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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silsa's choice of entrance music: Candy by Robbie Williams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
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203 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Silsa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones lands with a straight right. Silsa didn't see that one coming.
Silsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa cracks Jones with a good jab.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Silsa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silsa slips under a jab.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Silsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A shot to the body from Silsa misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silsa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Silsa slips the punch.
Silsa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones throws a series of punches but Silsa avoids them all with ease.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silsa moves away.
A jab from Jones misses.
Silsa misses with a body kick.
Jones is looking to slow Silsa down with leg kicks.
Silsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silsa throws a shot to the body.
Silsa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Silsa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Silsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tom Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silsa misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Silsa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silsa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Silsa shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Silsa blocks the body kick.
Silsa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Silsa.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Silsa moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Silsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Silsa moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones works on Silsa's body with a couple of short punches.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Silsa prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from Silsa.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silsa scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Silsa tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Silsa misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Silsa pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silsa is trying to stall.
Jones blocking some punches.
Silsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Silsa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Silsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones scores with the left hand. Silsa knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones wants to clinch up but Silsa keeps it at a distance.
Silsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silsa takes a shot to the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Silsa's ribcage. Silsa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silsa throws a head punch that misses.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tom Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silsa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Silsa backwards.
Jones lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silsa's elbow.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silsa's elbow.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
Silsa misses with the head strike.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Silsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Silsa back against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Silsa takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silsa can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Silsa gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones presses Silsa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silsa throws a head punch that misses.
Silsa wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silsa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Silsa'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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silsa takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Silsa.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Silsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silsa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Silsa circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Tom Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Silsa scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Silsa misses with a few strikes there.
Silsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones leaves Silsa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Silsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silsa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Silsa blocking some punches.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silsa or not.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones pushes Silsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silsa blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Silsa blocking some punches.
Silsa blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silsa.
Silsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Silsa's head.
Silsa can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silsa.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Silsa controls his hands.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A short left from Silsa.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pertti Silsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silsa's elbow.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Jones.
Silsa misses with a body punch.
Silsa tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silsa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones letting Silsa take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Silsa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silsa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silsa wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silsa is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silsa to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
Our winner, Tom Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Marines' Hymn. Mauri Alavaara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
182 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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185 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pyle is out of range and Alavaara settles back down.
Pyle misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Pyle misses its intended target.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pyle swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
Pyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alavaara to the mat! Alavaara manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pyle is one step ahead there.
Alavaara trying to control the position.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pyle.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Alavaara blocks nicely.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyle lands a couple of elbows.
Alavaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle distracts Alavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alavaara's head.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle stands up over Alavaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Pyle controlling from the top position.
Alavaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Pyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pyle stands up over Alavaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyle postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Alavaara, not yet.
Pyle prevents Alavaara from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pyle pushing down on Alavaara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pyle connects with a nice short shot to Alavaara's temple.
Alavaara tries to roll over but Pyle keeps him under control.
Alavaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.
Pyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Alavaara preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pyle prevents Alavaara from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pyle is working away from the top position though.
Pyle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alavaara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alavaara is pulling down on Pyle's head to control his posture.
Pyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Alavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alavaara controls Pyle momentarily but Pyle frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle postures up.
Pyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle distracts Alavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Pyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Alavaara has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alavaara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pyle jabs Alavaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyle moves away.
Pyle lands a nice hook to Alavaara's body. Alavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Pyle blocks the low kick.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyle looks for a takedown but Alavaara sprawls well.
Pyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Alavaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Pyle.
Pyle fails with the takedown
and Alavaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Pyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Pyle cracks Alavaara with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Pyle misses
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Alavaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Alavaara.
Pyle is looking to wear down Alavaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pyle looks to land a left hand but Alavaara moved out of range nicely.
Pyle misses the shot to the body.
Pyle throws a head 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!
Pyle looks to land a combination but Alavaara avoids it well.
Pyle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pyle lands a slapping body shot.
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Pyle is looking to clinch.
Pyle misses with a few strikes there.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyle throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alavaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alavaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomer Pyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alavaara cracks Pyle with an open hand slap.
Pyle misses with a looping right.
Pyle misses with a right hand
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Alavaara lunges at Pyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pyle's hand.
Pyle is rocked!
Pyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Pyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pyle.
Pyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Pyle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alavaara, right into the meat.
Alavaara lands a jab to the head.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Pyle.
Alavaara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alavaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pyle.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Pyle's leg. Pyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyle misses with a body shot
and Alavaara counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Pyle.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alavaara - that will leave a mark!
Pyle tries to clinch there but Alavaara circles away.
Pyle throws a series of punches but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara dips to his left and cracks Pyle with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Pyle.
Pyle misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Alavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Alavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alavaara enables Pyle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alavaara manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alavaara trying to keep a closed guard but Pyle is proving a slippery customer.
Alavaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alavaara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Pyle 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.
Alavaara content to stall in guard here.
Pyle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alavaara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara gets to his feet. Pyle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pyle looks to land a right hand but Alavaara moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pyle lands with a nice body punch.
Pyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Pyle wants to clinch up but Alavaara keeps it at a distance.
Pyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyle.
Pyle lands a body shot.
Alavaara throws a good cross that connects.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle throws a jab when Alavaara was well out of range.
Alavaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Pyle throws a series of punches but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alavaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Pyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alavaara throws a nice looking combination but Pyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alavaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Alavaara lands a big head kick that sends Pyle tumbling to the mat! Alavaara takes a step backwards and waves Pyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alavaara.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Alavaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. Pyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alavaara as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Pyle misses its intended target.
Pyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a head kick but Pyle moves out of range.
Pyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alavaara defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alavaara lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Alavaara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alavaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Alavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alavaara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mauri Alavaara made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener comes into the arena with Fok Julle Naaiers blaring out of the sound system. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. 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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32
181 lbs
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171 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiener swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wiener misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes blocks the elbow strike.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Wiener.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiener lands with a left to the head.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiener throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Wiener missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wiener misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Wiener lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiener's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Wiener scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wiener checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Wiener gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiener throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener throwing strikes but missing.
Barnes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wiener is now in half guard.
Wiener not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Wiener is very close to passing his half guard.
Wiener trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Wiener has control of the leg.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wiener.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Wiener sits in half guard.
Wiener uses his free foot to push down on Barnes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barnes.
Wiener misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wiener throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnes because Wiener loaded up on that one.
Barnes is working to get back to half guard.
Barnes regains half guard.
Wiener missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Wiener in his half guard.
Wiener trying to control from Barnes's half guard. Barnes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wiener looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wiener's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wiener is stalling in the full guard.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiener manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes throws a strike but Wiener rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes pushes Wiener off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hy Wiener dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wiener is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiener looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wiener drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Wiener saw it coming and moves away.
Wiener throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Wiener pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiener wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Wiener throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wiener swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Wiener misses.
Wiener uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Wiener swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Wiener goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barnes avoids the elbow strike from Wiener, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiener.
Wiener working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiener avoids it.
Wiener is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
Wiener working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Wiener struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiener tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A low kick from Wiener misses
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiener thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
A cross from Wiener lands.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wiener back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wiener has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wiener throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes slips under a jab from Wiener.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Wiener.
Wiener throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiener is rocked!
It looks like Hy Wiener has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiener thinking.
Wiener throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Wiener! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chan's choice of entrance music: Ikenai Tayou. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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34
163 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan throws a low kick, looking for Laitinen's leg but Laitinen calmly moves out of range.
Laitinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laitinen tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laitinen to the ground. Laitinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laitinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chan.
A head kick by Chan misses
and Laitinen counters with a left to the body.
Chan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laitinen moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body punch from Laitinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen lands a jab to Chan's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laitinen. Laitinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Laitinen.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Laitinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chan checks it well.
Laitinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan throws the left hand but Laitinen avoids the punch easily.
Laitinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chan's sensitive parts.
Laitinen looks to land a combination. Chan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ilkka Laitinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
Chan throws a jab when Laitinen was well out of range.
Laitinen scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laitinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laitinen throws a leg kick
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laitinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laitinen is looking to wear down Chan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laitinen throws a right hand that misses
and Chan counters with a good low kick that Laitinen was not able to check.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Chan.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laitinen tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laitinen connects with a looping right hand.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laitinen throws a wild body kick that Chan sees coming a mile off.
Laitinen misses the shot to the body.
Chan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range and Chan settles back down.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Laitinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Laitinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laitinen.
Laitinen connects with a leg kick. Chan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan tries to work over Laitinen's front leg with a kick but Laitinen checks it.
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laitinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Laitinen lands.
Chan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen scores with a nice strike.
Chan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laitinen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laitinen avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.
Laitinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the cage.
Chan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laitinen will feel that in the morning.
Laitinen throws a chopping leg kick but Chan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Chan is predictable there
and Laitinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laitinen avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Laitinen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chan.
Chan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chan throws a body kick that misses
enabling Laitinen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laitinen leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laitinen takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laitinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chan's calf.
Laitinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laitinen.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense.
Laitinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chan. That one must have hurt.
Laitinen misses with a kick to the body
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laitinen.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laitinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laitinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Laitinen moved out of range.
Chan tries to move into range but Laitinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan with a poor takedown
and Laitinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ilkka Laitinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
Chan throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chan's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Laitinen.
Chan moves out of range of the leg kick from Laitinen.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laitinen.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laitinen.
Chan throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Laitinen.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Laitinen blocks the low kick.
Chan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chan is out of range and Laitinen settles back down.
Laitinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Laitinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Laitinen throws an overhand right that lands on Chan's shoulder, as Chan tries to avoid the shot.
Laitinen scores with a nice right hand.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Laitinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Laitinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laitinen.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laitinen swivels and escapes.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Laitinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laitinen thumps Chan with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laitinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laitinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Laitinen cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Laitinen scores with a body shot.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laitinen - that will leave a mark!
Sloppy strikes from Laitinen. Those never looked like landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laitinen has got the better of the exchanges.
Laitinen misses with a jab to the body
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitinen, not yet.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laitinen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laitinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laitinen has escaped and now he's on top!
Chan being controlled here, momentarily.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chan is pulling down on Laitinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Laitinen, at least for the moment.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Laitinen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Laitinen throws an elbow that misses. Chan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laitinen's guard. Nice move by Chan!
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laitinen looking to control.
Chan wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
Chan prevents Laitinen from getting back to his feet.
Chan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen pulls Chan in close to prevent any damage.
Ilkka Laitinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laitinen cracks a nice hook into Chan's ribs.
Laitinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chan.
Laitinen misses the shot to the body.
Chan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan misses with a straight left.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Chan slips the punch.
Laitinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan looks for the body kick but Laitinen saw that one coming.
Chan blocks a head kick by Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkka Laitinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laitinen, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanagandr has chosen Naughty By Nature - Here Comes The Money as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harkimo is looking to slow Vanagandr down with leg kicks.
Harkimo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanagandr's sensitive parts.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkimo misses with a body shot.
Vanagandr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harkimo's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkimo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Harkimo throws a combination that misses
and Vanagandr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanagandr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harkimo cracks Vanagandr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harkimo wants to clinch up but Vanagandr keeps it at a distance.
Harkimo missing with a left hand there. Vanagandr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkimo lands a jab to Vanagandr's midsection.
Harkimo tries to clinch there but Vanagandr circles away.
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr slips a straight right by Harkimo.
Harkimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vanagandr moves away from the strike by Harkimo.
Harkimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanagandr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr walks into a jab.
Vanagandr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Vanagandr gets tackled into the cage by Harkimo. Harkimo maintains the clinch.
Vanagandr tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Vanagandr back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkimo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harkimo as Vanagandr tries to tie him up.
Harkimo blocks a body shot from Vanagandr.
Harkimo gets through Vanagandr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanagandr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr tries a body shot but Harkimo blocks it.
Vanagandr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkimo lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harkimo drops Vanagandr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vanagandr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vanagandr is rocked!
That has opened up Katla Vanagandr's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Harkimo.
Vanagandr is still on wobbly legs! Can Harkimo finish him?
Harkimo digs a right hand underneath Vanagandr's ribcage. Vanagandr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vanagandr looks winded!
Harkimo throws a big uppercut that drops Vanagandr! More strikes from Harkimo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vanagandr lies dazed against the cage as Harkimo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Promentory. Lightfoot is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise Against - Injection. Armo Kuusela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Lightfoot's chin.
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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
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot wants to clinch
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuusela.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
Kuusela throws a hook but Lightfoot blocks it.
Lightfoot wants to clinch
and Kuusela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuusela misses with a body shot.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch.
Lightfoot moves to clinch but Kuusela breaks away
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuusela!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusela. Kuusela obviously looking to wear him down.
Lightfoot looks to clinch
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Kuusela digs a good body shot into Lightfoot's ribs.
Kuusela misses the shot to the body.
Kuusela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lightfoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot tries to clinch up
and Kuusela counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kuusela connects with an inside leg kick.
Lightfoot wants to clinch
and Kuusela counters with a right hand to the body.
Lightfoot looks winded!
Jab, jab by Kuusela - just one landing.
Lightfoot moves to clinch but Kuusela breaks away
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lightfoot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightfoot tries to clinch up
and Kuusela counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Kuusela.
Lightfoot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuusela forces Lightfoot back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela slows down the pace here.
Kuusela misses with some punches.
Kuusela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lightfoot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Kuusela - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lightfoot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuusela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuusela after a bit of a struggle.
Armo Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Lightfoot.
Kuusela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuusela swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightfoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightfoot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuusela prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuusela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Lightfoot blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuusela.
Lightfoot is looking for a takedown.
Kuusela misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightfoot avoids the damage to the body.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Lightfoot blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Lightfoot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kuusela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lightfoot wants to clinch
and Kuusela counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.
Lightfoot moves to clinch but Kuusela breaks away
and Kuusela counters with a solid body kick.
Kuusela jabs at Lightfoot's body.
Lightfoot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuusela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightfoot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuusela counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela lands a slapping body shot.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lightfoot. That did some damage!
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuusela drops Lightfoot with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kuusela follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Armo Kuusela waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Takahashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 暗殺者 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ichiro Takahashi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahashi off the cage and back into range.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Ali lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi blocks the body kick.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi forces Ali back against the cage and clinches.
Ali pulls guard effortlessly.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Takahashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Takahashi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takahashi is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard but Takahashi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Takahashi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ali is looking to reverse the position.
Takahashi trying to control the position but Ali is working away.
Ali is trying to improve his position.
Ali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi moves nicely into side control.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Takahashi laying and praying for a moment but Ali takes advantage and regains half guard.
Takahashi is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Takahashi trying to control from half guard but Ali is working away.
Ali is looking to control Takahashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?
Ali wants to get back to full guard.
Ali actively working from the bottom here.
Takahashi moves into full mount! Ali won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ali can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Takahashi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ali is working to get back to half guard.
Takahashi wants to control the pace but Ali is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali is looking to get to half guard.
Ali sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Takahashi is trying to control. Ali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takahashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Takahashi passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi controlling the position easily from mount.
Ali wants to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Ali is looking to improve his position but Takahashi isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ali hang on?
Ali tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichiro Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Ali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Ali moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
Ali swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takahashi throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Hazan Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahashi swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi has managed to clinch.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Takahashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Takahashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ali manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ali tries to break free but Takahashi pushes him back against the cage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Ali is trying to pull guard but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahashi lands a shot to the body.
Takahashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
The referee calls for Ali to work.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Takahashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Ali tries to circle away but Takahashi has him pinned against the cage.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Takahashi pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Takahashi.
Ali wants to break free but Takahashi has control.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ichiro Takahashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Takahashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takahashi as Ali tries to tie him up.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ali.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali lands a left hand.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali.
Takahashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takahashi.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takahashi tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Takahashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichiro Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Takahashi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ali throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Takahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali thuds a left hand into Takahashi's body.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Ali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takahashi will feel that in the morning.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that stops Ali in his tracks momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ichiro Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi misses with a few strikes there.
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
Takahashi scores with a nice strike.
Ali throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ali takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takahashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Ali throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Takahashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ali is rocked!
Takahashi motions for Ali to come forward. Takahashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takahashi scrambles back to his feet.
Ali thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ali darts in looking for a takedown but Takahashi gets double underhooks and turns Ali into the cage.
Ali throws an elbow but it misses.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Takahashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takahashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Takahashi keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ali breaks the clinch.
A jab from Ali misses.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali blocks a low kick nicely.
Hazan Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takahashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takahashi thuds a left hand into Ali's body.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takahashi - the referee stops the clock and Ali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takahashi. Ali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Takahashi thumps Ali with a low kick.
Takahashi connects with a body shot that sends Ali's belly button to the back.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takahashi 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Takahashi!
A relieved looking Ichiro Takahashi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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153 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka scores with a takedown into Farro's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leuka wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
Leuka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Farro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leuka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leuka wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lasi Leuka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
That kick from Farro tenderised Leuka's leg. Leuka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farro clobbers Leuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Farro moved out of range nicely.
Leuka shoots in for a takedown but Farro shows good takedown defense.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Farro or perhaps it was just good defense by Leuka which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Leuka or perhaps it was just good defense by Farro which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro checks a low kick from Leuka.
Farro slips a straight right by Leuka.
Farro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leuka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Leuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farro.
Good work by Leuka as he checks the leg kick.
Farro throws a series of punches but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farro throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Farro.
Leuka is looking to regain half guard here but Farro keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Farro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Farro lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farro lands a nice forearm strike.
Leuka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farro prevents Leuka from improving his position.
Farro is keen to just control but Leuka is a slippery customer.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet.
Farro is thwarting Leuka's attempts to control the position.
Farro working the head and body with strikes.
Farro is pressing down on Leuka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leuka is holding on for now.
Farro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farro prevents Leuka from standing back up.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leuka is trying to stand back up but Farro is controlling him
Farro throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
Farro lands with a punch from half guard.
Farro is looking to take a break and control but Leuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro thows a huge punch but Leuka dodges it nicely.
Farro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Farro is looking to advance position but Leuka won't allow it.
Farro working the head and body with strikes.
Leuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farro.
Farro 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Farro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka is trying is best to control the position here.
Farro is looking to take a break and control but Leuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Farro landing strikes from the mount.
Farro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leuka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leuka can't escape the position.
Farro lands a heavy elbow.
Farro landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farro landing strikes from the mount.
Farro working the ground and pound effectively.
Farro unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farro swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farro throws a low kick, looking for Leuka's leg but Leuka calmly moves out of range.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
Farro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farro throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka has closed the distance and engaged Farro in a clinch.
Leuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farro breaks from the clinch.
Leuka tries to clinch up.
Farro looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka is looking to chop away at Farro's legs.
Leuka thuds a left hand into Farro's body.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Farro.
Farro cracks Leuka with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Farro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farro lands a jab.
Leuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farro.
Leuka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farro on the side of the head.
Farro slips under a jab from Leuka.
Nice uppercut lands for Leuka. That snapped Farro's head back.
Donk. Farro catches Leuka right on the button with a cross.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leuka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leuka is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Leuka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leuka.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leuka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Farro is looking to break free of the clinch but Leuka has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farro is looking to score with low kicks.
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farro misses with a two punch combination.
Leuka lands with an uppercut that bounces Farro off the cage and back into range.
Leuka avoids a kick to the body.
Leuka scores with a body shot.
Farro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Leuka wants to improve his position but Farro is controlling well.
Leuka pushes Farro off looking to stand but Farro dives back in and keeps control.
Leuka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Leuka is keeping the position.
Leuka has control of Farro's left arm, preventing Farro from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farro wants to pass the guard but Leuka is keeping the position.
Ben Farro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leuka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Farro manages to get himself to full guard.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leuka is one step ahead there.
Leuka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Farro looking for a sweep. Not yet Farro, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Leuka should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Farro has tightened it up now! Leuka should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Farro!
Ben Farro retains his featherweight title!
Ben Farro 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu. Wayne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Open your eyes before you die!. This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Wayne stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wayne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cruz content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is keen to just control but Wayne is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Wayne has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Humberto Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Wayne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wayne lands a jab.
Cruz throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Wayne had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wayne's guard now.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz trying to control the position but Wayne is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz gets to mount! Wayne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Cruz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wayne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Wayne's guard.
Wayne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Humberto Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Wayne looking to control.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Wayne controlling Cruz's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zachariah Wayne.
Wayne throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wayne to the mat! Wayne manages to get full guard.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz is pressing down on Wayne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wayne is holding on for now.
Wayne trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Wayne is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is taking a breather. Wayne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wayne is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Wayne sprawls well.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Wayne sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne checks a low kick from Cruz.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne fails with the takedown.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Wayne checks it.
Cruz misses the jab.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne lands an overhand right.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz slips under a jab from Wayne.
Jab by Wayne.
Cruz feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne 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 chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
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!
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz pushes Wayne away with a front kick.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Humberto Cruz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Wayne has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wayne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wayne is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Humberto Cruz!
Humberto Cruz retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Humberto Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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