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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Trybus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Gorkovenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Trybus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeny Gorkovenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trybus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trybus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorkovenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Trybus.
Gorkovenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Trybus is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trybus. Gorkovenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trybus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorkovenko.
Trybus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorkovenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trybus.
Gorkovenko darts in and clinches Trybus up against the cage.
Trybus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gorkovenko walks away with a smile on his face. Trybus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trybus moves out of range of the strikes.
Trybus takes a swing at Gorkovenko's ribcage but misses.
Trybus throws a hook but Gorkovenko blocks it.
Trybus misses with a jab to the body
and Gorkovenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trybus lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trybus misses the shot to the body.
Trybus tries to keep at a distance but Gorkovenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Gorkovenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gorkovenko lands a nice uppercut.
Gorkovenko lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorkovenko.
Gorkovenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trybus backwards.
Gorkovenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Gorkovenko.
Gorkovenko slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorkovenko pushes Trybus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorkovenko scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gorkovenko.
Gorkovenko digs a right hand underneath Trybus's ribcage. Trybus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorkovenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trybus backwards.
Gorkovenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trybuss head.
Gorkovenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trybus backwards.
Trybus fails to pull guard.
Trybus can't break the clinch.
Gorkovenko prevents a body shot from Trybus.
Gorkovenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Trybus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gorkovenko.
Trybus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gorkovenko to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Trybus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Gorkovenko - that landed with a thud.
Gorkovenko stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gorkovenko.
Gorkovenko scores with a shot to the side of Trybus's head.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorkovenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gorkovenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorkovenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trybus up against the cage.
Gorkovenko drops Trybus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trybus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Trybus is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorkovenko pushes Trybus against the cage. Gorkovenko is working some dirty boxing. Gorkovenko pushes off with a quick right hook! Trybus goes down! Trybus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gorkovenko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeny Gorkovenko!
A victorious Eugeny Gorkovenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana. 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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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Duff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duff lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duff tries to stand but Tyson is controlling from the bottom.
Duff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Duff tries to stand but Tyson is controlling from the bottom.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Duff being controlled here momentarily.
Duff won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Duff shoots in.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duff circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duff sprawls well. Duff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Donald Duff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Tyson.
Duff misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson throws a hook but Duff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Duff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duff jumps guard.
Tyson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duff's guard.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Duff is keeping the position.
Tyson trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Duff tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tank Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Duff has been working on his balance at LOD Gym Now with StandUP , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duff counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Tyson misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tyson enables Duff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tyson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duff, into his guard.
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 Donald Duff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyson.
Duff gets the takedown into side control.
Duff wants to stand but Tyson has his arm trapped.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Duff's best efforts.
Duff is pressing down on Tyson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyson is holding on for now.
Duff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duff prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duff seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Duff has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Duff has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tyson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Duff is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tyson pulls down on the head and he's put Duff to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tank Tyson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhirinovsky's choice of entrance music: Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirinovsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhirinovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vihtala throws out the jab.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
A jab from Zhirinovsky misses.
Zhirinovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala defending well as Zhirinovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
Vihtala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Vihtala.
Vihtala ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky misses with a left hand
and Vihtala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vihtala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhirinovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Zhirinovsky moved away.
Zhirinovsky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vihtala tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zhirinovsky is in Vihtala's guard.
Vihtala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhirinovsky defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala is looking for a triangle but Zhirinovsky pushes his legs off easily.
Zhirinovsky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vihtala's guard.
Zhirinovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zhirinovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhirinovsky preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vihtala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vihtala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhirinovsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhirinovsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhirinovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vihtala is trying to control the position but Zhirinovsky postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zhirinovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vihtala looking for subs off his back but Zhirinovsky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zhirinovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vihtala wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zhirinovsky stops Vihtala from getting back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala actively working from the bottom here.
Zhirinovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zhirinovsky prevents Vihtala from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihtala is holding on to half guard well.
Zhirinovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Zhirinovsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zhirinovsky slips a jab from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a head kick.
Zhirinovsky misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Zhirinovsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Vihtala.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhirinovsky darts in looking for a takedown but Vihtala gets double underhooks and turns Zhirinovsky into the cage.
Zhirinovsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhirinovsky cracks Vihtala with a nice body shot.
Vihtala tries to throw a body punch but Zhirinovsky avoids it by throwing Vihtala back against the cage.
Zhirinovsky leaning against his opponent.
Zhirinovsky blocking some punches.
Zhirinovsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Vihtala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhirinovsky scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky blocks an uppercut.
Zhirinovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhirinovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vihtala momentarily.
Aleksi Vihtala is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zhirinovsky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zhirinovsky throws a hook but Vihtala avoids it easily.
Vihtala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Vihtala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirinovsky lands with a shot to the body.
Vihtala scores with a nice strike.
Zhirinovsky dives in and grabs Vihtala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vihtala pushes down on Zhirinovsky's head and hops out.
Zhirinovsky misses with a looping right.
Zhirinovsky misses with a left hand
and Vihtala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirinovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala dips to his left and cracks Zhirinovsky with an uppercut!
Vihtala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Zhirinovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihtala moves away.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vihtala in his tracks.
Horrible takedown by Zhirinovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Vihtala which made him look bad.
Aleksi Vihtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
A cross from Zhirinovsky lands.
Zhirinovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Vihtala misses.
Zhirinovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihtala was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vihtala counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky avoids the body shot from Vihtala.
Vihtala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirinovsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihtala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vihtala lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhirinovsky off the cage and back into range.
Zhirinovsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhirinovsky looks to throw the jab but Vihtala is out of range.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vihtala is looking to slow Zhirinovsky down with leg kicks.
Zhirinovsky loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
Vihtala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zhirinovsky is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihtala, as that shot connected.
Vihtala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a right hook to the body.
Zhirinovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala cracks Zhirinovsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vihtala jabs at Zhirinovsky's body.
Vihtala looks to land a combination but Zhirinovsky avoids it well.
Vihtala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vihtala with a nice cross.
Zhirinovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vihtala.
Vihtala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vihtala wants it to stay on the feet.
Vihtala throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vihtala lands a left and a right that send Zhirinovsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Vihtala thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zhirinovsky is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihtala.
Zhirinovsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Vihtala finish him?
BOOM! Vihtala lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky tries to recover but Vihtala is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zhirinovsky lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makaaja might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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208 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Makaaja counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Makaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makaaja preventing the sweep.
Batista Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Makaaja from controlling successfully.
Batista Da Silva controls Makaaja momentarily but Makaaja frees himself.
Makaaja drops back, looking for a kneebar! Batista Da Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Batista Da Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Batista Da Silva!
Makaaja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makaaja is trying to control Batista Da Silva's posture but Batista Da Silva avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista Da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista Da Silva working the ground and pound.
It looks like Mica Makaaja has been cut.
Makaaja tries to bench press Batista Da Silva off him but Batista Da Silva keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Makaaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batista Da Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Batista Da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batista Da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Batista Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makaaja keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista Da Silva working away.
Makaaja tries to bench press Batista Da Silva off him but Batista Da Silva keeps the position.
Makaaja gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Makaaja'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.
Makaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Batista Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Batista Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Makaaja is defending well.
Makaaja is looking to control Batista Da Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makaaja avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja looking for submissions off his back.
Makaaja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Batista Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Batista Da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makaaja's head.
Batista Da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaaja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista Da Silva.
Makaaja is looking for a sweep. Batista Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batista Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makaaja trying to hold on to Batista Da Silva's head to control him but Batista Da Silva postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batista Da Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a strike but Makaaja avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Makaaja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Makaaja is looking for a triangle but Batista Da Silva pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Batista Da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Makaaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Batista Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Makaaja wants to control from the top but Batista Da Silva keeps moving.
Batista Da Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Makaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Batista Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makaaja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Batista Da Silva defends it easily.
Batista Da Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Makaaja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Makaaja trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva lands an upkick as Makaaja stands over him.
Batista Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Makaaja is proving a slippery customer.
Batista Da Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Makaaja escapes and throws Batista Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Makaaja has hold of Batista Da Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Batista Da Silva seems comfortable defending it but Makaaja has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Batista Da Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Batista Da Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Makaaja couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mica Makaaja!
Mica Makaaja took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zipp Zapp for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Woite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flight of the Valkyries. 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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11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Woite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woite throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Woite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryan is able to avoid easily.
Woite sizes up Bryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Bryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Woite throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Woite takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Woite throws a low kick but Bryan avoids it.
Bryan is looking to clinch but Woite is avoiding it.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woite as he avoids it easily.
Bryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Woite has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bryan is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite wants to get back to full guard.
Woite wants to control but Bryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marc Woite just wasn't active enough.
Bryan misses with an uppercut. Woite saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Woite throws the kick towards the body but Bryan avoids it.
Bryan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Woite closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryan loads up on a big right hand but Woite slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woite lands a high kick!
Bryan closes the distance and clinches up with Woite, looking for a takedown. Bryan pushes Woite against the cage but Woite circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marc Woite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
Woite throws a push kick but Bryan slaps the foot to one side.
Woite cracks Bryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Woite! Bryan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Woite!
Marc Woite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Daniel Bryan was interviewed post fight and said 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Kaarlo Vihtala has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristow Zedski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedski takes a swing at Vihtala's ribcage but misses.
Vihtala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zedski throws out the jab.
Zedski throws a series of punches but Vihtala avoids them all with ease.
Vihtala checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zedski.
Vihtala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Zedski.
A low kick from Zedski misses
and Vihtala counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zedski tries a low kick but Vihtala avoids it.
Vihtala blocks a jab.
Vihtala moves out of range as Zedski strikes.
Vihtala slips under a jab.
Vihtala digs a good body shot into Zedski's ribs.
Good work by Zedski as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Zedski misses.
Zedski loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
Zedski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zedski's head.
Zedski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Vihtala misses.
Zedski lands with a straight right. Vihtala didn't see that one coming.
Vihtala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zedski.
Nice shot lands for Zedski.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Vihtala.
Zedski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Zedski.
Zedski is still on wobbly legs! Can Vihtala finish him?
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zedski's calf.
Zedski looks winded!
Vihtala throws a pinpoint strike between Zedski's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Zedski crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Vihtala scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodlust Horde Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo's entrance music is Kung Fu You. A fine choice. Mercurius has chosen 2pac - Raise Up as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercurius sprawls well. He's pushed Zhuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mercurius's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercurius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercurius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercurius sprawls well. He's pushed Zhuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mercurius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercurius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhuo clinches up against the cage.
Zhuo jumps guard and drags Mercurius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercurius is looking to stand up but Zhuo won't let him.
Zhuo striking off his back but it's not causing Mercurius any problems.
Mercurius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zhuo is pulling down on Mercurius's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercurius, at least for the moment.
Mercurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Mercurius.
Mercurius swings for the body but Zhuo moves out of range.
Mercurius wants to slow Zhuo down by chopping away at his legs.
Zhuo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercurius doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercurius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Zhuo.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercurius swivels and escapes.
Mercurius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercurius throws a leg kick but Zhuo moved away.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
Mercurius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
Zhuo dives in and grabs Mercurius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercurius pushes down on Zhuo's head and hops out.
Mercurius throws a shot to the body.
Zhuo misses with a straight left.
Zhuo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius is trying to control the position but Zhuo postures up.
Zhuo distracts Mercurius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zhuo throws a strike but Mercurius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mercurius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius wants to pass the guard but Zhuo is keeping the position.
Mercurius works over Zhuo with some ground and pound from guard.
Zhuo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zhuo controls Mercurius momentarily but Mercurius frees himself.
Mercurius advances position into side control!
Zhuo tries to improve position but can't.
Zhuo is not content to let Mercurius control the position.
Zhuo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zhuo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mercurius tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Zhuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mercurius's best efforts.
Mercurius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Zhuo wants to improve his position but Mercurius is controlling well.
Zhuo punching from the bottom.
Zhuo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mercurius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mercurius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhuo is keeping the position for now.
Mercurius stands and throws Zhuo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mercurius in side control, just content to control the action for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuo can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Mercurius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhuo misses the jab.
Mercurius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercurius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhuo connects with a body shot.
Zhuo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercurius takes a shot to the head.
Zhuo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercurius prevents a body shot from Zhuo.
Zhuo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercurius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mercurius is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhuo has double underhooks.
Mercurius lands with a right to the head.
Mercurius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercurius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
Mercurius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo checks a low kick from Mercurius.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercurius tries to sprawl out of it but Zhuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercurius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zhuo shoots and misses
and Mercurius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhuo thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mercurius throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.
Mercurius lands a nice shot that snaps Zhuo's head back.
Zhuo connects with a body shot that sends Mercurius's belly button to the back.
Mercurius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercurius. That snapped Zhuo's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo slips a jab and a cross from Mercurius.
Mercurius slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercurius.
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!
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocky Mercurius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhuo clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercurius.
Zhuo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercuriuss head.
Zhuo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mercurius to keep the fight standing.
Zhuo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercurius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhuo pulls guard effortlessly.
Mercurius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zhuo's head.
Zhuo looking to control.
Zhuo lands an upkick as Mercurius stands over him.
Zhuo keeping moving, preventing Mercurius from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius postures up.
Mercurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhuo wants to sweep here but Mercurius controlling him for the moment.
Mercurius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhuo is trying to control the position but Mercurius postures up.
Zhuo wants to hit a switch here but Mercurius passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zhuo there!
Mercurius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhuo is looking to escape.
Mercurius cracks Zhuo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhuo is looking to escape.
Mercurius dominating with strikes here.
Mercurius lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo is trying desperately to improve position.
Zhuo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zhuo wants to control but Mercurius is having none of it.
Zhuo is squirming around, avoiding Mercurius's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zhuo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zhuo is looking to improve his position but Mercurius isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zhuo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercurius connects with a leg kick. Zhuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhuo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhuo lands a jab to Mercurius's midsection.
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Zhuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhuo tries to avoid it.
Mercurius tests Zhuo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhuo throws a jab when Mercurius was well out of range.
Mercurius lands a really nice looking cross but Zhuo seems unphased.
Zhuo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
Mercurius misses the shot to the body.
Mercurius throws a low kick, looking for Zhuo's leg but Zhuo calmly moves out of range.
Zhuo scores with a jab. Mercurius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercurius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurius.
A jab from Zhuo finds it's way through Mercurius's defenses.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.
Zhuo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhuo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercurius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zhuo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercurius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
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!
Zhuo swings for the body but Mercurius moves out of range.
Zhuo fails with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhuo has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Mercurius.
Zhuo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercurius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercurius misses with an uppercut.
Zhuo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius avoids it really well and circles away.
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Zhuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhuo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius cracks Zhuo with an open hand slap.
Mercurius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercurius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocky Mercurius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercurius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
Mercurius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercurius takes one to the chin there.
Zhuo lands a lovely overhand right.
Mercurius cracks Zhuo with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo shoots in and drives through. Mercurius sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercurius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercurius ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhuo misses with a hook. Mercurius ducked under it nicely.
Zhuo throws a hook but Mercurius blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo 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.
Zhuo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Mercurius.
I've got Mercurius 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Mercurius made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Justice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sakata's choice of entrance music: Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Mitsuomi Sakata told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Sakata avoids the head kick by Justice.
Justice moves out of range as Sakata throws a body kick.
Justice defending well as Sakata loads up on a big left hand.
Sakata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Justice.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses
and Justice counters with a single leg into guard. Sakata didn't expect that.
Justice postures up in Sakata's guard and throws a big left but Sakata blocks it.
Justice wants to control from the top but Sakata keeps moving.
Justice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice 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.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakata has wrist control.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Sakata keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Sakata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justice is working Sakata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Justice looking to sit in guard and control but Sakata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sakata controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing strikes but missing.
Justice is in close to Sakata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakata is trying to control the position but Justice postures up.
Justice postures up in Sakata's guard and throws a big left but Sakata blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sakata holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakata looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakata misses with a head kick.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakata tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakata has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A shot to the body from Sakata misses
and Justice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakata is keeping the position for now.
Justice trying to control but Sakata is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakata has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frontier Justice dominated that round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakata misses with a low kick as Justice jumps back.
Sakata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice throws the left hand but Sakata avoids the punch easily.
Sakata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Justice lands a body shot.
Sakata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Sakata's ribs.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sakata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice avoids the body shot from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a head kick.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakata can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Justice.
Justice digs a good hook to Sakata's body.
Justice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sakata is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Justice.
Sakata is rocked!
It looks like Mitsuomi Sakata has been cut.
Sakata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Frontier Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Justice.
Sakata is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
Sakata tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakata.
Justice is looking to slow Sakata down with leg kicks.
Sakata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Sakata is holding his hands too far apart here. Justice throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sakata is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frontier Justice!
In his post fight interview, Frontier Justice started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emperor's Dawn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Conan Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
Cross throws an off balance right hand
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cross's guard.
Martinez trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross wants to hit a switch here but Martinez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cross there!
Cross is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cross tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cross's coaches at Meats Slaughter House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez breaks from Cross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martinez punching from mount but Cross doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martinez looking to ground and pound but Cross is blocking nicely.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Martinez working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cross is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cross holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martinez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martinez wants to control but Cross has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is stalling here. Cross is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Martinez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cross has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cross trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Cross working the ground and pound.
Martinez tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
Martinez trying to get back to full guard but Cross takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Cross isn't that keen on the idea.
Cross trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Cross has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Richard Martinez 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.
Cross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Cross counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Martinez wants to hold on but Cross pushes him away.
Cross breaks from Martinez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
Cross is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Richard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Cross wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Cross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking to pass the guard.
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cross passes into side control.
Cross in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross working the ground and pound from side control.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cross's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cross defends well.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cross's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is controlling Martinez's posture.
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 Conan Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cross throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Martinez stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez looking for a takedown.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Cross blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conan Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Cross.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Cross takes a shot to the head.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
Martinez tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
Cross pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Cross digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Cross tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross blocking some punches.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cross shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez's guard.
Cross stands and throws Martinez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martinez tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
Cross trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Cross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cross is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Martinez reverses the position - he's now on top in Cross's guard.
Cross has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Martinez has passed into side control.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Martinez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cross haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cross takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez happy to just control the position for now.
Martinez tries to move to mount but Cross blocks the move with his legs.
Cross is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinez off and has taken his back!
Cross gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control momentarily.
Martinez wants to escape the position.
Cross lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Martinez is in bad spot here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Martinez is looking for a way out.
Martinez tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross had his way with Richard Martinez in that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cross throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross 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 Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cross wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Cross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cross.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cross is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cross is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cross passes into side control.
Martinez is trying to control Cross's posture but Cross avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Cross cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Cross trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Cross cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Martinez is not content to let Cross control the position.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is still trying to improve position.
Martinez struggling a bit here.
Cross misses with the ground and pound.
Cross controls the position.
Conan Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross working away.
Martinez tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cross staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Martinez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Cross!
Conan Cross retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Conan Cross thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock. Joey Silvera had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Hanks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A low kick from Hanks is predictable there
letting Silvera counter with a right hand.
Hanks scores with a nice strike.
A head kick from Hanks lands but Silvera takes it in his stride.
Hanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvera.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Silvera moved out of range nicely.
Silvera tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Hanks is looking to slow Silvera down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks jabs Silvera right on the nose. Silvera blinks but takes it well.
Silvera misses with a body shot.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Hanks tenderised Silvera's leg. Silvera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silvera tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silvera looks to land a right hand but Hanks moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Silvera clinches up against the cage.
Hanks avoiding damage as Silvera throws knees to the body.
Silvera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvera tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvera moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Silvera blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvera.
Hanks lands a jab to the head.
Hanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silvera tries to work over Hanks's front leg with a kick but Hanks checks it.
Silvera throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Silvera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanks. That one must have hurt.
Hanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera clobbers Hanks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanks cracks Silvera with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Silvera. Those never looked like landing.
Silvera ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera throws a push kick but Hanks slaps the foot to one side.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Silvera misses.
Silvera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvera.
Hanks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvera scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silvera tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Silvera tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Hanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silvera misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Silvera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvera misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Hanks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silvera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Silvera.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Silvera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanks cracks Silvera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
Silvera throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks tries a low kick but Silvera avoids it.
Silvera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanks.
Hanks jabs Silvera right on the nose. Silvera blinks but takes it well.
Hanks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silvera's hands.
Silvera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvera scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvera closes the distance but Hanks moves to the side
and Hanks counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
Silvera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvera. That's going to slow Hanks down.
A big left from Hanks misses.
Hanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Silvera moves out of range easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanks. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hanks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silvera.
Silvera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Donk. Silvera catches Hanks right on the button with a cross.
Craig Hanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvera tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks thumps Silvera with a low kick.
Silvera blocks a head kick by Hanks.
Hanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvera blocks the body kick.
Silvera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvera.
Silvera thows a leg kick but Hanks checks it
and Hanks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silvera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silvera blocks a leg kick.
Silvera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Silvera's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvera tries to avoid it.
Silvera misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks working aggressively here.
Hanks lands a body punch.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanks misses with some punches.
Hanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Hanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanks blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Hanks's head.
Silvera is trying to stall.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Hanks improves position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanks misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks.
Silvera pushes Hanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanks lands a shot to the body.
Hanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera taking a breather.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanks throws a right hand that Silvera ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvera also avoids with ease.
Hanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silvera. Silvera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silvera throws the left hand but Hanks avoids the punch easily.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanks 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 Silvera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silvera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvera misses with a low kick.
Silvera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanks. Hanks obviously looking to wear him down.
Silvera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvera tries to land a leg kick but Hanks saw it coming and moves away.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Hanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvera doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
Silvera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanks moves away.
Hanks throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvera counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Hanks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks lands with a cross.
Silvera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanks cracks the inside of Silvera's front leg.
Silvera catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Hanks misses.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvera closes the distance and clinches.
Hanks blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Hanks misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks wants to break free but Silvera has control.
Silvera looking to stall.
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera gets through Hanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvera misses with some punches.
A short left from Silvera.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joey Silvera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvera doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silvera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvera tries to clinch but Hanks is having none of it.
Silvera feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Silvera's belly button to the back.
Silvera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanks blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silvera clinches up against the cage.
Silvera missing with knees to the body.
Silvera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanks.
Hanks breaks from the clinch.
Hanks slips a jab from Silvera.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera misses with a few strikes there.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvera is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvera misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanks.
Silvera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silvera avoids a kick to the body.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Silvera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks tries to land a front kick but Silvera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvera scores with a body shot.
Silvera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvera misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
Silvera tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera avoids a kick to the body.
Hanks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvera connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Hanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Silvera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Silvera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silvera wants to clinch.
Hanks with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks takes a swing at Silvera's ribcage but misses.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanks digs a good body shot into Silvera's ribs.
Silvera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hanks fails to land.
Hanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks lands a right hand.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks.
Silvera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silvera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Silvera lands a body shot.
Hanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Silvera throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanks tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanks can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Hanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.
Silvera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Hanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks breaks the clinch.
Silvera takes one to the side of the head.
Silvera moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Hanks in his tracks for a moment.
Silvera has Hanks pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera lands a right hand.
That has opened up Craig Hanks's cut even more.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera slows down the pace here.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Hanks.
A shot in the inside from Silvera.
Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvera wants to clinch.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Hanks is looking to slow Silvera down with leg kicks.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Hanks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanks.
Hanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanks misses with a kick to the body.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Hanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silvera moves away from the strike by Hanks.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Hanks keeps it at a distance.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
A big right from Silvera misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Craig Hanks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanks throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera wants to clinch.
Hanks with a hook.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Silvera misses.
Hanks lands a jab to the nose.
Silvera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanks.
Silvera scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hanks.
Silvera tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanks.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Silvera moves away and avoids it.
Silvera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Hanks.
Silvera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanks, right into the meat.
Silvera is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Silvera throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick from Silvera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvera on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries to clinch but Hanks is having none of it.
Silvera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanks misses with a wild combination.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Silvera has managed to clinch.
Silvera tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanks digs a right hand underneath Silvera's ribcage. Silvera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanks misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Silvera.
Hanks manages to break the clinch.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a really nice looking cross but Silvera seems unphased.
Silvera is rocked!
Hanks takes a swing at Silvera's ribcage but misses.
Oh Silvera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvera moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Silvera seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Silvera as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Hanks.
A jab from Silvera does it's job there.
Silvera throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera darts in trying to clinch
and Hanks counters with a series of strikes. Silvera will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks connects with a right hand. Silvera shakes it off.
Silvera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanks. Hanks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvera catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The cut above Craig Hanks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanks lands with a right hand.
Hanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvera rushes Hanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanks.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanks 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks is the new middleweight champion!
Craig Hanks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Joey Silvera had this to say: 'shouldn't have masturbated that much last night.'.
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