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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykhaylo Romanchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gringo comes to the ring accompanied by Rage Against the Machine - Bullet in the head. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Gringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mykhaylo Romanchenko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanchenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gringo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gringo looking for a takedown.
Romanchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gringo lands a takedown into guard.
Gringo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Romanchenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gringo, into his guard.
Romanchenko wants to control from the top but Gringo keeps moving.
Romanchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gringo is keeping the position for now.
Romanchenko is looking to stand up but Gringo won't let him.
Gringo is looking for a triangle but Romanchenko pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gringo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romanchenko defends it easily.
Romanchenko wants to stand but Gringo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gringo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romanchenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gringo's guard.
Gringo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanchenko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gringo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Romanchenko is looking to defend but Gringo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Romanchenko! Gringo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Romanchenko taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samuel Gringo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Renald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Valsquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Renald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Renald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Valsquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renald misses with an uppercut
and Valsquez counters with a single leg into guard. Renald didn't expect that.
Renald trying to control the position.
Valsquez with a nice head shot there.
Renald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valsquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valsquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valsquez postures up.
Valsquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valsquez throws a strike but Renald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Renald stopping the sweep attempt from Valsquez.
Renald trying to control but Valsquez is working from the bottom.
Valsquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Renald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valsquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Renald wants to control from the top but Valsquez keeps moving.
Valsquez wants to stand and escape but Renald is having none of it.
Renald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Valsquez punching from the bottom.
Renald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valsquez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Renald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valsquez lands a decent shot there.
Renald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renald is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Valsquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Renald trying to control but Valsquez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valsquez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valsquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Renald!
Valsquez landing shots from mount.
Valsquez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Valsquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Valsquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valsquez working the ground and pound effectively.
Renald regains half guard.
Valsquez passes to side control.
Valsquez cracks Renald with a big right hand but Renald just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Renald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Renald is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renald struggling a bit here.
Valsquez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Renald is breathing heavily.
Valsquez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Renald down.
Valsquez lands a strong strike to the head of Renald. That's dazed him! Valsquez looking to finish here. Renald is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Valsquez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Valsquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Takedown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JP Takedown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takedown misses with a head kick.
Takedown looks for a takedown but Hovimaki sprawls well.
Takedown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hovimaki's head.
Hovimaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takedown.
Takedown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takedown shoots and misses
and Hovimaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like JP Takedown has been cut.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Takedown.
Hovimaki looks to land a combination but Takedown avoids it well.
Hovimaki throws a hook to the side of Takedown's head but Takedown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovimaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hovimaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takedown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Takedown wants to control from the top but Hovimaki keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. JP Takedown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hovimaki lands with a right hand.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hovimaki moves out of range as Takedown strikes.
Takedown misses with a body shot.
Hovimaki avoids the body shot from Takedown.
Hovimaki scores with a hook to the body. Takedown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hovimaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takedown tries to work over Hovimaki's front leg with a kick but Hovimaki checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki misses with a left hand
and Takedown counters with a takedown into side control.
Takedown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hovimaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takedown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takedown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takedown tries to stand but Hovimaki is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedown swings around for an armbar but Hovimaki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Takedown's guard.
Takedown controls Hovimaki momentarily but Hovimaki frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takedown looking for a sweep. Not yet Takedown, not yet.
Takedown controls Hovimaki momentarily but Hovimaki frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. JP Takedown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Takedown takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Takedown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JP Takedown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hovimaki looks to throw the jab but Takedown is out of range.
Hovimaki checks a low kick from Takedown.
Takedown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takedown passes into half guard.
Takedown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hovimaki is just riding it out for now. Takedown eventually gives up the hold.
Takedown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hovimaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hovimaki tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown passes to side control.
Hovimaki tries to escape but Takedown is in control.
Hovimaki is being controlled here.
Takedown trying to control the action but Hovimaki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JP Takedown has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hovimaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takedown on the ground.
Takedown tries for a kimura but Hovimaki is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki tries to escape but Takedown is in control.
Takedown tries to advance to mount but can't.
Takedown trying to control the action but Hovimaki is working from the bottom.
Hovimaki stops Takedown from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hovimaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Takedown trying to control the position but Hovimaki is working away.
Hovimaki prevents Takedown from moving into mount.
Takedown wants to stand but Hovimaki has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Takedown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JP Takedown's cut.
That's time! Hovimaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hovimaki throws a shot from downtown. Takedown moves away and avoids it.
Takedown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovimaki.
Takedown fails with a takedown attempt.
Takedown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovimaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takedown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hovimaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Takedown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takedown stands and throws Hovimaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown is trying to get an arm triangle but Hovimaki is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hovimaki trying to remain calm as Takedown controls from the top position.
Let's hope that Takedown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedown has hold of Hovimaki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hovimaki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Takedown cranks the arm and Hovimaki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hovimaki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). JP Takedown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braddock Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuoppala comes to the ring accompanied by Children of Bodom - Warheart. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kuoppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braddock Spong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuoppala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spong.
A telegraphed right hand from Spong misses the target.
Kuoppala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spong at a distance.
Spong dives in and grabs Kuoppala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuoppala pushes down on Spong's head and hops out.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Kuoppala moved out of range nicely.
Spong shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuoppala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuoppala works the jab nicely.
Kuoppala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Kuoppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Spong.
Kuoppala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Braddock Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Spong or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuoppala which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spong is defended easily by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala drives through and clinches with Spong against the ropes.
Spong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuoppala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spong looks winded!
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Kuoppala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuoppala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuoppala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Spong wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuoppala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spong is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kuoppala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuoppala.
Kuoppala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuoppala scores with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala working Spong over with knees to the body.
Kuoppala stalling against the ropes.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spong is looking to control Kuoppala's arms but Kuoppala gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the ropes.
Kuoppala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spong's face.
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Kuoppala slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala slowing the pace effectively.
Kuoppala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spong.
Kuoppala landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala connects with a knee to the head.
Spong tries for a takedown but Kuoppala manages to get underhooks.
Kuoppala connects with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kuoppala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kuoppala slowing the pace effectively.
Kuoppala scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuoppala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spong's face.
Spong tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spong.
Kuoppala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuoppala landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala just leaning against Spong, taking a breather.
Kuoppala scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuoppala.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuoppala obliges.
Kuoppala crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
Kuoppala is trying to maintain a safe position but Spong gets an underhook and turns Kuoppala into the ropes.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuoppala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuoppala clinches.
Spong turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Spong is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuoppala is defending well.
Kuoppala is looking to reverse the position.
Kuoppala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spong prevents Kuoppala from standing back up.
Spong looks to land a strike but Kuoppala avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuoppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuoppala is trying to keep Spong in close.
Kuoppala seems keen to control Spong's posture.
Spong is breathing heavily.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuoppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong stopping the sweep attempt from Kuoppala.
Spong is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuoppala has wrist control.
Kuoppala has control of Spong's left arm, preventing Spong from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Kuoppala.
Spong shoots in for a double leg but Kuoppala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spong misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spong is defended easily by Kuoppala.
Spong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spong takes a swing at Kuoppala's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuoppala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuoppala takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
Alexander Kuoppala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kuoppala prevents it.
Alexander Kuoppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Spong.
Kuoppala stalls.
Kuoppala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spong's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuoppala is trying to stall.
Spong tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuoppala.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head.
Kuoppala scores with a knee to the head.
Spong being controlled against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuoppala.
Kuoppala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala landing knees to the head.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuoppala is defending well.
Kuoppala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuoppala prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuoppala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuoppala works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kuoppala pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Spong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuoppala working Spong over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuoppala scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Kuoppala gets underhooks to prevent Spong's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Kuoppala.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuoppala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuoppala dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuoppala moves in looking to clinch but Spong pushes him off.
Kuoppala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuoppala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spong's face.
Spong is working for takedown but Kuoppala is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuoppala lands a good knee to the midsection. Spong won't want to take too many of those.
Spong is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kuoppala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spong blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kuoppala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Spong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuoppala is defending well.
Alexander Kuoppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Spong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong tries to pull guard but Kuoppala holds him up against the ropes and eventually Spong drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
Spong tries to circle away but Kuoppala has him pinned against the ropes.
Kuoppala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spong up against the ropes.
Spong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuoppala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuoppala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuoppala landing knees to the head.
Kuoppala with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
Kuoppala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuoppala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuoppala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuoppala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuoppala working Spong over with knees to the body.
Spong is looking for a takedown.
Kuoppala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuoppala working Spong over with knees to the body.
Kuoppala is struggling to control the position.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuoppala is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuoppala scores with a knee to the head.
Spong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kuoppala prevents it.
Kuoppala crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
Kuoppala landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the ropes.
Kuoppala landing knees to the head.
Spong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuoppala is defending well.
Kuoppala lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong is trying to pull guard but Kuoppala turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuoppala taking a breather.
Kuoppala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Kuoppala can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuoppala.
Kuoppala is leaning against Spong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the body.
Kuoppala is leaning against Spong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuoppala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuoppala obliges.
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!
Kuoppala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Kuoppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala stalling.
Spong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuoppala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuoppala throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuoppala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Kuoppala as Spong shoots in.
Kuoppala instigates a clinch.
Spong is trying to pull guard but Kuoppala turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kuoppala connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuoppala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spong's face.
Kuoppala has Spong pressed against the ropes.
Braddock Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuoppala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuoppala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuoppala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Alexander Kuoppala!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Alexander Kuoppala!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Alexander Kuoppala!
Alexander Kuoppala wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Alexander Kuoppala 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Al Mahyani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mahyani has chosen 808 State and James Dean Bradfield - Lopez as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khalid Al Mahyani!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mahyani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Mahyani tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Mahyani working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Al Mahyani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Al Mahyani blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Al Mahyani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Mahyani missing with knees to the body.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Mahyani stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Al Mahyani keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson being controlled against the ropes.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Mahyani is looking to clinch.
Al Mahyani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Al Mahyani's head but Al Mahyani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Mahyani throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Mahyani.
Al Mahyani walks into a left hand.
Al Mahyani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Al Mahyani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Al Mahyani is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Al Mahyani into the ropes.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Mahyani landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Mahyani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Mahyani blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Mahyani is trying to stall.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Al Mahyani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Mahyani tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Al Mahyani misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Al Mahyani trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Mahyani with a knee to the head.
Al Mahyani dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Mahyani stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Mahyani tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Al Mahyani.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Al Mahyani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Mahyani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson tries to circle away but Al Mahyani has him pinned against the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Al Mahyani misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Al Mahyani.
Al Mahyani dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Al Mahyani shrugs off.
It looks like Khalid Al Mahyani has been cut.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Mahyani backwards.
Al Mahyani lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Al Mahyani blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Al Mahyani in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Mahyani crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mahyani misses with a knee to the head.
Al Mahyani connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Al Mahyani stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Mahyani dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Al Mahyani tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Al Mahyani dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson forces Al Mahyani back against the ropes and clinches.
Al Mahyani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Mahyani blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
Al Mahyani effectively controlling the action here.
Al Mahyani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Mahyani won't allow it.
Al Mahyani blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Al Mahyani to work.
Johnson tries to circle away but Al Mahyani has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Mahyani looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson has Al Mahyani up against the ropes in a clinch.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Mahyani looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to push Al Mahyani away but Al Mahyani has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Mahyani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Mahyani gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Mahyanis head.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Mahyani's defenses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Mahyani controls his hands.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Mahyani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Khalid Al Mahyani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Mahyani takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Mahyani connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Mahyani keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Mahyani.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani taking a breather.
Al Mahyani stalling the fight.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Mahyani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Al Mahyani with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Mahyani with a knee to the head.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Mahyani landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Mahyani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Al Mahyani.
Jack Johnson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Mahyani tries to clinch up.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mahyani looking to stall.
Al Mahyani connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Al Mahyani back into the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Mahyani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Al Mahyani blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Mahyani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Mahyani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Al Mahyani throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Al Mahyani throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mahyani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Al Mahyani in his tracks for a moment.
Al Mahyani avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Al Mahyani tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Mahyani misses with a knee to the head.
Al Mahyani tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Mahyani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Mahyani looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson rushes Al Mahyani and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Al Mahyani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Mahyani throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Mahyani wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Al Mahyani 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mahyani trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Mahyani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Mahyani landing knees to the body.
Al Mahyani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Mahyani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Mahyani has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Mahyani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Mahyani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Al Mahyani looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Al Mahyani missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Mahyani's brow.
Al Mahyani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Mahyani avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Mahyani is defending well for now.
Al Mahyani avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Al Mahyani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mahyani avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Al Mahyani tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Al Mahyani is controlling him.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Al Mahyani in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Khalid Al Mahyani!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Khalid Al Mahyani!
Khalid Al Mahyani wins by majority decision!
A victorious Khalid Al Mahyani 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes to the ring accompanied by PRIDE FC opening theme music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strunz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz throws a head kick that Berg semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg throws a body punch but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz slips a straight right by Berg.
Berg tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
Strunz feints and then cracks Berg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berg down.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Strunz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kristian Berg has been cut.
Berg lands with a hook. Strunz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strunz lands a head kick!
Berg misses with a wild combination.
Berg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berg is breathing heavily.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Berg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whack! Strunz lands a heavy head kick that drops Berg. The ref tackles Strunz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Berg was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bronko Strunz!
Bronko Strunz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryo Narushima is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Callahan.
Callahan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narushima throws a low kick but Callahan moves out of range easily.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Callahan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Narushima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Callahan blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narushima's head backwards.
Callahan cracks Narushima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narushima throws a leg kick
and Callahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Callahan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan moves out of range of the body kick.
Narushima throws a push kick but Callahan slaps the foot to one side.
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Narushima at a distance.
Narushima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Callahan does it's job there.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callahan thumps Narushima with a low kick.
Narushima lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narushima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima throws a lazy head kick
and Callahan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callahan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Narushima throws a head kick but Callahan moves out of range.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Narushima throws a lazy head kick
and Callahan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Callahan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narushima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Callahan connects with a body shot.
Narushima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callahan.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
Narushima blocks a leg kick.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Callahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Callahan missing with a left hand there. Narushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Callahan is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Narushima thows a body kick. Callahan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick by Narushima misses
and Callahan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Narushima!
Callahan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Narushima is trying to get back to half guard.
Callahan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Narushima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Callahan connects with a decent elbow.
Callahan scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Narushima is not content to let Callahan control the position.
Callahan lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Callahan working the body and head with strikes.
Callahan lands some shots froms side control.
Narushima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Narushima is not content to let Callahan control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Narushima's shoulder. That is not cool.
Callahan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Narushima sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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 Ryo Narushima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Narushima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Callahan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narushima throws a head kick but Callahan moves out of range.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Callahan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narushima cracks the inside of Callahan's front leg.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Callahan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Callahan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narushima's head.
Narushima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narushima is rocked!
Callahan drops Narushima with a huge uppercut! Narushima drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Callahan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Callahan!
Our winner, Harry Callahan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Hillgrund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillgrund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hillgrund thows a body shot but no joy.
Hillgrund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hillgrund staying out of range there.
Suti lands a nice looking body shot.
Suti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillgrund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Hillgrund moved out of range nicely.
Hillgrund throws a wild body kick that Suti sees coming a mile off.
Hillgrund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suti in his tracks.
Suti shoots in looking for a takedown. Hillgrund tries to sprawl out of it but Suti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hillgrund manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hillgrund throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suti misses the shot to the body.
Hillgrund tries to sprawl but Suti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hillgrund has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suti is working away from the top position though.
Suti wants to take a breather but Hillgrund is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hillgrund missing with punches from the bottom.
Suti is controlling the pace.
Suti trying to control the action but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund trying to control from the bottom.
Hillgrund is looking for a sweep. Suti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund wants to control but Suti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suti misses with a double jab.
Suti connects with a single shot there.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Hillgrund is just out of range.
Suti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suti shoots in and bounces Hillgrund off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Suti from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti wants to pass the guard but Hillgrund is keeping the position.
Hillgrund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hillgrund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harald Hillgrund.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hillgrund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suti has time to react.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Suti.
Suti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hillgrund but Hillgrund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harald Hillgrund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Suti misses the shot to the body.
Suti throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hillgrund. Suti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hillgrunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hillgrund leaves Suti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hillgrund shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suti defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suti working away.
Suti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hillgrund keeps working.
Suti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Suti closes the distance and clinches up with Hillgrund, looking for a takedown. Suti pushes Hillgrund against the ropes but Hillgrund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Suti misses.
Hillgrund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund shoots in for a takedown but Suti shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Hillgrund misses.
Suti shoots in and drives through. Hillgrund sprawls well.
Hillgrund has a takedown stuffed.
Perseen Suti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hillgrund will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suti throws a right hand that Hillgrund ducks under and follows up with a left that Hillgrund also avoids with ease.
Hillgrund gets a takedown into half guard.
Hillgrund missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hillgrund not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti is looking to control Hillgrund's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suti avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hillgrund lands a nice short elbow.
Hillgrund missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hillgrund missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hillgrund looks to land a strike but Suti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hillgrund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hillgrund distracts Suti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hillgrund postures up.
Suti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hillgrund lands a couple of elbows.
Hillgrund postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hillgrund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillgrund wants to control from the top but Suti keeps moving.
Hillgrund throwing strikes from guard but Suti blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suti holds on and takes a little breather.
Perseen Suti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hillgrund.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald Hillgrund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suti checks the leg kick.
A jab from Suti misses.
Hillgrund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suti shoots in for a double leg but Hillgrund sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hillgrund.
Suti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Suti scores with a four punch combination!
Hillgrund avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Suti scores with a four punch combination!
Hillgrund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suti slips under a jab from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hillgrund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suti. That did some damage!
Suti is breathing heavily.
Hillgrund throws a solid leg kick but Suti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hillgrund.
Hillgrund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
Hillgrund missing with a left hand there. Suti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillgrund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suti is able to avoid easily.
Hillgrund looking to score a takedown here. Suti is defending well but Hillgrund drives through and ends up in Suti's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
Suti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hillgrund preventing the sweep.
Hillgrund trying to control the position from guard on top but Suti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hillgrund is pushing down on Suti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suti is fighting to maintain full guard but Hillgrund has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hillgrund sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suti defending well though.
Hillgrund throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hillgrund looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hillgrund tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund throwing shots but Suti is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hillgrund dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Hillgrund.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suti throws a looping overhand right but Hillgrund ducks down to avoid it.
Hillgrund throws out a loose jab but Suti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suti shoots in for a takedown but Hillgrund shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund motions for Suti to come forward. Hillgrund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suti tests Hillgrund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hillgrund misses with a straight left.
Hillgrund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Hillgrund moved out of range nicely.
Suti slips a jab from Hillgrund.
A jab from Hillgrund misses.
Hillgrund throws a jab but it's blocked by Suti.
Suti misses with an uppercut.
Hillgrund misses with an uppercut. Suti saw that one coming.
Hillgrund tries a low kick but Suti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suti throws a nice looking combination but Hillgrund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hillgrund circles away.
Suti thuds his right hand into Hillgrund's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suti tries to bum rush Hillgrund with a series of wild strikes but Hillgrund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Hillgrund coming out on top.
Hillgrund shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suti sprawls well. Suti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hillgrund gets slowly back to his feet.
Suti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hillgrund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hillgrund drives through with a takedown into Suti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Suti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suti looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hillgrund is looking to work some ground and pound but Suti has wrist control.
Hillgrund stopping the sweep attempt from Suti.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suti controls Hillgrund momentarily but Hillgrund frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hillgrund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hillgrund's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harald Hillgrund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hillgrund trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Suti wants to sweep here but Hillgrund controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hillgrund looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hillgrund landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hillgrund's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hillgrund throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suti wants to stand up but Hillgrund is controlling him.
Suti is trying to keep Hillgrund in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund trying to control the position from guard on top but Suti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hillgrund working some strikes from top position.
Hillgrund stands up over Suti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hillgrund lands a couple of elbows.
Suti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillgrund working some strikes from top position.
Hillgrund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund is looking to work some ground and pound but Suti has wrist control.
Hillgrund trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hillgrund clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hillgrund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hillgrund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hillgrund lands a head shot.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hillgrund leaves Suti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suti missing with a left hand there. Hillgrund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suti misses with the combination.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Suti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suti misses with an uppercut.
Suti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hillgrund misses with a leg kick.
Hillgrund tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hillgrund somewhat.
Hillgrund slips under a jab from Suti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Hillgrund.
Suti stuffs the takedown attempt from Hillgrund. Hillgrund gets slowly back to his feet.
Suti looks to throw the jab but Hillgrund is out of range.
Suti throws a jab but it's blocked by Hillgrund.
An inside leg kick from Hillgrund misses.
A big right from Hillgrund misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hillgrund is defended easily by Suti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald Hillgrund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Hillgrund is looking to chop away at Suti's legs.
Hillgrund moves out of range as Suti strikes.
Suti feints a jab promting Hillgrund to slip. Suti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hillgrund slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund scores with a jab to the head.
Suti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suti moves out of range of the leg kick from Hillgrund.
Suti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Suti as Hillgrund shoots in.
Hillgrund fails with a takedown attempt.
Suti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hillgrund back to the ropes. Suti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Hillgrund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suti stuns Hillgrund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suti throws a shot from downtown. Hillgrund moves away and avoids it.
Suti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Hillgrund as he connects with a hook.
Hillgrund lands a jab to the head.
Suti tries to bum rush Hillgrund with a series of wild strikes but Hillgrund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suti looks to land a right hand but Hillgrund moved out of range.
Suti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hillgrund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hillgrund is trying to maintain the position but Suti is very close to passing his half guard.
Hillgrund gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looking to control.
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!
Suti trying to control but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund wants to sweep here but Suti controlling him for the moment.
Suti trying to control but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund pulls Suti in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Harald Hillgrund will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suti misses with a hook. Hillgrund ducked under it nicely.
Hillgrund looks to throw the jab but Suti is out of range.
Suti lands with a good body shot.
Suti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hillgrund eats them both and turns towards Suti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Suti looks to land a combination but Hillgrund avoids it well.
Hillgrund drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hillgrund pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suti is out of range and Hillgrund settles back down.
Suti misses with a wild combination.
Suti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suti has a takedown stuffed.
Suti works the jab nicely.
Hillgrund takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hillgrund loads up on a big right hand but Suti slips the punch.
Hillgrund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suti preventing the sweep.
Suti throwing strikes but missing.
Suti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hillgrund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hillgrund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suti won't allow Hillgrund to sweep him here.
Suti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hillgrund wants to sweep here but Suti controlling him for the moment.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Suti from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suti is one step ahead there.
Hillgrund manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suti manages to get himself to full guard.
Hillgrund postures up in Suti's guard and throws a big left but Suti blocks it.
Suti controlling the position.
Suti is trying to control the position but Hillgrund postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillgrund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hillgrund throwing strikes from guard but Suti blocks nicely.
Hillgrund is looking to work some ground and pound but Suti has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund throws a big right hand that misses.
Hillgrund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hillgrund chips away with some ground and pound.
Suti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Suti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suti wants to hit a switch here but Hillgrund passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Suti there!
Hillgrund unloads with some shots from mount but Suti bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund lands a big elbow.
Hillgrund has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Suti's face.
Hillgrund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti wants to control but Hillgrund is having none of it.
Hillgrund raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suti is rocked!
Suti takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hillgrund's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Hillgrund!
Harald Hillgrund retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Harald Hillgrund thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's entrance music is The Warrior's Code. A fine choice. Brown has chosen DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy motions for Brown to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy shoots in and bounces Brown off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Brown wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his arm.
Murphy regains half guard.
Brown works his way into side control.
Murphy seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy is not content to let Brown control the position.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murphy trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Murphy defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Brown will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy with a hook.
Tyler Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Brown swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Brown wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Murphy is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murphy passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Murphy there.
Murphy is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Tyler Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is looking to control Murphy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Murphy is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown is rocked!
Murphy tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Murphy finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brown covers up, he's hurt! Murphy keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Murphy and the ref steps in to end the fight! Murphy can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Murphy!
A victorious Tyler Murphy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorhalla's choice of entrance music: Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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229 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Laputa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laputa misses with a straight right.
Laputa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laputa defending well as Thorhalla loads up on a big left hand.
Thorhalla lands a nice looking body shot.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laputa throws a sloppy head kick and Thorhalla moves out of range easily.
Thorhalla missing with a left hand there. Laputa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laputa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorhalla avoids the head kick by Laputa.
Laputa blocks a low kick nicely.
Laputa checks a low kick from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla misses with a leg kick.
Laputa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorhalla thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorhalla throws the kick towards the body but Laputa avoids it.
Laputa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa moves into the clinch successfully.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorhalla looks winded!
Laputa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorhalla or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Thorhalla working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Laputa as the two fighters clinch.
Laputa slows down the pace here.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
Laputa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Thorhalla misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa tries to stall but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorhalla has had enough of the clinch but Laputa keeps him there for the moment.
Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorhalla's defenses.
Laputa blocks a body shot from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Laputa controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorhalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thorhalla working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laputa throws an elbow but misses.
Thorhalla avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thorhalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laputa looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Laputa.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa stalling in the clinch but Thorhalla improves position.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorhalla won't want to take too many of those.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laputa.
Thorhalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorhalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla is trying to break free.
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!
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laputa is trying to stall.
Laputa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorhalla is keeping busy.
Thorhalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laputa.
Thorhalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laputa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Laputa tries to stall but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa.
A nice combination there by Thorhalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorhalla misses with a head kick.
Laputa clobbers Thorhalla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorhalla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laputa scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorhalla should have avoided that one.
Thorhalla throws a head kick but Laputa moves out of range.
Laputa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thorhalla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laputa moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorhalla.
Laputa prevents a body shot from Thorhalla.
Laputa digs a right hand into Thorhalla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorhalla's gas tank.
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!
Thorhalla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thorhalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
Thorhalla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laputa has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorhalla has a couple of punches blocked by Laputa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorhalla is breathing heavily.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Thorhalla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorhalla avoids it.
Laputa lands an uppercut.
Thorhalla lands a left hand.
Laputa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorhalla backwards.
Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laputa is pushing Thorhalla up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Laputa blocking some punches.
Laputa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorhalla backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorhalla breaks from the clinch.
Thorhalla throws a lazy right hand but Laputa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laputa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Thorhalla.
Laputa moves into range and clinches up with Thorhalla.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laputa.
Laputa looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorhalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorhalla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laputa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thorhalla up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorhalla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laputa struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorhalla controls his hands.
Laputa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laputa wants to stall.
Laputa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorhalla avoids it.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Laputa.
That has opened up Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut even more.
Come on Laputa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laputa stalling in the clinch but Thorhalla improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirk Laputa.
Thorhalla throws a lazy right hand but Laputa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorhalla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Thorhalla's ribcage.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laputa misses with an elbow strike.
Thorhalla managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laputa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laputa lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laputa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorhalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Thorhalla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laputa tries to clinch but Thorhalla is having none of it.
Laputa moves into the clinch.
Kirk Laputa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorhalla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorhalla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laputa controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorhalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Laputa controls his hands.
Thorhalla is trying to break free.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Thorhalla as the two fighters clinch.
Laputa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorhalla can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorhalla lands an uppercut.
Laputa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorhalla's elbow.
Thorhalla can't break the clinch.
Thorhalla pushes Laputa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thorhalla fails to land.
Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Thorhalla's ribcage.
Thorhalla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Laputa controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorhalla's brow.
Laputa just leaning against Thorhalla, taking a breather.
Laputa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kirk Laputa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Thorhalla fails to land.
Thorhalla is trying to break free.
Thorhalla can't break the clinch.
Thorhalla avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Thorhalla throws a head punch that misses.
Laputa prevents a body shot from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorhalla is defending well for now.
Thorhalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laputa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorhalla's head backwards.
Laputa misses with a low kick as Thorhalla jumps back.
Laputa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laputa lands with a cross.
Laputa misses with a body kick.
Laputa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorhalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorhalla throws out a leg kick but Laputa moves out of range and Thorhalla only half commits.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laputa checks a leg kick.
Laputa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laputa.
Thorhalla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk Laputa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa moves out of range as Thorhalla throws a body kick.
Thorhalla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Thorhalla.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laputa.
Thorhalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laputa throws out the jab.
Laputa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorhalla doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorhalla wants to land a leg kick but Laputa is out of range.
Thorhalla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laputa counters with a good low kick that Thorhalla was not able to check.
Hjalmar Thorhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laputa misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorhalla throws a head kick that misses.
Laputa scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hjalmar Thorhalla.
Well Laputa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Kirk Laputa!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Kirk Laputa!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa wins by unanimous decision!
Kirk Laputa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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