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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Professor Green - Monster . A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Bond throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bond.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bond takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Bond takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bond blocks the low kick.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Bond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jab, jab by Bond - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Bond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bond.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bond.
Bond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Bond there.
Bond throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
Bond lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Bond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bond. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a right hand from Bond - that's dropped him! Bond jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jones from any more punishment! Jones complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dallas Bond!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dallas Bond made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes into the arena with The Marines' Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Mercurius has chosen Amplifier - The Wave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercurius throws a jab when Pyle was well out of range.
Mercurius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercurius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pyle.
A head kick misses from Mercurius.
Mercurius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercurius's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
Pyle misses with a head kick.
Mercurius scores with a jab to the head.
Mercurius misses with a straight left.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.
Pyle forces Mercurius back against the cage and clinches.
Mercurius lands a body punch.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Pyle blocks it.
Mercurius misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mercurius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercurius.
Mercurius tries to break free but Pyle pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyle lands an uppercut.
Mercurius manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pyle drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mercurius trying to control the position.
Mercurius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercurius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurius looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercurius, not yet.
Mercurius pulls Pyle in to control the position.
Mercurius trying to control the position.
Mercurius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyle is trying to control the position but Mercurius postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pyle trying to control the position.
Mercurius preventing the sweep.
Mercurius throws a big elbow that misses.
Pyle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mercurius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pyle.
Sloppy strikes there by Mercurius.
Pyle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle gets back to half guard.
Mercurius prevents Pyle from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercurius working over Pyle with some ground and pound. Pyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercurius drops an elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Pyle is trying to control but can't.
Mercurius is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mercurius controlling the action here.
Mercurius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pyle tries to get to full guard but Mercurius has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is working hard here to advance position.
Mercurius seems to be working for a kimura but Pyle defends the submission attempt.
Mercurius wants to take a breather but Pyle is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mercurius wants to free his trapped foot but Pyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pyle is looking to control Mercurius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pyle avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mercurius is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pyle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Mercurius.
A jab from Pyle misses.
Pyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mercurius does no damage.
Mercurius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercurius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyle scrambles back to his feet.
Mercurius scores with a punch to the head.
Pyle is rocked!
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Pyle.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyle.
A big left from Pyle misses.
Pyle throws a body punch but Mercurius moves out of range.
Pyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercurius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyle.
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercurius sprawls well initially but Pyle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercurius defending well though.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping busy.
Mercurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercurius moves into full guard.
Mercurius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurius.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pyle working some strikes from top position.
Pyle 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.
Mercurius wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercurius might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pyle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rocky Mercurius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercurius is pulling down on Pyle's head to control his posture.
Rocky Mercurius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mercurius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercurius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercurius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pyle misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyle. Mercurius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mercurius's guard.
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Pyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Mercurius blocks nicely.
Pyle landing with the ground and pound.
Mercurius has momentary wrist control but Pyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
Mercurius 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.
Mercurius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pyle preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle distracts Mercurius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pyle!
Pyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pyle gets back to half guard.
Mercurius prevents Pyle from improving his position.
Mercurius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mercurius is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gomer Pyle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.
Pyle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mercurius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pyle is keeping the position for now.
Mercurius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pyle is proving hard to escape from.
Mercurius throwing strikes from guard but Pyle blocks nicely.
Mercurius postures up and lands a big shot to Pyle's brow.
Pyle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mercurius puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pyle wants to improve his position but Mercurius is controlling well.
Mercurius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius is looking to advance position but Pyle won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
Mercurius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mercurius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pyle wants to control but Mercurius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
Pyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercurius.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pyle won't allow Mercurius to pass to mount.
Mercurius is looking to take a break and control but Pyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocky Mercurius wasn't active enough on the ground.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mercurius enables Pyle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mercurius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercurius controls Pyle momentarily but Pyle frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercurius is retaining full guard.
Pyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pyle postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mercurius looking for a guillotine here but Pyle defends easily.
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.
Pyle connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
Mercurius pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.
Mercurius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pyle postures up in Mercurius's guard and throws a big left but Mercurius blocks it.
Pyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius has momentary wrist control but Pyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercurius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercurius is keen to just control but Pyle is a slippery customer.
Pyle wants to get back to full guard.
Pyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pyle is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Mercurius is going to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius is controlling the pace.
Pyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercurius pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercurius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Mercurius made sure he mentioned [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Like a surgeon. On his way into the cage it seems that Blake Edwards has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blake Edwards seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riseman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Riseman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Nice defenses there by Riseman.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riseman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riseman misses the body punch
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riseman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riseman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards throws a leg kick but Riseman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riseman avoids a kick to the body.
Riseman throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Riseman moved away.
Riseman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards misses with a body punch
and Riseman counters with a nice uppercut.
Riseman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riseman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Riseman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Donk. Edwards catches Riseman right on the button with a cross.
Edwards wants to slow Riseman down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards checks a low kick from Riseman.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards lands a head shot.
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Riseman thuds a left hand into Edwards's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riseman throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards throws a low kick but Riseman moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Riseman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donk. Edwards catches Riseman right on the button with a cross.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Riseman avoids it.
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riseman is rocked!
Edwards punishes Riseman's body with a nice straight punch.
Riseman is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Riseman looks winded!
Riseman looks to throw a body kick
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards cracks Riseman with a hook to the temple - Riseman is on wobbly legs here! Edwards swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Riseman falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Edwards wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blake Edwards!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Blake Edwards waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Boom City. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rovio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Alavaara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alavaara cracks Rovio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rovio connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Rovio coming out on top.
Rovio takes one to the chin there.
Rovio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rovio throws a leg kick which misses Alavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Alavaara tries to avoid it.
Rovio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alavaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovio shoots for a double leg takedown but Alavaara sprawls well. He's pushed Rovio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rovio connects with a leg kick. Alavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alavaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rovio.
Alavaara wants to slow Rovio down by chopping away at his legs.
Rovio dives in and grabs Alavaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alavaara pushes down on Rovio's head and hops out.
Rovio slips a jab and a cross from Alavaara.
Alavaara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Rovio. Those never looked like landing.
Rovio tries to land a front kick but Alavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alavaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rovio.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rovio, right into the meat.
Rovio throws a solid leg kick but Alavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rovio.
Alavaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rovio circles away quickly and effectively.
Rovio slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio blocks a leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Alavaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rovio slips a straight right by Alavaara.
Alavaara misses the jab.
Rovio thuds his right hand into Alavaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alavaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alavaara lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alavaara.
Rovio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alavaara has time to react.
Rovio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Rovio as he checks the leg kick.
Alavaara slips under a jab from Rovio.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Rovio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alavaara's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alavaara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rovio trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Rovio postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Rovio tries to free his leg and advance position but Alavaara is retaining full guard.
Rovio won't allow Alavaara to sweep him here.
Rovio is looking to work some ground and pound but Alavaara has wrist control.
Rovio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara is looking to sweep but instead, Rovio has passed into half guard.
Rovio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alavaara defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rovio lands a nice short elbow.
Rovio throws a strike but Alavaara avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rovio trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Alavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Alavaara, not yet.
Rovio trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Rovio stopping the sweep attempt from Alavaara.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovio trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Rovio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
That kick from Rovio tenderised Alavaara's leg. Alavaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alavaara scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rovio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alavaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alavaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rovio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rovio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alavaara.
Alavaara looks to land a left hand but Rovio moved out of range nicely.
Alavaara throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alavaara. Rovio does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rovio.
Rovio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but Rovio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara staying out of range there.
Rovio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alavaara pinned against the cage. Alavaara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rovio misses with a wild combination.
Rovio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alavaara's guard.
Rovio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alavaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rovio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rampe Rovio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rovio throws a big right hand that misses.
Rovio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rovio 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alavaara has momentary wrist control but Rovio slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara keeping full guard, as Rovio tries to pass.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rovio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alavaara's head.
Alavaara is pulling down on Rovio's head to control his posture.
Rovio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rovio postures up in Alavaara's guard and throws a big left but Alavaara blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rovio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Alavaara, not yet.
Rovio connects with a couple of short punches.
Rovio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rovio stands up over Alavaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Alavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alavaara trying to keep a closed guard but Rovio is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio connects with a couple of short punches.
Rovio throws a big elbow that misses.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Alavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alavaara controls Rovio momentarily but Rovio frees himself.
Rovio works over Alavaara with some ground and pound from guard.
Alavaara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rovio manages to get himself to full guard.
Alavaara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alavaara preventing the sweep.
Rovio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mauri Alavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
Rovio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alavaara as he avoids it easily.
Rovio tries to land a leg kick but Alavaara saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Rovio blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alavaara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rovio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rovio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rovio moves out of range of the body kick from Alavaara.
Rovio catches Alavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alavaara thows a leg kick but Rovio checks it
and Rovio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alavaara's guard now.
Rovio chips away with some ground and pound.
Alavaara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rovio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rovio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alavaara has momentary wrist control but Rovio slips an elbow through the middle.
Rovio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara controlling the position.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rovio with a nice head shot there.
Rovio trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Rovio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alavaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rovio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rovio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rovio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rovio throws a big right hand that misses.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Alavaara keeps moving.
Rovio throws a big right hand that misses.
Alavaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rovio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rovio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alavaara kicks Rovio off and gets to his feet.
Alavaara lands with an overhand left.
Alavaara lands a front kick.
Alavaara tries to work over Rovio's front leg with a kick but Rovio checks it.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rovio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alavaara.
Rovio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rovio moves in looking to clinch but Alavaara pushes him off.
Rovio lands with a straight right. Alavaara didn't see that one coming.
Rovio misses with a body shot.
Rovio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio misses with an uppercut. Alavaara saw that one coming.
Rovio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alavaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Rovio is predictable there
and Alavaara counters with a nice leg kick.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rampe Rovio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Rovio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rovio.
Alavaara wants to sweep here but Rovio controlling him for the moment.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Alavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rovio won't allow Alavaara to get back to his feet.
Alavaara has momentary wrist control but Rovio slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rovio.
Rovio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rovio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alavaara's head.
Rovio landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alavaara wants to get back to his feet but Rovio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alavaara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rovio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rovio lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovio is working Alavaara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Alavaara keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampe Rovio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rovio, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampe Rovio!
A relieved looking Rampe Rovio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onizuka comes into the arena with GTO's Greatest Moments blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duddy's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy misses with a low kick.
Onizuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duddy is out of range.
Onizuka thuds his shin into the meat of Duddy's side.
Duddy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Onizuka takes a swing at Duddy's ribcage but misses.
Duddy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duddy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Onizuka misses.
Onizuka wants to slow Duddy down by chopping away at his legs.
Onizuka throws a lazy uppercut
and Duddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onizuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Onizuka lands with a shot to the body.
Onizuka throws a leg kick
and Duddy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Onizuka lands a jab to Duddy's midsection.
Onizuka misses with a hook.
Duddy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Onizuka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duddy.
A clash of legs there as Duddy blocks the low kick.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Onizuka moves out of range.
Duddy tries to land a front kick but Onizuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Onizuka throws a series of punches but Duddy moves out of range.
Onizuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onizuka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duddy slips a jab from Onizuka.
A jab from Duddy misses.
Onizuka throws a good cross that connects.
Duddy defending well as Onizuka loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onizuka on the side of the head.
Duddy misses with a looping right.
Duddy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throws a leg kick
and Duddy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Onizuka! Duddy lets Onizuka back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Onizuka is rocked!
It looks like Eikichi Onizuka has been cut.
Duddy fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Onizuka square on the jaw! Damn, Onizuka is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Duddy!
John Duddy opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Leuka down.
Apollo tried to score with a low kick but Leuka checks it.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leuka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollo moves away.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Leuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Leuka sees coming a mile off.
Leuka moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
A short right from Apollo.
Leuka prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Apollo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Apollo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apollo.
Jab by Apollo.
A lazy left from Leuka finds it's target.
Leuka tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apollo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Leuka catches Apollo right on the button with a cross.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apollo motions for Leuka to come forward. Apollo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka scores with a hook.
Leuka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
Apollo slips under a jab from Leuka.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Leuka tries a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Leuka throws a leg kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Apollo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries a low kick but Leuka avoids it.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
Apollo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuka moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
Leuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leuka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo misses with a head kick.
Leuka throws a shot to the body.
Leuka lands a high kick!
Apollo drives through and clinches with Leuka against the cage.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
A short right from Leuka on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leuka gets through Apollo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leuka slowing the pace effectively.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Leuka.
Leuka tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Leuka lands with a right to the head.
Apollo is rocked!
Leuka breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leuka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leuka slips a jab and a cross from Apollo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Leuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Apollo pushes him off.
Apollo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leuka rather than just go for the knockout.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuka circles away.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
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!
Apollo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leuka swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
Leuka lands a jab.
Apollo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Apollo moves out of range.
A left lands for Apollo.
A telegraphed right hand from Apollo misses the target.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Leuka's leg but Leuka calmly moves out of range.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Apollo tries to clinch but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Leuka.
Apollo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Apollo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leuka looking to stall.
Leuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Leuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
Leuka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Apollo up against the cage.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leuka.
A short body shot lands from Apollo as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Leuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leuka is trying to maintain a safe position but Apollo gets an underhook and turns Leuka into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Leuka controls his hands.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leuka blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo misses with some punches.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leuka is trying to break the clinch but Apollo has him pressed against the cage.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Leuka lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Nice body punch from Apollo - that landed with a thud.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leuka stalls.
Apollo tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Leuka.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Apollo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leuka.
A hook to the body from Apollo.
Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Leuka as he checks the leg kick.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leuka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Apollo counters with a right hand to the body.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka connects with a single shot there.
Leuka lands the left hand.
Apollo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leuka is out of range.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Apollo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leuka misses with a double jab
and Apollo counters by moving into the clinch.
Apollo lands a shot to the body.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leuka takes a shot to the head.
Leuka lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Leuka.
Leuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leuka is trying to stall.
Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apollo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo has closed the distance and engaged Leuka in a clinch.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leuka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo lands a body punch.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Leuka controls his hands.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Apollo lands with a nice combination. Leuka backs away looking to recover.
Leuka with a jab.
Apollo connects with a jab.
Leuka is looking to clinch.
Apollo throws a head kick but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apollo.
Apollo swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Apollo throws a nice looking combination but Leuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Apollo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leuka is out of range.
Apollo dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka lands with a kick to the temple. Apollo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Leuka sizes up Apollo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Apollo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Apollo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leuka's hands.
Leuka scores with a one two! Apollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Leuka finish him?
Leuka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Apollo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leuka walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Apollo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Leuka swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Apollo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock. Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
193 lbs
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34
192 lbs
25 - 16 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvera is trying to stall.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matson avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Silvera slows down the pace here.
Matson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvera walks away with a smile on his face. Matson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.
Matson shoots in but Silvera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvera. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silvera throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvera was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Matson.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Matson.
Silvera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matson working aggressively here.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matson jabs Silvera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Silvera.
Silvera throws a front kick aimed at Matson's knee but Matson avoids it well.
Silvera misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvera's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera clinches.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvera has double underhooks.
Silvera taking a breather.
Matson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matson working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Matson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Matson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joey Silvera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Matson.
Silvera trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera taking a breather.
Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matson misses with a body kick.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Silvera slips the punch.
Silvera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matson throws a body kick that misses.
Matson misses the jab.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matson swings widly with a right hand
and Silvera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvera looking to stall.
Matson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries a body shot but Matson blocks it.
Matson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matson.
Matson pulls guard effortlessly.
Silvera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matson, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Silvera is predictable there
and Matson counters with a left and a right that stings Silvera.
Matson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson scores with the left hand. Silvera knows he should have avoided that one.
Silvera slips under a jab.
Silvera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Matson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Matson moves out of range easily.
Matson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matson looks to land a left hand but Silvera moved out of range nicely.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matson misses with a low kick.
Josh Matson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvera rushes Matson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joey Silvera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvera tries to work over Matson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Matson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matson is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Matson.
Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvera has closed the distance and engaged Matson in a clinch.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvera avoiding damage.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Matson trying to control the position but instead, Silvera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matson into the cage.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson lands a left hand.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson looks to land a body kick but Silvera moved away.
Silvera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvera.
Nice uppercut lands for Matson. That snapped Silvera's head back.
Matson misses with a hook to the body
and Silvera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matson's knee momentarily.
Matson checks a leg kick.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Matson keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Silvera.
Silvera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws out a loose jab but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera checks a leg kick nicely.
Matson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson lands a lovely overhand right.
Matson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Matson has knocked Silvera down with a huge combo! Matson steps away and waves a wobbly Silvera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Silvera is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera tries to land a leg kick but Matson saw it coming and moves away.
Silvera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matson's sensitive parts.
Silvera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matson is able to avoid easily.
Silvera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Matson throws a lazy head kick
and Silvera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joey Silvera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matson blocks a leg kick.
Matson checks a low kick from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
Silvera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matson. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Matson scores with a punch to the head.
Matson tries for a takedown but Silvera circles away easily
and Silvera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera throws a leg kick
and Matson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Matson.
Silvera moves out of range as Matson throws a body kick.
Matson throws a front kick aimed at Silvera's knee but Silvera avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a leg kick but Silvera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matson misses with a hook
and Silvera counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silvera thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvera checks a leg kick.
Silvera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson drops Silvera with a beautiful combination! Silvera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matson is looking for the KO!
Oh Silvera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera misses with a low kick.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvera seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matson, right into the meat.
Silvera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvera is out of range and Matson settles back down.
A low kick from Matson misses
and Silvera counters with a nice body kick.
Matson throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Matson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera pushes Matson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Matson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matson misses with a punch to the body.
Matson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera stalling.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matson avoids the damage to the body.
Matson is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvera stalling in the clinch.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matson is keeping busy.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Matson controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Silvera stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson is trying to drag Silvera to the mat but Silvera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Matson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera is looking to wear down Matson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Matson does no damage.
Silvera misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvera's head.
Josh Matson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Matson.
I've got Matson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Matson!
Josh Matson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Emperor's Dawn. Worthy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drop the world. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
26 - 18 - 2 |
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31
167 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Worthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worthy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Worthy throws a sloppy body shot
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Worthy fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martinez throws a strike but Worthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez working for a triangle but Worthy defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Worthy from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy preventing the sweep.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is looking to sweep but instead, Worthy has passed into half guard.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Martinez controls Worthy momentarily but Worthy frees himself.
Worthy wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Martinez wants to control but Worthy passes easily into half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Worthy has control of the leg.
Worthy trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Worthy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Worthy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Worthy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Worthy prevents Martinez from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthy.
Nice takedown defense from Worthy. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Worthy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Worthy.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Worthy tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Worthy to the ground. Worthy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Worthy.
Martinez checks a low kick from Worthy.
Worthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez moves out of range as Worthy strikes.
Worthy throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez looks for the body kick but Worthy saw that one coming.
Worthy blocks a low kick nicely.
Worthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Worthy wants it to stay on the feet.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worthy moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Worthy misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Worthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Martinez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Worthy to see if he's OK.
Martinez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Worthy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Martinez's guard! Nice work there by Worthy!
Worthy postures up.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Worthy defends it easily.
Worthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worthy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez trying to control but Worthy is having none of it.
Martinez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martinez punching from mount but Worthy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worthy looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with some strikes.
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martinez throws some wild stikes that Worthy manages to avoid easily.
Martinez working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Worthy slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Worthy's hands, connecting with Worthy's forehead.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Worthy is staying active underneath Martinez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Worthy dodges it nicely.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Worthy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Martinez.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Worthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Worthy throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worthy throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Worthy clinches.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Worthy controls his hands.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worthy swinging wildly here.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Worthy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Worthy.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worthy's hands.
Worthy misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Worthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worthy swinging wildly here.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Worthy.
Martinez defending well as Worthy loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthy.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Marlon Worthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Worthy misses its intended target.
Worthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worthy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Worthy.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Worthy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Worthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Worthy as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Worthy.
A combination from Worthy does no damage.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Worthy's front leg but catches the back leg as Worthy tries to avoid it.
Worthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Worthy throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Worthy checks a low kick from Martinez.
Worthy thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Worthy's knee but Worthy avoids it well.
Worthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Worthy fights it but they end up in guard.
Worthy keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worthy keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is in close to Worthy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open your eyes before you die!. Zachariah Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Farro's chin.
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farro looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Farro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Farro's body. Farro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Farro throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Farro throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Farro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farro cracks Wayne with a good jab.
Farro throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Farro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farro loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Farro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne throws a combination. Farro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Farro throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Farro in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.
Farro wants to break free but Wayne has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farro backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wayne.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Farro taking a breather.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Farro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Farro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Farro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wayne is trying is best to control the position here.
Farro is working for a kimura but Wayne is defending it quite comfortably.
Farro 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.
Nice strikes from Farro there.
Farro trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Wayne is defending well.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne controlling the position well.
Farro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farro working Wayne over with strikes.
Farro wants to take a breather but Wayne is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farro.
Farro throws a strike but Wayne avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Farro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farro stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Wayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farro postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
That's time! Farro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wayne lands with a nice body punch.
Farro lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Farro ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farro tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Farro shoots and misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Farro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farro.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
Farro avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Farro misses with the combination.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wayne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Farro, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro is looking for a triangle but Wayne pushes his legs off easily.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Farro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Farro wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wayne is now in half guard.
Farro trying to control from the bottom.
Wayne throwing shots but Farro is blocking nicely.
Wayne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farro's head.
Farro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne working over Farro with some ground and pound. Farro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farro wants to improve his position but Wayne is controlling well.
Wayne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wayne won't allow Farro to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Farro is retaining full guard.
Wayne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wayne has managed to get both his arms back between Farro's legs - danger averted.
Wayne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wayne has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Farro is bucking up trying to escape but Wayne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wayne unloading with bombs!
Farro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farro wants to control but Wayne is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Farro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wayne avoids the attempt from Farro to control.
Wayne cracks Farro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Farro tries to hold on but Wayne postures up.
Farro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wayne looking to secure an arm triangle but Farro defends it well.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Farro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Farro! Wayne sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Farro and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zachariah Wayne!
Zachariah Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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23 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens slips a straight right by McBrain.
Givens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
Givens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Givens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Givens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrain.
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. McBrain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McBrain missing with a left hand there. Givens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from McBrain does no damage.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Givens's sensitive parts.
McBrain lands a jab to the nose.
McBrain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Givens's sensitive parts.
McBrain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Givens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McBrain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBrain stuffs the takedown.
Bruce McBrain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
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!
Givens shoots in looking for a takedown. McBrain tries to sprawl out of it but Givens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBrain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Givens does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McBrain lands with an overhand left.
McBrain is looking to chop away at Givens's legs.
Givens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McBrain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Givens is able to avoid easily.
McBrain misses with a two punch combination.
Givens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain throws a lazy right hand but Givens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Givens blocks a head kick by McBrain.
Givens lands a head kick!
Givens misses the shot to the body.
McBrain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain throws a leg kick that misses.
Givens blocks a leg kick.
McBrain thows a body shot but no joy.
McBrain tries a low kick but Givens avoids it.
McBrain avoids the head kick by Givens.
McBrain scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Givens.
Givens is looking to slow McBrain down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
Givens swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
McBrain lands a head kick. Givens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Givens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McBrain is trying to control but can't.
Givens works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Givens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Givens avoids the attempt from McBrain to control.
Givens looking to finish with strikes here!
Givens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBrain looks a forlorn figure.
McBrain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McBrain is squirming around, avoiding Givens's attempts to control the action.
Givens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Givens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McBrain's face.
McBrain is desperately trying to improve his position but Givens has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McBrain regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain is looking to improve his position.
McBrain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Givens thows a huge punch but McBrain dodges it nicely.
Givens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Givens is just content to waste time from the top position. McBrain takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Givens with a flurry of punches that miss.
McBrain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Givens manages to get himself to full guard.
McBrain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McBrain postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Givens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McBrain!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Givens tries to clinch but McBrain moves out of range.
Givens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBrain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Givens.
McBrain avoids the body shot from Givens.
McBrain throws out a loose jab but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Givens is defended easily by McBrain.
A nice inside leg kick there by Givens. That's going to slow McBrain down.
Givens blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McBrain misses.
Givens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Givens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McBrain.
McBrain avoids a kick to the body.
McBrain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McBrain rather than just go for the knockout.
Givens misses with a head kick.
Givens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBrain misses with a leg kick
and Givens counters with a right hand to the body.
Givens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as McBrain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McBrain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Givens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab from McBrain.
McBrain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Givens misses with the body kick
and McBrain counters with a straight right hand.
McBrain throws a leg kick
and Givens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain is adopting a defensive guard.
McBrain keeping full guard, as Givens tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McBrain has Givens pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruce McBrain just wasn't active enough.
Givens throws a shot to the body.
Givens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Givens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBrain.
McBrain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Givens avoids the head kick by McBrain.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
Givens just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from McBrain.
McBrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Givens.
Givens checks a leg kick.
McBrain tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Givens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Givens instigates a clinch.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBrain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBrain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBrain misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens blocking some punches.
Givens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Givens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McBrain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bruce McBrain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
McBrain tries to work over Givens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Givens digs a right hand underneath McBrain's ribcage. McBrain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Givens.
A shot in the inside from McBrain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBrain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBrain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Givens prevents a body shot from McBrain.
Givens is looking to control McBrain's arms but McBrain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Givens has his back to the cage.
McBrain misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBrain misses with a hook. Givens ducked under it nicely.
Givens lands a nice looking body shot.
McBrain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Givens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Givens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Givens working the head and body with strikes.
Givens is looking to take a break and control but McBrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Givens works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain tries to hold on but Givens pushes him away.
Givens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
Givens tries to control but McBrain wriggling away.
McBrain is trying desperately to improve position.
Givens landing strikes from the mount and McBrain is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain can't escape the position.
McBrain sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McBrain regains full guard. Nicely done.
Givens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Givens trying to control but McBrain is working from the bottom.
Givens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBrain has momentary wrist control but Givens slips an elbow through the middle.
McBrain managing to control the position.
Givens preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain has momentary wrist control but Givens slips an elbow through the middle.
Givens cracks McBrain with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Givens wants to pass the guard but McBrain is keeping the position.
McBrain is trying to control the position but Givens postures up.
Givens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Givens scoring with punches to the head and body.
McBrain has Givens pulled in close to control his posture.
Givens throws a big elbow that misses.
Givens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens preventing the sweep.
Givens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McBrain keeping moving, preventing Givens from controlling successfully.
Givens lands a couple of elbows.
McBrain has control of Givens's left arm, preventing Givens from doing any damage.
McBrain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Givens.
McBrain is controlling Givens's posture.
Givens won't allow McBrain to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McBrain's guard.
McBrain trying to control but Givens postures up.
Givens wants to free his trapped foot but McBrain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Givens is still trying to improve position.
McBrain is trying to get back to full guard.
Givens throwing shots but McBrain is blocking nicely.
McBrain won't allow Givens to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens slips a nice elbow through McBrain's hands, connecting with McBrain's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens stalling away here and it's allowed McBrain to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBrain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Givens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from McBrain misses
so Givens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McBrain keeping moving, preventing Givens from controlling successfully.
Givens preventing the sweep.
McBrain trying to control the position here.
McBrain controls Givens momentarily but Givens frees himself.
Givens stopping the sweep attempt from McBrain.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McBrain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Givens throws a big right hand that misses.
Givens postures up in McBrain's guard and throws a big left but McBrain blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Givens is fighting to break McBrain's control of his arms but McBrain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce McBrain.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Givens.
Givens cracks McBrain with a good jab.
Givens lands a front kick.
McBrain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McBrain moves out of range as Givens throws a body kick.
Givens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBrain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Givens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBrain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBrain misses with a two punch combination.
McBrain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Givens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Givens. That one must have hurt.
Givens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBrain lands a jab to the nose.
McBrain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain throws a leg kick but Givens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Givens looks for the body kick but McBrain saw that one coming.
McBrain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Givens pushes McBrain up against the cage in a clinch.
McBrain lands a hook that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
Givens lands an uppercut.
McBrain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens is looking for a takedown.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
McBrain has a couple of punches blocked by Givens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens pulls guard effortlessly.
McBrain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Givens keeping moving, preventing McBrain from controlling successfully.
McBrain advances to half guard.
Raylan Givens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Givens is in trouble now - McBrain has advanced to mount!
McBrain looking to control but Givens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Givens is looking to get to half guard.
McBrain trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
McBrain with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McBrain trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
McBrain lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBrain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Givens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Givens tries to reverse the position but McBrain maintains control.
McBrain punishing his opponent with strikes.
McBrain content just to control the position here.
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 Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Givens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Givens.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Givens checks it.
Givens with a nice cross.
Givens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McBrain looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
Givens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McBrain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from McBrain misses
and Givens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McBrain's guard now.
Givens won't allow McBrain to sweep him here.
Givens postures up in McBrain's guard and throws a big left but McBrain blocks it.
McBrain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens postures up and lands a big shot to McBrain's brow.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Givens drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McBrain dives on top into guard.
McBrain controlling from the top position.
McBrain stands up over Givens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McBrain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Givens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Givens working for a triangle but McBrain defends it easily.
McBrain wants to control from the top but Givens keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens 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.
McBrain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McBrain scoring with some ground and pound.
Givens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McBrain is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens working for a triangle but McBrain defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McBrain won't allow Givens to sweep him here.
McBrain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McBrain content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruce McBrain just wasn't active enough.
Givens throws a head kick that McBrain semi-blocks.
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
McBrain throws a low kick but Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens avoids the body shot from McBrain.
McBrain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Givens staying out of range there.
Givens moves out of range as McBrain throws a body kick.
McBrain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Givens is able to avoid easily.
McBrain thows a leg kick but Givens checks it
and Givens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McBrain trying to control from the bottom.
McBrain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Givens.
Givens is looking to advance position but McBrain won't allow it.
Givens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens wants to take a breather but McBrain is having none of it.
McBrain is looking for a sweep. Givens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McBrain manages to get to full guard.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raylan Givens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Givens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce McBrain!
Bruce McBrain retains his middleweight title!
Bruce McBrain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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