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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera throws a jab but it's blocked by Assante.
Assante throws a hook to the side of Silvera's head but Silvera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvera scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Assante.
Silvera is looking to clinch.
Silvera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assante keeps Silvera at a distance using the push kick.
Assante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silvera avoids the head kick by Assante.
Silvera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assante is rocked!
Assante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvera.
Oh Assante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvera forces Assante back against the cage and clinches.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Assante.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Assante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante misses with some punches.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Clinched against the cage, Silvera lands a big elbow that drops Assante! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Assante is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
Joey Silvera very nearly forgot to thank •• Beast Mode •• amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dynamic Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace comes into the arena with Christiansands by Tricky blaring out of the sound system. Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dynamic Menace !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menace shoots in for a takedown but Reinikainen shows good takedown defense.
Reinikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen throws a head kick but Menace moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Menace misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Menace 's head.
Menace misses with the body kick
and Reinikainen counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Menace out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Reinikainen is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kalle Reinikainen!
Kalle Reinikainen 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 Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into the arena with Leverage - Mister Universe blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mercurius's choice of entrance music: Amplifier - The Wave. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurius dives in and grabs Freeman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes down on Mercurius's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercurius.
Freeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercurius scores with a jab to the body.
Mercurius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freeman punishes Mercurius's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercurius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercurius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Freeman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freeman takes a swing at Mercurius's ribcage but misses.
Mercurius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercurius scores with a head kick.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Freeman.
Freeman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. Mercurius saw that one coming.
Mercurius moves out of range of the body kick from Freeman.
Freeman throws out a powerful jab.
Freeman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercurius is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Mercurius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Freeman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mercurius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Freeman is in Mercurius's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Freeman won't allow Mercurius to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freeman being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mercurius is on top in guard.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Mercurius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercurius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercurius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercurius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Mercurius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercurius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Mercurius is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercurius defends it easily.
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.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercurius defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mercurius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Freeman pulls Mercurius in close to his closed guard and prevents Mercurius from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercurius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Huey Freeman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mercurius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Mercurius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercurius throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Freeman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercurius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercurius slips under a jab.
Freeman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Mercurius misses.
Mercurius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurius.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercurius moves away.
Freeman cracks Mercurius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mercurius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurius takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mercurius.
Freeman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.
Mercurius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Mercurius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freeman can pounce on him.
Mercurius throws a front kick aimed at Freeman's knee but Freeman avoids it well.
Freeman swings for the body but Mercurius moves out of range.
Mercurius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercurius scores with a punch to the head.
Mercurius looks to land a body kick but Freeman moved away.
Freeman scores with a leg kick.
Freeman checks the leg kick.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Mercurius lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Freeman stuns Mercurius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercurius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercurius is able to avoid easily.
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Freeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeman tries to avoid it.
Mercurius takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Freeman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Mercurius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercurius moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Mercurius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercurius.
Freeman throws a sloppy head kick and Mercurius moves out of range easily.
Mercurius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freeman can pounce on him.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercurius throws a front kick aimed at Freeman's knee but Freeman avoids it well.
Mercurius misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes one to the chin there.
Mercurius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Freeman sprawls well initially but Mercurius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back.
Freeman tries to roll over but Mercurius keeps him under control.
Freeman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
Mercurius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Freeman working for a triangle but Mercurius defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mercurius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mercurius throwing strikes from guard but Freeman blocks nicely.
Freeman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Mercurius passes Freeman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman wants to control but Mercurius passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocky Mercurius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mercurius is looking to chop away at Freeman's legs.
Mercurius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Freeman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freeman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercurius is looking to land body kicks.
Mercurius tries to land a front kick but Freeman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercurius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurius.
Mercurius closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Freeman did well to prevent Mercurius getting side control.
Freeman gets back to full guard.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercurius manages to get himself to full guard.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Mercurius keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercurius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercurius is retaining full guard.
Freeman trying to control but Mercurius is working from the bottom.
Freeman postures up in Mercurius's guard and throws a big left but Mercurius blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Freeman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercurius looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercurius, not yet.
Mercurius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.
Mercurius working for a guillotine from mount but Freeman is in no mood to give up.
Huey Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Freeman is squirming around, avoiding Mercurius's attempts to control the action.
Mercurius unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Freeman tries to lock up and control but Mercurius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Mercurius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Freeman tries to lock up and control but Mercurius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mercurius with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Freeman tries to hold on but Mercurius postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius working the ground and pound effectively.
Mercurius with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercurius 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock digs a good hook to The Impaler's body.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. Rock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses.
The Impaler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rock's calf.
The Impaler tries to land a body kick
and Rock counters with a nice body kick.
The Impaler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock slips a jab from The Impaler.
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by The Impaler.
The Impaler throws an off balance right hand
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Impaler cracks Rock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock throws a head kick that misses
and The Impaler counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock misses with a leg kick.
Rock looks to land a left hand but The Impaler moved out of range nicely.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler works the jab nicely.
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Impaler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from The Impaler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler misses with a low kick.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Impaler tried to score with a low kick but Rock checks it.
The Impaler lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Impaler misses with a kick to the body.
The Impaler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Rock blocks the low kick.
The Impaler swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
The Impaler throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
The Impaler moves out of range of the body kick from Rock.
The Impaler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rock throws a low kick but The Impaler moves out of range easily.
Rock thumps The Impaler with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock looks to throw the jab but The Impaler is out of range.
The Impaler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rock.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rock, as that shot connected.
Rock misses with a looping right.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
The Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock looks to land a body kick but The Impaler moved away.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Impaler.
Rock connects with a solid leg kick.
Rock throws the left hand but The Impaler avoids the punch easily.
The Impaler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Impaler moves out of range as Rock strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rock.
A low kick from The Impaler is predictable there
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from The Impaler.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from The Impaler.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
The Impaler lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
The Impaler misses with a head kick.
Rock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Impaler thumps Rock with a low kick.
The Impaler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rock in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Impaler is looking to score with low kicks.
Rock slips a straight right by The Impaler.
The Impaler scores with a leg kick.
Rock is looking to slow The Impaler down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Impaler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by The Impaler.
The Impaler tries to land a front kick but Rock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Impaler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Impaler blocks a low kick nicely.
The Impaler looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
The Impaler works over Rock's head and body with a nice combination.
Rock throws a series of punches but The Impaler avoids them all with ease.
Rock throws a body punch but The Impaler moves out of range.
The Impaler lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock cracks The Impaler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Impaler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Impaler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Impaler.
Rock is rocked!
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can The Impaler finish him?
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock seems to have recovered his senses.
The Impaler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Rock misses.
The fighters circling - The Impaler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock wants to land a leg kick but The Impaler is out of range.
The Impaler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock slips a straight right by The Impaler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Impaler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock throws a leg kick
and The Impaler counters with a good low kick that Rock was not able to check.
Rock throws a jab when The Impaler was well out of range.
Rock blocks the body kick.
No joy there for The Impaler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Impaler.
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Rock checks a leg kick.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Impaler lands a nice looking body shot.
The Impaler checks a leg kick nicely.
The Impaler 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.
Rock slips under a jab from The Impaler.
Rock misses with a hook. The Impaler ducked under it nicely.
The Impaler lands a big head kick that sends Rock tumbling to the mat! The Impaler takes a step backwards and waves Rock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Maddy Rock's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Impaler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rock misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Impaler misses with a body kick.
Vlad The Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by The Impaler.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.
Rock looks to land a combination but The Impaler avoids it well.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! The Impaler throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rock is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vlad The Impaler!
A relieved looking Vlad The Impaler 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George McTrigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mikko Kytta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, George McTrigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick and McTrigger moves out of range easily.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
McTrigger looks to land a body kick but Kytta moved away.
McTrigger punishes Kytta's body with a nice straight punch.
Kytta just misses with a punch to the body.
McTrigger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McTrigger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mikko Kytta 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!
Kytta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTrigger can pounce on him.
McTrigger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kytta. Those never looked like landing.
Kytta throws a lazy head kick
and McTrigger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTrigger.
McTrigger avoids the head kick by Kytta.
McTrigger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kytta looks gassed!
McTrigger scores with a nice body kick.
McTrigger scores with a kick to the body.
McTrigger looking to score a takedown here. Kytta is defending well but McTrigger drives through and ends up in Kytta's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTrigger controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTrigger seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kytta for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George McTrigger just wasn't active enough.
A nice combination there by McTrigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta throws out a loose jab but McTrigger uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTrigger lands with a straight right. Kytta didn't see that one coming.
That has opened up Mikko Kytta's cut even more.
Kytta throws a solid leg kick but McTrigger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kytta.
McTrigger dives in and grabs Kytta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kytta pushes down on McTrigger's head and hops out.
Some bone on bone action there as McTrigger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McTrigger cracks Kytta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mikko Kytta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTrigger.
Jab, jab by Kytta - just one landing.
McTrigger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kytta throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTrigger counters with a low kick, right behind Kytta 's knee.
Kytta feints and then cracks McTrigger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McTrigger down.
Kytta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kytta throws a lazy head kick
and McTrigger counters with a big uppercut that knocks Kytta off his feet! McTrigger dives into side control looking to finish!
Kytta is rocked!
The cut above Mikko Kytta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McTrigger cracks Kytta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kytta is still in real trouble! Can McTrigger finish him?
McTrigger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kytta looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McTrigger turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George McTrigger!
George McTrigger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes into the arena with Scary blaring out of the sound system. Vladimir Solovyev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Takanori Gomi's chin.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Solovyev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Gomi pushes Solovyev away with a front kick.
Solovyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solovyev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Solovyev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Solovyev throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Solovyev with a nice cross.
Solovyev wants to clinch.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Gomi swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Solovyev moves away and avoids it.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solovyev's waist but Solovyev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomi.
Solovyev throws a body kick that misses.
Solovyev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Solovyev scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomi connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomi scores with a jab.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solovyev misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solovyev defends it nicely.
Solovyev scores with a leg kick.
Solovyev closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomi.
Solovyev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Solovyev seems keen to control Gomi's posture.
Gomi prevents Solovyev from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Solovyev wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solovyev.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomi looks for a takedown but Solovyev sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev misses with a leg kick
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi throws a wild body kick that Solovyev sees coming a mile off.
Solovyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi looks to land a body kick but Solovyev moved away.
Solovyev scores with a body shot.
Gomi stuns Solovyev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Solovyev misses the body punch
and Gomi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Solovyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solovyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Solovyev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
Solovyev tried to score with a low kick but Gomi checks it.
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solovyev defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solovyev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solovyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi lunges at Solovyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solovyev's hand.
Solovyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi tries to bum rush Solovyev with a series of wild strikes but Solovyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that misses.
Solovyev throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Solovyev throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi tries to keep at a distance but Solovyev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Solovyev controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev wants to stall.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomi defending well as Solovyev loads up on a big left hand.
Solovyev is looking to clinch.
Solovyev throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Gomi cracks Solovyev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi throws a low kick but Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Solovyev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Solovyev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
Solovyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solovyev digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Solovyev blocks an uppercut.
Gomi is looking for a takedown.
Solovyev prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but Solovyev moved away.
Solovyev stuns Gomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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 Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Solovyev scores with a nice head shot.
Gomi cracks a nice hook into Solovyev's ribs.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solovyev.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Solovyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Solovyev controls the action.
Gomi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Solovyev.
Solovyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomi gets an underhook and turns Solovyev into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Gomi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Solovyev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a good cross that connects.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Gomi's front leg.
Gomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solovyev is fending him off so far but Gomi persists. Nope, Solovyev circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solovyev thuds his shin into the meat of Gomi's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
Solovyev digs a good body shot into Gomi's ribs.
Solovyev throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Solovyev. That snapped Gomi's head back.
Solovyev cracks Gomi with an open hand slap.
Solovyev cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Solovyev lands with a cross.
Gomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Solovyev tries to kick Gomi off but Gomi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomi misses with a head shot. Solovyev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gomi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solovyev has his feet on Gomi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Good work by Solovyev as he checks the leg kick.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomi misses with a hook. Solovyev ducked under it nicely.
Solovyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Solovyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses
and Gomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi with the ground and pound but Solovyev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Solovyev keeping full guard, as Gomi tries to pass.
Gomi is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Solovyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Solovyev 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes into the arena with Hatsjikidee blaring out of the sound system. Adebisi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Go Adebisi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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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
14 - 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vos. De Vos obviously looking to wear him down.
Adebisi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Vos did well to prevent Adebisi getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adebisi looks to land a strike but De Vos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Adebisi chips away with some ground and pound.
De Vos keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but De Vos is keeping the position.
Adebisi postures up.
De Vos wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling the position.
Adebisi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Vos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Vos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Adebisi misses.
De Vos thuds his right hand into Adebisi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
Adebisi lands a nice hook to De Vos's body. De Vos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
Adebisi loads up on a big right hand but De Vos slips the punch.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Vos checks a low kick from Adebisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vos moves away.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vos misses with a body kick.
Adebisi connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Vos. De Vos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - De Vos coming out on top.
De Vos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Vos throws a low kick but Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Adebisi loads up on a big right hand but De Vos slips the punch.
Adebisi lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Adebisi. Beautiful body shot.
Adebisi lands a really nice looking cross but De Vos seems unphased.
De Vos jabs at Adebisi's body.
De Vos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adebisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Vos - the referee stops the clock and Adebisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Vos. Adebisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adebisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebisi scores with a hook to the body. De Vos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adebisi throws a nice looking combination but De Vos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adebisi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Vos lands a right hook to the body.
Adebisi slips a straight right by De Vos.
De Vos misses with a looping right.
A cross from Adebisi lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi checks the leg kick.
De Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Adebisi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adebisi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Vos ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
De Vos misses with a straight left.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. De Vos saw that one coming.
Adebisi punishes De Vos's body with a nice straight punch.
Adebisi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Adebisi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Adebisi ducks down to avoid it.
De Vos swinging wildly here.
Adebisi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Adebisi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adebisi checks a leg kick.
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Adebisi is out of range.
Adebisi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vos rather than just go for the knockout.
Adebisi misses with a hook.
De Vos slaps away a takedown attempt from Adebisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adebisi lands with a straight right. De Vos didn't see that one coming.
Adebisi is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Vos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adebisi throws out the jab.
Adebisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowieke De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a leg kick but De Vos sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vos misses with a left hand
and Adebisi counters with a nice body shot.
Simon Adebisi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but De Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebisi lands a body shot.
Adebisi lands a nice looking body shot.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebisi. De Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adebisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adebisi checks a low kick from De Vos.
Adebisi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Vos as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi misses with a hook.
Adebisi lands a glancing blow to the side of De Vos's head.
De Vos dodges the punch combination from Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebisi takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vos.
De Vos slips a straight right by Adebisi.
A punch combination from Adebisi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from De Vos. No joy for Adebisi on that attempt.
Adebisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adebisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
De Vos throws a leg kick which misses Adebisi's front leg but catches the back leg as Adebisi tries to avoid it.
Adebisi looks to land a combination but De Vos avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by De Vos there.
De Vos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adebisi throws a combination that misses
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
Adebisi throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adebisi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adebisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi checks a low kick from De Vos.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
De Vos misses with a head kick.
De Vos drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Vos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adebisi under the eye.
Adebisi misses with a combination
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Adebisi as he connects with a hook.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vos manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vos connects with a leg kick. Adebisi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vos dips to his left and cracks Adebisi with an uppercut!
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Vos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vos.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Adebisi avoids it well.
Adebisi misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vos drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adebisi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Vos.
De Vos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adebisi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Vos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi misses with a looping right.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. De Vos saw that one coming.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
De Vos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vos wants to slow Adebisi down by chopping away at his legs.
De Vos scores with a jab. Adebisi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adebisi dives in and grabs De Vos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vos pushes down on Adebisi's head and hops out.
De Vos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi lands a nice hook to De Vos's body. De Vos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vos lands an overhand right.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt - De Vos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos cracks Adebisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Vos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adebisi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Vos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Vos lands with a hook. Adebisi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vos misses with a straight left.
Adebisi throws an overhand right that lands on De Vos's shoulder, as De Vos tries to avoid the shot.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but De Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vos slips a straight right by Adebisi.
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Adebisi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebisi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but De Vos is keeping the position.
Adebisi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Vos, up you get!
Adebisi throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Adebisi. That snapped De Vos's head back.
De Vos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Vos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Vos with a nice cross.
Adebisi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Vos to the mat! De Vos manages to get full guard.
Adebisi passes De Vos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vos pushes Adebisi off looking to stand but Adebisi dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi is trying to control. De Vos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lowieke De Vos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Vos 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 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lowieke De Vos!
An out of breath Lowieke De Vos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid comes to the cage accompanied by Asteroid. Protagonist has chosen Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss as his entrance music. Hiro Protagonist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid looks to land a combination but Protagonist avoids it well.
Protagonist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asteroid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Protagonist throws a front kick that sends Asteroid stumbling back into the cage.
Asteroid avoids the head kick by Protagonist.
A punch lands to the side of Protagonist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Protagonist ducks right into an uppercut from Asteroid.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asteroid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Protagonist - the referee stops the clock and Asteroid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Protagonist. Asteroid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Protagonist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Asteroid.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Protagonist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Protagonist misses with a body shot.
Asteroid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Protagonist on the side of the head.
Asteroid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Protagonist misses the shot to the body.
Protagonist takes one on the button.
Protagonist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asteroid checks it well.
Protagonist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Asteroid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Protagonist's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asteroid, right into the meat.
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
Asteroid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Protagonist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Protagonist 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.
Asteroid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Protagonist was well out of range. Poor timing from Asteroid.
Protagonist lands a slapping body shot.
Protagonist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Asteroid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Asteroid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asteroid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid looks to score with a jab to the body but Protagonist is just out of range.
Asteroid is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist connects with a leg kick. Asteroid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Protagonist.
A big right from Asteroid misses.
Asteroid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Protagonist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asteroid throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asteroid. Protagonist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Protagonist, as that shot connected.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asteroid tries a head kick but it misses.
Asteroid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asteroid looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
Protagonist scores with a jab to the body.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut.
Asteroid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Protagonist is able to avoid easily.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut.
Protagonist throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Protagonist.
Protagonist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asteroid misses the jab.
Protagonist cracks the inside of Asteroid's front leg.
Asteroid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Protagonist.
Protagonist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Protagonist lands a nice hook to Asteroid's body. Asteroid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Protagonist misses with a series of wild punches.
Protagonist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asteroid counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Asteroid moves out of range of the body kick.
Protagonist throws a shot from downtown. Asteroid moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Protagonist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asteroid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Asteroid catches Protagonist right on the button with a cross.
Asteroid ducks under a wild hook from Protagonist.
Protagonist misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid misses the jab.
Protagonist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick there by Protagonist.
A low kick from Protagonist misses
enabling Asteroid to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Protagonist.
Protagonist throws an overhand right that lands on Asteroid's shoulder, as Asteroid tries to avoid the shot.
Protagonist lands a jab to the nose.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Protagonist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Protagonist looks to land a right hand but Asteroid moved out of range.
Protagonist lands a nice shot that snaps Asteroid's head back.
Protagonist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Protagonist throws a hook but Asteroid blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist misses the jab.
Protagonist blocks a jab.
Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asteroid looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Protagonist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Protagonist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asteroid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Protagonist.
Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Protagonist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asteroid scrambles back to his feet.
Protagonist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asteroid tries to clinch there but Protagonist circles away.
Asteroid throws a low kick but Protagonist avoids it.
Asteroid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Protagonist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Protagonist.
Asteroid scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Asteroid misses its intended target.
Protagonist connects with a right hand. Asteroid shakes it off.
Asteroid tries a head kick but it misses.
Asteroid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Protagonist.
Asteroid fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Asteroid as he checks the leg kick.
Asteroid tests Protagonist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Protagonist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Protagonist misses with a left hand
and Asteroid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Asteroid needs to keep his hands up - Protagonist had a free shot at his head there.
Protagonist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asteroid tries to land a leg kick but Protagonist saw it coming and moves away.
Asteroid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Protagonist thows a leg kick but Asteroid checks it
and Asteroid counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Asteroid. Protagonist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asteroid scoring well with a low kick there.
Protagonist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asteroid.
Protagonist wants to land a leg kick but Asteroid is out of range.
Protagonist lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes the fight into the clinch.
Protagonist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asteroid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Protagonist lands a right hand.
Asteroid drags the fight down to the ground.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Protagonist would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Asteroid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Asteroid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Protagonist is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anabol Asteroid just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Asteroid.
Protagonist misses with a body shot.
Protagonist lands a nice shot to the body.
Protagonist misses with a head kick.
Protagonist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Protagonist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Protagonist.
Protagonist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asteroid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Protagonist.
Asteroid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Protagonist.
The fighters circling - Protagonist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asteroid misses with a hook.
Protagonist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asteroid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Protagonist misses with a straight left.
Protagonist throws a shot to the body.
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!
Asteroid throws a wild body kick that Protagonist sees coming a mile off.
Asteroid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Protagonist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Protagonist connects with a solid leg kick.
Protagonist 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.
Protagonist misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Protagonist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Protagonist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Protagonist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Protagonist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asteroid swinging wildly here.
Protagonist connects with a jab.
Asteroid throws a shot from downtown. Protagonist moves away and avoids it.
Protagonist misses with a low kick.
Protagonist dodges the punch combination from Asteroid.
Asteroid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Protagonist defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
Asteroid scores with a head kick. Protagonist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Protagonist.
A telegraphed right hand from Asteroid misses the target.
Asteroid throws a right hand that misses
and Protagonist counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Protagonist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Protagonist scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a straight left.
Asteroid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Protagonist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asteroid looks to score with a jab to the body but Protagonist is just out of range.
Asteroid slips under a jab.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asteroid thows a body shot but no joy.
Protagonist lands with a right hand.
Protagonist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asteroid wants to land a leg kick but Protagonist is out of range.
Asteroid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Protagonist.
Good shot there by Asteroid.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Protagonist throws a series of punches but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Protagonist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Protagonist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Protagonist misses with a left hand
and Asteroid counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asteroid throws a lazy right hand but Protagonist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Protagonist avoids a kick to the body.
Asteroid scores with a head kick. Protagonist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Protagonist cracks a nice hook into Asteroid's ribs.
Jab, jab by Protagonist - just one landing.
Asteroid throws a sloppy head kick and Protagonist moves out of range easily.
Protagonist lands a two punch combo.
Protagonist lands with an uppercut that bounces Asteroid off the cage and back into range.
Asteroid is rocked!
Asteroid lands the left hand.
Oh Asteroid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Protagonist scores with a jab to the head.
Protagonist misses with a head kick.
Anabol Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Protagonist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asteroid throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a body kick.
Asteroid seems to have got his legs back now.
Protagonist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Protagonist has knocked Asteroid down with a huge combo! Protagonist steps away and waves a wobbly Asteroid back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Protagonist misses with a straight right.
Protagonist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asteroid can pounce on him.
A combination from Protagonist does no damage.
Asteroid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Protagonist ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist scores with a punch to the head.
Asteroid ducks under a wild hook from Protagonist.
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Protagonist.
Asteroid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Protagonist misses.
Protagonist avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Hiro Protagonist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws out a powerful jab.
Protagonist stalks Asteroid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asteroid's face. Asteroid staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Protagonist does no damage.
Asteroid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Protagonist.
Protagonist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asteroid under the eye.
Protagonist jabs Asteroid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asteroid looks to land a right hand but Protagonist moved out of range.
Protagonist sizes up Asteroid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Protagonist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asteroid's sensitive parts.
Protagonist looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist misses with a looping left.
Protagonist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Protagonist throws a sloppy head kick and Asteroid moves out of range easily.
Asteroid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Protagonist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Protagonist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Protagonist 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Protagonist!
A victorious Hiro Protagonist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dirty Diana. Alfa Uros could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pentti Hirvonen's chin.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfa Uros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uros rushes Hirvonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hirvonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hirvonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Uros looking to pass the guard.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing Uros from controlling successfully.
Uros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uros looking to pass the guard.
Hirvonen is trying to control the position but Uros postures up.
Uros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uros stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uros wants to pass the guard but Hirvonen is keeping the position.
Hirvonen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hirvonen looking to control but Uros is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hirvonen scoring with strikes but Uros is staying in there.
Uros wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Hirvonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hirvonen misses with a head shot.
Hirvonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hirvonen looking to control but Uros is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uros is working to get back to half guard.
Hirvonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uros is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen unloads with some shots from mount but Uros bucks and avoids them well.
Hirvonen lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uros can't escape the position.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirvonen lands a big shot there that rocks Uros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hirvonen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Uros is rocked!
Hirvonen cracks Uros with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Hirvonen!
Pentti Hirvonen is the new middleweight champion!
Pentti Hirvonen 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (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. Piper has chosen Real Men Wear Skirts as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Piper.
A jab from Piper misses.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Piper avoids them all with ease.
Piper misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Piper blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Piper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but Piper has control of the leg.
Jokinen is trying to maintain the position but Piper is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen pushes Piper off looking to stand but Piper dives back in and keeps control.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep. Piper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piper trying to control from half guard but Jokinen is working away.
Piper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Piper drops an elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Piper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jokinen defending well though.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Piper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piper is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Piper is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen trying to control but Piper postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Jokinen wants to control but Piper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Piper is controlling well.
Jokinen is not content to let Piper control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Piper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piper's head.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Piper.
Piper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Piper throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Piper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
Piper blocks a low kick nicely.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Piper's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Jokinen cracks Piper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Piper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Piper's leg. Piper is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Piper blocks the low kick.
Jokinen darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jokinen avoids it.
Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper'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.
Piper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piper duly obliges.
Jokinen works Piper's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piper stalks Jokinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jokinen's face. Jokinen staggers backwards, shaken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piper.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Piper.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Piper drops his hands momentarily and Jokinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Piper lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Jokinen motions for Piper to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Piper.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piper slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piper throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otso Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Piper is having none of it.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Piper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Piper walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jokinen presses Piper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Piper breaks the clinch.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Piper down.
Piper walks into a left hand.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piper. That did some damage!
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piper is rocked!
Jokinen tries to move into range but Piper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a nice shot that snaps Piper's head back.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Jokinen counters with a crisp right that sends Piper to the canvas! Jokinen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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