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EPL 5: Quaterfinals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov has chosen Sparks - The Who as his entrance music. Igor Nabokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabokov tries to clinch but McCall is having none of it.
Nabokov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Nabokov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nabokov wants to work for an arm triangle but McCall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McCall is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McCall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nabokov is working away from the top position though.
McCall wants to control but Nabokov passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall keeping his opponent close.
The strikes coming from Nabokov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McCall prevents Nabokov from moving into mount.
Nabokov has hold of McCall's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McCall tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nabokov cranks the arm and McCall screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McCall, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Igor Nabokov!
Igor Nabokov made sure to mention his sponsor, Dragon in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moo lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moo stands and throws Mead's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moo tries to stand but Mead is controlling his head.
Moo wants to control but Mead is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mead has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Mead's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moo tries to move to mount but Mead blocks the move with his legs.
Moo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mead, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Mead's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mead stops Moo from passing to mount.
Moo is trying to get an arm triangle but Mead is defending well.
Moo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mead, who protects the arm well.
Moo trying to control the position but Mead is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mead has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mead is looking for a sweep.
Moo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mead has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mead is trying to escape and Moo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mead is forced to tap! Nice work there by Moo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikey Moo!
Mikey Moo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Battle for Asgard. Murska is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset. Balig Murska told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Blake misses.
Murska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake blocks a head kick by Murska.
Balig Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murska counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Murska moves out of range.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
A head kick from Murska lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
It looks like Donald Blake has been cut.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murska can pounce on him.
Blake lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake works Murska's body with a nice hook.
Murska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murska.
Blake avoids the head kick by Murska.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake avoids the body shot from Murska.
Murska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Murska down.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Murska.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murska misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murska looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Murska scores with a head kick. Blake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Murska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blake swings for the body but Murska moves out of range.
Murska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Murska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murska doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Murska. Those never looked like landing.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Murska misses with a leg kick.
Murska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murska scrambles back to his feet.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Murska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Murska lands a nice looking body shot.
Murska misses with a wild body shot.
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Balig Murska has been cut.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murska is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Murska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Murska is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murska slips a jab from Blake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Murska lands with a shot to the body.
Murska tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Blake blocks a head kick by Murska.
Murska takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murska looks winded!
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 looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Murska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Murska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Murska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Murska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murska throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake throws a jab when Murska was well out of range.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake swings for the body but Murska moves out of range.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murska avoids a kick to the body.
Murska listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Murska is out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murska misses with a head kick.
Donald Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Murska connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Murska throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murska.
Murska swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murska misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murska under the eye.
Murska's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Murska misses with a few strikes there.
Blake thumps Murska with a low kick.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murska counters with a head kick.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Murska.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murska if he has to take too many more of those.
Murska blocks a jab.
Blake avoids the body shot from Murska.
Blake checks a low kick from Murska.
Murska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Murska's ribs.
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!
Murska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake scores with a jab.
Murska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murska keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murska misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Murska's leg but Murska calmly moves out of range.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Murska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murska throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murska is rocked!
Blake lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Murska up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Blake from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Murska's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Blake!
A very excited looking Donald Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reily comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Campbell has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Reily moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
O Reily drives through with a takedown into Campbell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Reily slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reily working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Reily fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Campbell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Reily.
O Reily goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Campbell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in O Reily's guard! Nice work there by Campbell!
O Reily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell stays in close to O Reily's body and controls the position.
O Reily is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campbell defends well.
Campbell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Reily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Reily throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily throws his legs up looking for a submission but Campbell uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on O Reily's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Reily is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Reily is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily struggling a bit here.
O Reily is looking to regain half guard here but Campbell keeps moving and retains side control.
Campbell just content to control the position.
Campbell trying to control the position but O Reily is working away.
O Reily struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Reily wants to control but Campbell postures up.
O Reily is trying to work for a sweep but Campbell has mounted him!
O Reily is trying to escape the mount.
Campbell trying to control but O Reily is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reily tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Reily dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
O Reily drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but O Reily is proving a slippery customer.
O Reily throws a big elbow that misses.
O Reily trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Reily postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
O Reily sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Campbell's guard.
O Reily is working for a kimura but Campbell is defending it quite comfortably.
Campbell trying to hold on to O Reily's head to control him but O Reily postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. O Reily eventually gives up the hold.
O Reily thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Campbell's head.
O Reily is working for a submission of some sort.
O Reily throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan O Reily overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control but O Reily is keeping busy.
O Reily missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Reily is looking for a kimura but Campbell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Reily to get the leverage.
O Reily is trying to control the action in half guard but Campbell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Reily thows a huge punch but Campbell dodges it nicely.
O Reily wants to free his trapped foot but Campbell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is defending against the submission attempts here by O Reily.
O Reily is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. O Reily eventually gives up the hold.
O Reily throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily throwing shots but Campbell is blocking nicely.
O Reily is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
O Reily is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Reily not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Reily dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Campbell misses.
Nice body kick from Campbell.
O Reily digs a good body shot into Campbell's ribs.
A big right from Campbell misses.
O Reily misses with a straight left.
A left lands for O Reily.
Campbell throws a hook but O Reily blocks it.
Campbell slips under a jab.
O Reily throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Reily misses with an uppercut.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Reily misses with an uppercut
and O Reily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Reily. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Reily throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
O Reily is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
Wayne Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reily misses with a straight right.
O Reily staying out of range there.
O Reily closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Campbell quickly recovers to half guard.
O Reily is looking for a kimura but Campbell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Reily to get the leverage.
O Reily is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell is concentrating on defense, preventing O Reily from advancing position.
Wayne Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from O Reily.
O Reily thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Reily missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Reily is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Campbell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Reily.
Campbell wants to control but O Reily is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reily wants to control but Campbell is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
O Reily is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Campbell!
O Reily has control of Campbell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campbell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
O Reily has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campbell's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
O Reily thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
O Reily with good strikes from the mount here!
O Reily swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Campbell is now in O Reily's guard. A big mistake from O Reily there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Reily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Reily 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Reily!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan O Reily thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Wayne Campbell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey Saigon, I have a question for you...."A sphincter says what?"...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
166 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoned fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliver Stoned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stoned counters with a stiff right hand.
Gil tries to clinch but Stoned moves out of range.
Gil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gil misses with a body shot.
Stoned circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoned throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
Gil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoned shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stoned trying to control but Gil is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoned throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned trying to control the position from guard on top but Gil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gil wants to stand but Stoned is controlling the position.
Gil is controlling Stoned's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oliver Stoned.
A telegraphed right hand from Gil misses the target.
Stoned keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gil.
Stoned circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoned ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoned throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
Stoned throws a jab but it's blocked by Gil.
Stoned throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gil was covering up waiting for the punch and Stoned finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stoned looking to pass the guard.
Gil keeping moving, preventing Stoned from controlling successfully.
Stoned looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned wants to control from the top but Gil keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oliver Stoned wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gil tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Stoned.
Stoned scores with a hook to the body. Gil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoned lands with an overhand left.
Stoned misses with a looping left.
Gil slips under a jab from Stoned.
Stoned looks to score with a jab to the body but Gil is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gil's waist but Gil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stoned off to one side.
Gil closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gil.
It looks like Oliver Stoned has been cut.
Gil throws an elbow but it misses.
Gil blocking some punches.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoned avoids a wild elbow strike from Gil.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoned jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gil walks away with a smile on his face. Stoned gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Stoned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gil drives through and clinches with Stoned against the cage.
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stoned has Gil pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gil manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoned takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoned manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stoned is proving hard to escape from.
Stoned has his feet on Gil's thighs here. He's pushed Gil off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gil screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oliver Stoned!
An out of breath Oliver Stoned thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Richvoten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richvoten has chosen Over The Rainbow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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27
134 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Richvoten!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richvoten closes the distance and pushes Goldman back into the cage.
Richvoten tries to score a body lock takedown but Goldman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goldman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richvoten turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Richvoten manages to end up in side control.
Richvoten throwing strikes but Goldman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Goldman tries for a kimura but Richvoten is defending well.
Goldman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richvoten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Richvoten is trying to strike from the bottom but Goldman has passed into full mount.
Goldman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richvoten because Goldman loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richvoten working to try and regain half guard.
Goldman avoids the attempt from Richvoten to control.
Richvoten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goldman looking for a guillotine from mount but Richvoten is having none of it.
Goldman is landing with some decent strikes but Richvoten is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richvoten sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Richvoten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten keeps trying to improve his position.
Richvoten is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Goldman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richvoten wants to control but Goldman passes into side.
Richvoten is looking for a sweep.
Richvoten is not content to let Goldman control the 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!
Richvoten is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Goldman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Goldman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richvoten is looking to escape.
Richvoten is looking to improve his position but Goldman isn't that keen on the idea.
Richvoten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richvoten is looking to improve his position but Goldman isn't that keen on the idea.
Richvoten is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goldman looking to control but Richvoten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goldman with shots to the head and body - Richvoten looks very uncomfortable down there.
Richvoten tries to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
Goldman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richvoten is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richvoten is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
Goldman goes for an armbar but Richvoten turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Richvoten.
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 Tony Goldman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Richvoten.
Richvoten gets a takedown into half guard.
Richvoten trying to pass the guard but Goldman defending well.
Goldman is trying to get back to full guard.
Richvoten thows a huge punch but Goldman dodges it nicely.
Richvoten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richvoten throwing shots but Goldman is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richvoten looks to land a strike but Goldman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Richvoten distracts Goldman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richvoten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richvoten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goldman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldman working for a triangle but Richvoten defends it easily.
Richvoten is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Goldman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Richvoten is looking to defend but Goldman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Richvoten! Goldman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Richvoten taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Goldman!
Tony Goldman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nate Ross enters the cage!
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24
197 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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24
313 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstr�m and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a poor cross that misses
so Socha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Socha throws a big elbow that misses.
Socha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Socha slips nicely into half guard.
Ross pushes Socha off looking to stand but Socha dives back in and keeps control.
Socha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Socha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Socha trying to control from half guard but Ross is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Socha passes to side control.
Socha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Ross is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Socha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ross tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Socha lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ross is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Socha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross holding both Socha 's hands and preventing any damage.
Socha tightening his grip on Ross, looking for the choke.
Socha trying to control momentarily.
Ross controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ross.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha trying to control momentarily.
Ross has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Socha lands strikes to the head.
Socha scores with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socha lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ross holding both Socha 's hands and preventing any damage.
Socha punches Ross on the ear.
A lull in the action here.
Ross is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Socha off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha landing with strikes.
Ross controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Socha is working for a rear naked choke. Ross is not defending it well and Socha has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ross refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ross's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Socha!
Karl Socha 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 Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAiken comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo. Hovi has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Tarmo Hovi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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23
188 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hovi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacAiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Hovi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacAiken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hovi in his tracks.
MacAiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hovi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacAiken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi cracks MacAiken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacAiken moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacAiken checks a leg kick.
MacAiken misses with an uppercut
and Hovi counters with an outside leg kick.
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken with a hook.
Hovi swings for the body but MacAiken moves out of range.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but MacAiken moved out of range nicely.
MacAiken throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
MacAiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hovi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacAiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacAiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacAiken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi jabs MacAiken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacAiken.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacAiken.
MacAiken scores with a body shot.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps MacAiken's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
A big right from MacAiken misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for MacAiken.
Hovi fails to land with a series of punches.
MacAiken misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi lands with a slapping head kick.
MacAiken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hovi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacAiken. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAiken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacAiken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from MacAiken.
MacAiken throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacAiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hovi counters with a thumping low kick.
MacAiken throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and MacAiken only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacAiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hovi throws a leg kick but MacAiken checks it.
MacAiken throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Hovi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovi scores with a nice strike.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacAiken misses the shot to the body.
Tarmo Hovi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAiken moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
MacAiken moves out of range of the strikes.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown but Hovi shows good takedown defense.
MacAiken throws a right hand that Hovi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hovi also avoids with ease.
MacAiken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacAiken on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but MacAiken checks it.
Hovi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Hovi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacAiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi blocks a jab.
Hovi connects with a solid leg kick.
MacAiken misses with a straight left.
MacAiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hovi, as that shot connected.
MacAiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Hovi tries to land a leg kick but MacAiken saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hovi being controlled here, momentarily.
Hovi working a defensive guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
Hovi lands with a hook. MacAiken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacAiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Hovi tries to clinch up.
MacAiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacAiken moves forwards but Hovi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacAiken looks to land a left hand but Hovi moved out of range nicely.
MacAiken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hovi counters by moving into the clinch.
Hovi tries to throw a body punch but MacAiken avoids it by throwing Hovi back against the cage.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacAiken looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacAiken.
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hovi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hovi blocking some punches.
MacAiken blocks an uppercut.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacAiken misses with the head strike.
MacAiken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hovi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hovi taking a breather.
MacAiken presses Hovi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacAiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacAiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacAiken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacAiken breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Hovi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hovi as he avoids it easily.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAiken.
A telegraphed right hand from MacAiken misses the target.
MacAiken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hovi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacAiken.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
Hovi scores with a jab. MacAiken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hovi clobbers MacAiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Hovi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hovi.
MacAiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacAiken will feel that in the morning.
MacAiken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hovi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
MacAiken throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
MacAiken lands with a good body shot.
Hovi scores with a head kick.
MacAiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and MacAiken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
MacAiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hovi throws a low kick but it's checked well by MacAiken.
Hovi tries to clinch up.
Hovi throws a jab when MacAiken was well out of range.
Jab from Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacAiken slips under a jab.
Hovi is looking to clinch but MacAiken is avoiding it.
MacAiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by MacAiken there.
MacAiken defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi blocks a jab.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAiken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hovi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Hovi misses.
MacAiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi looks to land a body kick but MacAiken moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacAiken's head backwards.
MacAiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hovi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hovi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hovi throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacAiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacAiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacAiken.
MacAiken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Hovi misses
and MacAiken counters with a left to the body.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from MacAiken finds it's way through Hovi's defenses.
MacAiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Decent striking displayed by MacAiken there.
MacAiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Hovi counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacAiken misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAiken.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacAiken misses with the combination.
MacAiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi is looking to land body kicks.
MacAiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi misses with a body kick.
MacAiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hovi is looking to clinch but MacAiken is avoiding it.
A jab from Hovi does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hovi.
MacAiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovi works the jab nicely.
Hovi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacAiken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAiken throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
MacAiken connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. MacAiken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by MacAiken.
Hovi avoids the body shot from MacAiken.
Hovi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacAiken swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters by clinching up.
MacAiken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacAiken can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAiken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarmo Hovi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hovi tries a body shot but MacAiken blocks it.
MacAiken blocks a body shot from Hovi.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacAiken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacAiken manages to break the clinch.
MacAiken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
Hovi lands with a shot to the body.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but MacAiken ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAiken.
Hovi scores with a nice body kick.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacAiken misses with a wild body shot.
MacAiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi ducks right into an uppercut from MacAiken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi throws a series of strikes that have MacAiken backpedaling.
MacAiken swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Ian MacAiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAiken is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hovi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
A very excited looking Tarmo Hovi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (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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215 lbs
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23
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Christopher stumbling back into the cage.
Christopher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopher slips a straight right by Allen.
Christopher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christopher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christopher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Christopher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Christopher.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Christopher ducks down to avoid it.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Christopher misses.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Christopher scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen slips a straight right by Christopher.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Christopher checks it.
Allen throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christopher counters with a beautiful punch that sends Allen to the canvas!
Allen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oh Allen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Christopher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Allen is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christopher preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen managing to control the position.
Christopher is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Allen is trying to control the position but Christopher postures up.
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Christopher defends easily.
Allen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christopher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control but Christopher passes easily into half guard.
Allen looking for submissions off his back.
Christopher wants to get back to his feet.
Allen wants to get back to full guard but Christopher has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher stands up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Christopher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christopher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leonard Christopher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Allen throws a push kick but Christopher slaps the foot to one side.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Christopher tries to tie him up.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christopher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christopher throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Christopher has him pressed against the cage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christopher to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christopher.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen slips a jab from Christopher.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Christopher shrugs it off though.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Allen.
Christopher throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Christopher wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Christopher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allen looking to control.
Christopher is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher stands up from Allen's guard - Christopher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christopher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopher.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Some bone on bone action there as Christopher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Allen swings for the body but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen lands a head kick!
Christopher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen throws a front kick that sends Christopher stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Christopher.
Christopher throws out a leg kick but Allen moves out of range and Christopher only half commits.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Christopher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christopher lands with a shot to the body.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Christopher throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen lands a high kick!
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christopher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher misses with the combination.
Allen defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Christopher's knee but Christopher avoids it well.
Christopher lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christopher misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher staying out of range there.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Christopher.
Christopher avoids the body shot from Allen.
Christopher scores with a leg kick.
Christopher looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christopher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christopher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Christopher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen throws a hook but Christopher avoids it easily.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Christopher saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Christopher is just out of range.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christopher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Christopher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christopher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christopher throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christopher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
A big left from Christopher misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christopher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christopher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Christopher misses the target.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christopher is out of range.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Christopher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christopher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christopher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to work for a kimura but Christopher is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen is trying to control. Christopher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christopher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Christopher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Allen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen is keen to just control but Christopher is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen 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 Minnem�ki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Barry Allen waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roene Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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236 lbs
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248 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Love Aikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roene Dekker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aikawa lands a nice hook to Dekker's body. Dekker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aikawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekker. Dekker obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Aikawa.
Aikawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aikawa misses with a looping left.
Dekker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Aikawa as Dekker shoots in.
Dekker throws a sloppy head kick and Aikawa moves out of range easily.
Aikawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker throws a head kick but Aikawa moves out of range.
Roene Dekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekker lands with a kick to the temple. Aikawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dekker thows a body shot but no joy.
Aikawa throws a front kick aimed at Dekker's knee but Dekker avoids it well.
Dekker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dekker, right into the meat.
Aikawa feints and then cracks Dekker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekker down.
Dekker digs a good hook to Aikawa's body.
Aikawa walks into a stiff left hand from Dekker.
Dekker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekker.
Dekker throws a big shot that misses.
Aikawa throws a push kick but Dekker slaps the foot to one side.
Dekker misses with a leg kick
and Aikawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aikawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses
and Aikawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aikawa throws a shot from downtown. Dekker moves away and avoids it.
Dekker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aikawa has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dekkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aikawa throws an off balance right hand
and Dekker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dekker scores with a leg kick.
Dekker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aikawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dekker missing with a left hand there. Aikawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aikawa ducks under a wild hook from Dekker.
Dekker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aikawa circles away.
Aikawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dekker drives through and clinches with Aikawa against the cage.
Dekker misses with a body punch.
Dekker breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dekker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aikawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aikawa throws a solid leg kick but Dekker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aikawa.
Aikawa scores with the left hand. Dekker knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Roene Dekker has been cut.
Aikawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekker avoids the damage to the body.
Aikawa blocking some punches.
Dekker is trying to drag Aikawa to the mat but Aikawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekker tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker throws a big shot that misses.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekker misses with a left hand
and Aikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dekker throws a hook to the side of Aikawa's head but Aikawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aikawa dips to his left and cracks Dekker with an uppercut!
Dekker avoids the body shot from Aikawa.
Aikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Aikawa.
Dekker thows a body kick. Aikawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Dekker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dekker throws a leg kick
and Dekker is countered with a crisp right hand from Aikawa that sends him to the canvas! Aikawa follows him to the mat into side control.
Dekker is rocked!
Aikawa working away.
Aikawa wants to control but Dekker is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Love Aikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roene Dekker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dekker looks to score with a jab to the body but Aikawa is just out of range.
Aikawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dekker checks it well.
Aikawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dekker delivers a nice body kick.
Dekker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aikawa.
Dekker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dekker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aikawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dekker.
Dekker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aikawa throws out the jab.
Aikawa lands a body shot.
Dekker throws an off balance right hand
and Aikawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aikawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekker. Dekker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker tries to bum rush Aikawa with a series of wild strikes but Aikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dekker moves away from the strike by Aikawa.
Dekker lands with an uppercut that bounces Aikawa off the cage and back into range.
Dekker lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Dekker lands but Aikawa takes it in his stride.
Dekker scores with a decent looking hook.
Love Aikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dekker lands a head kick!
Aikawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekker misses with a looping right.
Aikawa misses the jab.
Aikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aikawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker thumps Aikawa with a low kick.
Dekker tests Aikawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aikawa 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.
Aikawa walks into a straight right hand from Dekker.
Dekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dekker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aikawa is rocked!
Dekker cracks Aikawa with a left hook right on the temple and Aikawa goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Dekker lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Aikawa is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roene Dekker!
A less than humble Roene Dekker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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