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CEC 299 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot's Psychosocial . 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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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yang Leiden!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Uzi lands with a good body shot.
Uzi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leiden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leiden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uzi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzi.
Uzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Uzi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi misses with a double jab.
Uzi lands the left hand.
Uzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Uzi's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Uzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leiden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uzi throws a head kick but Leiden moves out of range.
Uzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Uzi catches Leiden right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi avoids the head kick by Leiden.
Uzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzi.
Uzi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leiden.
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!
Uzi looks to land a combination but Leiden avoids it well.
Leiden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uzi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roger Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uzi tries to avoid it but Leiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uzi to the ground. Uzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uzi misses with a wild combination.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leiden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzi swivels and escapes.
Roger Uzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Leiden.
Uzi misses with a head kick.
Leiden tries to clinch up but Uzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Leiden misses with a right hand
enabling Uzi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leiden throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.
Leiden is trying desperately to land a takedown but Uzi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Leiden.
Uzi lunges at Leiden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leiden's hand.
Uzi lands a head shot.
Uzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uzi lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Uzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Uzi lands the left hand.
Oooooh!!! Uzi has knocked Leiden down with a huge combo! Uzi steps away and waves a wobbly Leiden back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leiden is rocked!
It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Uzi. That snapped Leiden's head back.
Leiden is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzi finish him?
Uzi throws a nice looking combination but Leiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leiden seems to have recovered his senses.
Uzi digs a good hook to Leiden's body.
Uzi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leiden.
Uzi connects with a high kick.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden throws a big shot that misses.
Leiden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Leiden might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Uzi has got the better of the exchanges.
Leiden closes the distance and pushes Uzi back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Leiden.
Leiden struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzi controls his hands.
Uzi wants to break free but Leiden has control.
Uzi breaks the clinch.
Roger Uzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leiden misses with an uppercut.
Uzi blocks a low kick nicely.
Uzi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leiden misses with a low kick.
Leiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi misses with a wild body shot.
Uzi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leiden eats them both and turns towards Uzi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Uzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leiden.
Uzi throws a series of punches but Leiden moves out of range.
Uzi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi connects with a right hand. Leiden shakes it off.
Leiden slips under a jab.
Leiden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leiden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leiden.
Uzi connects with a looping right hand.
Uzi misses with a wild body shot.
Leiden connects with the punch.
A solid body kick from Uzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Uzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leiden misses the jab.
Leiden slips a jab and a cross from Uzi.
Uzi connects with a leg kick. Leiden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uzi. Leiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leiden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi scores with a nice head shot.
Roger Uzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzi jabs at Leiden's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Uzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leiden misses with a double jab.
Uzi misses with a head kick.
Uzi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Uzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzi tries a low kick but Leiden avoids it.
Uzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leiden can do to turn this around?
Leiden blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uzi throws a hook to the side of Leiden's head but Leiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leiden.
Uzi scores with a head kick. Leiden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leiden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uzi.
Leiden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leiden lands with a straight right. Uzi didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Roger Uzi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leiden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uzi is out of range and Leiden settles back down.
Uzi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leiden avoids the head kick by Uzi.
Nice body kick from Uzi.
Leiden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uzi under the eye.
Uzi is rocked!
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Uzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leiden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Leiden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Uzi. Those never looked like landing.
Yang Leiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzi throws a head kick that Leiden semi-blocks.
Leiden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Uzi.
Uzi cracks the inside of Leiden's front leg.
Leiden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzi.
Leiden misses with a wild body shot.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leiden is able to avoid easily.
Uzi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Leiden moves out of range easily.
Uzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Leiden throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.
Leiden dodges the punch combination from Uzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Uzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uzi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Uzi!
Roger Uzi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onizuka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GTO's Greatest Moments. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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194 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka shoots in looking for a takedown but Uzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Onizuka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Onizuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Uzi wants to control but Onizuka is keeping him busy.
Onizuka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Onizuka wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onizuka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Onizuka is staying active underneath Uzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uzi trying to pass the guard but Onizuka defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Onizuka trying to control here.
Onizuka pushes Uzi off looking to stand but Uzi dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uzi in particular looking to stall.
Uzi wants to take a breather but Onizuka is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uzi connects with a body shot.
Uzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Onizuka wants to clinch but Uzi slips to the side
and Uzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Onizuka scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Uzi manages to mount him!
Uzi lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onizuka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Onizuka is desperately trying to improve his position but Uzi has a good base and remains in mount.
Uzi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Uzi working Onizuka over with strikes here.
Onizuka is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onizuka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Onizuka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Uzi! Onizuka is hurt baaadly! Uzi is firing away with more strikes - Onizuka is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyr Uzi!
A victorious Tyr Uzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Maynard.
A big right from Waters misses.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Waters misses.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waters. That did some damage!
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard jabs Waters right on the nose. Waters blinks but takes it well.
Maynard works over Waters's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Maynard looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Waters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Maynard lands.
Waters is rocked!
Maynard connects with a body shot that sends Waters's belly button to the back.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard throws a head kick but Waters moves out of range.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waters scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Waters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Waters feints and then cracks Maynard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maynard down.
Maynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waters throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waters misses with a body punch
and Maynard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maynard.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Waters's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Waters manages to break the clinch.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Waters closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Waters as the two fighters clinch.
Maynard tries a body shot but Waters blocks it.
Waters tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard is trying to break free.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Waters working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Waters has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waters struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Maynard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Waters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maynard.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maynard.
Waters cracks Maynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Waters misses
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Waters throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Waters in the body.
Maynard drives through and clinches with Waters against the cage.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waters.
Waters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Waters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Waters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Maynard tries to tie him up.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Waters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters scores with a hook to the body.
Waters seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard stalling in the clinch but Waters improves position.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Waters blocks an uppercut.
Waters scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Waters pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Waters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Waters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard stalls.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
Derek Waters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waters scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Waters dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Waters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters has closed the distance and engaged Maynard in a clinch.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
Waters lands with a left to the head.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Waters works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maynard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters lands a right hand.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Waters tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Waters lands a shot to the body.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Waters.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Waters prevents a body shot from Maynard.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Waters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
Waters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Waters.
Waters landing knees to the head.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Waters.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters misses with some punches.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
A right handed body shot lands from Maynard.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters misses with a body punch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Waters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Waters 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Waters!
Derek Waters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrnn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wyrnn walks into a jab.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A leg kick checked by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wyrnn as the two fighters clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Wyrnn is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Wyrnn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wyrnn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wyrnn is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wyrnn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wyrnn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wyrnn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wyrnn misses.
A clash of legs there as Wyrnn blocks the low kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wyrnn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wyrnn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyrnn checks a leg kick.
Wyrnn throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Wyrnn misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wyrnn slips under a jab.
Jones lands the left hand.
Wyrnn throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyrnn misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Wyrnn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Wyrnn. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wyrnn throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wyrnn misses.
Wyrnn cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Wyrnn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wyrnn. That's going to slow Jones down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Wyrnn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Wyrnn tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wyrnn tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Wyrnn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyrnn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Wyrnn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wyrnn connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wyrnn scrambles back to his feet.
Wyrnn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is trying to stand.
Wyrnn prevents Jones from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyrnn moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Wyrnn drags him back down.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's time! Wyrnn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn scores with a nice right hand.
Wyrnn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Wyrnn thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones slips under a jab from Wyrnn.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Wyrnn moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Wyrnn misses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tom Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a leg kick but Wyrnn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Wyrnn moves out of range of the body kick.
Wyrnn connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Wyrnn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones looks to clinch
and Wyrnn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Wyrnn avoids it easily.
Wyrnn thumps Jones with a low kick.
Wyrnn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones dips to his left and cracks Wyrnn with an uppercut!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Wyrnn's shoulder, as Wyrnn tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Wyrnn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wyrnn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
No joy there for Wyrnn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wyrnn misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyrnn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones feints and then cracks Wyrnn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyrnn down.
Wyrnn avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wyrnn circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyrnn misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Wyrnn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wyrnn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrnn throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Wyrnn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a push kick but Wyrnn slaps the foot to one side.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Wyrnn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wyrnn has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wyrnn's elbow.
Jones presses Wyrnn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wyrnn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Wyrnn controls the action.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wyrnn's efforts to push away.
Wyrnn wants to break free but Jones has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones has Wyrnn pressed against the cage, preventing Wyrnn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wyrnn working aggressively here.
Wyrnn wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Wyrnn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wyrnn throws a body kick that misses.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wyrnn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wyrnn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Jones catches Wyrnn right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Wyrnn.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wyrnn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyrnn.
Nice defenses there by Wyrnn.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Jones misses.
Wyrnn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wyrnn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyrnn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyrnn checks a leg kick.
Wyrnn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones checks a low kick from Wyrnn.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Wyrnn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Wyrnn.
A punch combination from Wyrnn misses.
Wyrnn tries a head kick but it misses.
Wyrnn thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wyrnn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn thumps Jones with a low kick.
Wyrnn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Wyrnn moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Wyrnn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Wyrnn is out of range.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wyrnn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wyrnn on the side of the head.
Jones throws a leg kick but Wyrnn checks it.
Wyrnn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones motions for Wyrnn to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones staying out of range there.
A big left from Wyrnn misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wyrnn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wyrnn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Wyrnn's head back.
The fighters circling - Wyrnn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wyrnn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wyrnn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Wyrnn throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Wyrnn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wyrnn blocks a leg kick.
Wyrnn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wyrnn keeps the fight on the outside.
Varian Wyrnn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn connects with a crisp jab.
Wyrnn keeps the fight on the outside.
Wyrnn just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wyrnn checks the leg kick.
Jones works over Wyrnn's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wyrnn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wyrnn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyrnn connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Wyrnn ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wyrnn.
A jab from Wyrnn misses.
Wyrnn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Gears (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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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
37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Gears!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body. Gears takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alavaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Gears there.
Gears scores with a hook to the body. Alavaara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gears looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alavaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gears can pounce on him.
Gears goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alavaara tried to score with a low kick but Gears checks it.
Alavaara looks to throw the jab but Gears is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alavaara cracks Gears with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gears shoots in for a double leg but Alavaara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara drops Gears with a beautiful combination! Gears stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alavaara is looking for the KO!
Gears is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara punishes Gears's body with a nice straight punch.
Gears is still on wobbly legs! Can Alavaara finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alavaara, right into the meat.
Gears seems to have recovered his senses.
Gears blocks a low kick nicely.
Gears misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alavaara, as that shot connected.
Alavaara stuffs the takedown.
Gears looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Alavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Gears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gears tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alavaara defends well and Gears ends up having to push Alavaara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Gears.
Alavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gears ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gears no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gears is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gears keeping moving, preventing Alavaara from controlling successfully.
Gears controls Alavaara momentarily but Alavaara frees himself.
Alavaara slips nicely into half guard.
Alavaara stalling.
Alavaara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gears makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gears.
Gears has a closed guard, preventing Alavaara from standing up.
Gears wants to sweep but no luck.
Gears being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Mauri Alavaara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alavaara thumps Gears with a low kick.
Donk. Alavaara catches Gears right on the button with a cross.
Alavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gears. That did some damage!
Alavaara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gears throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alavaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gears circles away quickly and effectively.
Gears misses the jab.
Alavaara staying out of range there.
Alavaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gears.
Gears throws a jab when Alavaara was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Gears counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gears is looking to slow Alavaara down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alavaara checks a leg kick.
Gears throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gears cracks Alavaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gears shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alavaara but Alavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Alavaara.
Gears throws a right and a left that Alavaara avoids nicely.
Gears walks into a jab.
Gears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Gears.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Gears.
Gears lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alavaara at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gears throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alavaara's waist but Alavaara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gears off to one side.
Gears throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Gears is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gears moves away.
Alavaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gears checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gears. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alavaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gears throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Gears.
An inside leg kick lands from Gears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gears lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gears moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara lands a leg kick that knocks Gears off balance momentarily.
Gears takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head kick misses from Alavaara.
Gears throws a series of punches but Alavaara avoids them all with ease.
Alavaara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alavaara thumps Gears with a low kick.
Gears thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara throws a right and a left that Gears avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
Gears shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Gears.
Alavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gears throws out the jab.
Gears slips under a jab from Alavaara.
Gears throws a sloppy body shot
and Alavaara counters with a leg kick.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gears takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gears lands a right hook to the body.
Alavaara catches Gears with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gears scores with a hook to the body. Alavaara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gears takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Gears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Alavaara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gears digs a good body shot into Alavaara's ribs.
Gears misses with a low kick.
Gears misses with a body shot.
Gears dives in for a single leg takedown but Alavaara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gears avoids a wild elbow strike from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gears is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alavaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gears wants to break free but Alavaara has control.
Gears lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gears is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hank Gears will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gears misses with a looping left.
Gears moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gears misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gears throws a front kick aimed at Alavaara's knee but Alavaara avoids it well.
Alavaara connects with a body shot.
Gears misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gears. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Alavaara tries to bum rush Gears with a series of wild strikes but Gears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gears lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gears defending well as Alavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Gears takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Alavaara misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Alavaara. No joy for Gears on that attempt.
Gears is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alavaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Alavaara throws a hook but Gears blocks it.
Gears drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gears wants to stand but Alavaara is controlling his arm.
Gears working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gears controls the position.
Gears trying to control the action but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara manages to get back to half guard.
Gears tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alavaara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alavaara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gears stands and throws Alavaara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alavaara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gears is looking to take a break and control but Alavaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alavaara pushes Gears away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gears gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gears just content to control the position.
Alavaara can't do much from the bottom here.
Gears tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gears wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alavaara keeps working.
Gears is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alavaara tries to bench press Gears off him but Gears keeps the position.
Gears wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alavaara keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hank Gears wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gears thows a body kick. Alavaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alavaara moves away from the strike by Gears.
Gears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alavaara throws a combination that misses
and Gears counters with a straight right hand.
Alavaara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Gears's leg. Gears is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alavaara slips under a jab from Gears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara misses with a looping right.
Gears keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gears moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Gears.
I think Gears 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 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporate Slave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corporate Slave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slave forces Harjakainen back against the cage and clinches.
Slave lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harjakainen prevents a body shot from Slave.
A hook to the body from Slave.
Slave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harjakainen blocks a body shot from Slave.
Harjakainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slave throws a good cross that connects.
Harjakainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harjakainen throws a jab when Slave was well out of range.
Oooooh!!! Slave has knocked Harjakainen down with a huge combo! Slave steps away and waves a wobbly Harjakainen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harjakainen throws a leg kick but Slave moved away.
Slave lands a left and a right that send Harjakainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Slave thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Harjakainen is rocked!
Slave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harjakainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Slave finish him?
Slave misses with an uppercut. Harjakainen saw that one coming.
Slave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slave displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harjakainen throws out the jab.
Slave is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Slave shuts the power down on Harjakainen. Lights out, game over! Slave is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corporate Slave!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. McCall has chosen Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Worthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCall.
Worthy jabs at McCall's body.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Worthy.
McCall checks a low kick from Worthy.
McCall misses with a straight right.
Worthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Worthy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Worthy off balance momentarily.
McCall avoids the body shot from Worthy.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worthy forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
McCall has Worthy pressed against the cage, preventing Worthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from McCall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a low kick as Worthy jumps back.
McCall cracks the inside of Worthy's front leg.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCall clobbers Worthy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Worthy tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
A head kick by Worthy misses
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worthy with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws a sloppy body shot
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
Worthy throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCall.
McCall feints and then cracks Worthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Worthy down.
Nice shot by McCall.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Worthy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Worthy.
McCall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worthy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCall misses with a combination
and Worthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
Nice jab there from Worthy.
McCall misses with a straight right.
McCall lands a nice looking body kick.
McCall throws a leg kick which misses Worthy's front leg but catches the back leg as Worthy tries to avoid it.
Worthy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worthy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCall thinking.
McCall throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worthy.
Worthy looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
McCall throws a low kick but Worthy moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from McCall misses.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
Worthy slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthy misses with a body shot.
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Worthy off balance momentarily.
Worthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCall misses with a straight right.
Worthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall lands a glancing blow to the side of Worthy's head.
Worthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCall 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.
A big left from McCall misses.
McCall misses with a looping left.
McCall throws a leg kick but Worthy checks it.
Worthy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Worthy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Worthy.
McCall lands an overhand right.
McCall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Worthy checks a low kick from McCall.
McCall avoids the body shot from Worthy.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Worthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall throws out a loose jab but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws a solid leg kick but Worthy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCall.
McCall throws a hook but Worthy avoids it easily.
Tommy McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worthy moves out of range as McCall strikes.
McCall blocks a jab.
Worthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Worthy moves away and avoids it.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worthy.
A head kick misses from Worthy.
McCall cracks Worthy with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Marlon Worthy has been cut.
McCall lands a body shot.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Worthy is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Worthy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - McCall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy misses with a head kick.
Worthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCall.
McCall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Worthy is rocked!
Worthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
Oh Worthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Worthy misses with a double jab.
McCall ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Worthy out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy McCall!
After winning the bout, Tommy McCall 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 Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes into the arena with Pohjois-Karjala blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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286 lbs
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30
243 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Vihtala pushes him off.
Vihtala misses the shot to the body.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vihtala at a distance.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Souza lands a jab to Vihtala's midsection.
Souza cracks Vihtala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Souza does it's job there.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Vihtala throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Vihtala digs a good hook to Souza's body.
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!
Vihtala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza moves out of range as Vihtala strikes.
Vihtala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vihtala struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vihtala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vihtala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
A head punch on the inside from Vihtala fails to land.
Vihtala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Vihtala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Vihtala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vihtala tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Vihtala back against the cage.
Vihtala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vihtala blocks a body shot from Souza.
Vihtala tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vihtala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza keeps control of Vihtala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Vihtala's head.
Vihtala misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Souza on the inside.
Souza lands a body shot.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vihtala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vihtala blocks an uppercut.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vihtala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Souza prevents a body shot from Vihtala.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Vihtala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vihtala looking to slow down the pace here.
Souza blocks a body shot from Vihtala.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Vihtala.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Vihtala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Vihtala working aggressively here.
Vihtala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vihtala.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza pushes Vihtala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Souza prevents a body shot from Vihtala.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Souza as Vihtala tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Souza.
Vihtala blocks a body shot from Souza.
Vihtala taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Souza thuds his right hand into Vihtala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihtala. Vihtala obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Souza. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vihtala keeps the fight on the outside.
Vihtala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vihtala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Souza tries to clinch there but Vihtala circles away.
Vihtala takes the fight into the clinch.
Vihtala slows down the pace here.
Vihtala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Vihtala scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vihtala prevents a body shot from Souza.
Vihtala misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vihtala lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Souza.
Vihtala has Souza pushed against the cage.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Vihtala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala misses with the head strike.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Souza.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Vihtala blocks an uppercut.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
Souza lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vihtala to his knees! Souza keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Souza!
After winning the bout, Sergio Souza 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre's entrance music is Memories- Guetta. A fine choice. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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174 lbs
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171 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Andre scores with a head kick.
Andre clinches up against the cage.
Andre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andre tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre scores with a shoulder strike.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes's coach down at Qube Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes trying to stall but Andre improves his position.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andre is defending well for now.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre leaning against his opponent.
Andre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Andre won't want to take too many of those.
Andre managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
A right handed body shot lands from Andre.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes being controlled against the cage.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Andre.
Andre avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Andre.
Andre avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andre.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andre manages to break the clinch.
Andre tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Andre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnes's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Andre forces his way into half guard.
Andre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Andre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andre trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Andre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andre lands a big elbow.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes taking shots to the head.
Andre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andre dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
A big right from Andre misses.
Some wild striking there from Andre.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre lands a front kick.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Andre blocks the low kick.
Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andre connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Andre connects with a high kick.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Andre.
Andre has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Andre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andre throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Andre throws out a powerful jab.
Alex Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Andre.
Andre throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Andre misses with a kick to the body.
Andre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Left hook, right uppercut from Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Andre.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Andre's legs.
Andre moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andre. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes slips under a jab.
Andre lands a head shot.
Andre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Andre misses with a body shot.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Andre jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Andre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andre throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Andre.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Andre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Andre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andre blocks an elbow strike.
Andre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andre!
Andre with a nice cross.
Alex Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Andre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Barnes lands.
It looks like Alex Andre has been cut.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andre connects with a solid leg kick.
Andre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Andre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Andre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andre moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Andre's head.
Andre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Andre fails to land.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andre misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andre 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!
A victorious Alex Andre 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 Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Blood. Kincaid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Converge - . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
272 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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30
270 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kincaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kincaid tries to work over Bane's front leg with a kick but Bane checks it.
Kincaid misses with a kick to the body
and Bane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Blood Bane has been cut.
We've been told by Bane's head coaches at Valygars Cabin that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kincaid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid throws a hook but Bane blocks it.
Bane lunges at Kincaid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kincaid's hand.
Bane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range.
Bane slips under a jab from Kincaid.
Bane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kincaid slips under a jab from Bane.
Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kincaid, as that shot connected.
Kincaid walks into a stiff left hand from Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bane.
Bane lands with a cross.
Bane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kincaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kincaid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Bane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kincaid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blood Bane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Bane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bane cracks Kincaid with an open hand slap.
Kincaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kincaid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bane.
Kincaid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
Bane clinches.
Kincaid stalling the fight.
Bane prevents Kincaid from breaking the clinch.
Kincaid is trying to stall.
Kincaid misses with a knee strike.
Bane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kincaid landing knees to the head.
Kincaid misses with a knee to the head.
Bane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Billy Kincaid has been cut.
A short right from Bane on the inside.
Kincaid is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Bane.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Kincaid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kincaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Bane pushes Kincaid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kincaid tries to break the clinch but Bane is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kincaid blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Bane.
Kincaid blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.
Bane misses with a punch on the inside.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Bane taking a breather.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Bane.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bane.
Bane lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blood Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kincaid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kincaid's hands.
Bane throws a jab but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kincaid's calf.
Bane moves in looking to clinch but Kincaid pushes him off.
Kincaid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
Bane misses with a head kick.
Kincaid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy body kick from Kincaid
and Bane counters with a thumping low kick.
Bane scores with a nice body kick.
Kincaid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bane throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a lunging right hand
and Bane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bane.
Bane lands a jab.
Bane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kincaid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bane.
Bane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kincaid is breathing heavily.
Bane lands a big uppercut and Kincaid crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kincaid looks OK. Bane waves Kincaid back to his feet!
Kincaid is rocked!
Kincaid slips a straight right by Bane.
Bane misses with an uppercut
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood Bane is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kincaid on the side of the head.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kincaid is just out of range.
Kincaid connects with a single shot there.
Blood Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane misses with a hook.
Kincaid tries to work over Bane's front leg with a kick but Bane checks it.
Bane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kincaid's head backwards.
Bane defending well as Kincaid loads up on a big left hand.
Bane throws a front kick that sends Kincaid stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bane throws a low kick but Kincaid avoids it.
Bane moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Bane misses.
Bane lunges at Kincaid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kincaid's hand.
Bane throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Bane - just one landing.
Bane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Bane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bane lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Bane misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bane lands a head shot.
Kincaid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bane can pounce on him.
Bane misses with a left hand
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood Bane's cut is getting worse.
Bane thumps Kincaid with a low kick.
Bane throws a front kick that sends Kincaid stumbling back into the cage.
Bane lands a nice looking body kick.
Kincaid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bane. Bane obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bane thumps Kincaid with a low kick.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blood Bane dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bane cracks Kincaid on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kincaid falls backwards against the cage. Bane follows up with more strikes that drop Kincaid to his knees. Bane keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kincaid! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blood Bane!
An out of breath Blood Bane 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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