo into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kirk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palo forces Kirk back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirk.
Kirk scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tauno Palo.
I've got Palo 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauno Palo!
Tauno Palo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. Goat has chosen Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
Goat throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Goat looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomi.
Goat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi thuds his right hand into Goat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goat motions for Gomi to come forward. Goat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi cracks Goat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi 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.
Goat avoids the head kick by Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat takes one to the chin there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goat.
Goat is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goat landing strikes.
Gomi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Goat throwing shots but Gomi is blocking nicely.
Gomi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gomi!
Goat lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi tries to lock up and control but Goat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goat lands a nice shot to the head.
Gomi tries to hold on but Goat postures up.
Goat breaks from Gomi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goat with shots to the head and body - Gomi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Goat tries to control but Gomi wriggling away.
Gomi is in a horrible position here. Goat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goat looking to finish Gomi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomi!
Gomi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Goat looking to finish Gomi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomi!
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Goat's attempts to control the action.
Goat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gomi is refusing to be controlled, as Goat sits in half guard.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Gomi tries to get to full guard but Goat has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomi defending well though.
Goat is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomi is keeping the position for now.
Goat postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat drops back looking for a leg! Gomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomi manages to kick Goat off! Goat jumps back into Gomi's guard.
Gomi working a defensive guard here.
Gomi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomi moves away from the strike by Goat.
Goat lands a jab.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi slaps away a takedown attempt from Goat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a hook but Goat blocks it.
Goat throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Gomi misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat delivers a nice body kick.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Goat moves out of range easily.
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goat tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomi sprawls well. Gomi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Goat blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goat doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Goat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat tries to move into range but Gomi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goat.
Good shot there by Gomi.
Gomi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goat's head.
It looks like Billy Goat has been cut.
Goat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomi tries to avoid it but Goat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomi to the ground. Gomi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Goat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goat thows a leg kick but Gomi checks it
and Gomi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goat's knee momentarily.
Goat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goat duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Goat lands.
Goat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but Goat is out of range.
Gomi scores with a nice body kick.
Gomi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goat tries to clinch up.
Gomi takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomi scores with a four punch combination!
Goat instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Goat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi cracks Goat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goat throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Goat scores with a leg kick.
Goat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goat scrambles back to his feet.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Goat which made him look bad.
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goat punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goat.
Gomi misses with the combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Goat. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goat checks a leg kick.
Gomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goat lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a kick to the temple. Goat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Goat misses with a body shot.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Goat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goat walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Goat does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Gomi - just one landing.
Goat throws a front kick aimed at Gomi's knee but Gomi avoids it well.
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Goat moved out of range nicely.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gomi.
Takanori Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi 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.
Gomi throws an off balance right hand
and Goat counters with a low kick, right behind Gomi 's knee.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Goat.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Goat.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goat circles away quickly and effectively.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomi 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
A relieved looking Takanori Gomi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton - Talvisota . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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29
181 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peto checks a low kick from Zeldenthuis.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peto throws a series of punches but Zeldenthuis avoids them all with ease.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Zeldenthuis.
Peto checks a leg kick.
Zeldenthuis connects with a single shot there.
Zeldenthuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeldenthuis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeldenthuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeldenthuis's calf.
Peto misses the shot to the body.
Peto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peto with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeldenthuis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto keeping full guard, as Zeldenthuis tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis postures up in Peto's guard and throws a big left but Peto blocks it.
Zeldenthuis tries to free his leg and advance position but Peto is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but Peto keeps moving.
Peto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zeldenthuis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeldenthuis won't allow Peto to sweep him here.
Zeldenthuis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis trying to control but Peto is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zeldenthuis checks a low kick from Peto.
An inside leg kick from Zeldenthuis misses.
Good work by Zeldenthuis as he checks the leg kick.
Peto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zeldenthuis is out of range and Peto settles back down.
Peto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zeldenthuis cracks the inside of Peto's front leg.
Pertti Peto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Peto cracks Zeldenthuis with a good jab.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick but Peto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peto lands with an uppercut that bounces Zeldenthuis off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Zeldenthuis blocks the leg kick.
Peto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis jabs Peto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis is defended easily by Peto.
Zeldenthuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peto. That did some damage!
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the body kick from Peto.
Peto throws the kick towards the body but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis is looking to clinch but Peto is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Peto.
Peto throws a nice head kick!
Peto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peto throws a solid leg kick but Zeldenthuis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peto.
Zeldenthuis throws a head kick but Peto moves 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeldenthuis.
An inside leg kick lands from Zeldenthuis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throws a lazy right hand but Peto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeldenthuis moves into the clinch.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeldenthuis is trying to pull guard but Peto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zeldenthuis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zeldenthuis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zeldenthuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zeldenthuis has momentary wrist control but Peto slips an elbow through the middle.
Zeldenthuis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peto wants to pass the guard but Zeldenthuis is keeping the position.
Zeldenthuis has his foot on Peto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peto works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peto chips away with some ground and pound.
Peto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pertti Peto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeldenthuis throws a front kick aimed at Peto's knee but Peto avoids it well.
A low kick from Peto misses
and Zeldenthuis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeldenthuis missing with a left hand there. Peto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zeldenthuis throws a body kick that misses.
Zeldenthuis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zeldenthuis, right into the meat.
Zeldenthuis dives in and grabs Peto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peto pushes down on Zeldenthuis's head and hops out.
Zeldenthuis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pertti Peto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peto. That's going to slow Zeldenthuis down.
Zeldenthuis throws a body punch but Peto moves out of range.
Peto connects with a looping right hand.
Zeldenthuis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeldenthuis walks into a jab.
Peto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zeldenthuis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peto back to the cage. Zeldenthuis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Zeldenthuis misses its intended target.
Peto throws a series of strikes that have Zeldenthuis backpedaling.
Zeldenthuis is rocked!
Peto throws an overhand right that drops Zeldenthuis like a sack of potatoes! Peto dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Peto!
A very excited looking Pertti Peto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berkshire Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
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213 lbs
22 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berkshire Hathaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta throws a chopping leg kick but Hathaway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pinta moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinta misses with a body punch.
Hathaway is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pinta is defending well.
Hathaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinta backwards.
Pinta misses with a body punch.
Pinta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hathaway lands a nice uppercut.
Pinta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinta misses with a body punch.
Pinta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinta tries a body shot but Hathaway blocks it.
A short right from Hathaway.
A nice left hand lands by Hathaway.
Pinta blocks a body shot from Hathaway.
Pinta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
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!
Pinta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinta lands a left hand.
Hathaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway lands with a short shot to the head.
Hathaway prevents a body shot from Pinta.
Pinta wants to break free but Hathaway has control.
Hathaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinta.
Hathaway can't find room to land a body shot as Pinta controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinta.
Pinta is leaning against Hathaway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hathaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinta scores with a hook 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!
Pinta tries to work over Hathaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hathaway works on Pinta's body with a couple of short punches.
Hathaway tries to work over Pinta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hathaway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Hathaway.
Hathaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hathaway misses with some punches.
Pinta tries to throw a body punch but Hathaway avoids it by throwing Pinta back against the cage.
Hathaway wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berkshire Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinta scores with a shot to the side of Hathaway's head.
Pinta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinta tries to work over Hathaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hathaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinta breaks from the clinch.
Hathaway looks to throw the jab but Pinta is out of range.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Pinta moves out of range.
Hathaway shoots in and drives through. Pinta sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hathaway!
Pinta misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta scores with the left hand. Hathaway knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Berkshire Hathaway has been cut.
Pinta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a body shot.
Thomas Pinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinta clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hathaway lands a body punch.
Hathaway takes a shot to the head.
Pinta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hathaway goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pinta prevents it.
Pinta blocks an uppercut.
Pinta digs a right hand underneath Hathaway's ribcage. Hathaway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinta is trying to break the clinch but Hathaway is controlling him.
Pinta pushes Hathaway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pinta digs a right hand into Hathaway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hathaway's gas tank.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Hathaway prevents a body shot from Pinta.
Hathaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinta backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway has Pinta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinta scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinta throws a leg kick but Hathaway moved away.
Hathaway throws a right hand that misses
and Pinta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hathaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Hathaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
Hathaway misses with a looping left.
Pinta throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Pinta misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hathaway moves out of range of the body kick from Pinta.
Pinta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hathaway.
Pinta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hathaway checks a low kick from Pinta.
Pinta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a jab when Pinta was well out of range.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Hathaway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hathaway is able to avoid easily.
Hathaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinta.
Hathaway missing with a left hand there. Pinta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pinta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta wants to land a leg kick but Hathaway is out of range.
Hathaway moves forwards but Pinta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hathaway shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinta defends it nicely.
Pinta rushes Hathaway and presses him up against the cage.
Pinta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hathaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinta controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinta.
Pinta cracks Hathaway with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta lands a left hand.
Pinta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinta tries to work over Hathaway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinta breaks the clinch.
Hathaway tests Pinta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway connects with a jab.
Pinta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinta digs a good body shot into Hathaway's ribs.
Pinta just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinta motions for Hathaway to come forward. Pinta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Pinta tenderised Hathaway's leg. Hathaway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Hathaway - just one landing.
Hathaway misses with a hook to the body
and Pinta counters with a good low kick that Hathaway was not able to check.
Pinta lands a jab to the head.
Pinta lands a jab.
Pinta just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hathaway scores with a jab. Pinta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hathaway cracks a nice hook into Pinta's ribs.
Hathaway misses with a hook.
Pinta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
Pinta throws a right hand that misses
and Hathaway counters with a straight right hand.
Hathaway just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pinta.
Pinta looks to land a body kick but Hathaway moved away.
Hathaway closes the distance and clinches up with Pinta, looking for a takedown. Hathaway pushes Pinta against the cage but Pinta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pinta clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinta.
Pinta throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
A head punch on the inside from Pinta fails to land.
Pinta working aggressively here.
Pinta misses with a punch on the inside.
Hathaway blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hathaway.
Pinta misses with the head strike.
Pinta lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pinta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pinta lands an elbow inside that Hathaway shrugs off.
Pinta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hathaway blocks an uppercut.
Pinta tries to throw a body punch but Hathaway avoids it by throwing Pinta back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hathaway.
Pinta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinta lands a body shot in the 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!
Pinta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinta lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hathaway.
Pinta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinta lands a hook that snaps the head of Hathaway backwards.
Pinta misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway tries to pull guard but Pinta won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berkshire Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinta has a couple of punches blocked by Hathaway.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinta.
Hathaway misses with a body punch.
Hathaway tries to throw a body punch but Pinta avoids it by throwing Hathaway back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hathaway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hathaway checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas Pinta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinta connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinta connects with a body shot that sends Hathaway's belly button to the back.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Pinta.
Pinta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pinta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Pinta misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway gets tackled into the cage by Pinta. Pinta maintains the clinch.
Pinta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinta lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinta.
Hathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hathaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hathaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinta controls his hands.
Hathaway lands with a right to the head.
Pinta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hathaway lands a shoulder strike.
Pinta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hathaway.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pinta smiles and moves away.
Pinta throws a leg kick
and Hathaway counters with a series of strikes. Pinta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pinta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Hathaway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hathaway.
Pinta misses with a leg kick
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hathaway shoots in for a takedown but Pinta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berkshire Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinta avoids the body shot from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hathaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hathaway.
Hathaway working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway throwing strikes but Pinta manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hathaway is not content to let Pinta control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Berkshire Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hathaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinta.
Pinta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Pinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinta also avoids with ease.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinta. That's going to slow Hathaway down.
Hathaway lands a body shot.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hathaway closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pinta did well to prevent Hathaway getting side control.
Hathaway is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pinta is just riding it out for now. Hathaway eventually gives up the hold.
Hathaway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berkshire Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta is trying is best to control the position here.
Hathaway with the ground and pound but Pinta uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hathaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hathaway with a nice head shot there.
Hathaway connects with a couple of short punches.
Hathaway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hathaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hathaway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta controlling the position.
Thomas Pinta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hathaway.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hathaway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hathaway.
Pinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway throwing strikes from guard but Pinta blocks nicely.
Berkshire Hathaway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hathaway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berkshire Hathaway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinta 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Thomas Pinta misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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