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59 - Insane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Pierre rushes Nikolaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nikolaev pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaev is defending well for now.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikolaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nikolaev looking to stall.
Nikolaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nikolaev throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre won't allow Nikolaev to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is working Nikolaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nikolaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
St Pierre stands up.
A shot to the liver by Nikolaev. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaev throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikolaev instigates a clinch.
Nikolaev taking a breather.
St Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nikolaev after a bit of a struggle.
Nikolaev wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nikolaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev taking a breather.
Nikolaev wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
Nikolaev lands a body punch.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
St Pierre is pushing Nikolaev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nikolaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Nikolaev misses with a body punch.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nikolaev prevents it.
St Pierre is trying to drag Nikolaev to the mat but Nikolaev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivan Nikolaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nikolaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Nikolaev can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Nikolaev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikolaev.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nikolaev displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Pierre up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nikolaev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikolaev tries to stall but St Pierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Nikolaev won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev blocking some punches.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Nikolaev is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Nikolaev into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Nikolaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Nikolaev.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Nikolaev circles away.
Nikolaev scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Nikolaev.
Good standup being displayed there by Nikolaev as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
Nikolaev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nikolaev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Pierre.
That has opened up Georges St Pierre's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Nikolaev is working away.
Nikolaev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nikolaev pinned against the cage. Nikolaev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikolaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Nikolaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikolaev works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Nikolaev throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Nikolaev.
The cut above Georges St Pierre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikolaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre prevents Nikolaev from standing back up.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Nikolaev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre prevents Nikolaev from standing back up.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev is trying to stand up here but St Pierre is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works his way into full mount!
Nikolaev wants to try and get back to his feet.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Nikolaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
Nikolaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikolaev has managed to clinch.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolaev scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikolaev.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Nikolaev stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Nikolaev avoiding damage.
Nikolaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikolaev presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikolaev as St Pierre tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
Nikolaev lands a right hand.
Nikolaev avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Nikolaev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Pierre pulls guard.
Nikolaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to St Pierre's brow.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikolaev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nikolaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
Nikolaev landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikolaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikolaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Nikolaev controlling him for the moment.
Nikolaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikolaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nikolaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nikolaev is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Nikolaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nikolaev trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ivan Nikolaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre controls Nikolaev momentarily but Nikolaev frees himself.
Nikolaev trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikolaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev is looking to pass into half guard but St Pierre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now St Pierre is in guard.
Nikolaev is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Nikolaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikolaev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Nikolaev!
A victorious Ivan Nikolaev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by NANO - no pain, no game. Jason Smoove will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Smoove!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Smoove.
Smoove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyata manages to avoid it.
Smoove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smoove misses with a looping left.
Miyata closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smoove did well to prevent Miyata getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata tries to pass to full mount but Smoove defends it.
Miyata is working for a kimura but Smoove is defending it quite comfortably.
Miyata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smoove looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but Smoove is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyata to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove is trying to maintain the position but Miyata is very close to passing his half guard.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smoove is looking for a sweep. Miyata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyata wants to work for an arm triangle but Smoove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smoove wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smoove is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Miyata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miyata controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control from the bottom.
Miyata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smoove gets full guard.
Smoove is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyata controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miyata is looking to pass into half guard but Smoove pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smoove is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Smoove from controlling successfully.
Miyata keeping full guard, as Smoove tries to pass.
Smoove looking to sit in guard and control but Miyata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smoove is looking for a triangle but Miyata pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Miyata advances position into side control!
Miyata thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miyata is trying to get an arm triangle but Smoove is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smoove has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
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.
Smoove misses with a takedown attempt
letting Miyata counter with a right hand.
Miyata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smoove.
Smoove takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smoove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miyata. Miyata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Miyata misses.
Smoove scores with the left hand. Miyata knows he should have avoided that one.
Smoove throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoove throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smoove's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoove trying to control the position.
Miyata slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smoove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kira Miyata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smoove wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smoove is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Miyata is staying active.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miyata slows the pace down in half guard.
Miyata wants to take a breather but Smoove is having none of it.
Smoove works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove looking to control.
Smoove can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smoove wants to get back to full guard.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miyata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smoove sees it coming and defends easily.
Miyata wants to control but Smoove is keeping him busy.
Smoove trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smoove does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyata in particular looking to stall.
Smoove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miyata wants to work for an arm triangle but Smoove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smoove tries to get to full guard but Miyata has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is working for a submission of some sort.
Miyata is thwarting Smoove's attempts to control the position.
Smoove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyata pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyata in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smoove won't allow Miyata to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyata moves into the clinch.
Miyata avoiding damage.
Smoove landing knees to the body.
Smoove prevents a body shot from Miyata.
Smoove trying to land knees to the body.
Smoove has Miyata pressed against the cage, preventing Miyata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyata tries for a takedown but Smoove manages to get underhooks.
Miyata avoiding damage as Smoove throws knees to the body.
Smoove landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyata pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Smoove.
Smoove misses with a knee to the head.
Miyata lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is stalling in the full guard.
Smoove controls Miyata momentarily but Miyata frees himself.
Miyata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smoove tries to improve position but can't.
Smoove struggling a bit here.
Smoove trying to remain calm as Miyata controls from the top position.
Smoove is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Jason Smoove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove tries to improve position but can't.
Miyata advances nicely into full mount.
Miyata looking to control but Smoove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyata prevents Smoove from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata trying to control but Smoove is having none of it.
Miyata controlling his opponent.
Miyata looking to control but Smoove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smoove wants to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.
Smoove is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata tries to control but Smoove wriggling away.
Miyata controlling his opponent.
Smoove tries to control Miyata's body but Miyata pushes him off. Smoove squirms to his side and now Miyata has his back!
Miyata keeps control of the position easily here as Smoove tries to buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoove is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyata, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Cornwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Cornwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mouse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cornwell's sensitive parts.
Mouse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mouse with a hook.
Mouse lands a big head kick that sends Cornwell tumbling to the mat! Mouse takes a step backwards and waves Cornwell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cornwell is rocked!
It looks like Bernard Cornwell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornwell throws a right and a left that Mouse avoids nicely.
Oh Cornwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Mouse. No joy for Cornwell on that attempt.
A solid body kick from Mouse.
Mouse throws a monster overhand right that drops Cornwell! Mouse follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mouse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riku Kurikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruggiero has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians 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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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Kurikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurikka catches Ruggiero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kurikka throws an overhand right that lands on Ruggiero's shoulder, as Ruggiero tries to avoid the shot.
Ruggiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Ruggiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurikka moves away.
Ruggiero throws a front kick aimed at Kurikka's knee but Kurikka avoids it well.
Kurikka throws a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head but Ruggiero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurikka throws the left hand but Ruggiero avoids the punch easily.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick which misses Kurikka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurikka tries to avoid it.
Ruggiero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kurikka swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ruggiero to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruggiero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurikka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurikka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurikka throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruggiero counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruggiero rushes Kurikka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurikka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruggiero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ruggiero scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Kurikka blocks it.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
Kurikka has had enough of the clinch but Ruggiero keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Kurikka blocks with his arms.
Kurikka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Kurikka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurikka has had enough of the clinch but Ruggiero keeps him there for the moment.
Kurikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses.
Kurikka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurikka throws a right and a left that Ruggiero avoids nicely.
Kurikka avoids the head kick by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurikka throws out a loose jab but Ruggiero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurikka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruggiero moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruggiero wants to land a leg kick but Kurikka is out of range.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruggiero cracks the inside of Kurikka's front leg.
Kurikka's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurikka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a head kick but Kurikka moves out of range.
Riku Kurikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurikka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Kurikka moves out of range easily.
Kurikka looks to land a right hand but Ruggiero moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruggiero.
Kurikka looks to throw the jab but Ruggiero is out of range.
Ruggiero takes one on the button.
Kurikka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruggiero manages to avoid it.
Ruggiero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kurikka.
Ruggiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruggiero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurikka's efforts to push away.
Kurikka breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Ruggiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruggiero throws a wild body kick that Kurikka sees coming a mile off.
Ruggiero throws out a loose jab but Kurikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruggiero counters with a solid body kick.
Ruggiero clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kurikka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurikka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruggiero tries to work over Kurikka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruggiero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurikka misses with an uppercut. Ruggiero saw that one coming.
Kurikka throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Ruggiero finds it's target.
Ruggiero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruggiero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruggiero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruggiero slips under a jab.
Ruggiero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruggiero throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurikka.
Kurikka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurikka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruggiero. That's going to slow Kurikka down.
Kurikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurikka.
Ruggiero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruggiero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurikka.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the body.
Kurikka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kurikka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kurikka misses the jab.
Kurikka misses with an uppercut
and Ruggiero counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Ruggiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kurikka misses with a hook
and Ruggiero counters with a solid body kick.
Kurikka missing with a left hand there. Ruggiero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruggiero connects with a single shot there.
Ruggiero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurikka swinging wildly here.
Donk. Ruggiero catches Kurikka right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Ruggiero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurikka throws a hook but Ruggiero avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Ruggiero.
Kurikka throws a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head but Ruggiero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Ruggiero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruggiero swings for the body but Kurikka moves out of range.
A big left from Kurikka misses.
Kurikka looks to land a right hand but Ruggiero moved out of range.
Kurikka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruggiero blocks a jab.
Ruggiero has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kurikka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruggiero.
Kurikka throws a right hand that misses
and Ruggiero counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurikka shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurikka misses with a hook.
Ruggiero connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruggiero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurikka looks to land a right hand but Ruggiero moved out of range.
Ruggiero cracks the inside of Kurikka's front leg.
Ruggiero throws a nice head kick!
Ruggiero slips under a jab from Kurikka.
The fighters circling - Kurikka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruggiero misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Ruggiero tenderised Kurikka's leg. Kurikka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurikka misses with a straight right.
Kurikka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurikka looks to land a left hand but Ruggiero moved out of range nicely.
Ruggiero lands with a kick to the temple. Kurikka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kurikka throws a hook but Ruggiero avoids it easily.
Ruggiero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruggiero blocks a jab.
Kurikka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurikka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruggiero's head backwards.
Kurikka 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.
Ruggiero throws a jab when Kurikka was well out of range.
Ruggiero scores with a push kick.
Kurikka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head.
Ruggiero scores with a leg kick.
Ruggiero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurikka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kurikka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruggiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Kurikka moves out of range easily.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurikka throws a hook but Ruggiero avoids it easily.
Kurikka throws an overhand right that lands on Ruggiero's shoulder, as Ruggiero tries to avoid the shot.
Kurikka throws out a loose jab but Ruggiero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick which misses Kurikka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurikka tries to avoid it.
Kurikka digs a good body shot into Ruggiero's ribs.
Ruggiero is looking to chop away at Kurikka's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a head kick.
Kurikka throws a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head but Ruggiero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurikka loads up on a big right hand but Ruggiero slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Kurikka throws a body punch but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Kurikka throws a series of punches but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Kurikka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick that knocks Kurikka off balance momentarily.
Ruggiero lands a right hook to the body.
Kurikka throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruggiero counters with a nice body kick.
Kurikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero scores with a head kick. Kurikka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kurikka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurikka misses with a looping left.
Ruggiero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurikka's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero jabs at Kurikka's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kurikka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruggiero - the referee stops the clock and Kurikka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruggiero. Kurikka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruggiero. Kurikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruggiero connects with a body shot.
Kurikka misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ruggiero to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruggiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurikka.
Ruggiero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kurikka rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the body.
Ruggiero throws a nice head kick!
Kurikka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruggiero backs up against the cage.
Kurikka moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurikka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kurikka throws a hook but Ruggiero avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurikka tries to bum rush Ruggiero with a series of wild strikes but Ruggiero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruggiero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurikka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Ruggiero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kurikka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Kurikka.
Kurikka looks to land a left hand but Ruggiero moved out of range nicely.
Ruggiero ducks under a wild hook from Kurikka.
Kurikka throws a jab when Ruggiero was well out of range.
Ruggiero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurikka.
Kurikka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruggiero. Ruggiero obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurikka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruggiero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruggiero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Ruggiero tenderised Kurikka's leg. Kurikka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruggiero - that will leave a mark!
Ruggiero works the jab nicely.
Kurikka misses with a straight right.
Ruggiero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruggiero scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurikka avoids the head kick by Ruggiero.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruggiero misses the target.
Kurikka misses with a right hand
and Ruggiero counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruggiero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kurikka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruggiero scores with a punch to the head.
Ruggiero connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurikka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruggiero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruggiero moves out of range as Kurikka strikes.
Kurikka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruggiero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurikka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruggiero clinches up against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Ruggiero crunches a lovely knee into Kurikka's ribcage.
Kurikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurikka tries to break the clinch but Ruggiero is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruggiero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka thuds a left hand into Ruggiero's body.
Kurikka gets tackled into the cage by Ruggiero. Ruggiero maintains the clinch.
Kurikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruggiero has double underhooks.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurikka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurikka won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurikka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruggiero in his tracks.
Kurikka lands with an overhand left.
Ruggiero connects with a leg kick. Kurikka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kurikka looks to land a left hand but Ruggiero moved out of range nicely.
Kurikka cracks Ruggiero with a good jab.
Ruggiero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurikka. That did some damage!
Kurikka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurikka throws a shot from downtown. Ruggiero moves away and avoids it.
Ruggiero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurikka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benjamin Ruggiero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurikka misses the target.
Kurikka works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Ruggiero.
Kurikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurikka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurikka misses with a straight left.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruggiero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurikka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurikka misses with a wild body shot.
Ruggiero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurikka moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruggiero thows a body kick. Kurikka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka throws a right hand that misses
and Ruggiero counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruggiero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurikka.
Kurikka looks to land a combination but Ruggiero avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Ruggiero.
Kurikka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruggiero.
Kurikka throws a hook but Ruggiero blocks it.
Kurikka misses with a straight right.
Kurikka throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruggiero counters with a big head kick but Kurikka shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruggiero.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruggiero.
Kurikka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Kurikka misses
and Ruggiero counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruggiero.
Nice defenses there by Ruggiero.
Riku Kurikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruggiero ducks under a wild hook from Kurikka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Ruggiero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruggiero 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Ruggiero!
A victorious Benjamin Ruggiero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spliffton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spliffton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanzzle can pounce on him.
Spliffton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spliffton thows a body kick. Hanzzle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spliffton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanzzle is able to avoid easily.
Hanzzle lands with a shot to the body.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spliffton throws out the jab.
Spliffton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown but Spliffton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanzzle moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffton.
Hanzzle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanzzle moves out of range of the body kick.
Spliffton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanzzle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spliffton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanzzle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spliffton checks a leg kick.
Hanzzle shoots in for a double leg but Spliffton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Hanzzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Spliffton.
Spliffton checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hanzzle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Meats Slaughter House in the buildup to the fight.
Spliffton lands a big head kick that sends Hanzzle tumbling to the mat! Spliffton takes a step backwards and waves Hanzzle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yuri Hanzzle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hanzzle is breathing heavily.
Spliffton throws a nice looking combination but Hanzzle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzzle blocks the body kick.
Spliffton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanzzle misses with a shot to the body
and Spliffton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spliffton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
Hanzzle blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton tries a body shot but Hanzzle blocks it.
Spliffton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliffton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Hanzzle misses
and Spliffton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanzzle really felt that one!
A combination from Spliffton does no damage.
Spliffton throws a front kick that sends Hanzzle stumbling back into the cage.
Hanzzle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanzzle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliffton can pounce on him.
Spliffton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hanzzle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Spliffton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanzzle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spliffton works Hanzzle's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a head kick. Hanzzle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanzzle throws the left hand but Spliffton avoids the punch easily.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanzzle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spliffton delivers a nice body kick.
Hanzzle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanzzle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spliffton avoids the body shot from Hanzzle.
Cron Spliffton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliffton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffton checks the leg kick.
Spliffton lands a slapping body shot.
Spliffton slips a jab from Hanzzle.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle blocks a head kick by Spliffton.
Spliffton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spliffton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanzzle blocks a head kick by Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spliffton drops Hanzzle with a beautiful combination! Hanzzle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spliffton is looking for the KO!
Hanzzle is rocked!
Hanzzle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Spliffton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hanzzle. Spliffton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cron Spliffton!
In his post fight interview, Cron Spliffton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaru comes to the cage accompanied by The Naked And Famous - Young Blood. This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakkari lands with a nice body punch.
Masaru checks a low kick from Paakkari.
Masaru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Masaru is defended easily by Paakkari.
Paakkari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masaru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paakkari scrambles back to his feet.
Masaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masaru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masaru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masaru throws a head kick but Paakkari moves out of range.
Masaru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masaru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masaru looks to land a body kick but Paakkari moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Paakkari misses
and Paakkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ville Paakkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru moves out of range of the body kick from Paakkari.
Masaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paakkari.
A jab from Paakkari misses.
Masaru moves away from the strike by Paakkari.
Paakkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaru is just out of range.
Paakkari moves out of range of the body kick from Masaru.
Masaru blocks a leg kick.
Masaru slips under a jab from Paakkari.
Masaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paakkari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paakkari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paakkari throws a low kick but Masaru avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru lands a front kick.
Paakkari tries to clinch there but Masaru circles away.
Paakkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paakkari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paakkari instigates a clinch.
Masaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Paakkari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masaru wants a takedown.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Paakkari has double underhooks.
Masaru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paakkari up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paakkari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Masaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masaru prevents a body shot from Paakkari.
Masaru dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paakkari misses with a knee strike.
Masaru misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakkari.
Paakkari tries to land knees in the clinch but Masaru avoids the damage to the body.
Masaru successfully pulls guard.
Paakkari tries to free his leg and advance position but Masaru is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paakkari is one step ahead there.
Paakkari wants to control from the top but Masaru keeps moving.
Masaru is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Paakkari has his hands clasped together but Masaru extends and breaks Paakkari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Masaru.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeru Masaru!
Takeru Masaru 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Dighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, America! Fuck Yeah!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Dighead!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dighead throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range.
Dighead tries a head kick but it misses.
Dighead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jihad.
Dighead motions for Jihad to come forward. Dighead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jihad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dighead is fending him off so far but Jihad persists. Nope, Dighead circles away and we're back to standing.
Dighead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Jihad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jihad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dighead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dighead.
Dighead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Dighead coming out on top.
Jihad fails with the takedown.
Dighead lands with a hook. Jihad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
A head kick misses from Dighead.
Jihad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihad throws a hook but Dighead blocks it.
Dighead throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad throws the left hand but Dighead avoids the punch easily.
Dighead misses with a head kick.
Dighead lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dighead is just out of range.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dighead misses with a body shot.
Curtis Dighead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dighead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jihad misses with a straight right.
Jihad misses with a straight right.
Dighead connects with a looping right hand.
Jihad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dighead finds it's way round the side to connect with Jihad's head.
Dighead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jihad swings widly with a right hand
and Dighead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dighead has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dighead throws a head kick that Jihad semi-blocks.
Dighead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jihad circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dighead throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range.
Nice shot by Dighead.
A head kick misses from Dighead.
Dighead misses with a body kick.
Dighead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dighead ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Jihad misses with a right hand
and Dighead counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dighead throws a series of punches but Jihad avoids them all with ease.
Dighead slips under a jab.
Jihad gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dighead can't do much from the bottom here.
Jihad controlling from side mount.
Dighead dodges the ground and pound from Jihad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jihad crashes against the mat.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Dighead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dighead is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dighead defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad cracks Dighead with a big right hand but Dighead just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jihad prevents Dighead from escaping the position.
Jihad looks up at the clock and then as Dighead takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jihad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dighead can't do much from the bottom here.
Dighead dodges the ground and pound from Jihad.
Jihad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dighead some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dighead can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jihad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dighead is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Dighead dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jihad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dighead slaps away a takedown attempt from Jihad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jihad Rushes Dighead and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dighead is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jihad Piles on the pressure and Dighead crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Our winner, Mohammed Jihad, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kutowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutowski has chosen Absolute Beginner - Nie Nett as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Kutowski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector avoids the head kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski motions for Vector to come forward. Kutowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kutowski does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Kutowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vector throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vector fails to land the takedown.
Vector misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kutowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kutowski.
Vector fails with a takedown attempt.
Kutowski tries to clinch up but Vector circles away and keeps his distance.
Karl Kutowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Vector moves out of range.
Kutowski throws out a leg kick but Vector moves out of range and Kutowski only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski tries to land a front kick but Vector steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kutowski throws a body punch but Vector moves out of range.
Kutowski throws a low kick but Vector moves out of range easily.
Kutowski misses with a straight left.
Vector on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kutowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vector is able to avoid easily.
Vector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kutowski.
Kutowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vector misses with a right hand
and Kutowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vector avoids the head kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vector tries to work over Kutowski's front leg with a kick but Kutowski checks it.
Kutowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kutowski, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vector sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vector has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vector slips under a jab.
Karl Kutowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a head kick.
Kutowski lands a front kick.
Vector misses with a straight left.
Vector shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kutowski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Vector. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Vector misses with a lunging right hand
and Kutowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Vector throws a poor cross that misses
and Kutowski counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski throws a sloppy head kick and Vector moves out of range easily.
Kutowski scores with a push kick.
Vector shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kutowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kutowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Kutowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vector puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kutowski is not content to let Vector control the position.
Vector content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector trying to control the action but Kutowski is working from the bottom.
Vector throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Vector has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nice strikes from Vector there.
Kutowski wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski wants to control but Vector is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kutowski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vector throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector trying to control the action but Kutowski is working from the bottom.
Vector missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kutowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kutowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vector's hands.
Vector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kutowski.
Vector avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kutowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vector is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vector takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kutowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kutowski throws a head kick that Vector semi-blocks.
Vector throws an overhand right that lands on Kutowski's shoulder, as Kutowski tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Vector's leg. Vector is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutowski lands a head kick. Vector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kutowski tries to land a leg kick but Vector saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector misses with a left hand
and Kutowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vector's knee momentarily.
Kutowski throws out a leg kick but Vector moves out of range and Kutowski only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kutowski. That's going to slow Vector down.
Kutowski scores with a push kick.
Kutowski throws the kick towards the body but Vector avoids it.
Kutowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vector throws out the jab.
Vector throws a big shot that misses.
Karl Kutowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kutowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kutowski closes the distance and pushes Vector back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kutowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kutowski has him pressed against the cage.
Kutowski scores with a knee to the head.
Kutowski tries to land a knee to the head but Vector blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vector breaks the clinch.
Vector is looking to chop away at Kutowski's legs.
Nice defenses there by Kutowski.
Vector takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vector.
No luck for Vector with that takedown attempt.
Kutowski thumps Vector with a low kick.
Kutowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kutowski.
Kutowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vector takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski checks a low kick from Vector.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Vector moves out of range.
Vector blocks a head kick by Kutowski.
Vector checks a leg kick.
Kutowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vector.
Vector takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vector on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kutowski. Kutowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Vector shoots for a takedown but Kutowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kutowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vector shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kutowski working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector wants to control from the top but Kutowski keeps moving.
Vector is really struggling to control Kutowski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski pulls Vector in close to his closed guard and prevents Vector from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kutowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vector!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutowski trying to control but Vector is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kutowski moves away from the strike by Vector.
Vector looks to land a combination but Kutowski avoids it well.
Kutowski instigates a clinch.
Vector wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kutowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Vector avoids the damage to the body.
Kutowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Kutowski.
Vector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vector throws a looping overhand right but Kutowski ducks down to avoid it.
Kutowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Kutowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vector checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kutowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kutowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kutowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kutowski slips a jab from Vector.
Vector throws a looping overhand right but Kutowski ducks down to avoid it.
Kutowski digs a good hook to Vector's body.
Kutowski misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kutowski.
Vector misses with a hook.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Vector moves out of range.
Kutowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Vector swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kutowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kutowski.
Kutowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutowski scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vector.
Kutowski misses with a kick to the body.
Kutowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kutowski thumps Vector with a low kick.
Kutowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vector. Vector circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vector avoids the body shot from Kutowski.
Vector fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karl Kutowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector checks a low kick from Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kutowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kutowski sizes up Vector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kutowski throws a sloppy head kick and Vector moves out of range easily.
Kutowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vector manages to avoid it.
Kutowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutowski throws a body punch but Vector moves out of range.
Vector drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vector sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Victor Vector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector wants to control from the top but Kutowski keeps moving.
Vector postures up in Kutowski's guard and throws a big left but Kutowski blocks it.
Kutowski wants to sweep here but Vector controlling him for the moment.
Vector postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kutowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kutowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kutowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Kutowski!
A victorious Karl Kutowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Naoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikio slips under a jab from Naoki.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naoki moves away.
Naoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naoki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naoki lands a head kick that stumbles Sikio and the fighters go to the mat.
Sikio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Sikio is still in real trouble! Can Naoki finish him?
Sikio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sikio seems to have recovered his senses.
Naoki chips away with some ground and pound.
Sikio working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sikio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sikio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sikio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Naoki controls the pace.
Sikio controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juunas Sikio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sikio misses with a wild body shot.
Naoki throws a wild body kick that Sikio sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikio looks to throw the jab but Naoki is out of range.
Naoki tries to work over Sikio's front leg with a kick but Sikio checks it.
Sikio looks to score with a jab to the body but Naoki is just out of range.
Naoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Naoki shoots in but Sikio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sikio moves into range and clinches up with Naoki.
Sikio trying to stall but Naoki improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Sikio fails to land.
Naoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sikio's elbow.
Naoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sikio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sikio.
Sikio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sikio stalling in the clinch but Naoki improves position.
Sikio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sikio prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Naoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikio throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naoki.
Naoki stalls.
Sikio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naoki's elbow.
Sikio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sikio 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.
Naoki misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naoki throws a chopping leg kick but Sikio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naoki moves away.
Sikio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sikio is able to avoid easily.
Sikio throws out a loose jab but Naoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sikio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sikio manages to avoid it.
Naoki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Naoki defending well as Sikio loads up on a big left hand.
Naoki throws a leg kick but Sikio moved away.
Sikio defending well as Naoki loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naoki.
Takeshi Naoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikio throws a big shot that misses.
Sikio tests Naoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sikio pushes Naoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sikio.
Naoki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sikio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Naoki throws a front kick that sends Sikio stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sikio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Naoki.
Naoki tests Sikio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naoki 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.
Naoki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sikio.
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Sikio misses the jab.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
Naoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Naoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sikio defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikio is trying to get back to full guard.
Naoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sikio's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki'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.
Naoki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sikio tries to close the distance and clinch but Naoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sikio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Naoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sikio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Naoki is in close to Sikio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sikio trying to control the position.
Naoki chips away with some ground and pound.
Sikio trying to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Naoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sikio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naoki cracks Sikio with a solid left hand.
Naoki trying to control but Sikio is working from the bottom.
Naoki throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Naoki 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.
Naoki lands a couple of elbows.
Naoki trying to control but Sikio is working from the bottom.
Naoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sikio looking to control.
Naoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naoki wants to control from the top but Sikio keeps moving.
Sikio looking to control.
Sikio keeping moving, preventing Naoki from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Juunas Sikio.
Sikio throws a right hand that misses
and Naoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naoki throws a right and a left that Sikio avoids nicely.
Sikio cracks a nice hook into Naoki's ribs.
A low kick from Naoki is predictable there
and Sikio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naoki swings for the body but Sikio moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sikio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sikio's waist but Sikio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Naoki off to one side.
Sikio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sikio misses the target.
Naoki tries a low kick but Sikio avoids it.
Sikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sikio looks to score with a jab to the body but Naoki is just out of range.
Sikio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
Naoki connects with a leg kick. Sikio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sikio throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Naoki does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naoki.
Sikio throws a big shot that misses.
Naoki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A combination from Naoki does no damage.
Sikio throws a big shot that misses.
Sikio throws the left hand but Naoki avoids the punch easily.
Naoki staying out of range there.
Naoki misses with a body kick.
Naoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sikio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Sikio. That snapped Naoki's head back.
Naoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sikio.
Sikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sikio takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Naoki misses with a kick to the body.
Sikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sikio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juunas Sikio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naoki.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sikio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Naoki works Sikio's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Sikio.
Takeshi Naoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Naoki moves out of range as Sikio strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Naoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sikio.
Naoki slips under a jab.
Naoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Sikio finds it's way through Naoki's defenses.
Sikio scores with a body shot.
Sikio tries to bum rush Naoki with a series of wild strikes but Naoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sikio's head.
Naoki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Naoki fails with the takedown.
Sikio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naoki.
Naoki avoids the body shot from Sikio.
Naoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Sikio.
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!
Naoki throws a leg kick
and Sikio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki cracks the inside of Sikio's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Naoki.
Sikio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sikio sizes up Naoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sikio jabs at Naoki's body.
A jab from Sikio does it's job there.
Sikio misses with a looping left.
Naoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sikio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Naoki catches Sikio right on the button with a cross.
Sikio walks into a straight right hand from Naoki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sikio misses.
Naoki misses with a body shot.
Naoki misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Naoki misses.
Sikio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naoki manages to avoid it.
Juunas Sikio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Naoki cracks Sikio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sikio throws a body punch but Naoki moves out of range.
Sikio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naoki.
Horrible takedown by Naoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Sikio which made him look bad.
Naoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sikio closes the distance and clinches.
Sikio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Naoki throws a big uppercut that drops Sikio! More strikes from Naoki and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sikio lies dazed against the cage as Naoki celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Naoki!
As Takeshi Naoki got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I wanna thank my opponent Vasili Zaytsev, this is a great win and I'm off to bigger challenges.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Kaato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Twista - Adrenaline Rush. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Kaato!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin misses with an uppercut. Kaato saw that one coming.
Fokin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fokin lands a jab to the head.
Kaato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fokin 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.
Fokin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaato.
Kaato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaato swings for the body but Fokin moves out of range.
Kaato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fokin.
Kaato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaato throws a body kick that misses.
Fokin misses the jab.
Kaato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fokin.
Kaato lands a front kick.
Kaato connects with a right hand. Fokin shakes it off.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Kaato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fokin throws a shot from downtown. Kaato moves away and avoids it.
Kaato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fokin throws a jab when Kaato was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Kaato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fokin on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin avoids the head kick by Kaato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaato. Fokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Kaato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fokin connects with a body shot.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Kaato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaato lands a big head kick that sends Fokin tumbling to the mat! Kaato takes a step backwards and waves Fokin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fokin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaato can't do much from the bottom here.
Fokin is looking to take a break and control but Kaato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaato parries the strikes from Fokin easily there. Fokin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaato to escape.
Kaato tries to bench press Fokin off him but Fokin keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaato manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kaato wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Kaato is still trying to improve position.
Kaato wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fokin.
Kaato is trying to maintain the position but Fokin is very close to passing his half guard.
Kaato keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Iso Kaato was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Kaato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Kaato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fokin.
Fokin tries for a takedown but Kaato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaato misses with a low kick.
Kaato looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
Fokin misses the shot to the body.
Kaato throws a big shot that misses.
Fokin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin throws a body punch but Kaato moves out of range.
Fokin connects with a single shot there.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaato.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaato manages to avoid it.
Iso Kaato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fokin scores with a body shot.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin swings for the body but Kaato moves out of range.
Kaato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses with a left hand
and Kaato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fokin digs a good hook to Kaato's body.
Kaato gets caught napping as Fokin dives in and scores a takedown. Kaato manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaato is pulling down on Fokin's head. It's preventing any offense from Fokin, at least for the moment.
Kaato wants to control the position but Fokin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kaato trying to hold on to Fokin's head to control him but Fokin postures up.
Kaato has his hands clasped together around Fokin's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaato trying to control here.
Fokin looks to land a strike but Kaato avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Kaato keeps moving.
Kaato looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Iso Kaato has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Kaato lands a jab to the nose.
Fokin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fokin avoids the head kick by Kaato.
Kaato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaato tries to avoid it but Fokin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaato to the ground. Kaato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iso Kaato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Kaato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iso Kaato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaato throws a low kick, looking for Fokin's leg but Fokin calmly moves out of range.
Kaato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaato misses with a hook.
Fokin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fokin fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaato.
Kaato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fokin at a distance.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fokin somewhat.
A big left from Kaato misses.
Fokin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaato misses with a kick to the body.
Fokin lands with a nice body punch.
Fokin dips to his left and cracks Kaato with an uppercut!
Kaato blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Fokin blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato misses with a low kick as Fokin jumps back.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses with a right hand
and Kaato counters with a left to the body.
Fokin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fokin scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Kaato misses.
Fokin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fokin loads up on a big right hand but Kaato slips the punch.
Kaato is looking to slow Fokin down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaato.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaato throws a nice head kick!
Kaato throws an overhand right that lands on Fokin's shoulder, as Fokin tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fokin misses the target.
Fokin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Fokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaato moves away.
Kaato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fokin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Kaato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Kaato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaato misses with a body kick.
Kaato cracks the inside of Fokin's front leg.
Kaato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fokin takes a swing at Kaato's ribcage but misses.
Kaato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fokin looks to land a right hand but Kaato moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Kaato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaato moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Kaato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kaato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaato - that will leave a mark!
Kaato takes a swing at Fokin's ribcage but misses.
Kaato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fokin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaato motions for Fokin to come forward. Kaato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fokin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fokin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin missing with a left hand there. Kaato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fokin's calf.
Kaato slaps away a takedown attempt from Fokin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fokin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaato misses with a looping right.
Kaato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fokin takes a step back to recover.
Fokin shoots in and drives through. Kaato sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fokin is out of range and Kaato settles back down.
Fokin thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Kaato lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaato.
Fokin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fokin throws a body punch but Kaato moves out of range.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin misses the jab.
Fokin is looking to wear down Kaato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaato motions for Fokin to come forward. Kaato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fokin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaato.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaato.
Kaato misses with a head kick.
Kaato is looking to chop away at Fokin's legs.
Kaato tests Fokin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fokin missing with a left hand there. Kaato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaato misses with a leg kick.
Kaato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fokin.
Kaato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fokin's head.
Kaato connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin throws a body punch but Kaato moves out of range.
Fokin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaato thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Kaato dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fokin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fokin tries for a takedown but Kaato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaato scores with a jab to the head.
Kaato connects with a single shot there.
Fokin throws a body punch but Kaato moves out of range.
Kaato moves out of range of the strikes.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaato is just out of range.
Fokin takes a swing at Kaato's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin walks into a jab.
Georgy Fokin's cut is getting worse.
Kaato tries a low kick but Fokin avoids it.
Fokin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaato throws a right hand that Fokin ducks under and follows up with a left that Fokin also avoids with ease.
Kaato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaato 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.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaato.
Kaato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Georgy Fokin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin lands a slapping body shot.
Fokin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Fokin misses.
Fokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaato moves away.
Fokin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaato throws a head kick that misses.
Kaato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaato avoids the body shot from Fokin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Kaato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin walks into a stiff left hand from Kaato.
Fokin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fokin scrambles back to his feet.
Fokin blocks a low kick nicely.
Fokin throws a lazy right hand but Kaato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaato lands a jab to Fokin's midsection.
Fokin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaato manages to avoid it.
Fokin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fokin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaato counters with a low kick, right behind Fokin 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fokin throws a right hand that misses
and Kaato counters with a big head kick but Fokin shrugs it off.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaato.
Kaato slips a jab from Fokin.
Kaato moves out of range of the strikes.
Fokin takes a swing at Kaato's ribcage but misses.
Kaato lands a head kick. Fokin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Georgy Fokin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaato connects with a solid leg kick.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaato manages to avoid it.
Iso Kaato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Kaato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Kaato!
Iso Kaato is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Iso Kaato, 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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