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CFH 24: Hunt v Lopette PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edson Aldrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Arzhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arzhanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Needled 24/7. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Aldrete! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Arzhanov! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Arzhanov.
Arzhanov misses with a wild combination.
Arzhanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Arzhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldrete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Arzhanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldrete counters with a series of strikes. Arzhanov will be more careful next time no doubt. Aldrete dodges the punch combination from Arzhanov.
Arzhanov misses with a wild body shot. Aldrete lands a jab to Arzhanov's midsection. Arzhanov throws a series of punches but Aldrete moves out of range. Aldrete lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Arzhanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arzhanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arzhanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Nice shot by Aldrete. Aldrete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldrete tests Arzhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arzhanov is rocked! We've been told by Aldrete's head coaches at UMMA Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Aldrete has cracked Arzhanov with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Aldrete lands another huge swinging hook and Arzhanov tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Arzhanov, before Aldrete can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edson Aldrete! Edson Aldrete looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Next!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quarto Vjadenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Dall! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quarto Vjadenek! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vjadenek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Vjadenek should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Vjadenek clinches. Dall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dall presses Vjadenek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Dall breaks from the clinch.
Vjadenek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vjadenek has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Dall lands a nice shot that snaps Vjadenek's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vjadenek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vjadenek shoots in and drives through. Dall sprawls well. Vjadenek dives in for a single leg takedown but Dall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Vjadenek looks winded! Vjadenek is trying to stall.
Dall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vjadenek eats them both and turns towards Dall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Dall scores with the left hand. Vjadenek knows he should have avoided that one. Nice takedown defense from Dall. No joy for Vjadenek on that attempt. Karl Dall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quarto Vjadenek. Dall scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dall lands a nice hook to Vjadenek's body. Vjadenek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dall lands a nice hook to Vjadenek's body. Vjadenek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dall lands a left and a right that send Vjadenek crashing to the mat, dazed. Dall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Dall connects with a combination that backs up Vjadenek into the cage. Dall lands a flurry of punches that gets past Vjadenek's guard. Vjadenek is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Dall bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Dall! Karl Dall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
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195 cm
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloppy strikes from Ei. Those never looked like landing. No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle misses with a combination
letting Ei counter with a right hand. Pelle throws a right and a left that Ei avoids nicely. A combination from Pelle does no damage. Pelle scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Pelle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ei sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ei dips to his left and cracks Pelle with an uppercut! The fight stays on the outside here - Ei looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle gets tackled into the cage by Ei. Ei maintains the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pelle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pelle backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ei. Ei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Ei lands a hook that snaps the head of Pelle backwards. Nice body punch from Ei - that landed with a thud.
Pelle looks winded! Ei breaks from the clinch.
Pelle tries to keep at a distance but Ei has taken the fight into the clinch. Ei lands a shoulder strike. Ei leaning against his opponent.
Ei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ei throws an overhand right that has Pelle reeling! Ei follows up with more punches and Pelle is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kylla Ei! Kylla Ei 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 Ka Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Gumbercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ka Bum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Homer Gumbercules's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ka Bum! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Gumbercules! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gumbercules fails with the takedown and Bum counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gumbercules's guard now. Bum trying to control but Gumbercules is working from the bottom. Bum throws a big right hand that misses. Bum lands a couple of decent looking shots. Gumbercules tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gumbercules can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bum controls the pace. Bum throws an elbow that misses. Gumbercules uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bum's guard. Nice move by Gumbercules!
That's one minute gone in the round. Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing. Bum wants to sweep but no luck. Bum 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. Gumbercules not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing. Gumbercules throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bum works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gumbercules's guard. Gumbercules keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully. Gumbercules is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bum sitting in guard here, content to control. Bum throwing strikes from guard but Gumbercules blocks nicely. Gumbercules looking for a sweep. Not yet Gumbercules, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bum is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumbercules has wrist control. Bum trying to control but Gumbercules is working from the bottom. Bum preventing the sweep. Bum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ka Bum just wasn't active enough. Bum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Gumbercules looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Bum looking to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gumbercules working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gumbercules's guard. Bum postures up in Gumbercules's guard and throws a big left but Gumbercules blocks it. Bum connects with a couple of short punches. Bum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gumbercules is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Bum prevents Gumbercules from getting back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gumbercules utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bum with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Bum dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gumbercules sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bum somewhat. Bum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bum showed some decent athleticism there. Gumbercules wants to control but Bum is keeping busy and won't allow it. Ka Bum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gumbercules makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gumbercules. Bum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bum throws a strike but Gumbercules rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gumbercules trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom. Bum wants to sweep but no luck. Gumbercules trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bum manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! We've been hearing good reports from Bum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bum's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Gumbercules is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gumbercules trying to control from Bum's half guard. Bum has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Bum looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bum keeping moving, preventing Gumbercules from controlling successfully. Bum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gumbercules controls the pace. Gumbercules trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Bum looking to control but Gumbercules passes into half guard.
Gumbercules throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bum is trying to stand back up but Gumbercules is controlling him
Bum gets full guard. Gumbercules lands a couple of digs. Gumbercules throws a big right hand that misses. Gumbercules controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gumbercules's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bum keeping moving, preventing Gumbercules from controlling successfully. Gumbercules missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Bum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gumbercules is one step ahead there. Gumbercules throwing strikes from guard but Bum blocks nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gumbercules scoring with some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gumbercules advances position into side control! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Gumbercules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bum. Bum dives in and grabs Gumbercules's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gumbercules pushes down on Bum's head and hops out. Gumbercules shoots in but no luck this time. Gumbercules looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bum is fending him off so far but Gumbercules persists. Nope, Bum circles away and we're back to standing. Gumbercules shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Bum counters with a nice double leg into guard. Ka Bum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Gumbercules. Bum lands a couple of decent looking shots. Gumbercules wants to sweep here but Bum controlling him for the moment. Bum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gumbercules works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gumbercules utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gumbercules manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gumbercules leaves Bum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Bum shoots in for a takedown but Gumbercules shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Bum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumbercules looking to score a takedown here. Bum is defending well but Gumbercules drives through and ends up in Bum's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing. Gumbercules missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Bum uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gumbercules lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bum circles away quickly and effectively. Bum fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gumbercules misses with a takedown and Bum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Bum prevents Gumbercules from improving his position. Gumbercules is not content to let Bum control the position. Bum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumbercules's head. Bum thows a huge punch but Gumbercules dodges it nicely.
Bum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumbercules's head. Bum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gumbercules can do anything to dispel that myth. Gumbercules is looking to improve his position.
Bum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Gumbercules has hold of Bum's hands but Bum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Bum there. Bum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bum thows a huge punch but Gumbercules dodges it nicely.
Gumbercules avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bum. Bum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gumbercules is trying to stand back up but Bum is controlling him
Bum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight! Ka Bum showed his dominance in that final round. I think Bum 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ka Bum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickus McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Change (In the house of flies) as his entrance music. Dickus McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dickus McGee ! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pettis throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Pettis lands a big head kick that sends McGee tumbling to the mat! Pettis takes a step backwards and waves McGee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGee is rocked!
It looks like Dickus McGee has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McGee avoids the head kick by Pettis .
McGee is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettis finish him? McGee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. McGee seems to have recovered his senses. Pettis with the active half guard here but McGee passes nicely into side control. Pettis is looking to reverse the position. McGee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pettis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Pettis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. McGee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pettis defends it well. McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee is working for a kimura but Pettis is defending it quite comfortably.
McGee is working for a kimura but Pettis is defending it quite comfortably.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McGee is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGee prevents Pettis from improving his position. McGee slips a nice elbow through Pettis 's hands, connecting with Pettis 's forehead. Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily. McGee seems to be looking for submissions.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here. Pettis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. McGee scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pettis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGee defends well. Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McGee passes into side control.
McGee tries for a kimura but Pettis is defending well. McGee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pettis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dickus McGee ! Dickus McGee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaska Juntta's chin.
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the body from Juntta misses and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand! Juntta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Juntta is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now. Juntta trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away. Emelianenko trying to control but Juntta postures up.
Emelianenko taking some punishment here, with Juntta in his half guard. Juntta thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Juntta is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Juntta drops an elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head. Emelianenko trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Juntta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Emelianenko trying to hold on to Juntta's head to control him but Juntta postures up.
Juntta lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juntta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emelianenko defends it well. Juntta is nestled in close to Emelianenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Juntta throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely. Juntta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Juntta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though. Juntta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though. Juntta is looking to take a break and control but Emelianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Juntta drops an elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head. Juntta winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juntta in particular looking to stall. Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time. Juntta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Juntta working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh. Emelianenko counters though and makes it back to full guard. Juntta is working Emelianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Juntta working some strikes from top position. Juntta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Emelianenko has momentary wrist control but Juntta slips an elbow through the middle. Juntta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko is rocked! Juntta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Juntta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Juntta postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Emelianenko covers up, he's hurt! Juntta keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Juntta and the ref steps in to end the fight! Juntta can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernand Mondego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mondego comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Loverman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernand Mondego! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eliott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Mondego manages to get back to half guard. Eliott is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mondego is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Eliott!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Nozek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perus Jamppa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Nozek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perus Jamppa! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nozek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nozek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jamppa throws a right and a left that Nozek avoids nicely. Jamppa lands with a nice body punch. Nozek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamppa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nozek. Nozek tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamppa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A jab from Nozek misses. Nozek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamppa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamppa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nozek throws out the jab. Nozek sizes up Jamppa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nozek throws a right and a left that Jamppa avoids nicely. Nozek slips a jab and a cross from Jamppa.
Nozek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Perus Jamppa has been cut. Jamppa misses with an uppercut. Nozek saw that one coming. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nozek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jamppa. Nozek rushes Jamppa and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Nozek.
Nozek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamppa's elbow. Jamppa tries to circle away but Nozek has him pinned against the cage. Nozek prevents a body shot from Jamppa. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nozek. Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage. Nozek misses with a punch on the inside.
Nozek trying to land knees to the body.
Jamppa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nozek jabs Jamppa to the body, keeping him at a distance. Nozek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nozek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jamppa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nozek is keeping busy. Jamppa lands a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nozek scores with a nice hook to the head. Jamppa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nozek fails in his attempt to clinch. We've been informed that Jamppa 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. Nozek dodges the punch combination from Jamppa.
A combination from Jamppa does no damage. Nozek avoids the head kick by Jamppa.
Nozek lands with a cross. Jamppa swats away the attempt to clinch by Nozek. Nozek just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamppa misses with the combination.
Nozek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nozek scores with a shot to the body.
Nozek just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nozek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jamppa, pushing him back against the cage. Nozek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jamppa tries to circle away but Nozek has him pinned against the cage. Nozek lands a shoulder strike. Nozek cracks Jamppa with a nice body shot. Jamppa looks winded! Nozek is leaning against Jamppa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nozek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamppa's elbow. Jamppa misses with a body punch.
Nozek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nozek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nozek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamppas head. A short uppercut from Nozek. This has been an exciting period of action! Nozek lands with a short shot to the head. Nozek scores with a shot to the side of Jamppa's head. Nozek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage. Jamppa tries to break the clinch but Nozek is controlling the position. Nozek gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Nozek. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nozek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nozek lands with a light punch inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Nozek. Jamppa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jamppa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamppa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nozek lands with a right to the head. Nozek throws a head punch that misses. Nozek tries a body shot but Jamppa blocks it.
Jamppa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage. Jamppa is looking to break free of the clinch but Nozek has double underhooks. Nozek lands with a right to the head. Nozek lands an uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jamppa tries to break the clinch but Nozek is controlling the position. Nozek prevents Jamppa from breaking the clinch. Nozek throws a head punch that misses. Nozek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamppa controls his hands.
Nozek keeps control of Jamppa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Nozek dominated that round. The cut man is working on Perus Jamppa's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nozek misses with a few strikes there.
Jamppa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nozek has closed the distance and engaged Jamppa in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jamppa's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nozek trying to land knees to the body.
Nozek pushes Jamppa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jamppa prevents a body shot from Nozek. Nozek lands with a right to the head. Andre Nozek has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jamppa is trying to break the clinch but Nozek has him pressed against the cage. Nozek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jamppa can't break the clinch.
Nozek lands an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Nozek fails to land. A short left from Nozek. Nozek misses with a hook from the clinch. Jamppa tries to circle away but Nozek has him pinned against the cage. Jamppa tries to break free but Nozek pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nozek has Jamppa pressed against the cage, preventing Jamppa from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Nozek misses with some punches.
Nozek working aggressively here.
Jamppa tries to break free but Nozek pushes him back against the cage. Nozek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nozek scores with a shoulder strike. A short right from Nozek. Nozek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jamppa wants to break free but Nozek has control.
Jamppa gets through Nozek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jamppa tries to break free but Nozek pushes him back against the cage. Jamppa tries to circle away but Nozek has him pinned against the cage. Nozek lands an elbow inside. Jamppa is breathing heavily. Nozek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamppa controls his hands.
Nozek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jamppa backwards. Jamppa takes a shot to the head. Nozek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamppas head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nozek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamppa controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nozek scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jamppa tries to break the clinch but Nozek is controlling the position. Nozek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jamppa or not. Nozek gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nozek lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Perus Jamppa's cut even more. Nozek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jamppa backwards. Nozek throws a head punch that misses. Nozek scores with a hook to the body. Jamppa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nozek lands an uppercut. Nozek swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamppa uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Nozek. Nozek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jamppa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nozek's elbow. Nice elbow from Nozek. Nozek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Nozek lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jamppa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nozek lands a body shot. Nozek gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The cut above Perus Jamppa's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Nozek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jamppa is rocked! A nice right hand lands inside from Nozek. Jamppa is still on wobbly legs! Can Nozek finish him? Nozek misses with some punches.
Nozek lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nozek creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jamppa with a big uppercut! Jamppa tries to clinch up but Nozek pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jamppa to the mat! Jamppa covers up and Nozek unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andre Nozek!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Reuhkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (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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197 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Reuhkala! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Niinimaa clobbers Reuhkala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Reuhkala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niinimaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Niinimaa avoids the body shot from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala moves into the clinch. Niinimaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Niinimaa stalling in the clinch but Reuhkala improves position. Reuhkala working some nice short punches in the clinch. Niinimaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Reuhkala working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short uppercut from Reuhkala. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Reuhkala lands a right hand. Niinimaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eero Niinimaa. Reuhkala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Reuhkala looks to land a combination but Niinimaa avoids it well. Niinimaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Niinimaa throws a good cross that connects.
Reuhkala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Reuhkala tries to throw a body punch but Niinimaa avoids it by throwing Reuhkala back against the cage. Niinimaa working hard to break the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reuhkala as Niinimaa tries to tie him up. Niinimaa is trying to break the clinch but Reuhkala is controlling him. Reuhkala slows down the pace here.
Niinimaa can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Reuhkala.
Reuhkala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niinimaa's elbow. Niinimaa misses with the head strike.
Niinimaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Reuhkala has double underhooks. Reuhkala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niinimaa backwards. A frustrated look appears on Niinimaa's face as he tries to break the clinch. Good body shot from Niinimaa.
Reuhkala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Niinimaa up against the cage. Reuhkala lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Niinimaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Reuhkala is stalling here.
Niinimaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Reuhkala scores with a nice hook to the head. Reuhkala lands with a short shot to the head. Niinimaa stalling in the clinch but Reuhkala improves position. Reuhkala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Niinimaa's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nice body punch from Reuhkala - that landed with a thud.
Reuhkala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niinimaa's efforts to push away. Reuhkala lands with a right to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Niinimaa tries to break the clinch but Reuhkala is controlling the position. A frustrated look appears on Niinimaa's face as he tries to break the clinch. Niinimaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Reuhkala gets through Niinimaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reuhkala tries to work over Niinimaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Niinimaa tries to stall but Reuhkala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Reuhkala. Reuhkala lands a right hand. Reuhkala blocks a body shot from Niinimaa. Reuhkala lands a body punch in the clinch. Niinimaa looks winded! Reuhkala lands a hook that snaps the head of Niinimaa backwards. A right hand to the body from Reuhkala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Reuhkala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A short right from Reuhkala on the inside. Reuhkala scores with a nice hook to the head. Reuhkala lands a right hand. Reuhkala digs a right hand underneath Niinimaa's ribcage. Niinimaa let out a lung full of air as it connected. Reuhkala lands with a right to the head. Reuhkala pushes Niinimaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Niinimaa tries to stall but Reuhkala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Reuhkala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reuhkala.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reuhkala lands a body punch. Niinimaa working aggressively here.
Reuhkala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niinimaa is rocked! Reuhkala pushes Niinimaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Reuhkala scores with a hook to the body. Reuhkala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niinimaas head. Niinimaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Reuhkala finish him? Niinimaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Reuhkala stalling.
Reuhkala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niinimaa backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Reuhkala.
Reuhkala works on Niinimaa's body with a couple of short punches. A short uppercut from Reuhkala. Reuhkala presses Niinimaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Reuhkala creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Niinimaa with a big uppercut! Niinimaa tries to clinch up but Reuhkala pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Niinimaa to the mat! Niinimaa covers up and Reuhkala unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jani Reuhkala! During a confident post fight interview, Jani Reuhkala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette has chosen This is War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hunt has managed to clinch.
Lopette lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lopette missing with knees to the body.
Hunt taking a breather. Hunt throws a head punch that misses. Hunt throws a head punch that misses. Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a right hand. Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses. Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lopette misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Lopette pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Lopette.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt just leaning against Lopette, taking a breather. Lopette has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hunt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lopette can turn it around. Lopette blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Lopette throws a head punch that misses. Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch. Hunt prevents a body shot from Lopette. Lopette working aggressively here.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hunt on the inside. Lopette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now. Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. Lopette blocking some punches.
Hunt avoiding damage as Lopette throws knees to the body.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt pushes Lopette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lopette lands a right hand. Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette landing knees to the body.
Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
Lopette misses with some punches.
Hunt blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopette up against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lopette has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment. Hunt lands with a light punch inside. Hunt gets through Lopette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lopette. Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lopette tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Lopette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Lopette.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. Lopette using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Hunt tries a body shot but Lopette blocks it.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lopette tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body. Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right from Lopette. Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Hunt. Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopette. Hunt blocks the body kick.
Lopette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopette blocks a jab. Hunt moves into the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Lopette.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Lopette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette. Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt avoiding damage as Lopette throws knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head. Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut. Hunt throws a head punch that misses. Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Lopette is looking to take this one to the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lopette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. Hunt lands with a right to the head. Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Good body shot from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Lopette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it. Lopette misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopette.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopette. Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the cage. Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside. Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopette takes a shot to the head. Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt. Lopette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt. Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow. Lopette misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lopette. Lopette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Hunt is working Lopette over against the cage. Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Lopette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now. Lopette working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt. Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage. Lopette tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Lopette.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopette throws an elbow but misses. Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. Lopette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now. Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt digs a right hand into Lopette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopette's gas tank. Lopette misses with a short punch on the inside. Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lopette throws a head punch that misses. Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Lopette is breathing heavily. Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hunt moves into the clinch. Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment. Lopette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch. Lopette tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body. Hunt avoiding damage as Lopette throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopette. Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopette or not. 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! Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Lopette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt. Hunt lands a shoulder strike. Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses. A hook to the body from Hunt.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Lopette's head. Lopette trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Hunt. Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopette backwards. Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hunt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopette takes a shot to the head. Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Hunt. Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head. Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopette up against the cage. Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Lopette is rocked! A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. Lopette misses with some punches.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head. Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopette backwards. A short uppercut from Hunt. Lopette is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him? Lopette can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt. A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette. Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Lopette misses with a hook from the clinch. Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopette can do to turn this around? Hunt pushes Lopette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopette backwards. Lopette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunt slowing the pace effectively. Hunt lands a body punch. Hunt lands a big right hand that drops Lopette! The killer instinct kicks in and Hunt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt! Phol Hunt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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