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RYZE 81: Stroya vs Finkle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvel Garnett 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett lands with a good body shot.
Nikolaev defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nikolaev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nikolaev has his takedown stuffed
letting Garnett counter with a right hand.
Garnett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikolaev.
Garnett lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett scores with a shot to the body.
Garnett gets caught flat footed, as Nikolaev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garnett trying to keep a closed guard but Nikolaev is proving a slippery customer.
Nikolaev is looking to stand up but Garnett won't let him.
Nikolaev slips nicely into half guard.
Nikolaev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control from half guard but Garnett is working away.
Garnett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nikolaev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nikolaev's back!
Garnett lands shots from the back.
Nikolaev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Garnett has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Nikolaev avoids the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett controlling well, preventing Nikolaev from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a punch to the head.
Nikolaev avoids the strikes from Garnett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nikolaev could be in trouble here!
Garnett has good solid back control here.
Garnett lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Nikolaev.
Garnett gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Garnett controlling the position well here. Nikolaev rolled but Garnett kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Garnett not allowing Nikolaev to control his hands.
Garnett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Garnett punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nikolaev is taking damage to the body and head.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Garnett has the hooks in. Nikolaev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nikolaev is still in real trouble! Can Garnett finish him?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Garnett. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Nikolaev grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev takes a huge shot to the dome and he's out cold! Big knockout! Garnett celebrates with his corner and points to his sponsors on a baseball cap.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arvel Garnett!
Arvel Garnett 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karevul Ikarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikarus comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karevul Ikarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elcock misses with a double jab.
Elcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ikarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Elcock misses with a double jab
so Ikarus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ikarus wants to control from the top but Elcock keeps moving.
Ikarus is really struggling to control Elcock but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elcock is looking to stand up but Ikarus isn't so interested in that idea.
Ikarus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Elcock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ikarus has Elcock in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikarus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ikarus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elcock's guard.
Ikarus 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.
Elcock wants to stand and escape but Ikarus is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ikarus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ikarus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Elcock fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Elcock finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikarus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elcock was covering up waiting for the punch and Ikarus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ikarus's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Elcock keeping moving, preventing Ikarus from controlling successfully.
Ikarus prevents Elcock from getting back to his feet.
Ikarus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ikarus looking to sit in guard and control but Elcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ikarus wants to control but Elcock passes easily into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ikarus trying to hold on to Elcock's head to control him but Elcock postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karevul Ikarus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ikarus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elcock tries to avoid it but Ikarus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elcock to the ground. Elcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ikarus dodges the punch combination from Elcock.
Elcock misses with a shot to the body
and Ikarus counters with a shoot takedown. Elcock fights it but they end up in guard.
Ikarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karevul Ikarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ikarus won't allow Elcock to get back to his feet.
Elcock being controlled here, momentarily.
Elcock is looking to stand up but Ikarus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karevul Ikarus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Elcock misses with a double jab.
Armando Elcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ikarus closes the distance and clinches up with Elcock, looking for a takedown. Ikarus pushes Elcock against the cage but Elcock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armando Elcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elcock takes a swing at Ikarus's ribcage but misses.
Elcock lands with a good body shot.
Elcock with a hook.
Ikarus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karevul Ikarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elcock throws a lazy right hand but Ikarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikarus throws a jab when Elcock was well out of range.
Elcock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Karevul Ikarus has been cut.
Elcock digs a good hook to Ikarus's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elcock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Elcock misses.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
Elcock cracks Ikarus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ikarus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elcock.
Ikarus misses with a takedown attempt - Elcock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ikarus manages to avoid it.
Elcock has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ikarus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Elcock lands a slapping body shot.
Elcock misses with an uppercut.
Elcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elcock throws a right hand that Ikarus ducks under and follows up with a left that Ikarus also avoids with ease.
Ikarus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elcock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ikarus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikarus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ikarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elcock keeps working.
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.
Elcock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elcock is not content to let Ikarus control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armando Elcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karevul Ikarus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Elcock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Elcock looks to land a combination but Ikarus avoids it well.
Elcock throws a right and a left that Ikarus avoids nicely.
Elcock throws an off balance right hand
and Ikarus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ikarus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elcock sprawls well initially but Ikarus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ikarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elcock keeps working.
Ikarus is just content to waste time from the top position. Elcock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikarus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ikarus wants to control from the top but Elcock keeps moving.
Ikarus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ikarus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elcock is keeping the position for now.
Ikarus wants to control from the top but Elcock keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karevul Ikarus.
Elcock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elcock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ikarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ikarus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elcock as he jumps to the side.
Elcock misses the jab.
Elcock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ikarus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elcock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ikarus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikarus seems to be working for a kimura but Elcock defends the submission attempt.
Elcock is defending against the submission attempts here by Ikarus.
Ikarus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elcock has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Elcock is staying active underneath Ikarus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ikarus is just content to waste time from the top position. Elcock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ikarus looking to sit in guard and control but Elcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elcock wants to stand but Ikarus is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karevul Ikarus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ikarus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karevul Ikarus!
Karevul Ikarus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Oarsman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Oarsman finds it's target.
Oarsman misses with a body shot.
Oarsman throws a leg kick but McLauglin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLauglin throws out a loose jab but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman slips a straight right by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a head kick but Oarsman moves out of range.
McLauglin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McLauglin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLauglin moves in looking to clinch but Oarsman pushes him off.
McLauglin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oarsman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McLauglin is looking to slow Oarsman down with leg kicks.
Oarsman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oarsman. That's going to slow McLauglin down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Oarsman takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McLauglin stalling in the clinch but Oarsman improves position.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLauglin is defending well for now.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLauglin's face.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin is leaning against Oarsman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oarsman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Oarsman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin gets through Oarsman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to McLauglin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
McLauglin working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oarsman fails to land.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
Oarsman 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.
Oarsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLauglin's defenses.
McLauglin blocks a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by McLauglin.
It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Oarsman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman blocks an uppercut.
Oarsman tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oarsman lands a knee to the body.
Oarsman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin cracks Oarsman with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin lands a nice uppercut.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oarsman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Oarsman controls his hands.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLauglin lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman takes a shot to the head.
McLauglin dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cosmo Oarsman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McLauglin rushes Oarsman and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for McLauglin to work.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oarsman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Oarsman blocks it.
McLauglin effectively controlling the action here.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McLauglin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from McLauglin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oarsman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with some punches.
McLauglin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oarsman scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin takes a shot to the head.
Edward McLauglin's cut is getting worse.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
McLauglin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McLauglin avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
McLauglin has Oarsman pressed against the cage.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by McLauglin.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin lands with a left to the head.
McLauglin blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oarsman fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oarsman blocks it with crossed arms.
Oarsman can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
McLauglin looking to stall.
McLauglin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Oarsman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edward McLauglin.
Oarsman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oarsman blocks a head kick by McLauglin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with a straight right.
McLauglin closes the distance and pushes Oarsman back into the cage.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin is trying to maintain a safe position but Oarsman gets an underhook and turns McLauglin into the cage.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLauglin avoiding damage as Oarsman throws knees to the body.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Edward McLauglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oarsman obliges.
McLauglin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oarsman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oarsman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McLauglin walks into a jab.
McLauglin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLauglin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oarsman on the side of the head.
McLauglin throws a body punch but Oarsman moves out of range.
Oarsman thumps McLauglin with a low kick.
Edward McLauglin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - McLauglin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLauglin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLauglin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oarsman, right into the meat.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
Oarsman tries to land a front kick but McLauglin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLauglin lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oarsman is just out of range.
McLauglin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oarsman is just out of range.
Oarsman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oarsman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oarsman.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oarsman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut.
Oarsman lands a jab to the head.
McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
Oarsman looking to throw knees to the head but McLauglin is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
McLauglin blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLauglin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but McLauglin blocks it.
Oarsman lands a nice knee to the body.
Oarsman cracks McLauglin with a nice body shot.
Oarsman lands a knee to the body.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Edward McLauglin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
McLauglin can't find room to land a body shot as Oarsman controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman landing knees to the body.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above McLauglin 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
McLauglin is rocked!
Jeez, Edward McLauglin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edward McLauglin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cosmo Oarsman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . 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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24
151 lbs
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32
143 lbs
11 - 9 - 2 |
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muszyna scores with a leg kick.
Little punishes Muszyna's body with a nice straight punch.
Muszyna throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a nice body kick.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muszyna, pushing him back against the cage.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little wants to break free but Muszyna has control.
Come on Muszyna - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Muszyna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away.
Little is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muszyna lands with an overhand left.
Little lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muszyna's sensitive parts.
Muszyna cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Little misses with a low kick.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Little.
A jab from Muszyna finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Little is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Little lands a head kick!
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Little slams his shin into Muszyna's torso.
Muszyna throws a big shot that misses.
Muszyna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muszyna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Little misses with a head kick.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
The crowd cheers as Little lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muszyna doesn't seem phased though.
Little misses with a double jab.
Little misses the jab.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Muszyna counters with a nice uppercut.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little moves out of range as Muszyna strikes.
Little feints and then cracks Muszyna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muszyna down.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muszyna moves away from the strike by Little.
Muszyna checks a leg kick.
Little looks to throw a body kick
and Muszyna counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Little.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna throws a poor cross that misses
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muszyna avoids the head kick by Little.
Muszyna throws a body kick that misses.
Little avoids the body shot from Muszyna.
Little throws a leg kick but Muszyna moved away.
Muszyna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with an outside leg kick.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muszyna.
Little throws a push kick but Muszyna slaps the foot to one side.
Little dodges the punch combination from Muszyna.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muszyna.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Little lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Little. Muszyna shrugs it off though.
Muszyna blocks the body kick.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Little cracks Muszyna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalton Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Muszyna thumps Little with a low kick.
Little scores with a jab to the body.
Little listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Muszyna misses.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
A lazy left from Little finds it's target.
Muszyna thows a body shot but no joy.
Muszyna cracks the inside of Little's front leg.
Little blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
Muszyna moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Muszyna cracks Little with a good jab.
Muszyna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Little.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muszyna.
Muszyna wants to slow Little down by chopping away at his legs.
Little connects with the punch.
Little slips under a jab.
Little misses the jab.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muszyna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Little has time to react.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muszyna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muszyna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Little looks for the body kick but Muszyna saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muszyna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick but Muszyna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muszyna avoids the head kick by Little.
Little tries to clinch but Muszyna is having none of it.
Little misses the jab.
Muszyna blocks a head kick by Little.
Muszyna misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Muszyna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little on the side of the head.
Little scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muszyna scores with a punch to the head.
Muszyna throws a leg kick
and Little counters with a left and a right that stings Muszyna.
Little feints and then cracks Muszyna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muszyna down.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muszyna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muszyna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muszyna's head.
Little moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little misses with the combination.
Muszyna throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little throws a left and a right that both miss
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Dalton Little has been cut.
Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muszyna.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little misses with a hook to the body
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muszyna.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Muszyna has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muszyna there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muszyna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muszyna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Little misses
and Muszyna counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little slips under a jab from Muszyna.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Little.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little needs to keep his hands up - Muszyna had a free shot at his head there.
Muszyna thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Muszyna. That snapped Little's head back.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little looks to land a combination but Muszyna avoids it well.
Little tries to land a front kick but Muszyna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Muszyna counters with a straight right hand.
Little looks to land a combination but Muszyna avoids it well.
Little swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muszyna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muszyna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muszyna manages to avoid it.
Muszyna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dalton Little's cut.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muszyna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Little throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muszyna counters with a nice uppercut.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Muszyna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Little.
Little swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muszyna eats them both and turns towards Little to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muszyna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muszyna moves out of range as Little strikes.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little throws a series of punches but Muszyna avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Muszyna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muszyna looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muszyna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muszyna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muszyna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little dips to his left and cracks Muszyna with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Muszyna coming out on top.
Muszyna throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Muszyna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Little misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Muszyna's head back.
Little throws the left hand but Muszyna avoids the punch easily.
Little tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
Muszyna checks a low kick from Little.
Little throws a leg kick but Muszyna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Little swinging wildly here.
Little defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Little throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Little.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muszyna. Muszyna obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Muszyna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muszyna.
Muszyna throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muszyna feints and then cracks Little's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Little down.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muszyna.
Muszyna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little throws a low kick but Muszyna moves out of range easily.
Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Muszyna.
Little throws the left hand but Muszyna avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Muszyna seems unphased.
Little thows a leg kick but Muszyna checks it
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muszyna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Muszyna.
A swing and a miss from Muszyna.
Muszyna slips under a jab from Little.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cechini Muszyna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little is rocked!
Little needs to keep his hands up - Muszyna had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muszyna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muszyna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Little backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Muszyna moves out of range easily.
Muszyna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muszyna scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Muszyna moves out of range easily.
Muszyna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muszyna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Muszyna. That snapped Little's head back.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muszyna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Little looks to clinch
enabling Muszyna to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Little.
Muszyna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muszyna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Muszyna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Muszyna.
A low kick from Little misses
and Muszyna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muszyna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Little misses with a right hand
and Muszyna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muszyna connects with an inside leg kick.
Little misses with a low kick.
Little takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Muszyna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little tries to clinch up
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muszyna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Little throws a lazy body kick
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dalton Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little throws a sloppy head kick
and Muszyna counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cechini Muszyna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muszyna 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cechini Muszyna!
Cechini Muszyna decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kutsoo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Jarni Kutsoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but Fortune shows good takedown defense.
Kutsoo dives in and grabs Fortune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortune pushes down on Kutsoo's head and hops out.
Fortune shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fortune showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kutsoo is trying to get back to full guard.
Fortune is looking to take a break and control but Kutsoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fortune winds up and cracks Kutsoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kutsoo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kutsoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fortune is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kutsoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarni Kutsoo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kutsoo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fortune counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fortune.
Fortune working some strikes from top position.
Kutsoo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kutsoo is trying to control the position but Fortune postures up.
Fortune trying to control but Kutsoo is working from the bottom.
Kutsoo controls Fortune momentarily but Fortune frees himself.
Fortune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fortune must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kutsoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarni Kutsoo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kutsoo tries to clinch but Fortune is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fortune defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarni Kutsoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortune gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kutsoo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fortune wants to sweep but no luck.
Fortune keeping full guard, as Kutsoo tries to pass.
Kutsoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Fortune has wrist control.
Kutsoo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortune wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
Kutsoo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fortune to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kutsoo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fortune pulls down on the head and he's put Kutsoo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Fortune!
Jarni Kutsoo spoke after the fight, saying 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Jewpacabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Jewpacabra!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Jewpacabra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munalukko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jewpacabra has time to react.
Jewpacabra misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Jewpacabra has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jewpacabra slips a jab from Munalukko.
Jewpacabra just misses with a punch to the body.
Jewpacabra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Munalukko wants to slow Jewpacabra down by chopping away at his legs.
Jewpacabra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munalukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jewpacabra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munalukko.
Munalukko blocks a leg kick.
Munalukko throws a jab when Jewpacabra was well out of range.
Jewpacabra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Munalukko's calf.
Jewpacabra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jewpacabra counters with a leg kick.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand
and Jewpacabra moves into the clinch.
Jewpacabra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munalukko backwards.
Jewpacabra tries to throw a body punch but Munalukko avoids it by throwing Jewpacabra back against the cage.
Munalukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jewpacabra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munalukko.
Jewpacabra takes one to the chin there.
Jewpacabra thumps Munalukko with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Jewpacabra scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jewpacabra. Munalukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko throws a hook but Jewpacabra blocks it.
Munalukko lands a jab to the head.
Jewpacabra throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jewpacabra closes the distance and clinches.
Jewpacabra misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jewpacabra lands an elbow inside that Munalukko shrugs off.
Munalukko misses with a body punch.
Jewpacabra tries to land a knee to the head but Munalukko blocks with his arms.
Jewpacabra scores a nice knee to the body.
Jewpacabra pushes off an throws an elbow but Munalukko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Munalukko.
Jewpacabra blocks a body shot from Munalukko.
Munalukko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jewpacabra tries to throw a body punch but Munalukko avoids it by throwing Jewpacabra back against the cage.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jewpacabra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Munalukko.
Jewpacabra misses with a knee strike.
Munalukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jewpacabra.
Munalukko can't find room to land a body shot as Jewpacabra controls the action.
Munalukko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jewpacabra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jewpacabra crunches a lovely knee into Munalukko's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jewpacabra crunches a lovely knee into Munalukko's ribcage.
Munalukko misses with some punches.
Jewpacabra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Jewpacabra.
Jewpacabra scores with a shoulder strike.
Jewpacabra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munalukko tries to break the clinch but Jewpacabra is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jewpacabra throws an elbow but misses.
Munalukko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jewpacabra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munalukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jewpacabra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munalukko scores with a punch to the head.
Jewpacabra scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jewpacabra manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Munalukko blocks the leg kick.
Munalukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munalukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munalukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jewpacabra.
Jewpacabra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Decent striking displayed by Munalukko there.
Jewpacabra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Munalukko as he connects with a hook.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Jewpacabra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Jewpacabra.
Munalukko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jewpacabra.
Munalukko throws a solid leg kick but Jewpacabra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munalukko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jewpacabra tries to score with a low kick but Munalukko moves his leg out of the way.
Munalukko misses with the body kick
and Jewpacabra counters with a nice uppercut.
Jewpacabra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munalukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but El Jewpacabra will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jewpacabra lands a front kick.
Munalukko moves out of range as Jewpacabra throws a body kick.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jewpacabra.
Munalukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munalukko connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jewpacabra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jewpacabra thows a leg kick but Munalukko checks it
and Munalukko counters with a one-two to the body.
Jewpacabra scores with a spinning back kick!
Jewpacabra throws a leg kick but Munalukko checks it.
Munalukko cracks Jewpacabra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jewpacabra is rocked!
Munalukko lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jewpacabra falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Make Munalukko!
Make Munalukko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Chica. Gauss Elimination has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elimination shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonni sprawls well. Sonni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elimination gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Elimination misses with a low kick.
Elimination checks a low kick from Sonni.
Sonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elimination closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sonni did well to prevent Elimination getting side control.
Sonni keeping control of the position.
Sonni actively working from the bottom here.
Elimination not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elimination is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elimination not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonni is looking to control Elimination's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonni avoid being mounted?
Sonni is in trouble now - Elimination has advanced to mount!
Elimination scoring with strikes but Sonni is staying in there.
Elimination landing punches.
Sonni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Elimination working his ground and pound in the gym.
Elimination looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sonni is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bad Pluto!, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is bucking up trying to escape but Elimination cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni regains half guard.
Elimination not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Elimination trying to pass the guard but Sonni defending well.
Sonni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elimination is working away from the top position though.
Sonni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Elimination is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Elimination thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to control Elimination's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonni avoid being mounted?
Elimination looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonni is trying to control but can't.
Sonni looking for submissions off his back.
Sonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonni has hold of Elimination's hands but Elimination slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sonni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination passes to side control.
Sonni is looking for a sweep.
Sonni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Elimination working Sonni over with strikes.
Elimination throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elimination throwing shots but Sonni is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauss Elimination dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sonni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Elimination.
Elimination looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sonni is avoiding damage well.
Elimination lands an elbow.
Elimination landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Elimination creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elimination misses with the ground and pound.
Elimination landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sonni is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni isn't going anywhere.
Sonni looks to move to half guard but instead Elimination has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Sonni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni taking shots to the head.
Elimination has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sonni's face.
Elimination looking to land elbow strikes but Sonni uses the position to regain half guard.
Sonni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sonni makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sonni.
Sonni seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elimination distracts Sonni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonni working for a triangle but Elimination defends it easily.
Sonni working for a triangle but Elimination defends it easily.
Elimination advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throwing shots but Sonni is blocking nicely.
Elimination thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
Elimination missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elimination throws a strike but Sonni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Elimination content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sonni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elimination doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elimination manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elimination is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination works over Sonni with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Elimination is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elimination must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elimination throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elimination with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauss Elimination showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sonni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Elimination throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sonni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elimination is out of range.
Sonni connects with a leg kick. Elimination looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Elimination throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni looks to land a body kick but Elimination moved away.
Elimination avoids a kick to the body.
Sonni wants to land a leg kick but Elimination is out of range.
Sonni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elimination swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Elimination needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
Sonni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Elimination fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Elimination avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elimination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni lunges at Elimination with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elimination's hand.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Elimination was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elimination fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elimination throws a wild body kick that Sonni sees coming a mile off.
Elimination uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Sonni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elimination with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elimination avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sonni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Elimination does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni scores with a push kick.
Sonni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elimination misses with a kick to the body.
Elimination takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elimination has a takedown stuffed.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauss Elimination.
Elimination swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Elimination counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elimination missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elimination is aware though and is defending well.
Elimination scoring with some ground and pound.
Sonni looking for subs off his back but Elimination has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonni gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination stands up over Sonni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elimination working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sonni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elimination.
Kaheli Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elimination postures up.
Sonni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elimination avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elimination scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination slips nicely into half guard.
Sonni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elimination's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elimination's back!
Sonni throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Elimination is in bad spot here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni not allowing Elimination to control his hands.
Sonni is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Elimination knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Elimination for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauss Elimination.
I've got Elimination 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauss Elimination!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck's entrance music is Wu-tang Clan - Protect ya neck (The jump off). A fine choice. Axelsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Petter - Det går bra nu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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209 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deck walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Deck misses
and Axelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Deck fights it but they end up in guard.
Axelsson trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Axelsson looking to pass the guard.
Axelsson trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Axelsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deck haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johan Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Deck.
Axelsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deck is looking to clinch but Axelsson is avoiding it.
Deck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Axelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
Deck blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Deck as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Axelsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Deck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been hearing reports that Deck has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Deck throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson checks a low kick from Deck.
Deck misses with a hook. Axelsson ducked under it nicely.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Axelsson misses with a hook.
Deck walks into a straight right hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inspectah Deck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Deck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deck. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
Axelsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Axelsson throws a hook but Deck blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck stuffs the takedown.
Axelsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Deck's half guard.
Deck is trying to get back to full guard.
Axelsson trying to control the action but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck is looking for a sweep. Axelsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axelsson.
Deck is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Axelsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Deck keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deck.
Axelsson thuds a left hand into Deck's body.
No joy there for Deck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Deck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from Axelsson.
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Deck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deck just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deck misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deck.
Deck throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Deck takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Deck throws a jab but it's blocked by Axelsson.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deck.
Inspectah Deck is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson 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.
A punch lands to the side of Deck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deck misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsson counters with a three punch combo that has Deck backing up. Deck nods at Axelsson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Axelsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Deck struggling a bit here.
Deck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Axelsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Deck trying to hold on to Axelsson's head to control him but Axelsson postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Deck keeping full guard, as Axelsson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck working a defensive guard here.
Axelsson trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck is controlling Axelsson's posture.
Axelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Inspectah Deck just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Deck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck with a jab.
Axelsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deck pinned against the cage. Deck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Deck finds it's way through Axelsson's defenses.
Deck tries a head kick but it misses.
Deck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Johan Axelsson's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Axelsson goes for a double leg but Deck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Deck continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspectah Deck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Deck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Deck.
Deck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Deck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Deck.
Axelsson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck tries to clinch up but Axelsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Deck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deck misses with a hook
and Axelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Deck as Axelsson shoots in.
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deck manages to avoid it.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deck throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a body shot
and Deck moves into the clinch.
Axelsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Deck controlling the position well.
Axelsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Axelsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Deck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axelsson is fighting to break Deck's control of his arms but Deck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but Deck keeps moving.
Axelsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Axelsson passes Deck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Axelsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deck sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deck regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Deck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axelsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Deck working a defensive guard here.
Axelsson looking to sit in guard and control but Deck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Deck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axelsson is keeping the position for now.
Axelsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck wants to control from the top but Axelsson keeps moving.
Axelsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deck defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axelsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deck defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Axelsson has his foot on Deck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deck works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inspectah Deck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inspectah Deck!
Inspectah Deck made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Children of Bodom - Tie my rope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Latvala misses.
Da Serra throws out a powerful jab.
Latvala misses with a hook.
Latvala misses with a body shot
and Da Serra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Da Serra.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Latvala looking for a sweep. Not yet Latvala, not yet.
Da Serra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Latvala is keeping the position for now.
Da Serra passes Latvala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Latvala is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BigMouth Cabrons, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Da Serra wants to pass the guard but Latvala is defending well.
Latvala has his hands clasped together around Da Serra's back. He's all about the action.
Da Serra slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Serra moves nicely into side control.
Da Serra taking a break here but Latvala is having none of it and regains half guard.
Latvala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Da Serra is looking for a kimura but Latvala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Da Serra to get the leverage.
Da Serra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Latvala wants to control but Da Serra is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to get to full guard but Da Serra has control of the leg.
Da Serra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Latvala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Da Serra wants to work for an arm triangle but Latvala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Da Serra wants to pass the guard but Latvala is defending well.
Latvala has his hands clasped together around Da Serra's back. He's all about the action.
Latvala trying to hold on to Da Serra's head to control him but Da Serra postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Serra seems to be working for a kimura but Latvala defends the submission attempt.
Latvala is looking for a sweep. Da Serra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Serra trying to control from Latvala's half guard. Latvala has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Da Serra trying to control the position from guard on top but Latvala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Serra won't allow Latvala to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Latvala.
Da Serra dodges the punch combination from Latvala.
Latvala throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Serra.
Latvala loads up on a big right hand but Da Serra slips the punch.
Latvala shoots in but Da Serra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Latvala misses.
Latvala missing with a left hand there. Da Serra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Serra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Latvala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Latvala.
Latvala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Da Serra gets back to full guard.
Latvala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Serra looking to control.
Da Serra working a defensive guard but Latvala passes into half guard.
Latvala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Da Serra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Serra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Da Serra looking for subs from the bottom but Latvala mounts him!
Latvala lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Latvala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da Serra is desperately trying to improve his position but Latvala has a good base and remains in mount.
Da Serra gets back to half guard.
Da Serra trying to control here.
Latvala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala prevents Da Serra from improving his position.
Latvala is looking to take a break and control but Da Serra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Da Serra is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roope Latvala just wasn't active enough.
A cross from Da Serra lands.
Latvala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Serra.
Da Serra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala misses with a straight left.
Latvala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Serra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Latvala connects with a solid leg kick.
Latvala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Latvala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Serra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Latvala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Latvala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Latvala checks a low kick from Da Serra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Latvala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Latvala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Latvala misses with a few strikes there.
Latvala tries a head kick but it misses.
Latvala misses with a straight right.
Latvala scores with a decent looking hook.
Latvala misses with a looping right.
Roope Latvala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Serra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Da Serra or perhaps it was just good defense by Latvala which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala misses with a low kick.
Latvala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Da Serra's hands.
Latvala throws a solid leg kick but Da Serra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Latvala.
Latvala lands an overhand right.
Latvala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Latvala misses with a hook
and Da Serra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Latvala won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Serra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Serra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Da Serra tries to advance to mount but Latvala instead regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latvala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Latvala wants to sweep here but Da Serra controlling him for the moment.
Latvala is working hard here to advance position.
Latvala is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Serra 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.
Latvala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Serra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Latvala dives on top into guard.
Latvala wants to control from the top but Da Serra keeps moving.
Da Serra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Latvala is one step ahead there.
Latvala tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Serra is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Latvala is pushing down on Da Serra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Serra is fighting to maintain full guard but Latvala has managed to sneak the leg through.
Latvala prevents Da Serra from improving his position.
Da Serra actively working from the bottom here.
Latvala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Latvala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Serra actively working from the bottom here.
Latvala drops an elbow to the side of Da Serra's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Latvala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Latvala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Latvala!
Roope Latvala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finkle scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stroya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroya - that will leave a mark!
Stroya misses the jab.
A big right from Stroya misses.
A head kick misses from Stroya.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
Stroya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Finkle throws an off balance right hand
and Stroya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stroya is defended easily by Finkle.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle 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.
Stroya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Stroya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
A head kick by Stroya misses
and Finkle counters with a good, hard body kick but Stroya shrugs it off.
Stroya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stroya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroya.
The crowd cheers as Finkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stroya doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Stroya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Stroya. That snapped Finkle's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Finkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
Finkle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stroya misses with a head kick.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stroya tries to bum rush Finkle with a series of wild strikes but Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroya misses with a leg kick
and Finkle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stroya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Finkle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finkle.
Finkle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stroyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Stroya is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
Stroya throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya misses the body punch
and Finkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses.
Stroya throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Finkle misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Stroya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finkle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stroya ducks right into an uppercut from Finkle.
A cross from Finkle lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a hook.
Stroya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Finkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finkle.
Stroya moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
A big right from Stroya misses.
Stroya wants to land a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya looks to throw the jab but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stroya lands a right hook to the body.
Stroya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stroya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroya misses with a straight right.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses.
Stroya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroya throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Stroya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroya swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Stroya swats away the attempt to clinch by Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stroya throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.
Stroya misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stroya checks it well.
Stroya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.
A jab from Finkle does it's job there.
Finkle lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya missing with a left hand there. Finkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stroya.
Stroya throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle's corner calls for a 1-2. Finkle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stroya's sensitive parts.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Stroya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle punishes Stroya's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle works the jab nicely.
Stroya misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkle scores with a jab. Stroya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finkle scores with a jab to the head.
Stroya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle thumps Stroya with a low kick.
Finkle tries a low kick but Stroya avoids it.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Stroya throws a push kick but Finkle slaps the foot to one side.
Finkle works Stroya's body with a nice hook.
Finkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroya throws a low kick, looking for Finkle's leg but Finkle calmly moves out of range.
Stroya moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Stroya checks it.
Finkle scores with a jab. Stroya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Stroya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya wants to slow Finkle down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Stroya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya checks a leg kick.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
Stroya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finkle on the side of the head.
Stroya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya throws a sloppy head kick and Finkle moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Stroya's leg. Stroya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finkle as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Finkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stroya misses with a looping left.
Finkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroya.
Stroya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finkles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stroya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Finkle blocks a jab.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Finkle throws a good cross that connects.
Finkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stroya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya misses with a body shot
and Finkle counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Stroya throws a combination that misses
and Finkle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Stroya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stroya tries to move into range but Finkle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finkle swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stroya throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Stroya misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya connects with a looping right hand.
Stroya misses with a body kick.
Stroya throws a looping overhand right but Finkle ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stroya avoids a kick to the body.
Finkle throws the left hand but Stroya avoids the punch easily.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stroya. Stroya obviously looking to wear him down.
Stroya defending well as Finkle loads up on a big left hand.
Finkle tried to score with a low kick but Stroya checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle thumps Stroya with a low kick.
Finkle slips a jab from Stroya.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stroya.
Stroya misses with a looping right.
A jab from Finkle finds it's way through Stroya's defenses.
Finkle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stroya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finkle scrambles back to his feet.
Finkle catches Stroya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Stroya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finkle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Finkle.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Stroya moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Finkle misses.
Finkle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finkle.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finkle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finkle catches Stroya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stroya lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle really 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.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Finkle.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Stroya.
Finkle jabs Stroya right on the nose. Stroya blinks but takes it well.
Finkle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stroya is looking to chop away at Finkle's legs.
Stroya throws a right hand that Finkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Finkle also avoids with ease.
Finkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Stroya ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya cracks Finkle with a good jab.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Stroya throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands a head kick!
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Stroya is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Finkle scores with a shot to the body.
Stroya misses with a straight left.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
Stroya fakes the leg kick and cracks Finkle in the body.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid body kick from Finkle.
Stroya thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroya throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finkle.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Stroya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle lands a really nice looking cross but Stroya seems unphased.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
A telegraphed right hand from Stroya misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkle.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroya.
Finkle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stroya.
Finkle stuns Stroya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stroya lands a head shot.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Stroya lands the left hand.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Stroya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Stroya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Stroya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Stroya.
Stroya throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Stroya takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finkle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stroya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stroya lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stroya looks to land a left hand but Finkle moved out of range nicely.
Stroya moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Finkle throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a wild body kick that Stroya sees coming a mile off.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroya tried to score with a low kick but Finkle checks it.
Stroya takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Stroya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stroya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horrible takedown by Stroya or perhaps it was just good defense by Finkle which made him look bad.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroya.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Stroya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya thows a body kick. Finkle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroya misses with a hook.
Finkle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stroya counters with a big head kick but Finkle shrugs it off.
Stroya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkle.
Stroya tries to land a front kick but Finkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stroya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finkle scores with a nice head shot.
Finkle has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Finkle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stroya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle 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.
Finkle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroya sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stroya misses with a hook to the body
and Finkle counters with a nice body kick.
Stroya scores with a decent looking hook.
Finkle throws the left hand but Stroya avoids the punch easily.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Stroya throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Stroya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throws a shot to the body.
Stroya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Stroya goes for a double leg but Finkle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finkle continues to drive forward.
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.
Stroya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Finkle.
Stroya has clasped his hands together around Finkle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finkle is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Finkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finkle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
Stroya is trying to control but can't.
Finkle prevents Stroya from improving his position.
Finkle controlling the action here.
Stroya is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick which misses Stroya's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroya tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dee Stroya.
I think Stroya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Dee Stroya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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