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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb misses with a hook.
Bomb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomb checks a leg kick.
That kick from Harper tenderised Bomb's leg. Bomb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Bomb's head back.
Harper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bomb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper throws a series of strikes that have Bomb backpedaling.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
Harper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bomb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb lands a jab to the head.
Bomb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper punishes Bomb's body with a nice straight punch.
Bomb checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper 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.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Bomb throws a leg kick
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bomb lands a jab.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomb is just out of range.
Bomb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with the combination.
Harper is looking to chop away at Bomb's legs.
Bomb blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper thuds a left hand into Bomb's body.
Bomb tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harper throws a body kick that misses.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Bomb is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Harper there.
Harper digs a good hook to Bomb's body.
Harper checks a low kick from Bomb.
Harper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bomb. Bomb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bomb rather than just go for the knockout.
Good shot there by Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomb.
Harper thumps Bomb with a low kick.
Harper moves away from the strike by Bomb.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Bomb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harper's hands.
Harper lands with an overhand left.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bomb's sensitive parts.
Bomb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bomb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper connects with a single shot there.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomb.
Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Bomb wants to clinch.
Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomb misses with a low kick.
Bomb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Bomb misses.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb tries to clinch up.
Harper throws a front kick aimed at Bomb's knee but Bomb avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Bomb moved out of range.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb connects with a right hand. Harper shakes it off.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Harper throws a low kick but Bomb moves out of range easily.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Bomb.
Bomb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Bomb there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Charles Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Bomb checks a low kick from Harper.
Bomb throws an off balance right hand
and Harper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Bomb fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomb slips a jab from Harper.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as Bomb tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harper.
Harper misses with a low kick as Bomb jumps back.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick from Bomb.
Harper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bomb's head.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Bomb down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Bomb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
A shot to the liver by Harper. Beautiful body shot.
Bomb motions for Harper to come forward. Bomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harper thows a body kick. Bomb tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bomb 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.
Harper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bomb is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomb throws out the jab.
Harper takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
Bomb checks a leg kick.
Bomb moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Charles Harper has been cut.
Bomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to work over Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Bomb.
Bomb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Bomb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harper is keeping busy.
A short left from Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Bomb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
Bomb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harper tries a low kick but Bomb avoids it.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Bomb off balance momentarily.
That kick from Harper tenderised Bomb's leg. Bomb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper scores with a nice body kick.
Harper scores with a nice strike.
Bomb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bomb's calf.
Bomb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper cracks Bomb with an open hand slap.
Harper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomb tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harper counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomb sizes up Harper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Harper catches Bomb right on the button with a cross.
Harper connects with a jab.
Bomb swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Bomb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomb fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Bomb finds it's target.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bomb moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper staying out of range there.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bomb.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
Bomb slips under a jab.
Harper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bomb.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomb takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Jeggu Bomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomb throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb defending well as Harper loads up on a big left hand.
Bomb lands a lovely overhand right.
Bomb throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Bomb clinches with his opponent.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Harper.
Bomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Bomb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bomb throws an elbow but misses.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
Bomb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bomb.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper works on Bomb's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bomb's face.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Bomb is rocked!
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bomb with a big uppercut! Bomb tries to clinch up but Harper pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bomb to the mat! Bomb covers up and Harper unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Harper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Harper waved his t-shirt featuring STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Prijovic does no damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Prijovic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Prijovic ducks right into an uppercut from Torturo.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prijovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Prijovic's calf.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Prijovic.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Prijovic shrugs it off though.
Prijovic throws a lazy right hand but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prijovic throws a body punch but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Prijovic thows a body kick. Torturo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prijovic misses with a wild body shot.
Prijovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Torturo lands a jab to Prijovic's midsection.
Prijovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torturo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prijovic swings widly with a right hand
and Torturo counters with a stiff right hand.
Torturo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prijovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Prijovic throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prijovic. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prijovic looks to throw the jab but Torturo is out of range.
Torturo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prijovic. That's going to slow Torturo down.
Prijovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torturo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prijovic.
Prijovic drops his hands momentarily and Torturo takes advantage with a crisp shot 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!
Torturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prijovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Prijovic.
Prijovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Prijovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torturo counters with a solid body kick.
Torturo takes a swing at Prijovic's ribcage but misses.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prijovic lands a left and a right that send Torturo crashing to the mat, dazed. Prijovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Torturo is rocked!
It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
Prijovic is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Prijovic shuts the power down on Torturo. Lights out, game over! Prijovic is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nemanja Prijovic!
After the fight, Nemanja Prijovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by The Mechanic. Karhu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yö - Parrasvalot. Nalle Karhu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu catches Luciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karhu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Karhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karhu looking to pass the guard.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano controlling Karhu's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karhu is working Luciano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Luciano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karhu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luciano content just to control the position here.
Luciano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karhu is looking to escape.
Karhu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luciano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano content just to control the position here.
Charlie Luciano has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Luciano.
Karhu stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Karhu shakes it off.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luciano throws a body punch but Karhu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Karhu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Karhu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Luciano moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano misses with a leg kick.
Karhu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Luciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Karhu counters with a shoot takedown. Luciano fights it but they end up in guard.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karhu chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karhu defends well.
Karhu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karhu connects with a couple of short punches.
Karhu lands a couple of elbows.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karhu throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.
Karhu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karhu is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano has control of Karhu's left arm, preventing Karhu from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karhu's head backwards.
Luciano 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.
Luciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luciano is looking to slow Karhu down with leg kicks.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Karhu.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Karhu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karhu catches Luciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Karhu's ribs.
Charlie Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Luciano.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Luciano swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu misses with the combination.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Charlie Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Karhu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luciano's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karhu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Luciano controls Karhu momentarily but Karhu frees himself.
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karhu is pushing down on Luciano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luciano is fighting to maintain full guard but Karhu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karhu wants to control but Luciano is keeping him busy.
Luciano gets back to full guard.
Nalle Karhu has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano controlling Karhu's posture.
Karhu works over Luciano with some ground and pound from guard.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karhu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karhu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luciano trying to control the position here.
Luciano working for a triangle but Karhu defends it easily.
Karhu is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciano has wrist control.
Karhu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu throws an elbow that misses. Luciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karhu's guard. Nice move by Luciano!
Karhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luciano!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nalle Karhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Luciano misses with a head kick.
Karhu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Karhu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luciano pinned against the cage. Luciano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Karhu.
Karhu scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
A jab from Karhu does it's job there.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Karhu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luciano has time to react.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Luciano.
Charlie Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Karhu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luciano!
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!
Luciano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karhu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Luciano dodges the ground and pound from Karhu.
Luciano is looking for a sweep.
Luciano is trying to control Karhu's posture but Karhu avoids it.
Nalle Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karhu cracks Luciano with a big right hand but Luciano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Karhu scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu landing a few strikes.
Karhu landing strikes.
Luciano taking a bit of punishment here - Karhu scoring with strikes.
Karhu landing strikes.
Luciano is looking to reverse the position.
Karhu is trying to ground and pound but Luciano uses the momentary lack of control by Karhu to regain half guard.
Karhu trying to control from half guard but Luciano is working away.
Karhu stalling away here and it's allowed Luciano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karhu postures up.
Karhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking to pass the guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu throws a strike but Luciano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karhu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luciano is aware though and is defending well.
Luciano is posturing up here but Karhu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Luciano tries to roll out but it's too tight and Luciano has to tap! Slick submission there by Karhu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Hope and Pray. Scott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bang - By Barry Scott. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a jab when Heisenberg was well out of range.
Scott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Heisenberg.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Heisenberg. Beautiful body shot.
Heisenberg is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Scott misses with a hook. Heisenberg ducked under it nicely.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heisenberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick.
Heisenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heisenberg is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Heisenberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Scott is trying to control but can't.
Scott is staying active underneath Heisenberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Heisenberg postures up.
Heisenberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott is not content to let Heisenberg control the position.
Scott regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heisenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heisenberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heisenberg wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Heisenberg trying to move into half guard but instead Scott has managed to sweep!
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heisenberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heisenberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scott postures up in Heisenberg's guard and throws a big left but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heisenberg is looking to escape.
Scott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Heisenberg wants to sweep but Scott has passed to side control!
Heisenberg tries to control but Scott manages to take his back.
A lull in the action here.
Scott is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Scott has good solid back control here.
Scott scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg manages to reverse the position and now he's in Scott's guard. Nice work there by Heisenberg.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heisenberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Heisenberg stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Heisenberg misses the target.
Heisenberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donk. Heisenberg catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Scott.
Heisenberg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Heisenberg tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
Heisenberg takes one to the side of the head.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott checks a low kick from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg staying out of range there.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 inside leg kick from Heisenberg misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scott avoids the head kick by Heisenberg.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Heisenberg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
Scott scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick by Heisenberg misses
and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisenberg looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heisenberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Scott postures up.
Scott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Scott is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Scott raining down shots from the mount!
Scott trying to control but Heisenberg is having none of it.
Heisenberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoids the attempt from Heisenberg to control.
Heisenberg can't escape the position.
Scott raining down hammerfists from mount.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Scott looking to control but Heisenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heisenberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heisenberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heisenberg looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to control but Scott passes easily into half guard.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heisenberg defending well though.
Heisenberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
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!
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scott wants to take a breather but Heisenberg is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barry Scott 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.
Scott throws a hook but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Heisenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
Scott scores with a push kick.
Heisenberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scott slips under a jab from Heisenberg.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heisenberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heisenberg's sensitive parts.
Jab from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott swings for the body but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Scott lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Scott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heisenberg doesn't seem phased though.
Heisenberg tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Heisenberg moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scott.
Heisenberg defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to chop away at Heisenberg's legs.
Heisenberg walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Heisenberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Heisenberg slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Heisenberg down.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heisenberg checks it well.
Heisenberg slips a jab from Scott.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott motions for Heisenberg to come forward. Scott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott checks a low kick from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitch Heisenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Heisenberg tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Heisenberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
Scott throws a one two combo.
Heisenberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heisenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott misses with a hook.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Heisenberg.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heisenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg motions for Scott to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Scott 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.
Scott avoids a kick to the body.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott jabs at Heisenberg's body.
Scott digs a good hook to Heisenberg's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a solid leg kick but Heisenberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scott.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Heisenberg slips the punch.
Heisenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Heisenberg throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barry Scott just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scott misses with a body shot.
A big right from Scott misses.
Heisenberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Heisenberg moves out of range easily.
Scott feints and as Heisenberg raises his hands in defense, Scott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heisenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scott forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to control from the bottom.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Heisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heisenberg is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Heisenberg defending well.
Scott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heisenberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Scott is trying to control. Heisenberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heisenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heisenberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scott pushes down on Heisenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heisenberg tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott is looking to pass Heisenberg's guard but actually Heisenberg recovers to full guard.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott content to stall in guard here.
Scott won't allow Heisenberg to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heisenberg is pulling down on Scott's head to control his posture.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Heisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott is looking to chop away at Heisenberg's legs.
Scott throws a jab when Heisenberg was well out of range.
Heisenberg lands with a slapping head kick.
Heisenberg tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott connects with the punch.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Scott tenderised Heisenberg's leg. Heisenberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Heisenberg moves away and avoids it.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heisenberg.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Heisenberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Heisenberg blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Scott.
Scott misses with a body punch
and Heisenberg counters with a shoot takedown. Scott fights it but they end up in guard.
Scott is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Scott keeping moving, preventing Heisenberg from controlling successfully.
Scott wants to improve his position but instead Heisenberg has moved into half guard.
Scott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heisenberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heisenberg's back!
Scott trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Heisenberg doesn't escape.
Heisenberg has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg prevents Scott from getting a body triangle.
Heisenberg can't escape the position.
Barry Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott lands strikes to the head.
Heisenberg tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Heisenberg is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Scott.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heisenberg is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitch Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heisenberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heisenberg regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heisenberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scott lands a couple of digs.
Heisenberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heisenberg is trying to keep Scott in close.
Heisenberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heisenberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heisenberg is wriggling around but Scott manages to pass to half guard.
Barry Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Heisenberg missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Scott.
Well Scott 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barry Scott!
After winning the bout, Barry Scott 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappura comes into the arena with Ring of fire blaring out of the sound system. Sergio Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tappura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tappura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tappura misses with a low kick.
Tappura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Tappura throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza throws a shot to the body.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tappura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tappura at a distance.
Souza misses with a body shot
and Tappura counters with a nice uppercut.
Tappura catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappura.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Tappura circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappura counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Tappura's head back.
Tappura lands a high kick!
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tappura rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Taisto Tappura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza takes a swing at Tappura's ribcage but misses.
Tappura tries to score with a low kick but Souza moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura swings widly with a right hand
and Souza moves into the clinch.
Tappura controlling the action here for a moment.
Tappura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Tappura back against the cage.
Souza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappura throws an elbow but misses.
Tappura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tappura.
A head punch on the inside from Tappura fails to land.
Tappura is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Tappura into the cage.
Tappura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Tappura taking a breather.
Tappura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Tappura pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tappura.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Souza as Tappura tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura misses with a punch to the body.
Tappura blocks an uppercut.
Souza misses with some punches.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tappura tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Tappura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Tappura tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tappura misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappura is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tappura has his back to the cage.
Tappura misses with a body punch.
Tappura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappura.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tappura.
Tappura can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Tappura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Tappura misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
That's time! Tappura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza is looking to clinch but Tappura is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
Souza moves out of range as Tappura throws a body kick.
Tappura misses with a hook.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tappura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tappura misses with a wild body shot.
Tappura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Tappura tries to work over Souza's front leg with a kick but Souza checks it.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Souza.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tappura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Tappura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza punishes Tappura's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Taisto Tappura is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza tries to clinch but Tappura moves out of range.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Tappura is out of range.
Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Tappura seems unphased.
Tappura misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Tappura misses with a kick to the body.
Tappura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tappura swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Tappura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tappura throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Tappura misses with a body kick.
Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tappura in his tracks.
Souza misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza blocks a jab.
Tappura scores with a body shot.
Tappura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tappura lands a nice looking body kick.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Tappura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tappura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Tappura connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tappura misses its intended target.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tappura ducks right into an uppercut from Souza.
Tappura wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Tappura fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tappura swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Tappura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappura.
Tappura moves away from the strike by Souza.
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Souza blocks the low kick.
Tappura avoids the body shot from Souza.
Tappura is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
Tappura thumps Souza with a low kick.
Tappura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Tappura's head.
Tappura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Tappura scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza staying out of range there.
Tappura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tappura, pushing him back against the cage.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tappura stalling against the cage.
Tappura is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tappura has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappura.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappura tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Tappura back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taisto Tappura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
That's time! Tappura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tappura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tappura just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza feints a jab promting Tappura to slip. Souza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tappura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Souza throws a hook but Tappura avoids it easily.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Tappura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappura was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Tappura throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Tappura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tappura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappura with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Tappura looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Tappura tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tappura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappura lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tappura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Tappura throws a right hand that misses
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Souza.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza lands a left hand.
Tappura is pushing Souza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tappura struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
A short left from Tappura.
Tappura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
Tappura blocking some punches.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza prevents a body shot from Tappura.
Souza with a knee to the head.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taisto Tappura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taisto Tappura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappura just leaning against Souza, taking a breather.
Tappura blocks a body shot from Souza.
Tappura prevents a body shot from Souza.
A short left from Tappura.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Tappura.
Tappura is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Souza blocks a body shot from Tappura.
Tappura looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappura.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza tries a body shot but Tappura blocks it.
Tappura misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappura.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappura uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappura's elbow.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Souza.
Well Tappura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Tappura!
Our winner, Taisto Tappura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muay Thai. Liam Neeson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Vengrio's chin.
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272 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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vengrio manages to avoid it.
Vengrio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Neeson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
A low kick from Vengrio misses
and Neeson counters with a nice leg kick.
Neeson scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neeson cracks the inside of Vengrio's front leg.
Neeson scores with a kick to the body.
Vengrio is breathing heavily.
Neeson scores with the left hand. Vengrio knows he should have avoided that one.
Vengrio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neeson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vengrio. Vengrio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neeson moves out of range as Vengrio strikes.
Vengrio misses with a head kick.
Arthur Vengrio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neeson sends Vengrio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Neeson is motioning to the referee to let Vengrio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vengrio is rocked!
Neeson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Vengrio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neeson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vengrio seems to have got his legs back now.
Vengrio throws a series of punches but Neeson avoids them all with ease.
Neeson fakes the body blow, causing Vengrio to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vengrio goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Neeson!
Our winner, Liam Neeson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira sizes up AtlaSon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
AtlaSon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moreira is out of range and AtlaSon settles back down.
Moreira throws a hook but AtlaSon avoids it easily.
Moreira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
AtlaSon throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
Moreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from AtlaSon.
Moreira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
AtlaSon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to AtlaSon's calf.
AtlaSon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
AtlaSon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreira manages to avoid it.
Moreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. AtlaSon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Moreira does it's job there.
AtlaSon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
AtlaSon has Moreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Moreira stalls.
AtlaSon misses with a short punch on the inside.
AtlaSon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moreira tries a body shot but AtlaSon blocks it.
AtlaSon wants to stall.
Moreira connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
AtlaSon stalls.
Moreira lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moreira.
Moreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for AtlaSon.
AtlaSon blocking some punches.
Moreira misses with a body punch.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira lands a left hand.
AtlaSon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
AtlaSon blocking some punches.
AtlaSon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moreira's efforts to push away.
Moreira manages to break the clinch.
Moreira throws a looping overhand right but AtlaSon ducks down to avoid it.
Moreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
Moreira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck AtlaSon on the side of the head.
Moreira tries to clinch but AtlaSon moves out of range.
AtlaSon moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira blocks a body shot from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Moreira working aggressively here.
Moreira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
AtlaSon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moreira.
A short left from AtlaSon.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by AtlaSon.
A short right from AtlaSon on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreira.
Moreira blocks an uppercut.
AtlaSon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
AtlaSon presses Moreira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
AtlaSon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreira tries to work over AtlaSon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
AtlaSon digs a right hand into Moreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moreira's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreira avoids it.
AtlaSon tries a body shot but Moreira blocks it.
AtlaSon slowing the pace effectively.
Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Moreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
AtlaSon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - AtlaSon coming out on top.
AtlaSon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moreira throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira throws a jab but it's blocked by AtlaSon.
Moreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
AtlaSon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Theo AtlaSon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
Moreira misses with a leg kick
and AtlaSon counters with a leg kick.
A big left from AtlaSon misses.
AtlaSon scores with a leg kick.
AtlaSon tried to score with a low kick but Moreira checks it.
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon thuds his right hand into Moreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moreira throws a low kick but AtlaSon moves out of range easily.
AtlaSon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AtlaSon scores with a body shot.
AtlaSon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moreira. Moreira obviously looking to wear him down.
AtlaSon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
AtlaSon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as AtlaSon throws out the jab.
AtlaSon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from AtlaSon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon misses with a looping right.
AtlaSon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moreira momentarily.
Moreira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moreira is rocked!
Moreira connects with a jab.
Moreira is still on wobbly legs! Can AtlaSon finish him?
AtlaSon steps in with a hook that catches Moreira right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! AtlaSon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Moreira looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo AtlaSon!
A very excited looking Theo AtlaSon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Mirian Cregov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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261 lbs
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237 lbs
34 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling with a jab.
Cregov thuds his shin into the meat of Stehling's side.
Cregov looks to land a left hand but Stehling moved out of range nicely.
Stehling wants to clinch up but Cregov keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Cregov is predictable there
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregov wants to sweep here but Stehling controlling him for the moment.
Stehling is in close to Cregov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stehling tries to free his leg and advance position but Cregov is retaining full guard.
Cregov has Stehling pulled in close to control his posture.
Cregov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stehling is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cregov is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stehling checks a low kick from Cregov.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cregov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cregov misses with a body kick.
Mirian Cregov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stehling.
A jab from Stehling does it's job there.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick and Stehling moves out of range easily.
Stehling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cregov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cregov cracks Stehling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stehling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling checks a leg kick.
Cregov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cregov is looking to land body kicks.
Cregov lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling digs a good hook to Cregov's body.
Mirian Cregov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling checks a leg kick.
Cregov looks to land a left hand but Stehling moved out of range nicely.
Stehling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cregov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stehling misses with a body kick.
Cregov throws a leg kick but Stehling moved away.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Cregov.
Cregov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov wants to land a leg kick but Stehling is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cregov.
Stehling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cregov keeps Stehling at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling moves out of range as Cregov throws a body kick.
Cregov misses the shot to the body.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Stehling saw that one coming.
Stehling looks to throw a body kick
and Cregov counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cregov.
Stehling throws a jab when Cregov was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirian Cregov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stehling goes for a double leg but Cregov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cregov continues to drive forward.
Stehling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cregov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stehling tightens his grip and picks Cregov up, before dumping him to the ground. Cregov manages to land in guard.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Cregov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cregov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stehling is now in half guard.
Stehling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cregov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stehling manages to pass to mount!
Stehling landing strikes from the mount and Cregov is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov working to try and regain half guard.
Stehling can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cregov is looking to escape.
Cregov tries to hold on but Stehling pushes him away.
Stehling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mirian Cregov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cregov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cregov lands with a slapping head kick.
Stehling takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov slips a jab and a cross from Stehling.
Stehling moves out of range of the body kick.
Cregov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cregov misses with a left hand
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling scoring with some ground and pound.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Cregov keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stehling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Cregov keeps moving.
Stehling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Stehling.
Stehling throws a leg kick but Cregov checks it.
A head kick misses from Stehling.
Stehling checks a leg kick nicely.
Cregov lands a slapping body shot.
Cregov looks to score with a jab to the body but Stehling is just out of range.
Stehling tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cregov.
Cregov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cregov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cregov misses with a body kick.
Stehling lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Cregov
and Stehling counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cregov!
Stehling is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stehling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stehling checks a leg kick.
Cregov throws a hook but Stehling blocks it.
Cregov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stehling is looking to chop away at Cregov's legs.
Cregov misses with a shot to the body
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stehling sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cregov's guard.
Cregov tries to get to full guard but Stehling has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov is staying active underneath Stehling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cregov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stehling.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Cregov keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cregov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Cregov keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitchell Stehling.
Cregov throws a leg kick but Stehling checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cregov sprawls well initially but Stehling persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stehling prevents Cregov from improving his position.
Stehling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cregov is looking to improve his position.
Stehling is keen to just control but Cregov is a slippery customer.
Cregov is positioning himself well to prevent Stehling advancing to mount.
Stehling wants to take a breather but Cregov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov controlling the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stehling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stehling moves into range and clinches up with Cregov.
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
Cregov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cregov looking to stall.
Stehling lands with a left to the head.
Cregov leaning against his opponent.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Cregov controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov is trying to break free.
Cregov is trying to stall.
Cregov seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Stehling lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Stehling.
Cregov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cregov backwards.
A short right from Stehling on the inside.
Stehling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Cregov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cregov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling clearly takes that 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.
Cregov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cregov throws a lazy head kick
and Stehling counters with a shoot takedown. Cregov fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Cregov keeps moving.
Cregov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stehling passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cregov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling tries to score with some ground and pound. Cregov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stehling controls the position.
Stehling 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.
Cregov is trying to work for a sweep but Stehling has mounted him!
Cregov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stehling content just to control the position here.
Stehling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stehling lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cregov is working to get back to half guard.
Stehling looking to finish with strikes here!
Stehling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stehling raining down shots from the mount!
Stehling with shots to the head and body - Cregov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stehling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cregov is rocked!
Stehling drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cregov! More shots from Stehling and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
A relieved looking Mitchell Stehling thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Volga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Topi Takala will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Takala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Takala is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hirvonen blocks the leg kick.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Takala!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Takala can't do much from the bottom here.
Takala tries to buck Hirvonen off but Hirvonen is having none of it.
Hirvonen trying to control the action but Takala is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen advances to mount.
Hirvonen trying to control but Takala is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Hirvonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Takala is looking to control Hirvonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takala avoid being mounted?
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but Takala defending well.
Hirvonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hirvonen trying to mount his opponent but Takala defends it.
Hirvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takala's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hirvonen works his way into full mount!
Hirvonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hirvonen trying to control but Takala is having none of it.
Hirvonen thowing shots but they're missing.
Hirvonen looking to finish Takala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takala!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen scoring with strikes but Takala is staying in there.
Takala working to try and regain half guard.
Takala tries to lock up and control but Hirvonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hirvonen is controlling the pace.
Hirvonen is looking to take a break and control but Takala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirvonen is looking to stall here but Takala recovers full guard.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Takala keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala trying to control the position here.
Hirvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takala is keeping the position for now.
Hirvonen trying to control but Takala is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pentti Hirvonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Takala misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takala looks for the body kick but Hirvonen saw that one coming.
Takala stuffs the takedown attempt from Hirvonen. Hirvonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hirvonen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
That's time! Hirvonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takala blocks a leg kick.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pentti Hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Takala misses.
Takala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hirvonen misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hirvonen misses with a wild combination.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takala but Takala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hirvonen blocks a head kick by Takala.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen drops his hands momentarily and Takala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Takala misses its intended target.
Takala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen slips a jab from Takala.
Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Takala quickly recovers to half guard.
Takala pushes Hirvonen off looking to stand but Hirvonen dives back in and keeps control.
Hirvonen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Takala reverses the position - he's now on top in Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen working for a triangle but Takala defends it easily.
Takala wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
Takala preventing the sweep.
Takala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirvonen is keeping the position for now.
Hirvonen has a closed guard, preventing Takala from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala preventing the sweep.
Takala trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hirvonen's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hirvonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirvonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hirvonen controls Takala momentarily but Takala frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takala gets to his feet - Hirvonen follows without any prompting.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takala.
Hirvonen throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hirvonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takala.
Takala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takala wants it to stay on the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takala slips a jab from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takala throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takala but Takala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirvonen scores with a takedown into Takala's guard.
Takala working a defensive guard here.
Takala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hirvonen!
Hirvonen tries to reverse the position but Takala maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takala stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hirvonen misses with a wild body shot.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hirvonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takala throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen checks a low kick from Takala.
Takala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takala scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
Takala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Hirvonen misses its intended target.
Hirvonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Takala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takala defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takala finds it's way round the side to connect with Hirvonen's head.
Takala needs to keep his hands up - Hirvonen had a free shot at his head there.
Topi Takala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown but Takala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takala lands a leg kick that knocks Hirvonen off balance momentarily.
Takala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hirvonen counters with a single leg into guard. Takala didn't expect that.
Hirvonen pushes down on Takala's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takala keeps working.
Takala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hirvonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takala pulls Hirvonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Hirvonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takala wants to stand but Hirvonen is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takala's guard.
Takala is looking to escape.
Takala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hirvonen.
Takala is trying to control but can't.
Hirvonen is trying to work for a kimura but Takala is defending well.
Hirvonen is looking to take a break and control but Takala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is thwarting Takala's attempts to control the position.
Hirvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hirvonen tries to pass to full mount but Takala defends it.
Takala tries to get to full guard but Hirvonen has control of the leg.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takala wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala trying to hold on to Hirvonen's head to control him but Hirvonen postures up.
Takala is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hirvonen is staying active.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Topi Takala hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hirvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hirvonen throws a jab when Takala was well out of range.
Hirvonen misses with a straight left.
Hirvonen defending well as Takala loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen lands an overhand right.
Hirvonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirvonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hirvonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hirvonen lands a slapping body shot.
Takala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takala.
Hirvonen tries to move into range but Takala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hirvonen thumps Takala with a low kick.
Takala throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Hirvonen misses.
Hirvonen misses with a looping left.
Takala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Takala as Hirvonen shoots in.
Hirvonen tries to bum rush Takala with a series of wild strikes but Takala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Takala's shoulder, as Takala tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Takala.
Takala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hirvonen.
An inside leg kick from Takala misses.
Takala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hirvonen tries to move into range but Takala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Hirvonen misses.
Takala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hirvonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Takala throws a hook to the side of Hirvonen's head but Hirvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takala connects with an inside leg kick.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hirvonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Hirvonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Takala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takala.
Takala looks to land a right hand but Hirvonen moved out of range.
Hirvonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Hirvonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Takala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a series of punches but Takala moves out of range.
Takala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Hirvonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hirvonen.
Hirvonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takala throws a lazy right hand but Hirvonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Topi Takala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takala tests Hirvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Takala is trying to defend but Hirvonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hirvonen throws a strike but Takala avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takala prevents Hirvonen from breaking the clinch.
Takala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Hirvonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Takala misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hirvonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hirvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Takala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hirvonen in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Hirvonen as he connects with a hook.
Takala avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Takala throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvonen's shoulder, as Hirvonen tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hirvonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvonen is out of range.
Takala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hirvonen checks it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen darts in looking for a takedown but Takala gets double underhooks and turns Hirvonen into the cage.
Takala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala tries a body shot but Hirvonen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takala breaks the clinch.
Hirvonen digs a good hook to Takala's body.
Takala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hirvonen has time to react.
Takala misses with an uppercut.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Takala connects with a nice looking jab.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takala as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirvonen.
A big right from Hirvonen misses.
Hirvonen pushes Takala away with a front kick.
Hirvonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Hirvonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
A leg kick checked by Takala.
Takala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hirvonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takala misses with a two punch combination.
Takala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takala throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Takala moves out of range as Hirvonen strikes.
Takala loads up on a big right hand but Hirvonen slips the punch.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen misses with a looping left.
Hirvonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takala tries to avoid it but Hirvonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takala to the ground. Takala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hirvonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
Takala cracks Hirvonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Takala sprawls well. He's pushed Hirvonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Takala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takala throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvonen's shoulder, as Hirvonen tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Takala both land. Nice combination.
Hirvonen dodges the punch combination from Takala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takala blocks a leg kick.
Hirvonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen throws a strike aimed at the side of Takala's head but Takala avoids it well.
Hirvonen trying to control the position but Takala is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Hirvonen.
Pentti Hirvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hirvonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topi Takala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topi Takala!
Topi Takala is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Topi Takala 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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