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NFC 169 Jokinen vs Gomi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamic Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wedlock. Menace has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Joey Silvera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dynamic Menace 's chin.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dynamic Menace !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Dynamic Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera has Menace up against the cage in a clinch.
Menace throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera managing to block the knees to the body from Menace .
Menace tries a body shot but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Silvera blocks an elbow strike from Menace .
Silvera lands a right hand.
Silvera with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dynamic Menace has been cut.
Menace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Menace struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera lands a hook that snaps the head of Menace backwards.
Menace drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace slips under a jab from Silvera.
A leg kick checked by Silvera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silvera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Menace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvera moves into range and clinches up with Menace .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Menace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Silvera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menace struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Menace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silvera up against the cage.
Silvera is pushing Menace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silvera lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Menace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Menace throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera stalling against the cage.
Silvera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menace tries to stall but Silvera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Menace landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menace tries to stall but Silvera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvera effectively controlling the action here.
Silvera lands a left hand.
Menace trying to control the position but instead, Silvera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Menace into the cage.
Menace pushes Silvera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvera effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Menace .
Silvera is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace is struggling to control the position.
Silvera is trying to stall.
A short left from Menace .
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Menace improves position.
Menace is looking for a takedown.
Menace gets through Silvera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Silvera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joey Silvera.
An inside leg kick lands from Menace .
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera moves to clinch but Menace breaks away
and Menace counters with a body kick that stops Silvera in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera moves in looking to clinch but Menace pushes him off.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Menace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menace walks into a straight right hand from Silvera.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Menace keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvera gets caught flat footed, as Menace shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Menace throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dynamic Menace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dynamic Menace '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.
Menace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silvera.
Silvera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Menace counters with a slapping leg kick.
Menace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menace closes the distance and clinches.
Menace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menace throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvera trying to land knees to the body.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
Silvera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menace keeps the fight on the outside.
Menace misses with a low kick as Silvera jumps back.
Silvera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Menace .
Joey Silvera is winning the standup battle so far.
Menace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvera's calf.
Menace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menace keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvera wants to clinch but Menace slips to the side
and Menace counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera keeping moving, preventing Menace from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Menace is looking to work some ground and pound but Silvera has wrist control.
Menace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silvera wants to stand but Menace is controlling the position.
Silvera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Menace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Menace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Menace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Menace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menace throws an elbow that misses. Silvera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Menace 's guard. Nice move by Silvera!
Silvera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Joey Silvera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Menace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvera.
Menace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvera moves out of range as Menace strikes.
A low kick from Menace misses
and Silvera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Menace .
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!
Menace throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvera throws a shot from downtown. Menace moves away and avoids it.
Menace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamic Menace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dynamic Menace 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Menace .
Menace keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Menace circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Silvera blocks the leg kick.
Silvera checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Menace is predictable there
and Silvera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvera.
A short uppercut from Menace .
Silvera stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Menace is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menace .
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menace s head.
Menace can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Menace .
Silvera throws an elbow that misses.
Silvera is trying to maintain a safe position but Menace gets an underhook and turns Silvera into the cage.
Menace controlling the action here for a moment.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Menace .
Menace lands a left hand.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Menace on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Menace .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Menace content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Menace gets through Silvera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamic Menace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera connects with a knee to the head.
Menace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvera's face.
It looks like Joey Silvera has been cut.
Silvera avoiding damage as Menace throws knees to the body.
Menace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera trying to stall but Menace improves his position.
Silvera tries a body shot but Menace blocks it.
Menace misses with an elbow over the top.
Menace has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Menace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menace lands with a light punch inside.
Menace pushes Silvera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menace tries for a takedown but Silvera manages to get underhooks.
Menace tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace lands a body punch.
Silvera is trying to maintain a safe position but Menace gets an underhook and turns Silvera into the cage.
Menace misses with the head strike.
Menace tries to stall but Silvera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Menace throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Menace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menace blocks the elbow strike.
Silvera trying to control the position but instead, Menace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvera into the cage.
Menace tries for a takedown but Silvera manages to get underhooks.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Menace .
Menace tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Menace controls the action.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvera takes an elbow to the temple.
Menace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Menace fails to land.
Menace misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Menace avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menace blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Menace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvera's brow.
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Menace avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Menace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvera is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Menace .
Silvera misses with some punches.
Dynamic Menace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menace swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamic Menace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menace 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamic Menace !
A very excited looking Dynamic Menace 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cole takes one on the button.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solovyev misses with a looping left.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solovyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solovyev.
Cole throws the left hand but Solovyev avoids the punch easily.
Solovyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to work over Cole's front leg with a kick but Cole checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solovyev.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cole lands a glancing blow to the side of Solovyev's head.
Solovyev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Solovyev thumps Cole with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Cole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solovyev doesn't seem phased though.
Solovyev scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Hank Cole has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev looks to land a body kick but Cole moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solovyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solovyev missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solovyev ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Solovyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Solovyev.
Cole cracks Solovyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Solovyev counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to clinch up but Solovyev keeps it at a distance.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Solovyev counters with a low kick, right behind Cole 's knee.
Cole slips a straight right by Solovyev.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solovyev at a distance.
Cole takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Cole.
Solovyev thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
A jab from Solovyev finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Solovyev misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Cole.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole misses the jab.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Solovyev ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole misses the jab.
Solovyev scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Solovyev misses with a body kick.
Vladimir Solovyev is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Solovyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Solovyev moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Cole slips under a jab from Solovyev.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Cole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solovyev.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solovyev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Solovyev thinking.
Solovyev takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole works the jab nicely.
Solovyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev staying out of range there.
Solovyev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solovyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Cole misses.
Solovyev slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Solovyev moves away and avoids it.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
and Solovyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Solovyev's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
A combination from Solovyev does no damage.
Cole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cole misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Solovyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Cole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Solovyev's head.
Solovyev keeps control of Cole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solovyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Solovyev throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Solovyev lands a slapping body shot.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. Cole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
The fighters circle momentarily. Solovyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Solovyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev is looking to clinch.
Solovyev misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Solovyev misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Solovyev tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Solovyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Cole misses
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Solovyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Solovyev thows a body shot but no joy.
Solovyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but Solovyev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Solovyev's head.
Cole throws a series of punches but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev slips under a jab.
Cole throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
Solovyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole slips a jab from Solovyev.
Solovyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Solovyev with a jab.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solovyev drops his hands momentarily and Cole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solovyev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solovyev is looking to slow Cole down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Solovyev thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Solovyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hank Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solovyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Solovyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solovyev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
Vladimir Solovyev 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Leverage - Mister Universe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hideki's choice of entrance music: I've Just Seen a Face. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki.
Huey Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Hideki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hideki.
Freeman connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hideki.
Freeman throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki is looking to chop away at Freeman's legs.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Hideki thows a body kick. Freeman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman moves out of range of the strikes.
Freeman dives in and grabs Hideki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hideki pushes down on Freeman's head and hops out.
Freeman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hideki.
Freeman throws the left hand but Hideki avoids the punch easily.
Hideki misses with an uppercut.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Freeman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hideki is out of range.
Freeman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Freeman works the jab nicely.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hideki defends it easily.
Hideki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hideki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hideki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hideki distracts Freeman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hideki advances position into side control!
Hideki lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hideki cracks Freeman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freeman tries to bench press Hideki off him but Hideki keeps the position.
Hideki in side control, throwing shots but Freeman defends.
An elbow from Hideki crashes against the mat.
Hideki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hideki scoring with punches from side control.
Freeman parries the strikes from Hideki easily there. Hideki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Freeman to escape.
Freeman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
Freeman taking a bit of punishment here - Hideki scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman is not content to let Hideki control the position.
Freeman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki working the ground and pound but Freeman is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hideki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hideki working the ground and pound from side control.
Freeman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hideki working away.
Freeman is trying to improve his position.
Hideki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
Hideki cracks Freeman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hideki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman is looking to regain half guard here but Hideki keeps moving and retains side control.
Hideki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hideki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freeman's sensitive parts.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman lands a head kick. Hideki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Freeman is looking to wear down Hideki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki jabs Freeman right on the nose. Freeman blinks but takes it well.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Hideki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Freeman as he avoids it easily.
Hideki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hideki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hideki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman lands a lovely overhand right.
Hideki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freeman on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Freeman.
Freeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki.
Freeman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
Hideki is trying to keep Freeman in close.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Hideki keeps moving.
Freeman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hideki gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki moves into full guard.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hideki is retaining full guard.
Freeman is fighting to break Hideki's control of his arms but Hideki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hideki working a defensive guard but Freeman manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is trying to improve his position.
Hideki taking a bit of punishment here - Freeman scoring with strikes.
Hideki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hideki won't allow Freeman to pass to mount.
Freeman seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hideki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Huey Freeman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hideki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Freeman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hideki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideki. Hideki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hideki throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Hideki throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman slips under a jab.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hideki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideki blocks a leg kick.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a few strikes there.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman is looking to land body kicks.
Freeman moves out of range as Hideki throws a body kick.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freeman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hideki tries to clinch up.
Hideki pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freeman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Hideki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hideki is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hideki throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Hideki tenderised Freeman's leg. Freeman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Hideki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freeman throws a body kick that misses.
Hideki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freeman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Freeman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Freeman takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Hideki lands with a hook. Freeman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman lands with a cross.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Freeman dips to his left and cracks Hideki with an uppercut!
Hideki throws a solid leg kick but Freeman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hideki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Hideki throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Hideki.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masaru Hideki.
Well Hideki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki!
After winning the bout, Masaru Hideki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson's entrance music is Muay Thai. A fine choice. Puman has chosen Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson 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.
Svensson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puman. Puman obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Svensson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puman eats them both and turns towards Svensson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Svensson throws a front kick aimed at Puman's knee but Puman avoids it well.
Puman takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Puman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svensson connects with an inside leg kick.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Puman slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Svensson scores with a body shot.
Svensson moves out of range of the leg kick from Puman.
Puman dodges the punch combination from Svensson.
Puman scores with a shot to the body.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Puman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Puman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Svensson - just one landing.
Puman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svensson is out of range and Puman settles back down.
Puman scores with a jab to the head.
Puman lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
Puman forces Svensson back against the cage and clinches.
Svensson crunches a lovely knee into Puman's ribcage.
Puman blocking some punches.
Puman working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puman looking to throw knees to the head but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Puman throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puman is defending well for now.
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!
Puman misses with a knee to the head.
Svensson takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman trying to land knees to the body.
Puman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Puman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman pushes off an throws an elbow but Svensson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puman.
Puman is trying to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling him.
Puman blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Puman landing knees to the body.
Puman lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
Puman lands a right hand.
Puman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puman throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Puman as the two fighters clinch.
Svensson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson taking a breather.
Puman lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looking to stall.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike from Puman.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Puman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Puman avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Puman tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Puman dodges an elbow strike from Svensson.
Puman throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Puman lands an elbow inside.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Puman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Puman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Puman scores with a knee to the head.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson trying to control the position but instead, Puman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Svensson into the cage.
Svensson avoids a wild elbow strike from Puman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Svensson.
Svensson gets through Puman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svensson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson throws a body punch but Puman moves out of range.
Puman misses with a low kick.
Puman is looking to slow Svensson down with leg kicks.
Puman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svensson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Svensson.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puman manages to avoid it.
Puman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Puman's head but Puman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson throws a hook but Puman avoids it easily.
Puman scores with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puman 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.
Puman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puman is rocked!
Svensson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puman is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Svensson feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Puman collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sven S Svensson!
A very excited looking Sven S Svensson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Talvisota . Pertti Peto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Peto throws out a leg kick but Rock moves out of range and Peto only half commits.
Rock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peto shoots in for a double leg but Rock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rock avoids the head kick by Peto.
A right-left combo lands from Peto.
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
Peto ducks right into an uppercut from Rock.
Peto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rock swings for the body but Peto moves out of range.
Peto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 slips under a jab.
Rock lands a jab to the head.
Rock avoids the head kick by Peto.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rock throws a looping overhand right but Peto ducks down to avoid it.
Peto scoring well with a low kick there.
Peto throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Peto.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peto throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rock throws a body punch but Peto moves out of range.
Peto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Peto blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock throws a front kick that sends Peto stumbling back into the cage.
Peto cracks Rock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peto misses with a takedown attempt - Rock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rock takes a swing at Peto's ribcage but misses.
Peto tries a head kick but it misses.
Peto shoots and misses
and Rock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peto can pounce on him.
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Peto moved away.
Rock lands a high kick!
Peto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock pinned against the cage. Rock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Peto. Peto gets slowly back to his feet.
Peto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pertti Peto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Peto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto blocks a head kick by Rock.
Peto keeps Rock at a distance using the push kick.
Peto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peto tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Peto lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peto doesn't seem bothered though.
Peto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peto scores with a head kick.
Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peto.
Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peto circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peto throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
Peto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rock eats them both and turns towards Peto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rock is rocked!
Nice jab there from Rock.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Peto finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pertti Peto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Rock seems to have recovered his senses.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Peto's head back.
Peto looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Peto tries to work over Rock's front leg with a kick but Rock checks it.
Rock looks for the body kick but Peto saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Rock.
Peto misses with an uppercut.
Rock stuns Peto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peto.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Peto throws a front kick aimed at Rock's knee but Rock avoids it well.
Peto throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peto throws a leg kick
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pertti Peto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peto is looking to score with low kicks.
Peto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peto. That did some damage!
Peto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rock to the ground. Peto is now in Rock's guard.
Rock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peto manages to get himself to full guard.
Rock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rock wants to stand but Peto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock wanted to stand there but Peto had control of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peto throws a head kick that misses.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Rock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peto tries a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Peto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Peto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peto 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
A left and a right from Rock both land. Nice combination.
Peto misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock lands with a nice body kick.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands a nice hook to Peto's body. Peto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peto tries to score with a low kick but Rock moves his leg out of the way.
Peto defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
Rock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maddy Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rock blocks a head kick by Peto.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rock.
A low kick from Peto is predictable there
and Rock counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock lands the left hand.
Rock tests Peto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Peto off balance momentarily.
Rock scores with a shot to the body.
Rock blocks a head kick by Peto.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Peto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rock swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto misses with a wild body shot.
Peto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peto under the eye.
Peto moves in looking to clinch but Rock pushes him off.
Rock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Rock finds it's way through Peto's defenses.
Peto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peto looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Peto slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Rock stalks Peto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peto's face. Peto staggers backwards, shaken.
Peto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Peto persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to slow Peto down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peto shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Rock.
Peto walks into a jab.
Peto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Peto misses with a takedown
and Rock counters with a good low kick that Peto was not able to check.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock lands a head shot.
Rock connects with an inside leg kick.
Peto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a shot to the body.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maddy Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Rock tenderised Peto's leg. Peto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peto will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Rock.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock sizes up Peto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Peto throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Peto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peto throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peto takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Peto.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peto throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Peto tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peto's calf.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peto's sensitive parts.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
Maddy Rock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos's entrance music is Hatsjikidee. A fine choice. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lowieke De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta moves out of range as De Vos throws a body kick.
Lowieke De Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinta throws a jab when De Vos was well out of range.
Pinta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinta. That's going to slow De Vos down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vos, right into the meat.
Pinta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pinta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lowieke De Vos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinta throws a chopping leg kick but De Vos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Vos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Vos throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
De Vos jabs Pinta right on the nose. Pinta blinks but takes it well.
De Vos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinta on the side of the head.
De Vos misses with a low kick as Pinta jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Vos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Vos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vos throws a series of punches but Pinta moves out of range.
De Vos throws a body punch but Pinta moves out of range.
A head kick misses from De Vos.
Pinta slips a jab from De Vos.
Pinta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Vos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vos jabs Pinta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Vos is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta misses with a body shot.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vos misses the shot to the body.
De Vos avoids the head kick by Pinta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinta was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vos.
De Vos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinta defending well as De Vos loads up on a big left hand.
De Vos punishes Pinta's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vos throws a low kick, looking for Pinta's leg but Pinta calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Pinta.
Pinta dodges the punch combination from De Vos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vos misses with a leg kick.
Pinta misses with a leg kick.
De Vos throws a head kick that misses
and Pinta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Vos throws a hook to the side of Pinta's head but Pinta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Vos is out of range.
De Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vos thumps Pinta with a low kick.
De Vos avoids the body shot from Pinta.
De Vos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinta throws a low kick but De Vos avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Vos has time to react.
De Vos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
Pinta moves out of range of the body kick from De Vos.
De Vos throws a leg kick but Pinta sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vos throws a hook to the side of Pinta's head but Pinta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from De Vos misses.
De Vos throws the left hand but Pinta avoids the punch easily.
De Vos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pinta thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta takes one to the side of the head.
Pinta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Vos throws out a loose jab but Pinta uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vos misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowieke De Vos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Vos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vos throws a right hand that misses
and Pinta counters with a good low kick that De Vos was not able to check.
De Vos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Vos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinta is able to avoid easily.
Pinta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Vos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Vos tries to score with a low kick but Pinta moves his leg out of the way.
De Vos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pinta.
De Vos throws a shot from downtown. Pinta moves away and avoids it.
De Vos misses with a low kick.
Pinta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vos. De Vos obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by De Vos. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vos throws the left hand but Pinta avoids the punch easily.
Pinta scores with the left hand. De Vos knows he should have avoided that one.
De Vos tries to land a body kick
and Pinta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinta 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.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vos misses the target.
De Vos throws a right hand that Pinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinta also avoids with ease.
De Vos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pinta.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
De Vos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vos checks a leg kick.
De Vos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos lands a slapping body shot.
De Vos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinta.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Pinta coming out on top.
Pinta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Vos throws an overhand right that lands on Pinta's shoulder, as Pinta tries to avoid the shot.
De Vos swings for the body but Pinta moves out of range.
De Vos catches Pinta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Vos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos blocks a leg kick.
De Vos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pinta throws a solid leg kick but De Vos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pinta.
Pinta lands a nice shot that snaps De Vos's head back.
De Vos throws a lazy right hand but Pinta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinta scores with a kick to the body.
De Vos looks to land a left hand but Pinta moved out of range nicely.
De Vos scores with a body shot.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vos tries to land a body kick
and Pinta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vos. That's going to slow Pinta down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinta looks to land a right hand but De Vos moved out of range.
Pinta is looking to land body kicks.
Lowieke De Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from De Vos does no damage.
De Vos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta slips under a jab.
De Vos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from De Vos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vos misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lowieke De Vos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
That's time! De Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
De Vos lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinta's head.
De Vos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Vos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta swings for the body but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos lands a nice shot that snaps Pinta's head back.
Pinta throws a leg kick which misses De Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Vos tries to avoid it.
Pinta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinta throws the left hand but De Vos avoids the punch easily.
Pinta takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
Pinta misses with a body shot.
De Vos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinta's sensitive parts.
De Vos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos looks to land a left hand but Pinta moved out of range nicely.
De Vos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by De Vos - just one landing.
Pinta misses with a hook.
De Vos throws a right hand that Pinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinta also avoids with ease.
A jab from De Vos misses.
Pinta connects with a nice looking jab.
De Vos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Vos throws out a loose jab but Pinta uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta swings for the body but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos looks for the body kick but Pinta saw that one coming.
Pinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Vos.
A good leg kick by De Vos.
Pinta pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Vos is out of range and Pinta settles back down.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Vos thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinta scores with a jab.
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Pinta ducks down to avoid it.
Pinta throws the kick towards the body but De Vos avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Vos tests Pinta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Vos throws a wild body kick that Pinta sees coming a mile off.
De Vos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pinta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinta misses with a low kick.
Pinta checks the leg kick.
That kick from De Vos tenderised Pinta's leg. Pinta is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Vos scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pinta tenderised De Vos's leg. De Vos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas Pinta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Pinta. Beautiful body shot.
De Vos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinta momentarily.
De Vos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Vos is looking to slow Pinta down with leg kicks.
De Vos misses with a kick to the body.
Pinta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Vos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from De Vos lands.
De Vos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lowieke De Vos.
Well De Vos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lowieke De Vos!
After winning the bout, Lowieke De Vos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum's entrance music is High Hopes - Pink Floyd. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
179 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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31
182 lbs
35 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo takes the fight into the clinch.
Chillum is working Palo over against the cage.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Chillum crunches a lovely knee into Palo's ribcage.
Palo avoiding damage as Chillum throws knees to the body.
Chillum missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palo.
Palo tries to work over Chillum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palo tries a body shot but Chillum blocks it.
Palo misses with some punches.
Chillum tries a knee to the head but Palo blocks it.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Chillum.
Palo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Chillum throws a head punch that misses.
Chillum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palo.
Palo blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo blocks an elbow strike.
Chillum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Palo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chillum lands a nice shot to the body.
Chillum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Palo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chillum controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Chillum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chillum scores with a hook to the body.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chillum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palo blocks an uppercut.
Chillum tries a knee to the head but Palo blocks it.
Chillum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.
Palo throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Palo.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chillums head.
Palo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Chillum.
Chillum can't find room to land a body shot as Palo controls the action.
Palo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chillum.
Chillum tries to work over Palo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palo misses with a punch on the inside.
Chillum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palo.
Palo blocks the elbow strike.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chillum.
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palo trying to land knees to the body.
Palo misses with a knee strike.
Palo pushes Chillum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chillum.
Palo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chillum misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo prevents a body shot from Chillum.
Chillum managing to block the knees to the body from Palo.
Palo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chillum's elbow.
Chillum cracks Palo with a nice body shot.
Chillum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chillum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palo lands a body punch.
Palo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chillum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chillum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chillum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chillum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Chillum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Chillum lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chillum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Chillum.
Palo blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo working Chillum over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Palo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palo scores with a knee to the head.
Palo lands a knee to the head.
Chillum is trying to maintain a safe position but Palo gets an underhook and turns Chillum into the cage.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Palo back against the cage.
Palo tries to work over Chillum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palo can't find room to land a body shot as Chillum controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chillum as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chillum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod.
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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palo - that will leave a mark!
Chillum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palo.
Palo misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Palo.
Palo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chillum connects with a jab.
Chillum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chillum.
Chillum throws a looping overhand right but Palo ducks down to avoid it.
Chillum missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palo defending well as Chillum loads up on a big left hand.
Palo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo throws a low kick but Chillum avoids it.
Palo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chillum jabs Palo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chillum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chillum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chillum is defending well for now.
Palo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chillum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Chillum blocks it.
Chillum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Chillum lands a nice shot to the body.
Chillum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chillum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palo looking to stall.
Palo takes a shot to the head.
Chillum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palos head.
Palo misses with a knee strike.
Chillum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chillum misses with a body punch.
Palo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chillum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palo trying to control the position but instead, Chillum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palo into the cage.
Chillum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chillum blocks it with crossed arms.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Palo back against the cage.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Chillum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doc Chillum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chillum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo takes a shot to the head.
Palo is rocked!
Palo prevents a body shot from Chillum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo blocks an elbow strike from Chillum.
Palo lands an elbow inside that Chillum shrugs off.
It looks like Doc Chillum has been cut.
Chillum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo is still on wobbly legs! Can Chillum finish him?
Chillum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chillum lands an elbow inside that Palo shrugs off.
Chillum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Palo can't find room to land a body shot as Chillum controls the action.
Chillum tries a body shot but Palo blocks it.
Chillum can't find room to land a body shot as Palo controls the action.
Chillum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chillum misses with a body punch.
Chillum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chillum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chillum scores a nice knee to the body.
Palo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chillum lands an elbow inside that Palo shrugs off.
Chillum takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Chillum.
Chillum creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Palo with a big uppercut! Palo tries to clinch up but Chillum pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Palo to the mat! Palo covers up and Chillum unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doc Chillum!
Doc Chillum retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Doc Chillum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark's entrance music is Cmon Feel The Noise. A fine choice. Torturo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mogwai - Katrien. Thomas Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark checks a low kick from Torturo.
Torturo cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torturo lands a head shot.
Stark scores with a head kick. Torturo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torturo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torturo 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.
Stark cracks Torturo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torturo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
Stark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
Torturo connects with a solid leg kick.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Torturo off balance momentarily.
Torturo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Torturo.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torturo to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torturo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Torturo misses the jab.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torturo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torturo tries a low kick but Stark avoids it.
A shot to the body from Stark misses
enabling Torturo to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark needs to keep his hands up - Torturo had a free shot at his head there.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
Donk. Torturo catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torturo throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Torturo as he connects with a hook.
Torturo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Torturo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torturo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark misses the jab.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Torturo connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torturo.
Torturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torturo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torturo.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
Torturo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Torturo slips a straight right by Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Torturo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo tries a head kick but it misses.
Torturo scores with a nice right hand.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torturo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torturo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torturo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Stark tenderised Torturo's leg. Torturo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Torturo misses.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Stark.
Torturo cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Stark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Torturo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
Torturo scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark jabs at Torturo's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torturo 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.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Torturo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torturo.
Torturo misses with a straight right.
Torturo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torturo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Torturo.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark scores with a punch to the head.
Torturo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Torturo.
Torturo blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stark works the jab nicely.
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torturo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Torturo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torturo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torturo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Stark.
Torturo keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Torturo.
Stark will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Torturo moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Torturo throws a head punch that misses.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Torturo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Torturo.
Torturo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torturo blocks a jab.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torturo.
Torturo misses with a wild combination.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torturo throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torturo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Torturo.
Torturo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torturo's knee momentarily.
Stark connects with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torturo!
Torturo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torturo 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 Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Torturo pushes him off.
Stark avoids the head kick by Torturo.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark slips a straight right by Torturo.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Donk. Torturo catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Torturo takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Torturo motions for Stark to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Torturo misses with an uppercut.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torturo's head backwards.
Stark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torturo works Stark's body with a nice hook.
Torturo misses with a few strikes there.
Torturo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Torturo circles away.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
Torturo misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark punishes Torturo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torturo throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Torturo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark is looking to clinch but Torturo is avoiding it.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Torturo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark avoids the head kick by Torturo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stark's corner calls for a 1-2. Stark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Torturo connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Torturo.
Torturo scores with a hook.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Torturo.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torturo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Torturo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo checks the leg kick.
Torturo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torturo. That's going to slow Stark down.
Nice shot by Stark.
Torturo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark moves forwards but Torturo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark misses with a low kick as Torturo jumps back.
Torturo missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torturo with a hook.
Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torturo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Torturo.
Torturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Stark.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Torturo throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torturo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Torturo does it's job there.
Torturo avoids a kick to the body.
Torturo misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Torturo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark slips under a jab from Torturo.
Nice jab there from Torturo.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Torturo's shoulder, as Torturo tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Stark.
Stark connects with a body shot.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torturo.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Torturo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark slips a jab from Torturo.
Torturo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo lands a head shot.
Torturo throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Torturo tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark 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 Torturo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torturo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Torturo misses.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torturo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torturo blocks a head kick by Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torturo looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Torturo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Torturo.
Torturo scores with a punch to the head.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Torturo as he connects with a hook.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Stark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torturo.
Stark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torturo lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torturo. That's going to slow Stark down.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Torturo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Torturo.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark throws a leg kick but Torturo moved away.
Stark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Torturo - that will leave a mark!
Torturo 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.
Stark throws a low kick, looking for Torturo's leg but Torturo calmly moves out of range.
Torturo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Torturo off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torturo feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Torturo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
Torturo misses with a straight right.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Torturo lands with an uppercut that bounces Stark off the cage and back into range.
Thomas Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark needs to keep his hands up - Torturo had a free shot at his head there.
Torturo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torturo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torturo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Stark tenderised Torturo's leg. Torturo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark moves out of range as Torturo throws a body kick.
Stark is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Stark finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes one to the chin there.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a big head kick but Torturo shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Marko Torturo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Stark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torturo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torturo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but Torturo saw it coming and moves away.
Torturo cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torturo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torturo misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marko Torturo.
Well Torturo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Marko Torturo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McTrigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur's entrance music is Tatanka - Africa. A fine choice. George McTrigger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, George McTrigger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTrigger lands with a straight right. Shakur didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
McTrigger shoots in for a takedown but Shakur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shakur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTrigger moves away.
McTrigger throws a nice inside leg kick.
McTrigger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shakur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur tries a low kick but McTrigger avoids it.
A jab from McTrigger finds it's way through Shakur's defenses.
McTrigger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shakur is out of range.
McTrigger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shakur catches McTrigger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as McTrigger blocks the leg kick.
Shakur misses with an uppercut. McTrigger saw that one coming.
McTrigger lands a nice looking body shot.
George McTrigger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shakur throws a shot to the body.
Shakur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTrigger.
McTrigger lands a right hook to the body.
McTrigger misses with a body kick.
McTrigger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shakur avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger throws the left hand but Shakur avoids the punch easily.
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
Shakur tries to score with a low kick but McTrigger moves his leg out of the way.
Shakur throws a low kick but it's checked well by McTrigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shakur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McTrigger throws out a leg kick but Shakur moves out of range and McTrigger only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakur.
Emeka Shakur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTrigger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shakur's waist but Shakur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McTrigger off to one side.
Emeka Shakur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McTrigger.
McTrigger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTrigger looks for a takedown but Shakur sprawls well.
Shakur throws a low kick but McTrigger moves out of range easily.
McTrigger avoids the body shot from Shakur.
Shakur throws a head kick but McTrigger moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McTrigger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a leg kick but McTrigger moved away.
McTrigger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shakur sprawls well. Shakur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McTrigger gets slowly back to his feet.
Shakur lands with a straight right. McTrigger didn't see that one coming.
McTrigger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shakur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McTrigger misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emeka Shakur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emeka Shakur's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTrigger connects with a body shot that sends Shakur's belly button to the back.
A big left from Shakur misses.
McTrigger misses with a takedown attempt - Shakur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McTrigger blocks a head kick by Shakur.
Shakur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McTrigger has a takedown stuffed.
Shakur throws a right hand that misses
and McTrigger counters with a slapping leg kick.
McTrigger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emeka Shakur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McTrigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shakur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McTrigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakur. McTrigger does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTrigger is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - McTrigger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakur sizes up McTrigger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McTrigger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McTrigger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur swings for the body but McTrigger moves out of range.
Shakur thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTrigger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Shakur misses.
Shakur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shakur scores with a body shot.
Shakur connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
Shakur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Shakur misses.
Shakur tries to sprawl but McTrigger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McTrigger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shakur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shakur gets back to full guard.
McTrigger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shakur is adopting a defensive guard.
Shakur wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTrigger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur keeping moving, preventing McTrigger from controlling successfully.
Shakur wants to get back to his feet but McTrigger passes into half guard.
McTrigger seems to be looking for submissions.
McTrigger is keen to just control but Shakur is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shakur keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Shakur wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Emeka Shakur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emeka Shakur'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!
McTrigger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shakur circles away.
McTrigger feints and as Shakur raises his hands in defense, McTrigger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shakur controls McTrigger momentarily but McTrigger frees himself.
McTrigger wants to pass the guard but Shakur is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakur keeping moving, preventing McTrigger from controlling successfully.
Shakur trying to keep a closed guard but McTrigger is proving a slippery customer.
McTrigger is looking to work some ground and pound but Shakur has wrist control.
McTrigger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shakur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McTrigger with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTrigger trying to control but Shakur is working from the bottom.
McTrigger is fighting to break Shakur's control of his arms but Shakur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shakur wants to sweep here but McTrigger controlling him for the moment.
Emeka Shakur has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McTrigger clobbers Shakur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shakur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shakur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shakur wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTrigger.
George McTrigger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emeka Shakur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger shoots in for a takedown but Shakur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emeka Shakur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McTrigger.
McTrigger throws a leg kick
and Shakur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTrigger connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shakur wants it to stay on the feet.
Shakur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTrigger.
Shakur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTrigger. That did some damage!
McTrigger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McTrigger shoots for a double leg takedown but Shakur sprawls well. He's pushed McTrigger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shakur wants it to stay on the feet.
McTrigger throws out a leg kick but Shakur moves out of range and McTrigger only half commits.
Jab by Shakur.
McTrigger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shakur swings for the body but McTrigger moves out of range.
McTrigger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shakur.
Shakur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for McTrigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakur. McTrigger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McTrigger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shakur takes one on the button.
Emeka Shakur's cut is getting worse.
McTrigger is looking to chop away at Shakur's legs.
George McTrigger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakur blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTrigger dives in and grabs Shakur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shakur pushes down on McTrigger's head and hops out.
Shakur throws a solid leg kick but McTrigger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shakur.
And that's the end of the fight!
George McTrigger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shakur 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gomi throws a front kick that sends Jokinen stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Gomi against the cage.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Gomi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomi digs a right hand underneath Jokinen's ribcage. Jokinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Gomi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Gomi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
Gomi lands a right hand.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Gomi just leaning against Jokinen, taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi cracks Jokinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Gomi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Gomi saw that one coming.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body
and Gomi counters with a three punch combo that has Jokinen backing up. Jokinen nods at Gomi to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Gomi as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gomi misses with a hook to the body
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Gomi lands a head kick!
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Gomi checks it.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Jokinen lands a front kick.
Jokinen cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen darts in trying to clinch
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomi blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi feints a jab promting Jokinen to slip. Gomi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jokinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Gomi against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Gomi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomi pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Gomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Gomi tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jokinen cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi tries to move into range but Jokinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Gomi.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomi, as that shot connected.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Gomi moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Jokinen has managed to clinch.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Gomi lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gomi.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gomi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Gomi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Gomi.
Gomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomi misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Otso Jokinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
Gomi connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomi will feel that in the morning.
Jokinen throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Gomi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomi connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Gomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Gomi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Jokinen wants to slow Gomi down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends Gomi's belly button to the back.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gomi.
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gomi.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Gomi checks it
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Gomi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jokinen doesn't seem phased though.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomi lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen had his way with Takanori Gomi in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gomi tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Jokinen. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Gomi misses
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Jokinen cracks Gomi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Gomi checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi scores with a jab to the head.
Gomi swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Gomi wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Gomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokinen is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Jokinen defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Gomi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Otso Jokinen 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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