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GAMMA#385 Meyer v Perkele PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Charles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ferdinando Ferrari's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Ferrari.
Charles scores with a nice head shot.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrari is defended easily by Charles.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Ferrari misses.
Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Ferrari lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Ferrari is trying to pull guard but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferrari cracks Charles with an open hand slap.
Ferrari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferrari off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Charles tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ferrari.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Charles to keep the fight standing.
Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari blocks the elbow strike.
Charles working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles throws a front kick that sends Ferrari stumbling back into the cage.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferrari.
Charles lands with a hook. Ferrari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari sizes up Charles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ferrari tests Charles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferrari slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles digs a good body shot into Ferrari's ribs.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Ferrari takes one to the chin there.
Ferrari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Charles did well to prevent Ferrari getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferrari thows a huge punch but Charles dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Charles is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Charles to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferrari is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Charles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferrari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charles trying to control the position.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
Charles pulls Ferrari in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferrari from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ferdinando Ferrari hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charles slips a jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Ferrari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charles pinned against the cage. Charles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looks like Charles has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Charles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferrari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferrari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
Charles gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferrari blocks a body shot from Charles.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferrari tries to pull guard but Charles won't allow it.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferrari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
Charles blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ferrari.
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charles throws a quick inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charles.
Charles tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari tries for a takedown but Charles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Charles jabs Ferrari right on the nose. Ferrari blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Charles.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Charles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Ferrari with a nice cross.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Charles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari lands with a left to the head.
Ferrari is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Ferrari wants a takedown.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Charles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Ferrari is rocked!
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferrari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Charles.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles lands an elbow inside that Ferrari shrugs off.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles dips a shoulder and cracks Ferrari with a mighty uppercut! Ferrari falls back against the cage and Charles unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ferrari is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Charles screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Charles!
Our winner, David Charles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloc Party - Flux. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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286 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karelin sprawls well. Karelin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been informed that McGregor 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.
Karelin lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karelin enables McGregor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karelin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
McGregor is looking to stand up but Karelin won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelin holds on and takes a little breather.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Karelin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGregor is looking to pass into half guard but Karelin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Karelin is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGregor has wrist control.
McGregor controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksanteri Karelin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Karelin.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Karelin blocks the low kick.
McGregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor lunges at Karelin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karelin's hand.
Karelin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGregor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
Karelin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin looking to slow down the pace here.
McGregor is looking for a takedown.
Karelin is looking for a takedown.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
McGregor wants a takedown.
McGregor pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
McGregor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie McGregor.
Karelin tries to stall but McGregor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karelin just leaning against McGregor, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Karelin is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Karelin into the cage.
McGregor lands an elbow inside that Karelin shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
McGregor can't get the takedown.
McGregor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karelin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Karelin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Karelin.
Karelin is working McGregor over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGregor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGregor tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Karelin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
Karelin controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karelin trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksanteri Karelin.
McGregor swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Karelin's head back.
McGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksanteri Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Karelin sprawls well.
McGregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
McGregor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karelin avoids it really well and circles away.
McGregor throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Karelin off balance momentarily.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGregor under the eye.
Karelin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to move into half guard but instead McGregor has managed to sweep!
Karelin has his hands on McGregor's head, controlling the position.
Karelin 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGregor throws an elbow that misses. Karelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGregor's guard. Nice move by Karelin!
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGregor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karelin wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Karelin lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Karelin in a clinch.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGregor up against the cage.
Karelin wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Karelin tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karelin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree has chosen Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talltree throws a lazy right hand but Harkimo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harkimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harkimo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Talltree.
Talltree lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talltree slips a jab from Harkimo.
Jab by Talltree.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talltree throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harkimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Talltree takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talltree manages to avoid it.
Jaws Talltree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Talltree misses the target.
Harkimo throws the left hand but Talltree avoids the punch easily.
Harkimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talltree.
Jab by Talltree.
Harkimo dips to his left and cracks Talltree with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree throws a leg kick but Harkimo moved away.
Nice jab there from Talltree.
Harkimo lands a head shot.
Harkimo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle, before Harkimo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Talltree's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Harkimo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Keijo Harkimo!
A very excited looking Keijo Harkimo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matazz.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Matazz thumps Peltola with a low kick.
Matazz connects with a nice looking jab.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz with a hook.
Matazz is looking to score with low kicks.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Peltola avoids it well.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Peltola has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! in the buildup to the fight.
Matazz wants to slow Peltola down by chopping away at his legs.
Peltola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matazz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Peltola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peltola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Peltola moves out of range easily.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peltola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matazz misses with an uppercut.
Peltola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matazz sprawls well. Matazz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peltola gets slowly back to his feet.
Peltola lands a jab to the head.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola defending well as Matazz loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matazz on the side of the head.
Peltola swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peltola throws the left hand but Matazz avoids the punch easily.
Peltola thows a body shot but no joy.
Matazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matazz throws a hook but Peltola blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Peltola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matazz avoids it really well and circles away.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matazz counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Peltola.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Peltola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matazz.
Peltola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a low kick, looking for Peltola's leg but Peltola calmly moves out of range.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peltola's calf.
Matazz is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peltola checks a leg kick.
Peltola misses with a jab to the body
and Matazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peltola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Peltola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matazz counters with a good low kick that Peltola was not able to check.
A cross from Peltola lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Matazz misses.
Peltola gets tackled into the cage by Matazz. Matazz maintains the clinch.
Matazz lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Peltola looking to slow down the pace here.
Matazz pushes Peltola back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
Peltola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peltola wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peltola takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
The referee calls for Peltola to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matazz slips a jab from Peltola.
Matazz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Peltola misses with a jab to the body
and Matazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peltola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltola was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Matazz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Matazz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws the left hand but Peltola avoids the punch easily.
Peltola throws the left hand but Matazz avoids the punch easily.
Matazz tries to clinch but Peltola moves out of range.
Matazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Matazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peltola is out of range and Matazz settles back down.
Matazz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peltola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
Matazz throws out a leg kick but Peltola moves out of range and Matazz only half commits.
Matazz misses with the combination.
Raz Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matazz misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Matazz.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
Matazz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peltola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz drives through and clinches with Peltola against the cage.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peltola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peltola dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Peltola content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matazz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matazz working aggressively here.
Peltola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Peltola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peltola seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Matazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Peltola controls his hands.
Matazz tries to stall but Peltola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Peltola fails to land.
Peltola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Matazz to work.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Peltola blocks it.
Matazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matazz misses with a punch on the inside.
Peltola is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matazz misses with a punch on the inside.
Matazz wants to stall.
Matazz lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola blocks a body shot from Matazz.
Peltola can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Peltola prevents a body shot from Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Peltola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Peltola swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
A big right from Peltola misses.
Matazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matazz slips a jab from Peltola.
Peltola has a takedown stuffed.
Matazz cracks Peltola with a good jab.
Matazz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peltola.
A shot to the body from Peltola misses
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
Matazz blocks a jab.
Matazz wants to clinch.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz connects with a jab.
Matazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peltola ducks under a wild hook from Matazz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matazz.
Matazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
Peltola is pushing Matazz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola tries to stall but Matazz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz trying to stall but Peltola improves his position.
Peltola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peltola has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matazz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matazz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peltolas head.
Matazz just leaning against Peltola, taking a breather.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peltola is keeping busy.
Matazz is pushing Peltola up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola stalling in the clinch but Matazz improves position.
Raz Matazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Peltola in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz lands a left hand.
Peltola has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Peltola leaning against his opponent.
Peltola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matazz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Atte Peltola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peltola's defenses.
Matazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peltola is trying to stall.
Matazz stalling.
Peltola effectively controlling the action here.
Raz Matazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Matazz as the two fighters clinch.
Matazz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matazz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peltola.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola is looking to control Matazz's arms but Matazz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peltola has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peltola.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raz Matazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matazz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin swings for the body but Gambler moves out of range.
Gambler misses with a body shot
and Gambler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Gambler dodges the punch combination from Wiggin.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin misses with a body punch
enabling Gambler to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
Gambler lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gambler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambler.
Nice body punch from Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Gambler moves out of range.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gambler misses with a hook. Wiggin ducked under it nicely.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Wiggin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a good cross that connects.
Wiggin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gambler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambler counters with a left and a right that stings Wiggin.
Gambler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler is looking to land body kicks.
Gambler scores with a nice right hand.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gambler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wiggin digs a good body shot into Gambler's ribs.
Gambler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gambler tries to land a front kick but Wiggin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gambler throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggin moves out of range easily.
Gambler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambler.
Wiggin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambler throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiggin to score with a decent uppercut.
Wiggin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gambler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wiggin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gambler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gambler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Gambler moves out of range.
Gambler misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Gambler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggin circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wiggin with a hook.
Ender Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gambler works the jab nicely.
Gambler is looking to wear down Wiggin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gambler misses with a looping right.
Gambler misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambler throws a front kick aimed at Wiggin's knee but Wiggin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ender Wiggin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gambler slips a jab from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands the left hand.
Wiggin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gambler in his tracks.
Gambler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wiggin on the side of the head.
Wiggin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gambler's head.
Wiggin gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gambler.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Wiggin.
Gambler scores with a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Gambler has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gambler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Gambler.
Wiggin is rocked!
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambler finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Gambler shrugs off.
Gambler slowing the pace effectively.
Gambler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambler misses with some punches.
Wiggin pushes Gambler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Gambler.
Wiggin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gambler seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wiggin can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Gambler fails to land.
Gambler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Gambler is rocked!
It looks like Degen Gambler has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Gambler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gambler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiggin pushes Gambler against the cage. Wiggin is working some dirty boxing. Wiggin pushes off with a quick right hook! Gambler goes down! Gambler tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wiggin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ender Wiggin!
A very excited looking Ender Wiggin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. 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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185 lbs
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173 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ingvar connects with the punch.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ingvar should have avoided that one.
Anderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ingvar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Ingvar settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Ingvar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Ingvar won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is stalling here.
Ingvar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ingvar misses with an elbow over the top.
Ingvar blocking some punches.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ingvar as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Ingvar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ingvars head.
Ingvar lands a right hand.
Ingvar lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Ingvar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ingvar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
Ingvar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Ingvar working aggressively here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Still in the clinch, Ingvar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ingvar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Ingvar, against the cage.
Ingvar lands with a left to the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
Ingvar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ingvar is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ingvar has his back to the cage.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ingvar scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ingvar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Ingvar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ingvar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson letting Ingvar take a breather here.
Ingvar misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ingvar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ingvar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Ingvar scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ingvar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ingvar lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Ingvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ingvar checks a leg kick nicely.
Ingvar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ingvar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ingvar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ingvar.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Ingvar has him pressed against the cage.
Ingvar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ingvar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ingvar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Ingvar's head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Ingvar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Ingvar misses with the head strike.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ingvar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ingvar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingvar.
Ingvar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Ingvar.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingvar lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
Ingvar scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Ingvar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with the head strike.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
Ingvar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingvar wants to stall.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ingvar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson blocks a body shot from Ingvar.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ingvar cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Ingvar takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Ingvar blocks a leg kick.
Anderson shoots in but Ingvar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson tries a low kick but Ingvar avoids it.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ingvar.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Ingvar connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Ingvar.
Ingvar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ingvar misses with a low kick.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingvar misses with a head kick.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson dives in and grabs Ingvar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ingvar pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar throws out a powerful jab.
Ingvar works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Ingvar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ingvar is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Ingvar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Ingvar.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Ingvar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ingvar controls his hands.
Ingvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ingvar won't allow it.
Ingvar lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Ingvar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Nice body punch from Ingvar - that landed with a thud.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ingvar prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ingvar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ingvar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ingvar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ingvar controls the action.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Reggie Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Ingvar misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Ingvar tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A hook to the body from Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ingvar throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar working aggressively here.
Ingvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ingvar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ingvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingvar lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Yngve Ingvar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingvar blocking some punches.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries a body shot but Ingvar blocks it.
Reggie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yngve Ingvar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ingvar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve Ingvar!
A relieved looking Yngve Ingvar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danza Kuduro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuduro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
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221 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Danza Kuduro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuduro connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuduro throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuduro takes one to the side of the head.
Kuduro tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Kuduro lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Kuduro stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuduro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Kuduro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuduro.
Kuduro lands with a nice body kick.
Kuduro tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuduro defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuduro - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuduro. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuduro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuduro gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Kuduro keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kuduro is keeping the position.
Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Kuduro has managed to sweep!
Kuduro is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Kuduro is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuduro.
Kuduro lands a couple of elbows.
Kuduro throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuduro's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones postures up.
Jones won't allow Kuduro to sweep him here.
Kuduro has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuduro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones passes Kuduro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kuduro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuduro.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuduro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones won't allow Kuduro to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuduro is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuduro is on top in guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Kuduro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuduro trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones pulls Kuduro in close to prevent any damage.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kuduro tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuduro is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuduro's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danza Kuduro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Kuduro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuduro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Kuduro tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuduro feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Kuduro thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuduro avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuduro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuduro has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Kuduro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Kuduro is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Kuduro.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kuduro.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuduro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuduro after a bit of a struggle.
Danza Kuduro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Kuduro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuduro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Kuduro effectively controlling the action here.
Kuduro lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuduro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Kuduro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro breaks the clinch.
Kuduro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuduro's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuduro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuduro circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuduro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuduro throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jones crashing down! Jones tries to stagger back to his feet but Kuduro just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jones asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danza Kuduro!
Danza Kuduro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Restin Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes into the arena with This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Restin Peace!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena slips a straight right by Peace.
Poochyena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peace.
Poochyena slips a jab from Peace.
Peace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poochyena circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Peace misses the target.
Peace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poochyena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peace lands some shots froms side control.
Poochyena struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poochyena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Poochyena down.
Peace in side control, throwing shots but Poochyena defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena struggling a bit here.
Poochyena is trying to get back to his feet.
Peace looks up at the clock and then as Poochyena takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Poochyena struggling a bit here.
Poochyena is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peace working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peace is looking to take a break and control but Poochyena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peace misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Poochyena's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Poochyena tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peace happy to just control the position for now.
Peace tries to score with some ground and pound. Poochyena controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Poochyena managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Peace working his ground and pound in the gym.
Peace tries to score with some ground and pound. Poochyena controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peace is looking to take a break and control but Poochyena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Peace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poochyena keeps working.
Poochyena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Poochyena takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Peace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Poochyena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peace.
Poochyena wants to get back to his feet.
Peace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peace wants to control but Poochyena is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena tries to escape but Peace is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Peace.
Poochyena is not content to let Peace control the position.
Peace might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Poochyena haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Peace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Peace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peace is looking to take a break and control but Poochyena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Restin Peace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peace misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Poochyena tries a head kick but it misses.
Poochyena throws a head kick that misses.
Peace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peace throws a jab when Poochyena was well out of range.
A big left from Peace misses.
Poochyena drops his hands momentarily and Peace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peace throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poochyena defending well as Peace loads up on a big left hand.
Peace is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Peace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poochyena.
Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peace.
Poochyena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
Peace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Poochyena tries to escape but Peace is in control.
Peace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Poochyena parries the strikes from Peace easily there. Peace is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Poochyena to escape.
Poochyena managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peace.
Poochyena stops Peace from passing to mount.
Peace trying to control the position but Poochyena is working away.
Peace taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace wants to control but Poochyena is keeping him busy.
Poochyena is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peace has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peace takes a little break here. Poochyena wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Restin Peace was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A cross from Peace lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Poochyena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Peace wants to take a breather but Poochyena is having none of it.
Poochyena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peace stops Poochyena from getting back to his feet.
Poochyena manages to get to full guard.
Peace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Poochyena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peace sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Restin Peace was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Poochyena tries to clinch but Peace is having none of it.
Tamias Poochyena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poochyena dodges the punch combination from Peace.
Peace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poochyena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Poochyena misses with a head kick.
Peace works Poochyena's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poochyena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peace.
Poochyena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poochyena slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Restin Peace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poochyena.
Peace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poochyena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poochyena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poochyena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peace's calf.
Poochyena avoids the body shot from Peace.
Poochyena throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peace shoots for a takedown but Poochyena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peace scores with a body shot.
We've been told by Poochyena's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Peace.
Poochyena throws a wild body kick that Peace sees coming a mile off.
Restin Peace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poochyena looks for the body kick but Peace saw that one coming.
Poochyena tries to clinch up.
Peace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poochyena on 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!
Poochyena tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peace throws a jab but it's blocked by Poochyena.
Peace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poochyena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tamias Poochyena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Restin Peace.
Poochyena stuffs the takedown.
Peace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peace avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peace is defended easily by Poochyena.
Poochyena tries a head kick but it misses.
Peace looks for a takedown but Poochyena sprawls well.
Poochyena misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Poochyena.
Restin Peace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poochyena looks for the body kick but Peace saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace shoots in but Poochyena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peace scores with a hook to the body. Poochyena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Peace.
Peace misses with a hook
and Poochyena counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Poochyena enables Peace to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Poochyena manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peace preventing the sweep.
Poochyena wants to stand up but Peace is controlling him.
Peace passes into half guard.
Poochyena won't allow Peace to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peace is trying to control the action in half guard but Poochyena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poochyena manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Peace keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peace working aggressively here.
Poochyena scores with a hook to the body.
Poochyena softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poochyena has a couple of punches blocked by Peace.
Poochyena stalling in the clinch but Peace improves position.
A short body shot lands from Poochyena as the two fighters clinch.
Peace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poochyena after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poochyena working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poochyena.
Peace can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poochyena fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena scoring well with a low kick there.
Poochyena scores with a kick to the body.
Poochyena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poochyena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poochyena. That's going to slow Peace down.
Poochyena scores with a head kick.
It looks like Restin Peace has been cut.
Peace looks to land a combination but Poochyena avoids it well.
Poochyena lands a big head kick that sends Peace tumbling to the mat! Poochyena takes a step backwards and waves Peace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Peace is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peace is still on wobbly legs! Can Poochyena finish him?
Nice body kick from Poochyena.
Poochyena connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Poochyena throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Peace is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamias Poochyena!
A less than humble Tamias Poochyena misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shirahama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fade To Black. Rook has chosen Mr Krinkle as his entrance music. Kenichi Shirahama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shirahama to the ground. Rook is now in Shirahama's guard.
Rook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirahama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook is still trying to improve position.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Shirahama has wrist control.
Rook wants to control from the top but Shirahama keeps moving.
Rook passes into half guard.
Rook is working for a submission of some sort.
Rook is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rook is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shirahama sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook working over Shirahama with some ground and pound. Shirahama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shirahama defends it well.
Shirahama gets back to full guard.
Shirahama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rook.
Shirahama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Shirahama has wrist control.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirahama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rook pushing down on Shirahama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rook wants to pass to mount but Shirahama is defending the position.
Shirahama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rook.
Rook tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shirahama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shirahama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shirahama defends it well.
Shirahama is defending against the submission attempts here by Rook.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Rook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rook feints and as Shirahama raises his hands in defense, Rook changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rook working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Shirahama is keeping the position.
Rook wants to control from the top but Shirahama keeps moving.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Shirahama is keeping the position.
Rook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama can't keep his opponent in guard - Rook advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rook controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook uses his free foot to push down on Shirahama's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shirahama.
Rook wants to control but instead Shirahama manages to regain half guard.
Rook trying to advance position but Shirahama counters by regaining guard.
Rook slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook wants to control but Shirahama is keeping him busy.
Shirahama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shirahama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shirahama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rook looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shirahama is avoiding damage well.
Shirahama struggling a bit here.
Shirahama is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rook is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rook throwing shots but Shirahama is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook is pressing down on Shirahama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shirahama is holding on for now.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shirahama sees it coming and defends easily.
Rook is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rook is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shirahama!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Rook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shirahama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rook shoots in but Shirahama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rook closes the distance and clinches up with Shirahama, looking for a takedown. Rook pushes Shirahama against the cage but Shirahama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rook doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shirahama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenichi Shirahama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Rook.
Rook fails with a takedown attempt.
Rook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shirahama but Shirahama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shirahama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rook shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shirahama counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shirahama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rook tries for a takedown but Shirahama circles away easily
and Shirahama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook trying to control here.
Shirahama throwing shots but Rook is blocking nicely.
Rook is not content to let Shirahama control the position.
Rook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kenichi Shirahama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook trying to control here.
Shirahama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama is thwarting Rook's attempts to control the position.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rook is trying to get back to full guard.
Shirahama is looking to take a break and control but Rook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shirahama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shirahama pulls his head out easily.
Rook tries to roll over but Shirahama keeps him under control.
Shirahama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shirahama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shirahama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rook does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rook trying to hold on to Shirahama's head to control him but Shirahama postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shirahama lands a nice short elbow.
Rook looking for submissions off his back.
Rook has hold of Shirahama's hands but Shirahama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shirahama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shirahama unloading with bombs!
Shirahama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rook is rocked!
It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook is looking to get to half guard.
Shirahama avoids the attempt from Rook to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Shirahama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rook has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Rook!
Yuri Rook seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You. Perkele has chosen Perkele as his entrance music. 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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270 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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241 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Meyer had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
Perkele lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Perkele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Meyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkele thinking.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Perkele 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.
The fighters circling - Meyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele thumps Meyer with a low kick.
Meyer tried to score with a low kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele throws a front kick aimed at Meyer's knee but Meyer avoids it well.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Perkele.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer thows a leg kick but Perkele checks it
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Meyer saw it coming and moves away.
Meyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele scores with a punch to the head.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Meyer sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meyer checks a leg kick.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Perkele clinches.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele looking to stall.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkele looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Meyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perkele throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perkele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Meyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perkele fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Meyer.
Meyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Perkele off the cage and back into range.
Meyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Meyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele keeps Meyer at a distance using the push kick.
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkele scores with a jab. Meyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meyer throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele tries to clinch but Meyer moves out of range.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Meyer's ribs.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer throws a shot to the body.
Perkele drives through and clinches with Meyer against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Perkele - just one landing.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perkele.
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!
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Good shot there by Meyer.
Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meyer throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Meyer only half commits.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meyer. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkele.
Meyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele lands the left hand.
Pyry Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Meyer misses with a leg kick
and Perkele moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to break free but Perkele pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele throws an elbow that misses.
Meyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkele has double underhooks.
Perkele looking to stall.
Meyer just leaning against Perkele, taking a breather.
Meyer breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Meyer down.
Meyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyer checks a low kick from Perkele.
Nice shot lands for Perkele.
Meyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele darts in and clinches Meyer up against the cage.
Good body shot from Meyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer blocks the elbow strike.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Meyer misses with a looping left.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Meyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Meyer is out of range.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's time! Meyer'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!
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele slips a jab from Meyer.
Some bone on bone action there as Meyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meyer. That did some damage!
Meyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele clinches.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele lands a damaging elbow.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Meyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele lands a really nice looking cross but Meyer seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer moves forwards but Perkele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Meyer moved away.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyer's sensitive parts.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkele!
Meyer 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 slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele lands with a hook. Meyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meyer throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyer's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Meyer down.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Meyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perkele.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurt Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyry Perkele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Meyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Meyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Meyer tries to avoid it.
Perkele cracks the inside of Meyer's front leg.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perkele lunges at Meyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyer's hand.
Meyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Meyer tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perkele is looking to slow Meyer down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyry Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyry Perkele!
A very excited looking Pyry Perkele made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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