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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Seger - Turn the Page. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch scores with a nice right hand.
Jones thumps Kuch with a low kick.
Kuch misses with a leg kick.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Kuch.
Kuch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuch throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Kuch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Kuch's ribs.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Kuch throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Kuch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuch controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuch.
Kuch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kuch.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuch or not.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones is working Kuch over against the cage.
Kuch can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Kuch cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kuch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch misses with some punches.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuch has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Kuch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A short right from Kuch on the inside.
Kuch working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuch prevents a body shot from Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kuch controls the action.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuch.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuch prevents a body shot from Jones.
Kuch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Kuch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Kuch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Kuch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Kuch scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kuch on the inside.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kuch.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Kuch blocks an uppercut.
Kuch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Kuch throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuch.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuch is just out of range.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Kuch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Kuch is having none of it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuch moves away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Kuch tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kuch controls the action.
Kuch wants to stall.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuch presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Kuch.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kuch lands a shot to the body.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kuch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuch lands with a right to the head.
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuch's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kuch.
Kuch is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuch works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Kuch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuch scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kuch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuch finish him?
Kuch digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Kuch throws an elbow that misses.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Kuch keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ledil Kuch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ledil Kuch waved his t-shirt featuring XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker's entrance music is TBR - Bigger Than Kiss. A fine choice. Abrams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kreator - Violent Revolution . Harry Stroker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abrams.
Abrams lands a leg kick that knocks Stroker off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abrams checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Stroker.
Stroker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stroker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abrams counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroker misses with a series of wild punches.
Stroker looks to land a body kick but Abrams moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrams lands an overhand right.
Oooooh!!! Abrams has knocked Stroker down with a huge combo! Abrams steps away and waves a wobbly Stroker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Harry Stroker has been cut.
Stroker tries to get into range but Abrams steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Stroker! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Abrams scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Abrams!
James Abrams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Legion of Pain Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Burn. Sankari has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari throws out a loose jab but Rebo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sankari.
Nice cross by Rebo.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Sankari throws a head kick but Rebo moves out of range.
Rebo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rebo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sankari misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Sankari finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Sankari misses.
Rebo looks to land a combination but Sankari avoids it well.
Rebo backs away from a small jab... but Sankari lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Rebo crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sankari with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nyrkki Sankari!
A relieved looking Nyrkki Sankari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen STOMP!!! by The Brothers Johnson!!! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balingit jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balingit sprawls well initially but Mir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Balingit taking some punishment here, with Mir in his half guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balingit trying to control here.
Mir tries to stand but can't do so whilst Balingit controls his leg.
Balingit trying to control but Mir postures up.
Balingit is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balingit is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
Balingit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
Balingit is looking to control Mir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balingit avoid being mounted?
Mir trying to control from half guard but Balingit is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balingit defending well though.
Balingit is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balingit as he avoids it easily.
Mir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balingit on the side of the head.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balingit.
Balingit has managed to clinch.
Balingit is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balingit down to the mat. Balingit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ej Balingit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankestein Mir.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mir.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Balingit throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mir throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Mir misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balingit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir throws a right hand that Balingit ducks under and follows up with a left that Balingit also avoids with ease.
Mir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balingit.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Balingit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ej Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balingit tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balingit swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Balingit takes one on the button.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit lands a slapping body shot.
Balingit moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir has had enough of the clinch but Balingit keeps him there for the moment.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balingit thuds a left hand into Mir's body.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balingit manages to avoid it.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Balingit.
A big left from Mir misses.
Balingit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
Mir tries to keep at a distance but Balingit has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Balingit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir can't get the takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balingit.
Mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Balingit.
Knees to the body from Balingit.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Balingit won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Balingit.
Balingit is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balingit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mir's face.
It looks like Frankestein Mir has been cut.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
Balingit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balingit.
Balingit crunches a lovely knee into Mir's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Balingit.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
Balingit working Mir over with knees to the body.
Mir being controlled against the cage.
Mir tries for a takedown but Balingit manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankestein Mir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balingit cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Balingit slips a jab from Mir.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balingit's waist but Balingit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balingit misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balingit finds it's way round the side to connect with Mir's head.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balingit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mir in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balingit's hands.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir lands a jab to Balingit's midsection.
Balingit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit is pressing down on Mir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Balingit throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Balingit looking to control.
Balingit keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Balingit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
Balingit trying to control the position.
Balingit pulls Mir in to control the position.
Mir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir passes into half guard.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balingit's head.
Mir is pressing down on Balingit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balingit is holding on for now.
Mir throwing shots but Balingit is blocking nicely.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Balingit is trying to control but can't.
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!
Mir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Balingit gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit is trying to keep Mir in close.
Balingit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir scoring with some ground and pound.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Balingit is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balingit holds on and takes a little breather.
Mir gets to his feet. Balingit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balingit defends it nicely.
Balingit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir slips under a jab from Balingit.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Balingit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ej Balingit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankestein Mir.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Mir throws a jab but it's blocked by Balingit.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Balingit lands with a shot to the body.
Balingit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Balingit which made him look bad.
A cross from Balingit lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mir walks into a left hand.
Mir is rocked!
Balingit lands a body shot.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Balingit finish him?
Balingit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Balingit connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankestein Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balingit lands with a shot to the body.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir looks for a takedown but Balingit sprawls well.
Balingit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ej Balingit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Balingit. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Balingit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Balingit punishes Mir's body with a nice straight punch.
Balingit throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frankestein Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balingit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Balingit catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balingit is looking to wear down Mir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frankestein Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balingit works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Balingit misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balingit.
Balingit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mir. Mir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balingit sends Mir crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Balingit is motioning to the referee to let Mir up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Balingit circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mir to the canvas! Mir doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Balingit keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nacho Libre - Ramses. Tolonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Ramses Roberts has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen connects with a body shot.
A combination from Tolonen does no damage.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Ramses Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Tolonen has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Roberts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tolonen is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Roberts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Roberts.
Tolonen pulls Roberts into guard.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tolonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ramses Roberts just wasn't active enough.
Tolonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Tolonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tolonen misses with a hook.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts throws a hook but Tolonen avoids it easily.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Tolonen in the body.
Tolonen looks gassed!
Tolonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Tolonen's knee but Tolonen avoids it well.
Tolonen throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Roberts has knocked Tolonen down with a huge combo! Roberts steps away and waves a wobbly Tolonen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tolonen is rocked!
It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
Tolonen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Roberts points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tolonen wakes up just in time to hear Roberts thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Roberts!
Ramses Roberts tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nort comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Riverside - Forgotten Land kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Niklas Nort will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nort moves away from the strike by Raction.
Raction is looking to clinch.
Hug Raction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raction checks a low kick from Nort.
Raction tries to bum rush Nort with a series of wild strikes but Nort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raction lands with a right hand.
Nort is looking to slow Raction down with leg kicks.
Raction slips under a jab from Nort.
Nort throws a sloppy head kick and Raction moves out of range easily.
Raction throws a low kick but Nort avoids it.
Nort cracks Raction with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raction loads up on a big right hand but Nort slips the punch.
Raction fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nort on the side of the head.
Raction fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raction tries to land a leg kick but Nort saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nort throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raction.
Raction misses with a low kick.
Nort sends Raction crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nort is motioning to the referee to let Raction up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Raction is rocked!
It looks like Hug Raction has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nort scores with a leg kick.
Oh Raction is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raction is breathing heavily.
Nort cracks Raction with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niklas Nort!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Niklas Nort waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironz comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra. Rauta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pertti Rauta has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arnie Ironz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ironz misses.
Ironz 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.
Rauta checks a low kick from Ironz.
Rauta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rauta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ironz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rauta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ironz on the side of the head.
Ironz misses with a straight left.
Ironz scores with a leg kick.
Ironz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rauta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rauta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ironz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Ironz lands with a short shot to the head.
Ironz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta lands an elbow just above Ironz 's eye.
Ironz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ironz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rauta or not.
Ironz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironz lands a left hand.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Ironz lands a body punch.
Rauta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ironz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Ironz misses with a punch to the body.
Ironz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta is rocked!
Ironz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rauta has double underhooks.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta throws an elbow that misses.
Rauta can't find room to land a body shot as Ironz controls the action.
Ironz drops Rauta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rauta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rauta is still on wobbly legs! Can Ironz finish him?
Ironz creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rauta's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rauta drops to his knees and Ironz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnie Ironz!
Our winner, Arnie Ironz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Slam. Tripper has chosen Shout 2000 as his entrance music. Nino Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tripper's knee momentarily.
Tripper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripper checks the leg kick.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tripper throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Tripper checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tripper's calf.
Tripper moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tripper back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Tripper misses.
Tripper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blaze sizes up Tripper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tripper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Blaze.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Tripper counters with a nice body kick.
Tripper tries to clinch up.
Tripper moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Tripper's front leg but catches the back leg as Tripper tries to avoid it.
Blaze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tripper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blaze is out of range and Tripper settles back down.
Blaze motions for Tripper to come forward. Blaze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaze, as that shot connected.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tripper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tripper is out of range and Blaze settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Tripper.
Blaze cracks Tripper with a good jab.
Tripper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tripper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tripper blocks an uppercut.
Tripper can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripper.
Tripper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
Tripper tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Tripper.
Tripper throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tripper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blaze digs a right hand into Tripper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tripper's gas tank.
Tripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaze controls his hands.
Blaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Tripper backwards.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Tripper has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a low kick, looking for Tripper's leg but Tripper calmly moves out of range.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Tripper tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Tripper finds it's way through Blaze's defenses.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Tripper slips a straight right by Blaze.
Blaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Tripper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blaze to score with a decent uppercut.
Tripper scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tripper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tripper walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
Tripper dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a right hand.
Tripper throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Tripper.
Tripper throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Tripper throws a leg kick but Blaze moved away.
Blaze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tripper. Tripper obviously looking to wear him down.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
Tripper lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaze is looking to land body kicks.
Tripper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tripper connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaze throws a head kick but Tripper moves out of range.
Blaze throws a body kick that misses.
Blaze throws a low kick but Tripper avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tripper.
Blaze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tripper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tripper tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tripper stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.
Blaze is working hard here to advance position.
Tripper wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Tripper cracks Blaze with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tripper is controlling him.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Tripper from controlling successfully.
Tripper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tripper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tripper won't allow Blaze to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Tripper tries to pass.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Tripper from controlling successfully.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Tripper tries to pass.
Blaze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tripper wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy.
Tripper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blaze pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Tripper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tripper throws a body kick that misses.
Tripper throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Tripper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Tripper moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Tripper throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
Tripper connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tripper blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Tripper.
Tripper throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze cracks Tripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blaze throws a jab when Tripper was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Blaze.
Tripper is looking to land body kicks.
Tripper lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
Blaze tries to work over Tripper's front leg with a kick but Tripper checks it.
Blaze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tripper tries to clinch there but Blaze circles away.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tripper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Tripper.
Tripper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nino Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Tripper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tripper catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaze checks the leg kick.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze scores with a nice right hand.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Tripper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Tripper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blaze.
Tripper moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Blaze lands a high kick!
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tripper. That did some damage!
Tripper throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Tripper keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a hook.
Tripper throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tripper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Tripper is out of range.
Tripper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaze is out of range.
Tripper pushes Blaze away with a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaze.
Blaze throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Tripper throws out a leg kick but Blaze moves out of range and Tripper only half commits.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blaze 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Blaze!
A very excited looking Nino Blaze rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashantie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Congo Ashanti. Sugawara has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie cracks Sugawara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie checks a low kick from Sugawara.
Sugawara wants to clinch up but Ashantie keeps it at a distance.
Sugawara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sugawara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashantie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashantie connects with a leg kick. Sugawara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ashantie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashantie throws a head kick but Sugawara moves out of range.
Ashantie tries to clinch there but Sugawara circles away.
Ashantie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashantie keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sugawara tries to clinch up.
Ashantie throws a right hand that Sugawara ducks under and follows up with a left that Sugawara also avoids with ease.
Ashantie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sugawara.
Ashantie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie tries to land a leg kick but Sugawara saw it coming and moves away.
Ashantie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sugawara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashantie.
Ashantie moves out of range of the leg kick from Sugawara.
Ashantie lands with a good body shot.
Sugawara connects with a single shot there.
Sugawara misses with a two punch combination.
Sugawara doesn't manage to clinch there - Ashantie circles away.
Ashantie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashantie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Sugawara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ashantie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashantie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ashantie cracks the inside of Sugawara's front leg.
Sugawara 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.
Ashantie is looking to wear down Sugawara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sugawara looks gassed!
Sugawara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie lands with a straight right. Sugawara didn't see that one coming.
Ashantie throws a good cross that connects.
Sugawara throws a big shot that misses.
Ashantie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Ashantie misses.
Sugawara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashantie.
Sugawara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashantie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sugawara gets tackled into the cage by Ashantie. Ashantie maintains the clinch.
Ashantie lands a knee to the body.
Ashantie tries a knee to the head but Sugawara blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ashantie as Sugawara tries to tie him up.
Ashantie misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara misses with some punches.
Ashantie blocking some punches.
Ashantie lands a nice knee to the body.
Ashantie connects with a knee to the head.
Ashantie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sugawara blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Ashantie.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the head but Sugawara blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ashantie.
A knee to the head by Ashantie.
That has opened up Naoto Sugawara's cut even more.
Sugawara stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sugawara misses with a body punch.
A short left from Sugawara.
Sugawara tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Sugawara back against the cage.
Ashantie pushes Sugawara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie lands an elbow inside that Sugawara shrugs off.
Sugawara misses with the head strike.
Sugawara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashantie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ashantie.
Ashantie lands a head kick!
Ashantie stuns Sugawara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ashantie looks to score with a jab to the body but Sugawara is just out of range.
Ashantie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sugawara's sensitive parts.
Ashantie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Naoto Sugawara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ashantie connects with a right hand. Sugawara shakes it off.
Naoto Sugawara's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ashantie lands a big uppercut and Sugawara crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sugawara looks OK. Ashantie waves Sugawara back to his feet!
Sugawara is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naoto Sugawara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Congo Ashantie!
In his post fight interview, Congo Ashantie gave a big smile as he said 'Fiddiling abut popin spreeeeeeeeeee'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Stark counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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?
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Stark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Stark's head.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Stark moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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.
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!
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark lands a jab.
Stark misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Smith scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stark avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Stark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a hook
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith is looking to chop away at Stark's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Stark looks gassed!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A jab from Smith misses.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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.
Smith stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Stark.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice combo by Stark! Oh, that's hurt him - Smith falls to the canvas and Stark follows him into side control.
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stark asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stark working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peter Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Smith down! Stark is looking to finish but Smith is intelligently defending himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark stops Smith from standing up.
Stark stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Stark avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses the jab.
Stark scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the body punch
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Smith throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Stark blocks a head kick by Smith.
Stark blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
A cross from Stark lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a body punch
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith is rocked!
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Stark just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Smith has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Stark!
A relieved looking Thomas Stark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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