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EPL 5: Event Seven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Chino throws a lazy head kick
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chino connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Margera lands a head shot.
Chino keeps Margera at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Margera misses with the combination.
Chino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Chino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chino.
Chino keeps Margera at a distance using the push kick.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera has managed to clinch.
Margera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
Margera misses with some punches.
Chino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Margera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Chino.
Chino missing with knees to the body.
Margera lands an elbow that stopped Chino in his tracks for a moment.
Margera working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Chino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Margera to work.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Chino avoids the damage to the body.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Chino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chino tries to break free but Margera pushes him back against the cage.
Chino controlling the action here for a moment.
Chino landing knees to the body.
Chino taking a breather.
Chino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Margera avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Chino.
Margera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Margera as Chino tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Margera throws an elbow but misses.
Chino tries to circle away but Margera has him pinned against the cage.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Chino controls the action.
Chino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chino avoids the elbow strike from Margera, against the cage.
Chino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Margera, as that shot connected.
Margera tries to clinch there but Chino circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Margera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Margera.
Margera digs a good hook to Chino's body.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
Margera misses with a kick to the body.
Chino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino throws a body kick that misses.
Margera pushes Chino away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Chino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chino darts in trying to clinch
and Chino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Margera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 Alpa Chino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Margera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chino tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera avoids the head kick by Chino.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Chino looks to land a body kick but Margera moved away.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chino tries to land a front kick but Margera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Margera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chino.
Chino tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.
Margera misses with a wild combination.
Margera scores with a kick to the midsection.
Margera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chino throws a wild body kick that Margera sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino throws a wild body kick that Margera sees coming a mile off.
Margera avoids a kick to the body.
Chino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Margera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chino circles away quickly and effectively.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Chino.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Chino.
Chino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margera clinches with his opponent.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Margera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Margera misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Chino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chino throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chino.
Chino wants to clinch.
Margera rushes Chino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Margera manages to break the clinch.
Margera throws a head kick but Chino moves out of range.
Margera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chino tries to clinch up.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.
Margera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chino throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chino throws a wild body kick that Margera sees coming a mile off.
Margera digs a good body shot into Chino's ribs.
Margera throws a wild body kick that Chino sees coming a mile off.
Margera blocks a head kick by Chino.
Margera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chino throws a head kick that misses.
Chino misses with a body kick.
Chino throws a lazy body kick
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chino looks to land a body kick but Margera moved away.
Chino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chino misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocks the body kick.
Margera misses with a two punch combination.
Chino looks for the body kick but Margera saw that one coming.
Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margera closes the distance but Chino moves to the side
and Chino counters with a good low kick that Margera was not able to check.
Chino wants to clinch.
Chino misses with a body kick.
Chino checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chino misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Margera.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Margera does no damage.
A jab from Margera misses.
Chino throws a push kick but Margera slaps the foot to one side.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick from Chino.
Margera wants to clinch up but Chino keeps it at a distance.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino connects with a leg kick. Margera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chino defending well as Margera loads up on a big left hand.
Chino looks for the body kick but Margera saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
Chino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Chino throws a head kick but Margera moves out of range.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino throws a head kick that misses.
Margera throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Margera.
Chino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margera tries to clinch but Chino moves out of range.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chino throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Margera looks to land a combination but Chino avoids it well.
Chino avoids the body shot from Margera.
Margera avoids the head kick by Chino.
Margera lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino tries to land a front kick but Margera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Margera lands a jab to Chino's midsection.
Margera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Margera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chino.
Margera scores with a kick to the body.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
Chino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chino misses with a kick to the body.
Margera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Margera looks to score with a jab to the body but Chino is just out of range.
Bam Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chino throws a push kick but Margera slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Chino tenderised Margera's leg. Margera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera feints and then cracks Chino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chino down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Margera. Chino shrugs it off though.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Chino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera throws out a loose jab but Chino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera moves out of range as Chino throws a body kick.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera rushes Chino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Margera lands a body shot.
Margera lands an elbow just above Chino 's eye.
Bam Margera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Chino wants to get back to striking at distance but Margera won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera misses with a body punch.
Margera controlling the action here for a moment.
Margera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Chino.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Chino controls the action.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Chino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chino taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Margera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Margera!
Bam Margera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die for Metal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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202 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Daross moved out of range.
Daross 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daross.
Hovi clinches up with Daross and pushes him back against the cage.
Hovi has Daross pressed against the cage, preventing Daross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
Daross working aggressively here.
Hovi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Daross misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hovi.
Daross tries to break the clinch but Hovi is controlling the position.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of Daross's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hovi controlling the action here for a moment.
Hovi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daross backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daross's elbow.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hovi throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Daross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi needs to keep his hands up - Daross had a free shot at his head there.
Daross checks a leg kick.
Hovi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daross's sensitive parts.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daross.
Daross throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and Daross only half commits.
Daross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daross is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hovi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Daross.
Hovi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daross misses with a kick to the body.
Daross throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
A big left from Daross misses.
Hovi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daross throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Daross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hovi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Daross.
Daross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi cracks Daross with an open hand slap.
Daross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
Daross scores with a jab. Hovi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daross drops his hands momentarily and Hovi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daross. That did some damage!
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Daross connects with a high kick.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Daross off balance momentarily.
Daross keeps the fight on the outside.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Daross slips the punch.
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Daross's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross.
Daross blocks the body kick.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Daross scores with a leg kick.
Daross walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Daross's shoulder, as Daross tries to avoid the shot.
Daross throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Daross motions for Hovi to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi checks a low kick from Daross.
Hovi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daross is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daross there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daross connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross.
Hovi throws a front kick that sends Daross stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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 Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
Hovi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hovi.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Hovi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daross is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daross.
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Hovi.
Daross cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daross throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daross.
Hovi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hovi 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.
Hovi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daross is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi slips a jab from Daross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Daross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daross manages to avoid it.
Daross lands with a slapping head kick.
Hovi blocks a leg kick.
Hovi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi digs a good hook to Daross's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Daross moves away and avoids it.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Daross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Daross moved away.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi cracks Daross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Daross dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Daross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Daross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daross misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
Hovi sizes up Daross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daross momentarily.
Hovi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daross is rocked!
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daross is still on wobbly legs! Can Hovi finish him?
Hovi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Daross right on the button. Daross goes down! Hovi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hovi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Hovi!
Tarmo Hovi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roene Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toney Lou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou has chosen Tech N9ne - Caribou Lou as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roene Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Toney Lou!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker lands with a straight right. Lou didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Toney Lou has been cut.
Lou throws a hook but Dekker avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Lou coming out on top.
It looks like Roene Dekker has been cut.
Lou slips under a jab from Dekker.
Dekker cracks the inside of Lou's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lou moves away from the strike by Dekker.
Lou missing with a left hand there. Dekker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dekker just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekker throws a low kick, looking for Lou's leg but Lou calmly moves out of range.
Lou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Lou misses.
Lou moves forwards but Dekker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lou lands the left hand.
Lou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lou jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dekker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Dekker.
Lou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lou throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker cracks Lou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dekker lands a jab to the head.
Lou is rocked!
Lou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lou is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekker finish him?
Lou misses with a low kick as Dekker jumps back.
Lou throws a head kick but Dekker moves out of range.
Dekker drops Lou with a big left hand! Lou is injured, injured bad! Dekker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roene Dekker!
After the fight, Roene Dekker 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moroba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draugovich Ii is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moroba. Draugovich Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draugovich Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Moroba finish him?
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot.
Draugovich Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Draugovich Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moroba throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Draugovich Ii colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Moroba as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Draugovich Ii is left battered and dazed whilst Moroba and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Moroba!
After the fight, Jun Moroba 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Ross has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zander Murie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross slips under a jab.
Murie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ross's hands.
Ross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Murie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murie throws out a powerful jab.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murie.
Murie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Murie misses with an uppercut.
Ross throws a jab but it's blocked by Murie.
Murie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross misses the jab.
Murie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ross doesn't seem bothered though.
Nate Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Ross ducks right into an uppercut from Murie.
Ross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murie scores with a jab to the body.
Murie scores with a head kick. Ross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murie lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Murie.
A big right from Murie misses.
A big right from Ross misses.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murie.
Nice defenses there by Murie.
Ross slips under a jab.
Ross takes one to the side of the head.
Ross drops Murie with a beautiful combination! Murie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ross is looking for the KO!
Ross looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murie to score with a decent uppercut.
Ross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Murie.
Murie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Murie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murie thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Murie working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murie throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ross won't allow Murie to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ross can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murie lands a nice short elbow.
Murie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ross tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Murie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zander Murie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAiken comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo. Ian MacAiken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Love Aikawa's chin.
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240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian MacAiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Aikawa as he connects with a hook.
Aikawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacAiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aikawa misses with a low kick as MacAiken jumps back.
MacAiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aikawa.
Aikawa throws a leg kick
and MacAiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAiken connects with a right hand. Aikawa shakes it off.
Aikawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows MacAiken to score an easy takedown into full guard.
MacAiken has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacAiken wants to control from the top but Aikawa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacAiken scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacAiken defends well.
MacAiken wants to control from the top but Aikawa keeps moving.
MacAiken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacAiken with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aikawa controls MacAiken momentarily but MacAiken frees himself.
Aikawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacAiken is aware though and is defending well.
Aikawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacAiken manages to get himself to full guard.
Aikawa controlling from the top position.
Aikawa wants to control from the top but MacAiken keeps moving.
MacAiken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aikawa's guard.
MacAiken stopping the sweep attempt from Aikawa.
MacAiken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa trying to control the position.
Aikawa looking for a guillotine here but MacAiken defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aikawa keeping moving, preventing MacAiken from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ian MacAiken wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aikawa throws a looping overhand right but MacAiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aikawa misses with a body shot.
Aikawa misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from MacAiken.
Aikawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Aikawa.
MacAiken looks to throw the jab but Aikawa is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Love Aikawa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aikawa throws a combination that misses
and MacAiken counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aikawa throws a nice looking combination but MacAiken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aikawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacAiken pinned against the cage. MacAiken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aikawa throws a low kick but MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Aikawa throws a wild body kick that MacAiken sees coming a mile off.
MacAiken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAiken manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Aikawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacAiken doesn't seem phased though.
MacAiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacAiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aikawa cracks a nice hook into MacAiken's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa misses with a hook.
MacAiken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aikawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aikawa throws a leg kick which misses MacAiken's front leg but catches the back leg as MacAiken tries to avoid it.
Aikawa throws a sloppy body shot
and MacAiken counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by MacAiken - just one landing.
Love Aikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacAiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aikawa can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aikawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aikawa scores with a jab to the head.
MacAiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Aikawa.
Aikawa checks a leg kick nicely.
MacAiken moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacAiken moves away.
MacAiken checks a low kick from Aikawa.
Aikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAiken.
Aikawa throws a jab but it's blocked by MacAiken.
MacAiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Aikawa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacAiken sprawls well. MacAiken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aikawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Ian MacAiken is winning the standup battle so far.
MacAiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aikawa misses with a left hand
and MacAiken counters with a nice uppercut.
Aikawa is rocked!
Aikawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aikawa is breathing heavily.
MacAiken lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Aikawa falls backwards - clearly groggy! MacAiken dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian MacAiken!
After winning the bout, Ian MacAiken 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 Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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274 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Winston Cole has been cut.
Bateman drops Cole with a beautiful combination! Cole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bateman is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bateman under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Cole.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.
Bateman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cole is out on his feet! Bateman sets himself and nearly takes Cole's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Bateman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Allen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen feints and then cracks Socha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Socha down.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Socha feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Socha throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Socha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Socha can pounce on him.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socha moves away.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
Allen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Socha counters with a stiff right hand.
Socha moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen looks to throw a body kick
and Socha counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Socha moves away from the strike by Allen.
Socha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Socha counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Socha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Socha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Socha's front leg but catches the back leg as Socha tries to avoid it.
That kick from Socha tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Socha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Socha stumbling back into the cage.
Socha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Socha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Socha is looking to score with low kicks.
Socha thuds his shin into the meat of Allen's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Socha moves away and avoids it.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
Allen throws a right and a left that Socha avoids nicely.
Socha jabs at Allen's body.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Socha off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Socha.
Socha 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.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Socha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Socha misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Socha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Socha. Allen shrugs it off though.
Socha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Socha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Socha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Socha throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Socha.
Socha scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Socha moves his leg out of the way.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Socha checks a leg kick nicely.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Socha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Socha checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Socha.
Socha misses with a looping right.
Allen moves out of range as Socha throws a body kick.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Socha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Socha counters by moving into the clinch.
Socha tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Socha throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Socha is controlling the position.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen prevents a body shot from Socha.
Socha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allen up against the cage.
Socha prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
Allen stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Socha.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Socha.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Socha has Allen pressed against the cage, preventing Allen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Socha gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
Socha being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to stall but Socha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen jumps guard but Socha stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Socha tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Socha.
Socha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Allen to work.
Socha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Socha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to control Socha's arms but Socha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allen has his back to the cage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen trying to stall but Socha improves his position.
Socha misses with a knee strike.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Socha.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Socha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karl Socha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Allen.
Allen has Socha pushed against the cage.
Socha slowing the pace effectively.
Socha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Socha misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Socha has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Socha smiles and moves away.
Allen throws a hook but Socha blocks it.
Socha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Socha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Socha settles back down.
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!
Socha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Socha is out of range.
Socha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Allen sprawling to the canvas! Allen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Socha finish him?!
Allen is rocked!
Socha misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Allen avoids the head kick by Socha.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Socha.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Socha finish him?
Socha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Socha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Socha tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Socha.
Socha drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Socha seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Socha counters with a stiff right hand.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Socha counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Socha scores with a shot to the body.
Socha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Socha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Socha.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Socha cracks Allen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Socha finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Allen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Socha if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Socha. That's going to slow Allen down.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Socha.
Socha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha drops Allen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Socha follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Socha!
After winning the bout, Karl Socha 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cox is trying to defend but Fall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Fall has control of the leg.
Fall slips a nice elbow through Cox's hands, connecting with Cox's forehead.
Cox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fall controlling from the top position.
Cox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cox's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fall defends well.
Fall wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fall chips away with some ground and pound.
Fall is looking to work some ground and pound but Cox has wrist control.
Fall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fall landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall controlling from the top position.
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!
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cox's guard.
Fall is trying to control the action in half guard but Cox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cox is trying to get back to full guard.
Fall is trying to work for a kimura but Cox is defending well.
Cox gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cox wants to sweep here but Fall controlling him for the moment.
Fall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fall looking to pass the guard.
Fall postures up in Cox's guard and throws a big left but Cox blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fall passes into half guard.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall is taking a breather. Cox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fall is trying to control the action in half guard but Cox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fall drops an elbow to the side of Cox's head.
Cox tries to roll over but Fall keeps him under control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fall won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cox looking to control.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Fall from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cox momentarily.
Fall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fall checks the leg kick.
Cox 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.
Fall takes one to the chin there.
Cox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox throws a hook to the side of Fall's head but Fall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Fall or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox which made him look bad.
Cox misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Fall.
Fall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Fall is retaining full guard.
Fall working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fall is on top in guard.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall throws a big right hand that misses.
Fall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cox's head.
Fall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fall distracts Cox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fall wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Fall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cox looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cox looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cox!
You can see the frustration on Fall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cox lands a few punches from side control.
Cox advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fall regains half guard.
Fall is trying to maintain the position but Cox is very close to passing his half guard.
Fall is looking for a sweep. Cox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cox pulls his head out easily.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox won't allow Fall to sweep him here.
Fall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cox defends well.
Cox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fall's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Fall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab by Cox.
Fall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cox circles away.
Fall moves out of range of the body kick.
Fall misses the shot to the body.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Fall back into the cage.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fall sprawls well. Fall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cox gets slowly back to his feet.
Cox leaves Fall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cox finds it's way round the side to connect with Fall's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Cox misses.
Good work by Fall as he checks the leg kick.
Eaton Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cox misses its intended target.
Fall throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Cox cracks Fall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cox!
A big right from Fall misses.
Cox throws a leg kick but Fall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cox looks to land a body kick but Fall moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fall is defended easily by Cox.
Eaton Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cox.
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch but Fall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fall tests Cox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fall checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cox scores with a head kick.
Cox looks to throw the jab but Fall is out of range.
Fall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cox avoids it really well and circles away.
Cox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eaton Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fall!
Jack Fall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Battle for Asgard. Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
so Blake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but Blake controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but Blake controlling him for the moment.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Blake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blake throws a strike but Mayhem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
Mayhem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Blake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayhem!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blake throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blake thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blake thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Mayhem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mayhem tries to hold on but Blake pushes him away.
Blake looking to finish with strikes here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem is desperately trying to improve his position but Blake has a good base and remains in mount.
Blake throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Blake dominated 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.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Mayhem drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mayhem tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
Mayhem throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Blake.
Mayhem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Horrible takedown by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake motions for Mayhem to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake lands an overhand right.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayhem throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Mayhem only half commits.
Blake scores with a hook.
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayhem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mayhem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake tries to clinch up but Mayhem circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Mayhem was not able to check.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mayhem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Donald Blake has been cut.
Mayhem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayhem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blake backs up against the cage.
Blake blocks a jab.
Mayhem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake is looking to clinch but Mayhem is avoiding it.
Mayhem tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Mayhem misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Blake there.
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!
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake clinches up with Mayhem and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Nice elbow from Mayhem.
Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayhem tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayhem.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Mayhem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Blake.
Mayhem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake checks a low kick from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayhem keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Mayhem.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Blake misses
and Mayhem counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Blake.
John Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayhem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Mayhem's belly button to the back.
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Mayhem avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Mayhem.
Mayhem avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Blake avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Mayhem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mayhem blocks the body kick.
Mayhem lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mayhem!
Blake with the ground and pound but Mayhem regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ground and pound from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayhem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blake won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws an elbow that misses. Mayhem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blake's guard. Nice move by Mayhem!
Blake controlling Mayhem's posture.
Mayhem is stalling in the full guard.
Blake pulls Mayhem in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayhem is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Blake!
Donald Blake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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