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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terror's entrance music is Superjoint Ritual - Dress Like A Target. A fine choice. Corey Terror could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franco Ysengrin's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ysengrin throws a hook but Terror avoids it easily.
Terror throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
Terror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ysengrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Terror.
Terror throws a body shot but no joy.
Terror slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Franco Ysengrin has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ysengrin. That snapped Terror's head back.
Terror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ysengrin is able to avoid easily.
Ysengrin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ysengrin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terror.
Ysengrin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Terror throws a series of punches but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin clinches up with Terror and pushes him back against the cage.
Terror with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
Ysengrin takes a shot to the head.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terror misses with a body punch.
Terror has had enough of the clinch but Ysengrin keeps him there for the moment.
Ysengrin cracks Terror with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin keeps control of Terror as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ysengrin.
Terror wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terror lands with a left to the head.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terror tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ysengrin avoids it.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terror lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a body shot.
Terror tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
Terror blocking some punches.
Ysengrin presses Terror against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Terror is breathing heavily.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin lands with a right to the head.
Terror scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ysengrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terror is looking to break free of the clinch but Ysengrin has double underhooks.
Terror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terror misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin takes a shot to the head.
Ysengrin lands a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Ysengrin.
Terror misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin gets through Terror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Terror.
Terror tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Terror back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terror.
Ysengrin lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Terror breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terror looks to land a combination but Ysengrin avoids it well.
Ysengrin walks into a left hand.
Terror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ysengrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Terror.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ysengrin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ysengrin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terror.
A left lands for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terror pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terror was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Terror was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Terror misses.
Ysengrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terror.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terror scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Terror tests Ysengrin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terror swings widly with a right hand
and Ysengrin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Terror working aggressively here.
Terror tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Terror breaks from the clinch.
Terror lands a jab-cross combination.
Terror throws a looping overhand right but Ysengrin ducks down to avoid it.
Ysengrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terror manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ysengrin scores with a sloppy right hand. Terror should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ysengrin scores with a decent looking hook.
Ysengrin throws a good cross that connects.
Ysengrin throws an overhand right that lands on Terror's shoulder, as Terror tries to avoid the shot.
Terror throws a lazy body kick
and Ysengrin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Ysengrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Ysengrin'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.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Terror moves out of range.
Terror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ysengrin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ysengrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ysengrin cracks Terror with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Ysengrin catches Terror right on the button with a cross.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Terror is just out of range.
It looked like Terror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ysengrin.
Decent striking displayed by Ysengrin there.
Ysengrin throws a jab when Terror was well out of range.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Terror is just out of range.
Terror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terror takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ysengrin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin throws an overhand right that lands on Terror's shoulder, as Terror tries to avoid the shot.
Terror misses the body punch
and Ysengrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terror is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Terror lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ysengrin doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ysengrin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Terror has time to react.
Ysengrin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ysengrin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a hook. Terror ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Terror misses the target.
Ysengrin lands a head shot.
Terror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terror cracks Ysengrin with a good jab.
Ysengrin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terror's hands.
Oh Terror is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corey Terror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin lands a big uppercut and Terror crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Terror looks OK. Ysengrin waves Terror back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terror misses with a wild combination.
Ysengrin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ysengrin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terror.
Terror throws a right hand that Ysengrin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ysengrin also avoids with ease.
Ysengrin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Ysengrin.
Terror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin clinches up with Terror and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin blocks an elbow strike.
Terror seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco Ysengrin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terror tries to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Ysengrin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Terror.
Ysengrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ysengrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ysengrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrors head.
Ysengrin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ysengrin presses Terror against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ysengrin controlling the action here for a moment.
Ysengrin lands a body shot.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ysengrin.
Terror's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Ysengrin - that landed with a thud.
Terror has had enough of the clinch but Ysengrin keeps him there for the moment.
Ysengrin works on Terror's body with a couple of short punches.
Ysengrin stalling against the cage.
Ysengrin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terror's efforts to push away.
Terror takes a shot to the head.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ysengrin presses Terror against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ysengrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terror prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ysengrin lands a left hand.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
Terror is trying to force a seperation but Ysengrin has the dominant position.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terror misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Terror.
Terror working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ysengrin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ysengrin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Terror fails to land.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Ysengrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franco Ysengrin'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ysengrin connects with a body shot.
Terror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ysengrin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Terror.
Terror moves forwards but Ysengrin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terror throws a front kick aimed at Ysengrin's knee but Ysengrin avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Ysengrin.
Terror looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ysengrin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Terror. Ysengrin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Ysengrin!
Post fight, Franco Ysengrin stared into the camera and said 'God gave me the strength to prevail and i shall clean the pagans out'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dace Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff as his entrance music. The Artist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dace Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist lands a jab.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Artist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been hearing reports that Wilson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Artist shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Wilson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Artist connects with the punch.
Artist connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Artist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Artist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Artist throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Artist.
Artist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Artist connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson tries to move into range but Artist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artist connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Artist controlling him for the moment.
Artist is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Artist from controlling successfully.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls Artist momentarily but Artist frees himself.
Artist tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Artist scores with a jab to the head.
Artist fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Artist. Artist gets slowly back to his feet.
Dace Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Artist.
Artist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artist digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Artist.
Artist connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Artist there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist lands a lovely overhand right.
Artist looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Artist punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist 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.
Artist scores with a jab.
Artist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artist lands the left hand.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Artist lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Artist jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Artist thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Artist.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Artist lands with a good body shot.
Artist lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Artist.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Artist had a free shot at his head there.
Artist shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Artist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Artist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Artist.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Artist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist scores with a body shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Artist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Artist.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Artist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Artist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Artist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson looking for a sweep but Artist has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Artist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Artist raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson really wants to buck Artist off and get back to his feet.
Artist scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Artist there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Artist lands a nice shot to the head.
Artist tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Artist raining down shots from the mount!
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Artist in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Artist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artist digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
Artist digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Artist clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Artist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Artist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Artist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artist lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Artist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Artist sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist scores with a three punch combo!
Artist connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Artist.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Artist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Artist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Artist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Artist fails with a takedown attempt.
Artist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dace Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Artist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Artist.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Artist with the counter takedown but Wilson avoids it easily.
Dace Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Artist dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Artist finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artist.
Artist connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artist scores with a nice strike.
Artist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Artist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Artist!
The Artist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ratko Mrsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adebayo Akinfenwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratko Mrsic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adebayo Akinfenwa's chin.
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188 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ratko Mrsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adebayo Akinfenwa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinfenwa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akinfenwa.
Akinfenwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mrsic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Akinfenwa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akinfenwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mrsic backwards.
Akinfenwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mrsic avoids the elbow strike from Akinfenwa, against the cage.
Mrsic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akinfenwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinfenwa misses with the head strike.
Akinfenwa misses with the head strike.
Akinfenwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mrsic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akinfenwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mrsic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinfenwa tries to stall but Mrsic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mrsic tries to throw a body punch but Akinfenwa avoids it by throwing Mrsic back against the cage.
Akinfenwa is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Mrsic fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinfenwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mrsic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Mrsic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mrsic as Akinfenwa tries to tie him up.
Akinfenwa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mrsic fails to land.
Akinfenwa gets through Mrsic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akinfenwa is looking to control Mrsic's arms but Mrsic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akinfenwa has his back to the cage.
Akinfenwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Adebayo Akinfenwa has been cut.
Mrsic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akinfenwa backwards.
Mrsic drops Akinfenwa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Akinfenwa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Akinfenwa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinfenwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Mrsic has double underhooks.
Akinfenwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Mrsic finish him?
Nice body punch from Mrsic.
Mrsic works on Akinfenwa's body with a couple of short punches.
Akinfenwa looks winded!
Mrsic pushes Akinfenwa against the cage and as Akinfenwa bounces back, Mrsic cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Mrsic follows up with more strikes but Akinfenwa was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ratko Mrsic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Vercini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Nygma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Vercini!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vercini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nygma moves away from the strike by Vercini.
Nygma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nygma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nygma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vercini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vercini with the counter takedown but Nygma avoids it easily.
Vercini misses with an uppercut.
Nygma tries to counter by clinching up but Vercini breaks away and moves out of range.
Nygma misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma tries to close the distance and clinch but Vercini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vercini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nygma tries to sprawl but Vercini drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nygma tries to kick Vercini off in order to stand up. Vercini Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Vercini content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vercini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Vercini.
It looks like Vercini might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vercini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nygma throws a head kick but Vercini moves out of range.
Nygma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nygma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nygma tries to clinch up but Vercini circles away and keeps his distance.
Vercini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nygma.
As Vercini tries to get set, Nygma tries to push him back and clinch up but Vercini manages to avoid the attempt.
Vercini closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nygma's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vercini's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Vercini dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nygma clinches.
Vercini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nygma has Vercini pressed against the cage.
Vercini is trying to pull guard but Nygma has him pressed against the cage.
Nygma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nygma crunches a lovely knee into Vercini's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma misses with a knee strike.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercini avoids the elbow strike from Nygma, against the cage.
Nygma looking to throw knees to the head but Vercini is blocking nicely.
Nygma trying to land knees to the body.
Vercini taking a breather.
Nygma lands an elbow that stopped Vercini in his tracks for a moment.
Nygma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice elbow from Nygma.
Nygma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vercini is defending well for now.
Vercini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vercini blocks an elbow strike from Nygma.
Nygma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vercini's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygma throws an elbow but misses.
Vercini wants to stall.
Nygma looking to throw knees to the head but Vercini is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma misses with some punches.
Nygma misses with an elbow strike.
Nygma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Vercini blocks it.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
Vercini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nygma throws an elbow that misses.
Nygma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Vercini takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Nygma.
Nygma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nygma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercini tries to pull guard but Nygma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ethan Nygma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Vercini.
Nygma is pressed up against the cage. Vercini has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nygma down to the mat. Nygma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nygma is looking to clinch.
Nygma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nygma throws a sloppy head kick
and Vercini counters with a shoot takedown. Nygma fights it but they end up in guard.
Nygma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nygma tries to get out of the position.
Vercini pushing down on Nygma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vercini seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nygma pushes Vercini off looking to stand but Vercini dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercini slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Nygma dominated that second round.
That's time! Nygma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nygma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vercini has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nygma clinches with his opponent.
Nygma misses with the head strike.
Nygma tries to land a knee to the head but Vercini blocks with his arms.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vercini.
Nygma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vercini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nygma lands an elbow just above Vercini 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma tries to land knees in the clinch but Vercini avoids the damage to the body.
Nygma looking to stall.
Vercini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nygma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vercini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygma.
Nygma misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Nygma.
Nygma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygma connects with a knee to the head.
Nygma pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vercini avoids the elbow strike from Nygma, against the cage.
Nygma slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nygma smiles and moves away.
Nygma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nygma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vercini.
Ethan Nygma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Vercini.
Nygma is looking to clinch but Vercini is avoiding it.
Vercini misses the jab.
As Vercini tries to get set, Nygma tries to push him back and clinch up but Vercini manages to avoid the attempt.
Vercini is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nygma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vercini moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma has closed the distance and engaged Vercini in a clinch.
Nygma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygma throws an elbow that misses.
Vercini tries to pull guard but Nygma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vercini takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vercini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nygma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Vercini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nygma smiles and moves away.
Nygma fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Vercini.
Nygma tries to clinch there but Vercini circles away.
Nygma tries to clinch
so Vercini counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nygma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vercini is controlling him.
Vercini slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Nygma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nygma 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Nygma!
After winning the bout, Ethan Nygma 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18
145 lbs
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18
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Monroe.
Wilson thows a leg kick but Monroe checks it
so Monroe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson 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.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson is trying to keep Monroe in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Wilson trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe keeps trying to improve his position.
Wilson trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've been hearing good reports from Wilson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monroe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Monroe throws a big elbow that misses.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monroe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Monroe isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Monroe postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Johnny Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
Monroe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilson is trying to defend but Monroe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monroe is working away from the top position though.
Wilson won't allow Monroe to pass to mount.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Monroe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Monroe is taking a breather. Wilson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Monroe uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Monroe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Monroe trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Monroe punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Monroe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Monroe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wilson to the ground. Monroe is now in Wilson's guard.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monroe looking to pass the guard.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monroe landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe landing with the ground and pound.
Monroe advances to half guard.
Monroe wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to roll over but Monroe keeps him under control.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monroe is working away from the top position though.
Monroe drops an elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Monroe is controlling well.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monroe is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Monroe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monroe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Monroe slows the pace down in half guard.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Monroe controlling the action here.
Wilson tries to roll over but Monroe keeps him under control.
Wilson won't allow Monroe to pass to mount.
Monroe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets full guard.
Monroe connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monroe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Monroe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson has his foot on Monroe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monroe works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe postures up.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monroe works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
Monroe is pushing down on Wilson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilson is fighting to maintain full guard but Monroe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Monroe works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Monroe wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Monroe lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monroe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Monroe cracks Wilson with a big right hand but Wilson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Monroe! That's hurt Wilson! Will he recover? Monroe fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Monroe!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Monroe gave a big smile as he said 'Nice threads, but nothing else. Im pissed about my first fight, that lucky bastard! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Denver - Country roads. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a head kick!
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Thompson darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Thompson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson sets himself, and Thompson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Thompson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Jackson defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a quick counter head kick but Thompson was just out of range.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Thompson cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Jackson is rocked!
Thompson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thompson can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Jackson lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thompson misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a counter high kick but Thompson was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Thompson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Thompson throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Thompson shrugs it off though.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thompson rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
John Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson has Jackson pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jackson scores with a head kick. Thompson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thompson cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson wants to break free but Thompson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson wants to stall.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thompson.
Jackson tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson sets himself, and Thompson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Jackson pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Jackson tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Jackson is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Thompson!
John Thompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raditos Putranho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putranho has chosen Forever Young as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raditos Putranho!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putranho darts in looking for a takedown but McCall gets double underhooks and turns Putranho into the cage.
No joy there for McCall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
Putranho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Putranho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putranho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCall but McCall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paddy McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raditos Putranho.
McCall lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putranho has a takedown stuffed.
McCall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCall scores with a nice right hand.
Paddy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putranho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putranho.
Putranho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCall has closed the distance and engaged Putranho in a clinch.
Putranho is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Putranho regains guard immediately.
McCall controlling from the top position.
Putranho keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
McCall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Putranho on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall wants to pass the guard but Putranho is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putranho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCall controls the pace.
Putranho is trying to keep McCall in close.
McCall wants to get up but he can't break Putranho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McCall trying to control but Putranho is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Putranho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Putranho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCall has managed to get both his arms back between Putranho's legs - danger averted.
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.
McCall tries to free his leg and advance position but Putranho is retaining full guard.
Putranho is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McCall rolls with it to try and escape but Putranho cranks on the arm and McCall is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raditos Putranho!
Raditos Putranho gave a mention to Darkness in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brent Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Kaboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Kaboom told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brent Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Kaboom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey digs a good body shot into Kaboom's ribs.
Kaboom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaboom walks into a left hand.
Kaboom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaboom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Kaboom.
Harvey gets tackled into the cage by Kaboom. Kaboom maintains the clinch.
Harvey has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kaboom clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harvey is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kaboom up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaboom covering up well under a series of strikes from Harvey.
Kaboom is covering up but some of the strikes from Harvey are getting through and doing damage.
Harvey lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands punches and elbows.
Kaboom trying to control but not successfully.
Harvey throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kaboom looking very determined here, making life difficult for Harvey.
Harvey lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kaboom hold on?!
Harvey landing with strikes.
Kaboom covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Harvey has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kaboom's body.
Can Kaboom hold on?! Harvey is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kaboom to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Harvey manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Harvey throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Harvey lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The referee is taking a good look at Kaboom as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Harvey!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey scores with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Harvey lands a shot to the head.
Harvey is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Harvey gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Harvey gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Harvey apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kaboom tries to clinch up.
Kaboom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harvey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaboom prevents it.
Harvey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kaboom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaboom lands with a left to the head.
Harvey is working for takedown but Kaboom is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harvey wants a takedown.
Harvey is trying to drag Kaboom to the mat but Kaboom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kaboom is working Harvey over against the cage.
Kaboom prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaboom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaboom.
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!
Kaboom is struggling to control the position.
Kaboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Kaboom lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Harvey 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Kaboom manages to get underhooks.
Harvey is trying to break free.
Harvey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaboom prevents it.
Kaboom lands with a short shot to the head.
Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kaboom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaboom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaboom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey wants a takedown but no success here.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Kaboom manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey has Kaboom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaboom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harvey wants to take the fight to the mat but Kaboom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kaboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaboom.
Kaboom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaboom avoiding damage.
Kaboom slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Kaboom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaboom works on Harvey's body with a couple of short punches.
Harvey is working for takedown but Kaboom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kaboom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harvey up against the cage.
Kaboom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaboom has Harvey pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Floyd Kaboom.
Kaboom has closed the distance and engaged Harvey in a clinch.
Harvey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaboom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kaboom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harvey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaboom pushes Harvey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaboom is pressed up against the cage. Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaboom down to the mat. Kaboom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaboom rushes Harvey and presses him up against the cage.
Harvey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaboom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaboom leaves Harvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kaboom clinches up against the cage.
Kaboom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Kaboom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harvey is trying to drag Kaboom to the mat but Kaboom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaboom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Kaboom.
Harvey is rocked!
Kaboom lands an uppercut.
Oh Harvey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaboom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaboom lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaboom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harvey looking for a takedown.
Kaboom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaboom lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaboom.
Kaboom stalling.
Kaboom throws a big uppercut that drops Harvey! More strikes from Kaboom and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harvey lies dazed against the cage as Kaboom celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Kaboom!
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