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EVO 82: Hunt vs Junior PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Priebcko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priebcko looks to score with a jab to the body but Cregov is just out of range.
Cregov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Priebcko is out of range.
Priebcko thows a body shot but no joy.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick
and Priebcko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cregov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cregov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priebcko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Priebcko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Cregov slams his shin into Priebcko's torso.
Priebcko checks a low kick from Cregov.
Priebcko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cregov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Cregov slams his shin into Priebcko's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priebcko blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priebcko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cregov throws a low kick, looking for Priebcko's leg but Priebcko calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov swings for the body but Priebcko moves out of range.
Priebcko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cregov lands a front kick.
Cregov scores with a head kick.
Priebcko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cregov.
Cregov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Priebcko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Priebcko takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko swings for the body but Cregov moves out of range.
Cregov digs a good hook to Priebcko's body.
Cregov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Cregov as he connects with a hook.
Priebcko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cregov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priebcko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cregov.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick and Priebcko moves out of range easily.
Cregov throws a head kick but Priebcko moves out of range.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Priebcko is looking to clinch but Cregov is avoiding it.
Priebcko punishes Cregov's body with a nice straight punch.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cregov.
Priebcko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Priebcko.
A head kick misses from Cregov.
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priebcko moves into the clinch successfully.
Cregov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cregov blocking some punches.
Priebcko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cregov's elbow.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cregov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cregov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cregov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priebcko tries a head kick but it misses.
Priebcko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cregov. That did some damage!
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
Priebcko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cregov. Cregov obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Cregov.
It looks like Ivan Priebcko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priebcko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cregov's sensitive parts.
Priebcko dodges the punch combination from Cregov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko moves out of range of the body kick from Cregov.
Priebcko blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick and Priebcko moves out of range easily.
Cregov misses with a kick to the body.
Priebcko swats away the attempt to clinch by Cregov.
Priebcko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cregov misses with a two punch combination.
Cregov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko tries to clinch up but Cregov circles away and keeps his distance.
Priebcko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cregov blocks a jab.
Cregov tries to land a body kick
and Priebcko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirian Cregov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Priebcko's cut.
That's time! Cregov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cregov looks to throw a body kick
and Priebcko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priebcko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cregov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priebcko throws a looping overhand right but Cregov ducks down to avoid it.
Cregov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priebcko walks into a stiff left hand from Cregov.
Priebcko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cregov rather than just go for the knockout.
Cregov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priebcko ducks under a wild hook from Cregov.
Priebcko blocks a head kick by Cregov.
Mirian Cregov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priebcko avoids the body shot from Cregov.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priebcko swings for the body but Cregov moves out of range.
Cregov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Priebcko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cregov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priebcko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cregov can pounce on him.
Cregov gets tackled into the cage by Priebcko. Priebcko maintains the clinch.
Cregov struggles to land a body shot inside as Priebcko controls his hands.
Cregov lands a right hand.
Cregov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko working hard to break the clinch.
Priebcko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cregov up against the cage.
Priebcko is trying to push Cregov away but Cregov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cregov is pushing Priebcko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko blocking some punches.
Cregov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priebcko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow.
Cregov breaks from the clinch.
Priebcko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cregov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Priebcko misses with a wild body shot.
Cregov throws a lazy head kick
and Priebcko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cregov throws a head kick but Priebcko moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Cregov.
Priebcko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cregov looks to land a body kick but Priebcko moved away.
Mirian Cregov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cregov misses with a series of wild punches.
Priebcko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cregov thumps Priebcko with a low kick.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priebcko lands a lovely overhand right.
Cregov throws a head kick but Priebcko moves out of range.
Cregov tries to land a body kick
and Priebcko counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Priebcko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cregov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cregov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cregov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cregov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cregov, as that shot connected.
Cregov throws a sloppy head kick and Priebcko moves out of range easily.
Cregov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Priebcko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priebcko moves out of range of the strikes.
Cregov misses with a hook to the body
and Priebcko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cregov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priebcko.
Mirian Cregov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cregov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko tests Cregov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cregov tries to clinch but Priebcko moves out of range.
Priebcko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cregov on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Priebcko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cregov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cregov.
Cregov fails with a takedown attempt.
Cregov checks a leg kick.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses.
Cregov throws an overhand right that lands on Priebcko's shoulder, as Priebcko tries to avoid the shot.
Cregov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Priebcko is out of range and Cregov settles back down.
Cregov tries to bum rush Priebcko with a series of wild strikes but Priebcko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cregov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Priebcko's head.
Cregov has been working on his balance at Venice of the North MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Priebcko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Priebcko.
Cregov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cregov throws a jab when Priebcko was well out of range.
Cregov misses with a combination
and Priebcko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov wants to slow Priebcko down by chopping away at his legs.
Priebcko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cregov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Priebcko counters with a leg kick.
Cregov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cregov lands a front kick.
Priebcko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Priebcko.
Cregov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priebcko has managed to clinch.
Priebcko throws a punch but it's blocked by Cregov.
Priebcko has a couple of punches blocked by Cregov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Priebcko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cregov is rocked!
Priebcko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Priebcko lands an elbow inside.
Oh Cregov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priebcko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Priebcko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cregov seems to have got his legs back now.
Cregov misses with a straight right.
Priebcko tries to clinch there but Cregov circles away.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Priebcko.
Priebcko works Cregov's body with a nice hook.
Priebcko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cregov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Priebcko moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Priebcko, right into the meat.
Priebcko cracks Cregov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cregov falls to his knees and Priebcko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Priebcko!
Ivan Priebcko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Mirian Cregov had this to say: 'I may have to retire..
I'll think it over during my next training camp'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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27 - 10 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Vandalay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, David Kappa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kappa drives through with a takedown into Vandalay's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kappa stopping the sweep attempt from Vandalay.
Vandalay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kappa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vandalay wants to sweep but no luck.
Kappa is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Art Vandalay wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vandalay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappa scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Art Vandalay has been cut.
Kappa thuds a left hand into Vandalay's body.
Vandalay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like David Kappa has been cut.
Art Vandalay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandalay throws a sloppy body shot
and Kappa counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kappa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandalay. That's going to slow Kappa down.
Kappa swinging wildly here.
Vandalay tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vandalay.
Kappa jabs at Vandalay's body.
Vandalay throws a looping overhand right but Kappa ducks down to avoid it.
Kappa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kappa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vandalay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vandalay wants to sweep but no luck.
Vandalay is pulling down on Kappa's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay trying to control the position.
Kappa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandalay.
Vandalay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vandalay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kappa throws a right hand that Vandalay ducks under and follows up with a left that Vandalay also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vandalay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kappa thumps Vandalay with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kappa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kappa thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandalay throws a looping overhand right but Kappa ducks down to avoid it.
Kappa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kappa throws a front kick aimed at Vandalay's knee but Vandalay avoids it well.
Vandalay lunges at Kappa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kappa's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Kappa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kappa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vandalay's guard.
Vandalay is trying to control the position but Kappa postures up.
Kappa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vandalay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vandalay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kappa is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vandalay holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Art Vandalay has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kappa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vandalay checks the leg kick.
Kappa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vandalay throws out the jab.
Vandalay misses with a hook.
Kappa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vandalay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kappa counters with a nice leg kick.
Vandalay misses with a looping left.
Kappa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vandalay lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Vandalay misses.
David Kappa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kappa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vandalay punishes Kappa's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Kappa as he checks the leg kick.
Vandalay misses with a looping right.
Kappa fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Vandalay.
Vandalay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappa misses with a body shot.
Kappa shoots in for a takedown but Vandalay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Art Vandalay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Kappa.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Kappa moves out of range.
Vandalay lands the left hand.
Kappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vandalay.
Jab from Vandalay.
Kappa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vandalay rather than just go for the knockout.
Vandalay lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kappa - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vandalay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Art Vandalay!
A victorious Art Vandalay 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beswicke has chosen Kick in the teeth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
185 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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182 lbs
29 - 20 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beswicke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rollins moves out of range as Beswicke strikes.
Beswicke lands with a hook. Rollins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Beswicke.
Beswicke tries to score with a low kick but Rollins moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Rollins. That snapped Beswicke's head back.
Rollins throws a leg kick which misses Beswicke's front leg but catches the back leg as Beswicke tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rollins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rollins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Beswicke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Good exchange - Beswicke coming out on top.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beswicke, right into the meat.
Rollins throws a hook but Beswicke avoids it easily.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Rollins misses.
Nice defenses there by Beswicke.
Rollins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rollins throws a hook but Beswicke avoids it easily.
Beswicke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Rollins does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rollins checks a leg kick.
Rollins slips under a jab from Beswicke.
Beswicke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rollins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a body shot.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Beswicke.
Beswicke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick.
Beswicke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beswicke throws a low kick but Rollins avoids it.
Rollins misses with a looping right.
Rollins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beswicke's guard.
Beswicke pulls Rollins in close to his closed guard and prevents Rollins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rollins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beswicke managing to control the position.
Rollins prevents Beswicke from getting back to his feet.
Beswicke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Braylon Beswicke.
Beswicke lands with a straight right. Rollins didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Beswicke misses.
Rollins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beswicke's head backwards.
Beswicke walks into a straight right hand from Rollins.
Beswicke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beswicke defending well as Rollins loads up on a big left hand.
Beswicke throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke misses the jab.
Rollins takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Beswicke misses
so Rollins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beswicke keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Rollins throws an elbow that misses. Beswicke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rollins's guard. Nice move by Beswicke!
Rollins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Beswicke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke blocking the ground and pound.
Beswicke wants to control but Rollins is having none of it.
Beswicke gets back to half guard.
Rollins wants to control but Beswicke is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke is trying to maintain the position but Rollins is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylon Beswicke 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.
Beswicke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rollins finds it's way round the side to connect with Beswicke's head.
Beswicke tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rollins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rollins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rollins jabs Beswicke right on the nose. Beswicke blinks but takes it well.
Beswicke avoids a kick to the body.
Beswicke throws a solid leg kick but Rollins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beswicke.
Beswicke tried to score with a low kick but Rollins checks it.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but Beswicke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beswicke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beswicke throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a head kick.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beswicke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rollins.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Beswicke down.
Beswicke lands a lovely overhand right.
Beswicke throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Beswicke.
Rollins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Beswicke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rollins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rollins walks into a straight right hand from Beswicke.
A big left from Rollins misses.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
Beswicke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rollins's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rollins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beswicke's sensitive parts.
Beswicke throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beswicke moves out of range as Rollins strikes.
Beswicke scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Beswicke misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rollins.
Beswicke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beswicke scores with a jab. Rollins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rollins throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rollins thuds a left hand into Beswicke's body.
Beswicke tries to score with a low kick but Rollins moves his leg out of the way.
Rollins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rollins lands in his opponent's guard.
Beswicke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
Beswicke keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Beswicke keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rollins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beswicke trying to keep a closed guard but Rollins is proving a slippery customer.
Beswicke keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chase Rollins.
Rollins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beswicke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rollins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beswicke scrambles back to his feet.
Beswicke throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Rollins misses with a hook. Beswicke ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Rollins - just one landing.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.
Rollins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beswicke. Beswicke obviously looking to wear him down.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
Crunch! Beswicke slams his shin into Rollins's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke thows a body shot but no joy.
Beswicke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beswicke misses with a kick to the body.
Rollins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beswicke thuds his shin into the meat of Rollins's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylon Beswicke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beswicke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beswicke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheers as Beswicke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rollins doesn't seem phased though.
Beswicke throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Beswicke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beswicke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beswicke swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beswicke. Rollins shrugs it off though.
Beswicke lands a head shot.
Rollins moves out of range as Beswicke throws a body kick.
Beswicke is looking to score with low kicks.
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Rollins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beswicke throws a lazy right hand but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Beswicke. Those never looked like landing.
Beswicke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beswicke takes one to the chin there.
Beswicke misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rollins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beswicke will feel that in the morning.
Good work by Beswicke as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rollins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beswicke doesn't seem phased though.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Beswicke.
Rollins checks a low kick from Beswicke.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beswicke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beswicke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rollins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rollins scoring well with a low kick there.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
Rollins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beswicke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beswicke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Beswicke checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a push kick.
Rollins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beswicke finds it's way round the side to connect with Rollins's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Rollins tenderised Beswicke's leg. Beswicke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beswicke lands a glancing blow to the side of Rollins's head.
Rollins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rollins moves out of range as Beswicke strikes.
Rollins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Beswicke blocks the leg kick.
Beswicke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beswicke connects with a body shot.
Beswicke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beswicke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rollins. Rollins obviously looking to wear him down.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins lands a head shot.
Beswicke scores with a sloppy right hand. Rollins should have avoided that one.
Beswicke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beswicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rollins connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke lands a front kick.
Beswicke thows a body kick. Rollins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beswicke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rollins.
Rollins throws a head kick but Beswicke moves out of range.
Beswicke misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beswicke.
Beswicke scores with a kick to the body.
Beswicke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beswicke tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beswicke scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beswicke lands a jab.
Rollins is rocked!
Beswicke misses with a body kick.
Oh Rollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beswicke tries to land a front kick but Rollins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beswicke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beswicke scores with a kick to the body.
Beswicke circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rollins drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Beswicke follows Rollins to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braylon Beswicke!
After winning the bout, Braylon Beswicke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gunn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Audioslave - Exploder. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. Charles Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn rushes Stehling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stehling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn throws an elbow but it misses.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Stehling won't want to take too many of those.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Stehling working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gunn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stehling is keeping busy.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stehling's elbow.
Stehling working aggressively here.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stehling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stehling.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stehling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Stehling avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stehling avoids it.
Stehling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Stehling takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn is working Stehling over against the cage.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stehling working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Stehling blocks it.
Nice body punch from Stehling - that landed with a thud.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Stehling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Stehling.
Stehling lands a shoulder strike.
Stehling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Stehling fails to land.
Gunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Stehling looks winded!
Gunn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stehling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stehling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stehling tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Stehling misses with a punch on the inside.
Stehling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a body punch.
Stehling misses with some punches.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Stehling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stehling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Gunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Stehling takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stehling tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stehling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stehling lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Stehling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Gunn is pushing Stehling up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Stehling's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunn throws a leg kick but Stehling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stehling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Stehling throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Stehling instigates a clinch.
Gunn working Stehling over with knees to the body.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Charles Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stehling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Gunn lands an uppercut.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Stehling.
Gunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stehling.
Stehling is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Stehling won't want to take too many of those.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Stehling.
Gunn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Stehling controls the action.
Stehling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
Stehling avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Stehling blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn working Stehling over with knees to the body.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stehling avoids it.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Stehling being controlled against the cage.
Stehling avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Stehling is blocking nicely.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stehling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stehling can do to turn this around?
Stehling tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stehling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stehling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Stehling blocks with his arms.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stehling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stehling avoids it.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stehling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Stehling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gunn wants to stall.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stehling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn pushes Stehling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn presses Stehling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gunn wants to stall.
Stehling cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Stehling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stehling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
Stehling misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Gunn.
Gunn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn crunches a lovely knee into Stehling's ribcage.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Gunn lands a shot to the body.
Stehling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stehling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Gunn digs a right hand underneath Stehling's ribcage. Stehling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stehling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Stehling avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
A short left from Gunn.
Stehling tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stehling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
Stehling blocks an uppercut.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stehling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell Stehling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stehling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Stehling fails to land.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Stehling is blocking nicely.
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!
Gunn blocks a body shot from Stehling.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stehling.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Stehling avoids the damage to the body.
Stehling lands with a right to the head.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stehling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
Stehling blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stehling avoids it.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stehling can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Stehling blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Stehling.
Stehling tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
Stehling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stehling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stehling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Stehling avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Stehling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stehling has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Stehling lands with a short shot to the head.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Stehling avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling lands a right hand.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Stehling avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Gunn!
Charles Gunn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä comes to the cage accompanied by Thergothon - Elemental. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
231 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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37
235 lbs
43 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkiä is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This connects with a right hand. Sirkiä shakes it off.
This will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This darts in trying to clinch
and Sirkiä counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
This wants to stand up but Sirkiä is controlling him.
Sirkiä lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sirkiä missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sirkiä drops back looking for a leg! This is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and This manages to kick Sirkiä off! Sirkiä jumps back into This's guard.
This is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sirkiä is controlling him.
This preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirkiä accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkiä.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä works over This with some ground and pound from guard.
Sirkiä trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sirkiä content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sirkiä loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkiä.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirkiä accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sirkiä trying to control but This is working from the bottom.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This keeping moving, preventing Sirkiä from controlling successfully.
Sirkiä might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä throws a big right hand that misses.
This preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but This keeps moving.
This controlling the position.
Sirkiä throwing strikes but missing.
This utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but This keeps moving.
Sirkiä with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is looking to stand up but Sirkiä isn't so interested in that idea.
Sirkiä postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirkiä postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirkiä dominated that round.
That's time! Sirkiä's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkiä.
This swings widly with a right hand
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sirkiä lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sirkiä chips away with some ground and pound.
Sirkiä 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.
This not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sirkiä jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
Sirkiä throwing strikes but missing.
Sirkiä trying to control the position from guard on top but This is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niko Sirkiä overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirkiä in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä cracks This with a solid left hand.
Sirkiä throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but This keeps moving.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirkiä postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sirkiä postures up in This's guard and throws a big left but This blocks it.
Sirkiä trying to control the position from guard on top but This is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sirkiä postures up in This's guard and throws a big left but This blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä trying to control the position from guard on top but This is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sirkiä postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but This keeps moving.
This is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sirkiä is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sirkiä looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
This wants to stand up but Sirkiä is controlling him.
Sirkiä is looking to work some ground and pound but This has wrist control.
This wants to stand and escape but Sirkiä is having none of it.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirkiä throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as This works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirkiä dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This jabs Sirkiä to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkiä swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirkiä takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sirkiä takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - This looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This lands a head kick. Sirkiä smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This misses with an uppercut. Sirkiä saw that one coming.
This looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conquer This seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This moves into the clinch successfully.
This struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirkiä controls his hands.
Sirkiä prevents a body shot from This.
This gets underhooks to prevent Sirkiä's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from This.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirkiä.
Sirkiä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conquer This has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for This.
This misses with a body punch.
Sirkiä is trying to break the clinch but This has him pressed against the cage.
Sirkiä has hold of one of This's legs. This is fighting the takedown attempt but Sirkiä gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but This blocks nicely.
This keeping full guard, as Sirkiä tries to pass.
Sirkiä in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has his feet on Sirkiä's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has closed the distance and engaged Sirkiä in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirkiä blocks an uppercut.
This lands a left hand.
This is trying to stall.
This tries to throw a body punch but Sirkiä avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
Sirkiä is trying to drag This to the mat but This just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This swings wildly with an uppercut but Sirkiä uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This misses with a hook from the clinch.
This lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sirkiä blocking some punches.
This tries to throw a body punch but Sirkiä avoids it by throwing This back against the cage.
This lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sirkiä is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This slowing the pace effectively.
Sirkiä wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sirkiä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This digs a right hand into Sirkiä's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkiä's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conquer This comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sirkiä has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. 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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32
233 lbs
60 - 27 - 7 |
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33
260 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
60 - 27 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb clinches with his opponent.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch.
Kovalenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bomb. That did some damage!
Kovalenko cracks Bomb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bomb motions for Kovalenko to come forward. Bomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Bomb lands but Kovalenko takes it in his stride.
Bomb 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovalenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bomb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kovalenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomb scores with a jab to the body.
Bomb connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Kovalenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bomb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Kovalenko checks it.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
Bomb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Bomb throws a leg kick that misses.
Kovalenko throws a body kick that misses.
Bomb moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick.
Bomb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bomb lands a nice looking body shot.
Bomb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bomb misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb throws out a powerful jab.
Kovalenko lands a nice hook to Bomb's body. Bomb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Bomb avoids it well.
Bomb throws a body punch but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Bomb staying out of range there.
Kovalenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovalenko throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands with a kick to the temple. Kovalenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kovalenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Nice body kick from Kovalenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb scores with a spinning back kick!
Bomb connects with a crisp jab.
Bomb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
A jab from Bomb misses.
Kovalenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
Bomb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Bomb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bomb.
Bomb misses with a leg kick
and Kovalenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalenko throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalenko.
Bomb tries to land a body kick
and Kovalenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bomb is rocked!
Kovalenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovalenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Kovalenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Kovalenko moved away.
Bomb slips under a jab.
Kovalenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bomb's calf.
Bomb wants to clinch.
Bomb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bomb scores with the left hand. Kovalenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb scores with a nice strike.
Kovalenko throws a looping overhand right but Bomb ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomb moves into the clinch successfully.
Bomb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bomb misses with a knee strike.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kovalenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bomb back to the cage. Kovalenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tried to score with a low kick but Kovalenko checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Bomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Bomb.
Bomb misses with a double jab.
Kovalenko throws a shot to the body.
Kovalenko throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kovalenko.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Bomb.
Kovalenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Kovalenko ducks right into an uppercut from Bomb.
Bomb throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Bomb throws a nice looking combination but Kovalenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovalenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bomb moves in looking to clinch but Kovalenko pushes him off.
Bomb lands with a nice combination. Kovalenko backs away looking to recover.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kovalenko thuds his right hand into Bomb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Bomb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalenko is stalking Bomb. Bomb circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kovalenko, and it's lights out! Bomb really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes to the cage accompanied by Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. Contemprato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cats. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
32 - 16 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato throws a wild body kick that Schtrappe sees coming a mile off.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but Contemprato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Schtrappe off balance momentarily.
Contemprato's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Contemprato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Contemprato moves out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a looping left.
Contemprato drops Schtrappe with a beautiful combination! Schtrappe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Contemprato is looking for the KO!
Schtrappe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Schtrappe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schtrappe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Schtrappe seems to have got his legs back now.
Schtrappe lands a slapping body shot.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Contemprato blocks it.
Contemprato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe throws the left hand but Contemprato avoids the punch easily.
Schtrappe 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.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato throws a right hand that Schtrappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Schtrappe also avoids with ease.
Contemprato wants to clinch.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Contemprato avoids it.
Schtrappe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contemprato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schtrappe misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch but Schtrappe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schtrappe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Contemprato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Contemprato checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
That kick from Schtrappe tenderised Contemprato's leg. Contemprato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Contemprato walks into a stiff left hand from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Contemprato's head.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Contemprato moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schtrappe is keeping busy.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato misses with the head strike.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contemprato lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Schtrappe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe scores with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contemprato stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contemprato's elbow.
Contemprato effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Contemprato.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contemprato lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Contemprato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noel Contemprato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato'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.
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Contemprato saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Contemprato, right into the meat.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Schtrappe moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Contemprato avoids it well.
That kick from Schtrappe tenderised Contemprato's leg. Contemprato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Contemprato avoids it well.
Contemprato just misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe tries to work over Contemprato's front leg with a kick but Contemprato checks it.
Contemprato missing with a left hand there. Schtrappe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch but Schtrappe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Contemprato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a hook
and Contemprato counters with a thumping low kick.
Contemprato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Contemprato ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Contemprato slips under a jab.
Schtrappe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Contemprato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schtrappe has time to react.
Contemprato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Schtrappe - just one landing.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Contemprato moves away from the strike by Schtrappe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contemprato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schtrappe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands with a shot to the body.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Contemprato counters with a good low kick that Schtrappe was not able to check.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato dives in for a single leg takedown but Schtrappe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contemprato.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe is leaning against Contemprato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacque Schtrappe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schtrappes head.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schtrappes head.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contemprato lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
A right handed body shot lands from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Contemprato lands a shot to the body.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Schtrappe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
Stalling in the clinch from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contemprato lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Contemprato saw that one coming.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contemprato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contemprato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Noel Contemprato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Contemprato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schtrappe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contemprato throws a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head but Schtrappe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
Contemprato tests Schtrappe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contemprato checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Contemprato 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 Schtrappe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schtrappe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Contemprato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schtrappe.
Jab by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schtrappe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contemprato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Contemprato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schtrappe connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Contemprato, as that shot connected.
Schtrappe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contemprato checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Contemprato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schtrappe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Contemprato's head but Contemprato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contemprato tries to clinch there but Schtrappe circles away.
Schtrappe connects with a jab.
Contemprato wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Schtrappe throws a lazy body kick
and Contemprato counters with a left to the body.
A leg kick checked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schtrappe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schtrappe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schtrappe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Contemprato is able to avoid easily.
Contemprato throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Contemprato throws out a loose jab but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe throws a shot from downtown. Contemprato moves away and avoids it.
Schtrappe throws a good cross that connects.
Contemprato avoids a kick to the body.
Contemprato gets a clinch.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe pushes Contemprato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Schtrappe.
Contemprato cracks Schtrappe with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Schtrappe as the two fighters clinch.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Contemprato digs a right hand underneath Schtrappe's ribcage. Schtrappe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schtrappe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacque Schtrappe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato'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.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato blocks a jab.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Contemprato avoids it easily.
Contemprato wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Contemprato defending well as Schtrappe loads up on a big left hand.
Schtrappe throws a push kick but Contemprato slaps the foot to one side.
Schtrappe lands a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Contemprato is defended easily by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe instigates a clinch.
Schtrappe lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the side of Contemprato's head.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe lands with a right to the head.
Schtrappe lands a shot to the body.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contempratos head.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contemprato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contemprato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Contemprato controls the action.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Contemprato blocking some punches.
Contemprato lands with a light punch inside.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Contemprato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Contemprato swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
A short left from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Contemprato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe trying to stall but Contemprato improves his position.
Contemprato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato is working Schtrappe over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contemprato swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Contemprato on the inside.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schtrappe is keeping busy.
Contemprato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Noel Contemprato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's time! Schtrappe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schtrappe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a straight left.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe slips under a jab.
Contemprato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato moves out of range of the leg kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schtrappe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Contemprato throws a low kick but Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Contemprato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe has Contemprato up against the cage in a clinch.
Schtrappe looking to slow down the pace here.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contemprato.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe presses Contemprato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Contemprato is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Schtrappe digs a right hand into Contemprato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contemprato's gas tank.
Contemprato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacque Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
Contemprato tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe is working Contemprato over against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe is working Contemprato over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe gets through Contemprato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noel Contemprato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Contemprato.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contemprato misses with a low kick as Schtrappe jumps back.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schtrappe tries to keep at a distance but Contemprato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Schtrappe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Contemprato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Contemprato!
An out of breath Noel Contemprato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wursty comes into the arena with Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin blaring out of the sound system. Nazarethyan has chosen Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind as his entrance music. Antero Wursty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wursty counters with a low kick, right behind Nazarethyan 's knee.
Wursty misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back.
Nazarethyan lands with a right hand.
Wursty lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wursty. Beautiful body shot.
Nazarethyan drives through with a takedown into Wursty's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nazarethyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wursty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarethyan is controlling him.
Nazarethyan scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wursty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nazarethyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws an elbow that misses. Wursty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nazarethyan's guard. Nice move by Wursty!
Wursty trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan is trying to keep Wursty in close.
Nazarethyan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wursty is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a big shot there that rocks Wursty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Wursty is having none of it.
Wursty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nazarethyan tries to control but Wursty wriggling away.
Nazarethyan thowing shots but they're missing.
Wursty tries to lock up and control but Nazarethyan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Wursty is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wursty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nazarethyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wursty tries to hold on but Nazarethyan postures up.
Nazarethyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nazarethyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wursty is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pain , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wursty sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wursty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty trying to control from the bottom.
Wursty tries to roll over but Nazarethyan keeps him under control.
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!
Wursty trying to hold on to Nazarethyan's head to control him but Nazarethyan postures up.
Wursty wants to get back to full guard.
Wursty wants to sweep but Nazarethyan has passed to side control!
Nazarethyan is looking to take a break and control but Wursty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nazarethyan avoids a kick to the body.
Nazarethyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wursty was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarethyan.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but Wursty moves out of range.
Wursty cracks Nazarethyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wursty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarethyan connects with a leg kick. Wursty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wursty.
Wursty lands a head kick!
Nazarethyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wursty, as that shot connected.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wursty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nazarethyan checks it well.
Nazarethyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Wursty sprawls well. He's pushed Nazarethyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Nazarethyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nazarethyan.
Wursty avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wursty swivels and escapes.
Antero Wursty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suren Nazarethyan.
Wursty throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wursty won't be happy with that.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wursty tries to buck Nazarethyan off but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Wursty manages to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan looks to land a strike but Wursty avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wursty pulls Nazarethyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Nazarethyan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wursty wants to sweep here but Nazarethyan controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty pulls Nazarethyan in close to prevent any damage.
Nazarethyan passes Wursty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nazarethyan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wursty does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nazarethyan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wursty is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wursty does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nazarethyan trying to pass the guard but Wursty defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wursty moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tests Wursty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch there but Wursty circles away.
A head kick misses from Wursty.
Wursty misses with a combination
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Wursty fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazarethyan is stalling in the full guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wursty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan looking to sit in guard and control but Wursty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep here but Wursty controlling him for the moment.
Nazarethyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wursty manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarethyan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wursty's calf.
Wursty misses with a looping right.
Wursty throws a shot from downtown. Nazarethyan moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Wursty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wursty.
Wursty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wursty, as that shot connected.
Nazarethyan is looking to slow Wursty down with leg kicks.
Wursty throws an off balance right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wursty's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wursty has Nazarethyan pulled in close to control his posture.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Wursty is working from the bottom.
Wursty is pulling down on Nazarethyan's head to control his posture.
Wursty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wursty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Antero Wursty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nazarethyan wants to land a leg kick but Wursty is out of range.
Wursty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wursty throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan moved away.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wursty.
Antero Wursty is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarethyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wursty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarethyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazarethyan as he connects with a hook.
Wursty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antero Wursty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan punishes Wursty's body with a nice straight punch.
Wursty dodges the punch combination from Nazarethyan.
Wursty shoots in and gets a takedown into Nazarethyan's guard.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty wants to control from the top but Nazarethyan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan controls Wursty momentarily but Wursty frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Antero Wursty just wasn't active enough.
Wursty missing with a left hand there. Nazarethyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarethyan. Wursty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazarethyan, right into the meat.
Nazarethyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wursty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab.
Antero Wursty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wursty. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Nazarethyan there.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nazarethyan is defended easily by Wursty.
Wursty tries to land a front kick but Nazarethyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarethyan throws a solid leg kick but Wursty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazarethyan.
Wursty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarethyan.
Wursty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazarethyan jabs Wursty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wursty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nazarethyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wursty at a distance.
Wursty scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazarethyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Wursty misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook.
Wursty misses with a series of wild punches.
Wursty throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Suren Nazarethyan.
I've got Nazarethyan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
After winning the bout, Suren Nazarethyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra. Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ironz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koski tries to clinch up.
Koski tries to keep at a distance but Ironz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koski is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironz has double underhooks.
Koski looking for a takedown.
Ironz looking to slow down the pace here.
Koski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ironz to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
Ironz lands with a short shot to the head.
Koski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arnie Ironz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Koski.
Ironz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koski's defenses.
It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
Koski jumps guard but Ironz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koski is trying to break the clinch but Ironz is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Ironz.
I was talking to Ironz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ironz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ironz.
Ironz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ironz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironz.
Koski has had enough of the clinch but Ironz keeps him there for the moment.
Koski tries to pull guard but Ironz holds him up against the cage and eventually Koski drops back down to his feet.
Koski jumps into guard, dragging Ironz to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ironz tries to land a body kick
and Koski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ironz's guard.
Koski being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski passes Ironz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ironz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ironz is refusing to be controlled, as Koski sits in half guard.
Koski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Koski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is thwarting Ironz's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tomi Koski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ironz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ironz connects with a body shot.
Koski wants to clinch.
Ironz forces Koski back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Ironz.
A right handed body shot lands from Ironz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironz stalling in the clinch.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Ironz.
Koski looks winded!
Koski jumps guard but Ironz stands there with Koski around his waist. Koski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ironz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ironz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Ironz lands a body shot.
Ironz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Ironz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ironz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ironz.
Ironz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koski's face.
Koski is rocked!
Ironz working the clinch nicely. Koski is working for position but Ironz cracks him with a big knee to the head! Koski crumples up against the cage and Ironz lands two more shots before the ref can save Koski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Arnie Ironz!
In his post fight interview, Arnie Ironz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Comfortably Numb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Hunt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
Junior working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Junior throwing strikes but Hunt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Junior tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Hunt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hunt prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Junior is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
Junior has one of Hunt's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt working the ground and pound but Junior is defending the strikes.
Hunt working away.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Junior regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Junior holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt trying to control from half guard but Junior is working away.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Junior has wrist control.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Junior wants to control but Hunt passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Hunt prevents Junior from improving his position.
Hunt working Junior over with strikes.
Junior is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Junior seems keen to control Hunt's posture.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt is in close to Junior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Junior looking to control.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior working a defensive guard but Hunt passes into half guard.
Junior makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Junior.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Junior.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
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 Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Junior takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in and bounces Junior off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt 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.
Junior has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hunt won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeps trying to improve his position.
Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Junior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt postures up.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunt trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
Hunt chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt is fighting to break Junior's control of his arms but Junior is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junior manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt tries to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
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 Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Junior slips a jab from Hunt.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Junior is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hunt is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hunt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hunt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Junior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hunt breaks from Junior's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws some wild stikes that Junior manages to avoid easily.
Junior can't escape the position.
Junior wants to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hunt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Junior wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hunt throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunt unloading with bombs!
Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Junior tries to hold on but Hunt postures up.
Hunt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hunt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Junior is rocked!
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Junior is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt lands a big elbow - Junior is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Junior is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Merik Hunt!
Merik Hunt is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Merik Hunt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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