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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Vick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gray Vick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick misses with a leg kick.
Vick throws a series of strikes that have Douglas backpedaling.
Vick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vick lands with a right hand.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Vick.
Vick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vick scores with a shot to the body.
Vick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vick is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Douglas is tapping! Great win for Vick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gray Vick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike McKeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKeon comes to the cage accompanied by Power. Mike McKeon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claus Clausen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McKeon throws a shot from downtown. Clausen moves away and avoids it.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Clausen misses
and McKeon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKeon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by McKeon.
It looks like Claus Clausen has been cut.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKeon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McKeon slips under a jab from Clausen.
Clausen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clausen lands a right hook to the body.
McKeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKeon thows a body shot but no joy.
Clausen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKeon 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.
McKeon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Clausen.
Clausen scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKeon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKeon misses with a body kick.
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on McKeon's shoulder, as McKeon tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from McKeon does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - McKeon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKeon throws a body punch but Clausen moves out of range.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clausen cracks McKeon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McKeon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clausen counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKeon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clausen swings for the body but McKeon moves out of range.
McKeon looks to score with a jab to the body but Clausen is just out of range.
Clausen throws a hook but McKeon avoids it easily.
Clausen digs a good body shot into McKeon's ribs.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Clausen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKeon is looking to wear down Clausen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McKeon throws a good cross that connects.
McKeon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clausen tests McKeon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clausen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKeon is out of range.
McKeon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on McKeon's shoulder, as McKeon tries to avoid the shot.
Clausen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clausen avoids the head kick by McKeon.
McKeon lands a big right hand that sends Clausen crashing to the mat! McKeon stays standing though and waves Clausen back to his feet!
Clausen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clausen lands with a cross.
Clausen is still on wobbly legs! Can McKeon finish him?
McKeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKeon lands an uppercut, right on the button! Clausen tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike McKeon!
After the fight, Mike McKeon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tannur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Tannur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Desert Rose. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Tannur!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tannur tries for a takedown but Runkman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Runkman walks into a left hand.
Tannur throws a lazy right hand but Runkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tannur.
Runkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tannur.
Runkman misses with a hook. Tannur ducked under it nicely.
Tannur fails with the takedown
and Runkman counters with a nice body shot.
Runkman misses with the combination.
Runkman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tannur.
Runkman misses with a right hand
and Tannur counters with a shoot takedown. Runkman fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Runkman wants to sweep but no luck.
Runkman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannur stopping the sweep attempt from Runkman.
Tannur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman has his foot on Tannur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tannur works his way back into a safe position though.
Runkman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tannur defends it easily.
Runkman looking for a sweep. Not yet Runkman, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannur postures up in Runkman's guard and throws a big left but Runkman blocks it.
Tannur wants to pass the guard but Runkman is keeping the position.
Tannur stopping the sweep attempt from Runkman.
Tannur wants to pass the guard but Runkman is keeping the position.
Runkman wants to hit a switch here but Tannur passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Runkman there!
Runkman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannur working over Runkman with some ground and pound. Runkman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tannur wants to pass to mount but Runkman is defending the position.
Tannur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Runkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannur is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Runkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tannur pushes down on Runkman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tannur is working for a kimura but Runkman is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tannur connects with a nice short shot to Runkman's temple.
Runkman manages to get to full guard.
Tannur drops back looking for a leg! Runkman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Runkman manages to kick Tannur off! Tannur jumps back into Runkman's guard.
Tannur won't allow Runkman to sweep him here.
Runkman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tannur passes into side control.
Runkman stops Tannur from passing to mount.
Runkman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Runkman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur working Runkman over with strikes.
Tannur wants to free his trapped foot but Runkman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tannur working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Runkman is looking for a sweep. Tannur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runkman looking for submissions off his back.
Tannur passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Runkman!
Tannur looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Runkman tries to hold on but Tannur postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tannur prevents Runkman from improving his position.
Tannur drops an elbow to the side of Runkman's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Tannur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Runkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tannur.
Tannur digs a good hook to Runkman's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Runkman misses the target.
Runkman ducks under a wild hook from Tannur.
Runkman misses with an uppercut.
Tannur fails with a takedown attempt.
Tannur misses with a wild combination.
Runkman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Runkman throws a shot to the body.
Runkman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tannur. Tannur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tannur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Runkman swivels and escapes.
Onanias Runkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Tannur.
Runkman misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tannur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Runkman tries to avoid it but Tannur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Runkman to the ground. Runkman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Runkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tannur.
Runkman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Runkman lands with a cross.
Runkman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tannur shoots in and drives through. Runkman sprawls well.
Evan Tannur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Runkman sprawls well. Runkman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tannur gets slowly back to his feet.
Runkman scores with a jab to the head.
Tannur has his takedown stuffed
and Runkman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Runkman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Runkman trying to advance position but Tannur counters by regaining guard.
Runkman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Runkman throwing strikes from guard but Tannur blocks nicely.
Tannur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Runkman stands and throws Tannur's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tannur defending against the ground and pound.
Tannur tries to bench press Runkman off him but Runkman keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannur is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Runkman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tannur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tannur is looking to improve his position.
Tannur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Runkman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tannur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tannur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Runkman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tannur defending well though.
Runkman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tannur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Runkman moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur stops Runkman from passing to mount.
Runkman lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkman taking a break here but Tannur is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tannur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tannur.
Tannur is looking for a triangle but Runkman pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannur keeping moving, preventing Runkman from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onanias Runkman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tannur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evan Tannur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tannur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Runkman.
Tannur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Runkman pinned against the cage. Runkman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Runkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Runkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tannur was well out of range. Poor timing from Runkman.
Onanias Runkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Runkman staying out of range there.
Tannur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tannur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Runkman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tannur somewhat.
Runkman throws a series of strikes that have Tannur backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannur misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tannur is just out of range.
Tannur shoots in but Runkman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Onanias Runkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Tannur.
Tannur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Runkman misses the shot to the body.
Runkman throws a good cross that connects.
Runkman throws a hook but Tannur avoids it easily.
Tannur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Runkman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tannur somewhat.
Tannur just misses with a punch to the body.
Tannur darts in looking for a takedown but Runkman gets double underhooks and turns Tannur into the cage.
Runkman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Runkman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Onanias Runkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Runkman working for a triangle but Tannur defends it easily.
Runkman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tannur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tannur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Runkman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tannur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tannur throws a big elbow that misses.
Tannur scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tannur drops back looking for a leg! Runkman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Runkman manages to kick Tannur off! Tannur jumps back into Runkman's guard.
Runkman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tannur defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannur passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Runkman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tannur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Runkman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tannur off and has taken his back!
Tannur is in bad spot here.
Tannur turns into Runkman and is now in his guard.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tannur pushing down on Runkman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Runkman gets back to full guard.
Tannur lands a couple of digs.
Tannur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tannur passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tannur working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tannur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Runkman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Runkman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tannur tries for a kimura but Runkman is defending well.
Runkman tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannur cracks Runkman with a big right hand but Runkman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Runkman regains half guard.
Runkman actively working from the bottom here.
Runkman tries to roll over but Tannur keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onanias Runkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Runkman 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onanias Runkman!
A relieved looking Onanias Runkman 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 Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Kilmster has chosen Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmster throws a leg kick
and Korpisuo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korpisuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilmster tries to sprawl out of it but Korpisuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilmster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korpisuo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Korpisuo wants to take a breather but Kilmster is having none of it.
Kilmster is looking to improve his position.
Korpisuo is pressing down on Kilmster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilmster is holding on for now.
Kilmster is looking for a sweep. Korpisuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilmster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Korpisuo wants to take a breather but Kilmster is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Korpisuo works his way into full mount!
Korpisuo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kilmster working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Korpisuo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Korpisuo controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Kilmster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Korpisuo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Korpisuo trying to control but Kilmster is having none of it.
Korpisuo with shots to the head and body - Kilmster looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kilmster is rocked!
Korpisuo trying to control but Kilmster is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Korpisuo lands a couple of good shots and Kilmster has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Korpisuo cracks Kilmster with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kilmster from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Korpisuo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Korpisuo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kilmster. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You can see the frustration on Kilmster's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Korpisuo wants to control but Kilmster manages to buck him off and is now in Korpisuo's guard! Nice work there by Kilmster!
Kilmster throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Korpisuo holds on and takes a little breather.
Korpisuo trying to control the position.
Korpisuo wants to stand but Kilmster is controlling the position.
Kilmster stands up over Korpisuo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilmster throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilmster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korpisuo working a defensive guard here.
Korpisuo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Korpisuo's head.
Korpisuo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kilmster is controlling him.
Korpisuo controls Kilmster momentarily but Kilmster frees himself.
Korpisuo keeping full guard, as Kilmster tries to pass.
Kilmster chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilmster throws a strike but Korpisuo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korpisuo stopping the sweep attempt from Kilmster.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilmster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Korpisuo 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.
Korpisuo slips under a jab from Kilmster.
Korpisuo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilmster circles away.
Kilmster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kilmster duly obliges.
Kilmster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilmster shoots for a double leg takedown but Korpisuo sprawls well. He's pushed Kilmster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Korpisuo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilmster.
Kilmster sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilmster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilmster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korpisuo counters with a big head kick but Kilmster shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilmster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korpisuo counters with a three punch combo that has Kilmster backing up. Kilmster nods at Korpisuo to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kilmster misses
and Korpisuo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilmster thinking.
Kilmster is breathing heavily.
Kilmster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Korpisuo.
Kilmster is still on wobbly legs! Can Korpisuo finish him?
Korpisuo slips a jab from Kilmster.
Kilmster seems to have recovered his senses.
Korpisuo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilmster circles away.
Korpisuo feints and then cracks Kilmster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilmster down.
Jab from Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a combination that misses
and Korpisuo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilmster throws out a loose jab but Korpisuo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korpisuo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kilmster is fending him off so far but Korpisuo persists. Nope, Kilmster circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Korpisuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilmster misses with a combination
and Korpisuo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Korpisuo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster wants to sweep but no luck.
Korpisuo has gone for a leg lock! Kilmster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Korpisuo's guard.
Kilmster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korpisuo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilmster's guard.
Korpisuo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Korpisuo wants to pass the guard but Kilmster is keeping the position.
Korpisuo trying to control but Kilmster is working from the bottom.
Korpisuo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Korpisuo tries to hold on but Kilmster pushes him away.
Kilmster landing strikes from the mount.
Korpisuo gets back to half guard.
Kilmster seems to be looking for submissions.
Korpisuo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilmster is working away from the top position though.
Kilmster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilmster seems to be working for a kimura but Korpisuo defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo trying to control here.
Korpisuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilmster.
Korpisuo moves into full guard.
Korpisuo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kilmster!
Kilmster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpisuo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korpisuo trying to control but Kilmster is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Korpisuo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilmster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Korpisuo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Korpisuo tries for a takedown but Kilmster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilmster throws a lazy uppercut
and Korpisuo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilmster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korpisuo counters with a takedown into side control.
Korpisuo advances to full mount.
Korpisuo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Korpisuo unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpisuo controlling the position easily from mount.
Korpisuo wants to control the pace but Kilmster is squirming around nicely.
Korpisuo lands a big shot there that rocks Kilmster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo cracks Kilmster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kilmster bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kilmster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilmster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilmster won't allow Korpisuo to get back to his feet.
Korpisuo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kilmster postures up and lands a big shot to Korpisuo's brow.
Korpisuo wants to sweep here but Kilmster controlling him for the moment.
Korpisuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Korpisuo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster wants to control from the top but Korpisuo keeps moving.
Korpisuo looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korpisuo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kilmster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilmster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilmster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korpisuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kilmster cracks Korpisuo with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korpisuo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korpisuo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Korpisuo looking for a sweep. Not yet Korpisuo, not yet.
Korpisuo is trying to keep Kilmster in close.
Kilmster wants to pass the guard but Korpisuo is keeping the position.
Jake Kilmster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Risto Korpisuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risto Korpisuo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kilmster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilmster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korpisuo counters with a head kick. That will keep Kilmster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Korpisuo shoots in for a takedown but Kilmster shows good takedown defense.
Risto Korpisuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilmster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Korpisuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilmster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korpisuo manages to avoid it.
Korpisuo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kilmster to the mat! Kilmster manages to get full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilmster looking for a guillotine here but Korpisuo defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilmster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Korpisuo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Korpisuo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Korpisuo!
After winning the bout, Risto Korpisuo 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 Armando Quetzalcoatl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quetzalcoatl comes to the cage accompanied by J-Lo : On the Floor. Jasper Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Armando Quetzalcoatl's chin.
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279 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Quetzalcoatl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jasper Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quetzalcoatl throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quetzalcoatl trying to land knees to the body.
Quetzalcoatl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quetzalcoatl avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Quetzalcoatl tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Quetzalcoatl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Quetzalcoatl, against the cage.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Quetzalcoatl lands a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Armando Quetzalcoatl has been cut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Quetzalcoatl blocks with his arms.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones 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.
Quetzalcoatl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Quetzalcoatl with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Quetzalcoatl looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
Quetzalcoatl is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quetzalcoatl manages to avoid it.
Oh Quetzalcoatl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Quetzalcoatl seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quetzalcoatl tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quetzalcoatl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is working Quetzalcoatl over against the cage.
Jones drops Quetzalcoatl with a big knee straight up the middle! Quetzalcoatl is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Armando Quetzalcoatl's cut is getting worse.
Jones wobbles Quetzalcoatl with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Jones dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Quetzalcoatl to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jasper Jones!
After the fight, Jasper Jones 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 Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Sharp misses
and Durden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sharp's guard now.
Durden wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Durden throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Durden's guard. Nice move by Sharp!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durden controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Durden is keeping the position.
Sharp trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharp manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Durden is working Sharp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Durden is looking to advance position but Sharp has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BOOM! Sharp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden is bucking up trying to escape but Sharp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Durden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sharp looking to control but Durden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sharp lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharp tries to control but Durden wriggling away.
Durden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sharp raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sharp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sharp working Durden over with strikes here.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Durden is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp cracks Durden with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Sharp!
A victorious Daryl Sharp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McTrigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muromets's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Krec Паром через. George McTrigger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ILja Muromets's chin.
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, George McTrigger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Muromets with that takedown attempt.
Muromets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTrigger misses the shot to the body.
Muromets works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McTrigger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muromets to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Muromets is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Muromets drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muromets jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muromets accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McTrigger pulls Muromets in close to his closed guard and prevents Muromets from doing any damage or advancing position.
McTrigger keeping moving, preventing Muromets from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McTrigger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McTrigger working a defensive guard here.
Muromets passes McTrigger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McTrigger is trying to get back to full guard.
McTrigger is staying active underneath Muromets, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muromets looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Muromets wants to work for an arm triangle but McTrigger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Muromets not doing much here.
Muromets scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McTrigger tries to get to full guard but Muromets has control of the leg.
Muromets not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muromets is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McTrigger sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger trying to control from the bottom.
Muromets trying to control from half guard but McTrigger is working away.
McTrigger is pressing down on Muromets's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McTrigger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muromets controls the pace.
Muromets trying to control but McTrigger is working from the bottom.
McTrigger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McTrigger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muromets defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muromets is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Muromets wants to control from the top but McTrigger keeps moving.
McTrigger wants to sweep here but Muromets controlling him for the moment.
McTrigger is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muromets in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets 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.
Muromets jabs McTrigger right on the nose. McTrigger blinks but takes it well.
McTrigger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muromets but Muromets pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McTrigger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muromets scores with the left hand. McTrigger knows he should have avoided that one.
Muromets waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTrigger.
McTrigger stuffs the takedown attempt from Muromets. Muromets gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muromets connects with a right that clearly hurt McTrigger. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Muromets proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till McTrigger collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ILja Muromets!
During a confident post fight interview, ILja Muromets 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammarskjold comes to the cage accompanied by Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan. Alfred Hammarskjold is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
290 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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35
235 lbs
37 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This misses with a hook to the body
and Hammarskjold counters with a straight right hand.
This misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold connects with a right hand. This shakes it off.
This throws a sloppy head kick and Hammarskjold moves out of range easily.
This misses the jab.
A punch combination from Hammarskjold misses.
Hammarskjold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. This manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
This keeping moving, preventing Hammarskjold from controlling successfully.
This preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but This is retaining full guard.
Hammarskjold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has his hands on Hammarskjold's head, controlling the position.
This trying to keep a closed guard but Hammarskjold is proving a slippery customer.
This looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Conquer This.
Hammarskjold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts This as he jumps to the side.
Hammarskjold misses with a combination
and This counters with a big head kick but Hammarskjold shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - This scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammarskjold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hammarskjold avoids the head kick by This.
This fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammarskjold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This connects with a right hand. Hammarskjold shakes it off.
This takes a swing at Hammarskjold's ribcage but misses.
This displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammarskjold throws out the jab.
This tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammarskjold takes a swing at This's ribcage but misses.
This listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold avoids the body shot from This.
Hammarskjold lands an overhand right.
Hammarskjold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammarskjold.
This tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammarskjold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This walks into a left hand.
Hammarskjold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but This was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammarskjold.
This is looking to chop away at Hammarskjold's legs.
Hammarskjold misses with a wild combination.
Conquer This is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammarskjold drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammarskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammarskjold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammarskjold controlling from the top position.
Hammarskjold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This controls Hammarskjold momentarily but Hammarskjold frees himself.
This keeping moving, preventing Hammarskjold from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This seems keen to control Hammarskjold's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conquer This will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfred Hammarskjold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
This goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammarskjold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammarskjold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammarskjold there as he acknowledges the shot.
This throws a body punch but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
This is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammarskjold rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammarskjold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from This finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammarskjold's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - This looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This tries to work over Hammarskjold's front leg with a kick but Hammarskjold checks it.
Conquer This seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammarskjold avoids the body shot from This.
This misses with a hook
and Hammarskjold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammarskjold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but This swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammarskjold.
This lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from This.
Hammarskjold shoots for a double leg takedown but This sprawls well. He's pushed Hammarskjold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, jab by This - just one landing.
This throws a body kick that misses.
This throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammarskjold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This tries to clinch up
enabling Hammarskjold to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from This.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from This.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from This.
This scores with a shoulder strike.
This tries to work over Hammarskjold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammarskjold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammarskjold tries to circle away but This has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Hammarskjold.
This tries a body shot but Hammarskjold blocks it.
Hammarskjold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from This.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This works on Hammarskjold's body with a couple of short punches.
This has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammarskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammarskjold's elbow.
This misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alfred Hammarskjold's cut is getting worse.
This tries to work over Hammarskjold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This scores with a nice hook to the head.
This tries a body shot but Hammarskjold blocks it.
This swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammarskjold.
This lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, This scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammarskjold's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for This.
This lands a body shot.
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This misses with the head strike.
This misses with some punches.
This lands a right hand.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
This lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammarskjold backwards.
This lands an uppercut.
Alfred Hammarskjold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammarskjold.
This working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from This.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for This. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hammarskjold is trying to drag This to the mat but This just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conquer This showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfred Hammarskjold's cut.
That's time! Hammarskjold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
This pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This misses the jab.
Conquer This seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammarskjold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This scores with a leg kick.
This lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammarskjold at a distance.
This pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammarskjold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract This.
This throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammarskjold.
This misses with an uppercut. Hammarskjold saw that one coming.
Hammarskjold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by This.
Hammarskjold takes a swing at This's ribcage but misses.
This misses with an uppercut. Hammarskjold saw that one coming.
Hammarskjold looks to throw the jab but This is out of range.
This closes the distance and clinches.
This has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This misses with some punches.
This has a couple of punches blocked by Hammarskjold.
This blocks a body shot from Hammarskjold.
This stops a takedown attempt from Hammarskjold.
Alfred Hammarskjold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conquer This is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This blocking some punches.
This lands with a short shot to the head.
Conquer This seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfred Hammarskjold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammarskjold has This pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. This manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hammarskjold throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This throws a head punch that misses.
This misses with a hook from the clinch.
This misses with a punch to the body.
Hammarskjold wants the takedown. This is fighting it off but Hammarskjold persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in This's guard against the cage.
This pulls Hammarskjold in close to prevent any damage.
Hammarskjold prevents This from getting back to his feet.
Hammarskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This trying to keep a closed guard but Hammarskjold is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This keeping full guard, as Hammarskjold tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammarskjold throws a big elbow that misses.
This has momentary wrist control but Hammarskjold slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammarskjold postures up in This's guard and throws a big left but This blocks it.
Hammarskjold lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammarskjold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammarskjold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Hammarskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think This 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conquer This!
After the fight, Conquer This 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
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156 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Groot lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
De Groot scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansson should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johansson.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
Johansson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
De Groot scores with a head kick. Johansson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
De Groot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groot throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from De Groot lands.
De Groot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and De Groot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - De Groot had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson checks a low kick from De Groot.
Johansson sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot takes one to the chin there.
Johansson throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johansson on the side of the head.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot thumps Johansson with a low kick.
De Groot swinging wildly 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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johansson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
De Groot punishes Johansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson scores with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Johansson moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Groot.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mikael Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Johansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson moves away from the strike by De Groot.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
Mikael Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
Johansson misses with a body kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Johansson's torso.
De Groot lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Johansson down.
De Groot connects with a crisp jab.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Johansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Johansson checks it.
De Groot throws a lazy head kick
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
De Groot digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Johansson checks it.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from De Groot does it's job there.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johansson lands with a right hand.
De Groot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson works over De Groot's head and body with a nice combination.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Groot is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot blocks a leg kick.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with a left and a right that stings De Groot.
Oh De Groot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and De Groot finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from De Groot misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BOOM! Johansson lands a beautiful left hook that drops De Groot. De Groot tries to recover but Johansson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and De Groot lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Johansson!
Mikael Johansson is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mikael Johansson 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 Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Converge - . McGinley has chosen I got this as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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279 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid lands a nice hook to McGinley's body. McGinley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kincaid misses with a low kick.
McGinley slips a jab from Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to move into range but McGinley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kincaid shoots in looking for a takedown but McGinley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kincaid's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Kincaid.
McGinley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Kincaid cracks McGinley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Kincaid throws a hook but McGinley avoids it easily.
McGinley tests Kincaid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Billy Kincaid has been cut.
McGinley cracks Kincaid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kincaid misses with a leg kick.
Kincaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kincaid takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
McGinley throws a low kick but Kincaid moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kincaid.
Kincaid works McGinley's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGinley checks a leg kick.
McGinley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
An inside leg kick from Kincaid misses.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.
Kincaid shoots in and drives through. McGinley sprawls well.
McGinley throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGinley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kincaid. Kincaid obviously looking to wear him down.
McGinley misses with a low kick.
Kincaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGinley was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Kincaid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGinley tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley scores with a nice head shot.
McGinley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGinley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincaid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid lands a high kick!
McGinley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from McGinley misses.
McGinley fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGinley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGinley circles away quickly and effectively.
McGinley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
McGinley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGinley feints and then cracks Kincaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kincaid down.
Anderson McGinley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley slips a jab from Kincaid.
McGinley doesn't manage to clinch there - Kincaid circles away.
McGinley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGinley fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGinley jabs at Kincaid's body.
Kincaid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kincaid is breathing heavily.
McGinley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for McGinley.
McGinley digs a good body shot into Kincaid's ribs.
Billy Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinley throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
McGinley moves into the clinch.
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGinley avoids it.
McGinley has Kincaid pushed against the cage.
Kincaid blocks a body shot from McGinley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley effectively controlling the action here.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGinley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGinley misses with some punches.
McGinley working aggressively here.
Kincaid is trying to maintain a safe position but McGinley gets an underhook and turns Kincaid into the cage.
Kincaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kincaid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGinley is defending well for now.
Kincaid looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGinley avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson McGinley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGinley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kincaid takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
Kincaid lands a nice shot to the body.
Kincaid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kincaid feints and then cracks McGinley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGinley down.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGinley lands with a nice body punch.
Kincaid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGinley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kincaid. Kincaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid lands a nice hook to McGinley's body. McGinley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGinley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kincaid throws a sloppy body shot
and McGinley counters with a head kick that drops Kincaid to the mat! Kincaid scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kincaid is rocked!
Kincaid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kincaid takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
Anderson McGinley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGinley is looking to clinch but Kincaid is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley digs a good body shot into Kincaid's ribs.
McGinley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
McGinley tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from McGinley.
McGinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGinley lands a jab to the nose.
Kincaid thows a leg kick but McGinley checks it
and McGinley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGinley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGinley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGinley throws a leg kick but Kincaid moved away.
Kincaid closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGinley circles away.
McGinley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinley moves away.
McGinley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGinley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kincaid throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGinley digs a good body shot into Kincaid's ribs.
Kincaid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGinley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGinley thows a body shot but no joy.
McGinley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGinley misses the jab.
McGinley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kincaid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kincaid throws a body punch but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley drops Kincaid with a beautiful combination! Kincaid stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGinley is looking for the KO!
Oh Kincaid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley flashes Kincaid a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kincaid's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kincaid crumples to the floor! He's out cold! McGinley punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson McGinley! Anderson McGinley retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Anderson McGinley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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