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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Jeremy 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Jeremy.
Jeremy letting Cruz take a breather here.
Jeremy blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Jeremy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz lands a left hand.
It looks like Ron Jeremy has been cut.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Ted Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a hook. Jeremy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Jeremy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Jeremy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Jeremy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ted Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Jeremy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jeremy blocks an uppercut.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeremy's elbow.
Cruz just leaning against Jeremy, taking a breather.
Cruz is pushing Jeremy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Jeremy avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cruz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Jeremy.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jeremy up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Jeremy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Cruz taking a breather.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Jeremy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeremy shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeremy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slowing the pace effectively.
Cruz just leaning against Jeremy, taking a breather.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jeremy wants a takedown but no success here.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeremy can do to turn this around?
Jeremy blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz works on Jeremy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stalls.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy takes a shot to the head.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeremy.
Cruz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Jeremy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeremy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz is controlling the pace.
Jeremy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Jeremy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cruz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cruz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy sneaks back into half guard.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz trying to control the pace.
Jeremy punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeremy keeps working.
Jeremy is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Jeremy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Jeremy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jeremy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeremy throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz throws a body punch but Jeremy moves out of range.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jeremy misses.
Jeremy stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeremy tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Jeremy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Jeremy. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy checks a low kick from Cruz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jeremy.
Ted Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Jeremy.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Jeremy avoids them all with ease.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jeremy jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Jeremy pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jeremy somewhat.
Ted Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Jeremy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jeremy circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeremy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Jeremy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz cracks Jeremy with an open hand slap.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to work over Jeremy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Cruz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz works on Jeremy's body with a couple of short punches.
Jeremy goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Jeremy shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeremy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz misses with a hook. Jeremy ducked under it nicely.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Van Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Boy Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Van Adams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris cracks the inside of Van Adams's front leg.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Adams or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Adams. Van Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Skaps Scrap house that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Adams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Van Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams is having none of it.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Adams looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Van Adams has Harris pressed against the cage.
Van Adams wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Van Adams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Adams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Van Adams tries to tie him up.
Van Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Adams.
Van Adams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
Van Adams throws an elbow but Harris slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Adams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Adams working the body and head with strikes.
Van Adams tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Van Adams tries to score with some ground and pound. Harris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harris is not content to let Van Adams control the position.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.
Van Adams is looking to stall here but Harris recovers full guard.
Van Adams postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Van Adams throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Adams's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Van Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Adams working a defensive guard but Harris passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris drives through and clinches with Van Adams against the cage.
Van Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Adams tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Adams is defending well for now.
Van Adams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Van Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Adams is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Adams.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Adams can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
It looks like Victor Van Adams has been cut.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Van Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Van Adams keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Adams jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Van Adams stalling against the cage.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Van Adams.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris throws a body punch but Van Adams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Adams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Adams's knee momentarily.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris is looking for a counter combo.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Van Adams gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Van Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Adams trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Adams's guard.
Van Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Adams, not yet.
Van Adams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Adams controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Adams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harris has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Van Adams'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris throws a head kick that Van Adams semi-blocks.
Harris digs a good hook to Van Adams's body.
Van Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Harris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Adams misses with a straight left.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Baby Boy Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Van Adams in a clinch.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Van Adams avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Van Adams has control.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Adams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harris is defending well.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Van Adams's takedown attempt.
Harris lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Van Adams back against the cage.
Harris pushes Van Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams moves out of range.
Van Adams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Van Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Van Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Van Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris stuns Van Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Adams fails with the takedown.
Harris is looking to wear down Van Adams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris gets a clinch.
Victor Van Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Adams jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Victor Van Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris wants to get up but he can't break Van Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris stands and steps away. Van Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris tries to clinch but Van Adams is having none of it.
Van Adams feints the counter takedown.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Van Adams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Van Adams control the position.
Harris regains half guard.
Van Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Van Adams wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Darkside is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Darkside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Glass!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkside is looking to chop away at Glass's legs.
Darkside throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Darkside throws a low kick but Glass moves out of range easily.
Glass is looking for the big counter here.
Darkside buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glass with a poor takedown
and Darkside counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darkside displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Glass.
Darkside fakes the leg kick and cracks Glass in the body.
Darkside lands a right hook to the body.
Darkside explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkside looks to land a left hand but Glass moved out of range nicely.
Darkside feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Darkside throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darkside attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darkside misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darkside throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Darkside lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkside misses with a kick to the body.
Darkside misses with a head kick.
Glass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darkside sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Glass somewhat.
Danny Darkside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Glass.
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Glass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkside throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkside scores with a spinning back kick!
Darkside moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkside on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkside 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.
Darkside avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkside appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkside blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkside throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkside lands a nice looking body kick.
Darkside moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darkside throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Glass cracks the inside of Darkside's front leg.
Darkside misses with a wild body shot.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darkside counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkside misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darkside rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glass counters with a low kick, right behind Darkside 's knee.
Glass has a takedown stuffed.
Darkside does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice side step and Glass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkside dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glass. That did some damage!
Darkside is looking to land body kicks.
Darkside misses with a leg kick
and Glass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darkside's knee momentarily.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass with the counter takedown but Darkside avoids it easily.
Glass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darkside defends it nicely.
Glass avoids the head kick by Darkside.
Darkside motions for Glass to come forward. Darkside throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkside throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darkside.
Darkside pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darkside throwing a counter right hand but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkside.
Darkside misses with a body kick.
Darkside slaps away a takedown attempt from Glass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Glass shoots in for a takedown but Darkside shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Darkside misses
and Glass decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darkside's guard.
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!
Glass throwing strikes from guard but Darkside blocks nicely.
Darkside wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Darkside 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.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Glass both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Danny Darkside has been cut.
Glass misses with a takedown attempt
and Darkside counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkside looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkside wants to land a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Darkside is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkside lands a leg kick that knocks Glass off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Darkside misses.
Glass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkside will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkside sets himself, and Glass steps forward looking for the clinch! Darkside avoids it this time.
Glass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darkside slaps away a takedown attempt from Glass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danny Darkside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkside with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frankie Glass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glass wants to clinch up but Darkside keeps it at a distance.
Darkside stuns Glass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkside is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
Glass defending well as Darkside loads up on a big left hand.
Darkside throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass shoots in looking for a takedown. Darkside tries to sprawl out of it but Glass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Darkside manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danny Darkside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Glass.
Darkside throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darkside shoots in looking for a takedown but Glass manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Darkside's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Glass blocks a leg kick.
Darkside misses with a head kick.
Darkside takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Darkside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkside takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Glass has a takedown stuffed.
Danny Darkside is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass tries to clinch up but Darkside circles away and keeps his distance.
Glass drives through with a takedown into Darkside's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Glass trying to control but Darkside is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glass forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darkside moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darkside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darkside is adopting a defensive guard.
Darkside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darkside tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darkside works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darkside swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Darkside.
Darkside chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Glass. No joy for Darkside on that attempt.
Glass wants to counter with a clinch but Darkside pushes him away.
Glass shoots for a takedown but Darkside saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darkside looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkside.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darkside misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Darkside dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Darkside's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass avoids the head kick by Darkside.
Darkside wants to land a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Darkside throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
And Glass tries to counter it with a takedown but Darkside pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass looks to clinch
and Darkside counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darkside tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glass is able to avoid easily.
Glass moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Glass wants to counter with a clinch but Darkside pushes him away.
Darkside wants to slow Glass down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkside misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkside displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Glass.
A counter left hand to the body from Darkside misses its target.
Darkside tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Darkside. No joy for Glass on that attempt.
Darkside throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkside connects with a single shot there.
Glass dives in and grabs Darkside's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darkside pushes down on Glass's head and hops out.
Danny Darkside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Glass.
Horrible takedown attempt by Glass or perhaps it was just good defense by Darkside, which made it look bad.
Glass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glass throws a leg kick but Darkside moved away.
No luck for Glass with that takedown attempt.
Darkside drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Darkside working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkside cracks Glass with a big elbow.
Darkside scoring with punches and elbows.
Darkside working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkside working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkside working the head and body with strikes.
Glass is rocked!
Darkside cracks Glass with a big right hand but Glass just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Glass is still in real trouble! Can Darkside finish him?
Darkside lands a strong strike to the head of Glass. That's dazed him! Darkside looking to finish here. Glass is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Darkside lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Darkside!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henk Jan Van Gompel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala has chosen Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jonni Saastala was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henk Jan Van Gompel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala connects with a body shot that sends Van Gompel's belly button to the back.
Van Gompel avoids the body shot from Saastala.
Van Gompel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saastala throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gompel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saastala.
Saastala scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gompel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Gompel blocks a head kick by Saastala.
A head kick misses from Saastala.
Van Gompel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saastala scores with a body shot.
Van Gompel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saastala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saastala stops a takedown attempt from Van Gompel.
A knee to the head by Saastala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saastala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gompel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saastala prevents it.
Saastala is pressed up against the cage. Van Gompel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saastala down to the mat. Saastala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Jan Van Gompel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gompel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Gompel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Saastala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Gompel trying to control the position but Saastala is working away.
Van Gompel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saastala, who protects the arm well.
Van Gompel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Gompel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Saastala rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Gompel's guard! Nice work there by Saastala!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saastala wants to control from the top but Van Gompel keeps moving.
Saastala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van Gompel keeping moving, preventing Saastala from controlling successfully.
Van Gompel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Gompel trying to control the position from guard on top but Saastala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Saastala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Gompel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Gompel wants to control from the top but Saastala keeps moving.
Saastala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gompel stays in close to Saastala's body and controls the position.
That's four 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.
Saastala is looking for a triangle but Van Gompel pushes his legs off easily.
Saastala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saastala keeping moving, preventing Van Gompel from controlling successfully.
Van Gompel is stalling in the full guard.
Van Gompel advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Gompel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Gompel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonni Saastala 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.
Saastala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gompel was well out of range. Poor timing from Saastala.
Van Gompel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saastala has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Gompel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saastala throws a leg kick which misses Van Gompel's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Gompel tries to avoid it.
Van Gompel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saastala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saastala swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gompel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saastala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Gompel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saastala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saastala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Gompel is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gompel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saastala is keeping the position for now.
Saastala keeping moving, preventing Van Gompel from controlling successfully.
Van Gompel advances to half guard.
Saastala looking for submissions off his back.
Van Gompel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saastala keeps working.
Van Gompel is thwarting Saastala's attempts to control the position.
Van Gompel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saastala is just riding it out for now. Van Gompel eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saastala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Gompel is working for a submission of some sort.
Saastala is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saastala trying to hold on to Van Gompel's head to control him but Van Gompel postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saastala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big left from Van Gompel misses.
Saastala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Gompel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Gompel.
Van Gompel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saastala's head.
Van Gompel wants to control from the top but Saastala keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gompel lands a couple of digs.
Van Gompel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Gompel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Saastala for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Gompel wants to control from the top but Saastala keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henk Jan Van Gompel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good exchange - Saastala coming out on top.
Saastala closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saastala gets a clinch.
Saastala misses with some punches.
Saastala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saastala looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Gompel wants a takedown.
Van Gompel is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saastala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gompel backwards.
Van Gompel is rocked!
Saastala is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Gompel gets an underhook and turns Saastala into the cage.
Van Gompel tries to pull guard but Saastala holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Gompel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henk Jan Van Gompel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gompel is working for takedown but Saastala is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saastala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saastala just leaning against Van Gompel, taking a breather.
Saastala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gompel tries to score a body lock takedown but Saastala shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saastala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saastala is looking to control Van Gompel's arms but Van Gompel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saastala has his back to the cage.
Saastala is leaning against Van Gompel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saastala slows down the pace here.
Saastala lands a left hand.
I was talking to Van Gompel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Van Gompel tries to pull guard but Saastala won't allow it.
Saastala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saastala is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saastala tries a body shot but Van Gompel blocks it.
A body shot lands from Saastala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saastala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saastala misses with a punch on the inside.
Saastala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Gompel.
Saastala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saastala tries to stall but Van Gompel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Gompel is trying to drag Saastala to the mat but Saastala just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Saastala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saastala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gompel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gompel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saastala regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gompel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saastala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Gompel defends it easily.
Saastala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saastala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Gompel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Gompel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Gompel wants to control from the top but Saastala keeps moving.
Van Gompel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saastala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four 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.
Saastala looking to control.
Saastala being controlled here, momentarily.
Saastala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saastala throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Gompel uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Saastala's face as Van Gompel controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Gompel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henk Jan Van Gompel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saastala struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonni Saastala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saastala 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonni Saastala!
Post fight, an emotional Jonni Saastala said 'Great fight, Bok.. FOR ME! But for real, thanks for the fight.'.
In defeat, Henk Jan Van Gompel stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyotr Korobeikin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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224 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pyotr Korobeikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korobeikin throws a body punch but Kerbouchard moves out of range.
Kerbouchard is looking to clinch but Korobeikin is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Korobeikin.
Nice body kick there by Kerbouchard.
We've been informed that Kerbouchard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kerbouchard tries to close the distance and clinch but Korobeikin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korobeikin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kerbouchard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Kerbouchard keeps moving.
Korobeikin passes Kerbouchard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kerbouchard wants to improve his position but Korobeikin is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kerbouchard is looking to improve his position but Korobeikin isn't that keen on the idea.
Korobeikin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Korobeikin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kerbouchard has worked his arm free - good work by Kerbouchard!
Korobeikin tries for a kimura but Kerbouchard is defending well.
Korobeikin trying to control the position but Kerbouchard is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin has hold of Kerbouchard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kerbouchard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Korobeikin cranks the arm and Kerbouchard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kerbouchard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pyotr Korobeikin!
A victorious Pyotr Korobeikin 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 Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argos Vasilakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Harmonica. Vasilakis has chosen Captain Jack! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Argos Vasilakis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasilakis should have avoided that one.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Vasilakis moves away and avoids it.
Vasilakis looks to land a combination. Bronson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Vasilakis misses with an uppercut.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasilakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasilakis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bronson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson connects with a single shot there.
Vasilakis is rocked!
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasilakis in his tracks.
Vasilakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilakis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilakis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasilakis seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson misses the jab.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilakis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bronson lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasilakis off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Bronson's head coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vasilakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Vasilakis.
Vasilakis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilakis is looking to clinch.
Vasilakis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vasilakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Bronson, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bronson. No joy for Vasilakis on that attempt.
Bronson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vasilakis.
Bronson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argos Vasilakis.
Vasilakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bronson takes a swing at Vasilakis's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Vasilakis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Vasilakis.
Vasilakis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson tries a body shot but Vasilakis blocks it.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasilakis stalling in the clinch but Bronson improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson cracks Vasilakis with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bronson lands an uppercut.
Bronson pushes Vasilakis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson pushes Vasilakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Bronson on the inside.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Vasilakis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
Vasilakis taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilakis tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson digs a right hand into Vasilakis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasilakis's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Vasilakis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bronson tries a body shot but Vasilakis blocks it.
Vasilakis misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Vasilakis can't find room to land a body shot as Bronson controls the action.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Vasilakis breaks the clinch.
Vasilakis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasilakis misses with a head kick.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Vasilakis tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bronson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perhana moves away.
Perhana tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Perhana.
We've been informed that Perhana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Perhana ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Perhana slips under a jab from Romero.
Perhana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perhana lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Perhana checks a low kick from Romero.
Perhana lands a jab to the head.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perhana.
Nice cross by Romero.
Perhana motions for Romero to come forward. Perhana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Romero slams his shin into Perhana's torso.
Perhana keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Perhana misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perhana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
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!
Romero misses with a leg kick
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perhana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Perhana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
Perhana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perhana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero with a nice cross.
Romero throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Perhana counter with a right hand.
Romero throws a leg kick but Perhana checks it.
Perhana misses the shot to the body.
Romero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perhana misses with the combination.
Perhana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Perhana works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perhana.
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Perhana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perhana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Romero.
Perhana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Perhana lands a jab.
Perhana lands with a nice combination. Romero backs away looking to recover.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perhana.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perhana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero scores with a leg kick.
Romero throws the kick towards the body but Perhana avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Perhana misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romero connects with a body shot.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perhana lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.
Perhana just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero moves away from the strike by Perhana.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perhana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perhana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Romero is predictable there
and Perhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perhana moves away from the strike by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a hook.
Perhana jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perhana looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Perhana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero throws a leg kick
letting Perhana counter with a right hand.
Perhana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a kick to the body
and Perhana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
Romero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perhana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Perhana's front leg but catches the back leg as Perhana tries to avoid it.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero digs a good hook to Perhana's body.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod.
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.
Perhana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero avoids the body shot from Perhana.
Romero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pate Perhana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Perhana.
Perhana misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Perhana lands with a straight right. Romero didn't see that one coming.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Perhana misses.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Romero defending well as Perhana loads up on a big left hand.
Romero misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perhana. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perhana throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Perhana missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perhana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
A left lands for Romero.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Perhana.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perhana.
Perhana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Perhana counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
Perhana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perhana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perhana is looking to score with low kicks.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perhana counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero cracks Perhana with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Romero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perhana lands an overhand right.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Perhana misses with an uppercut.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Perhana had a free shot at his head there.
Perhana slips a jab from Romero.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perhana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero lands with a hook. Perhana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perhana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Perhana's head back.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Perhana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Perhana - just one landing.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Perhana.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perhana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perhana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
Perhana throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Perhana off the cage and back into range.
Perhana cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Romero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romero scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Perhana throws out a powerful jab.
Perhana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perhana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Perhana misses with a wild combination.
Perhana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Perhana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perhana was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perhana tries to score with a low kick but Romero moves his leg out of the way.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Perhana tries to counter with a clinch but Romero shakes him off and moves away.
Perhana catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perhana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Perhana tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Romero slips under a jab from Perhana.
A slow jab from Perhana misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero slips under a jab from Perhana.
Romero appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero throws a head kick but Perhana moves out of range.
Perhana scores with a jab to the body.
Perhana lands a head kick!
Perhana slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Perhana moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Perhana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perhana scores with a sloppy right hand. Romero should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero digs a good body shot into Perhana's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Perhana misses.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Perhana thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Perhana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Romero misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Perhana thumps Romero with a low kick.
Perhana looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Perhana moves away and avoids it.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Perhana moves out of range easily.
Perhana connects with a jab.
Romero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perhana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perhana.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perhana. Perhana obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perhana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Perhana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero checks a low kick from Perhana.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Perhana manages to avoid it.
Perhana moves out of range as Romero throws a body kick.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Perhana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perhana.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perhana manages to avoid it.
Perhana looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perhana can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perhana 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 Romero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perhana motions for Romero to come forward. Perhana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Perhana backs away, Romero returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Perhana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perhana throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perhana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perhana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perhana lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Perhana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perhana lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Perhana slips a straight right by Romero.
Perhana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perhana throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perhana blocks a jab.
Perhana catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perhana doesn't seem phased though.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perhana.
Perhana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Perhana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perhana 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Perhana!
Pate Perhana 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). OQuinn has chosen King Gordy - Damian as his entrance music. Damien OQuinn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Lawlor's chin.
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186 lbs
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24
190 lbs
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OQuinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawlor.
We've been informed that OQuinn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
OQuinn throws a body punch but Lawlor moves out of range.
Lawlor lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Lawlor misses
and OQuinn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Lawlor has been cut.
OQuinn closes the distance and clinches.
OQuinn breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lawlor.
OQuinn scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches OQuinn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn tries to bench press Lawlor off him but Lawlor keeps the position.
Lawlor swings around for an armbar but OQuinn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lawlor's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawlor is on top in guard.
Lawlor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OQuinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawlor passes into half guard.
Lawlor is looking to advance position but OQuinn won't allow it.
Lawlor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lawlor thows a huge punch but OQuinn dodges it nicely.
OQuinn gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawlor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OQuinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawlor has gone for a leg lock! OQuinn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lawlor's guard.
Lawlor 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.
Lawlor managing to control the position.
OQuinn won't allow Lawlor to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor is looking to sweep but instead, OQuinn has passed into half guard.
Lawlor trying to control from the bottom.
Lawlor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawlor.
OQuinn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OQuinn stopping the sweep attempt from Lawlor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
OQuinn wants to pass the guard but Lawlor is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawlor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lawlor shoots in for a double leg but OQuinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
OQuinn wants to clinch.
Lawlor with a poor takedown
and OQuinn counters with a left to the body.
Lawlor throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawlor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
Lawlor shoots in for a double leg but OQuinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lawlor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn throws a push kick but Lawlor slaps the foot to one side.
Lawlor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and OQuinn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OQuinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien OQuinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Lawlor's cut.
That's time! Lawlor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawlor just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawlor.
Lawlor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OQuinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OQuinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and OQuinn wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawlor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OQuinn doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawlor misses with a body shot.
OQuinn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawlor finds it's way round the side to connect with OQuinn's head.
OQuinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawlor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawlor throws a poor cross that misses
and OQuinn counters with a crisp one two that drops Lawlor! OQuinn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lawlor to his feet! Lawlor is in big trouble!
Lawlor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn instigates a clinch.
Oh Lawlor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OQuinn breaks the clinch.
OQuinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawlor seems to have got his legs back now.
OQuinn breaks the clinch.
Lawlor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OQuinn counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien OQuinn!
A very excited looking Damien OQuinn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, John Lawlor stepped up to the mic, saying 'there is always tomorrow'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stephensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Erikksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Stephensson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stephensson.
Erikksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erikksen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stephensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erikksen.
Stephensson throws a head kick but Erikksen moves out of range.
Erikksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stephensson.
Stephensson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Erikksen's head.
Stephensson lands the left hand.
Stephensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephensson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Stephensson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Erikksen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marty Stephensson!
A relieved looking Marty Stephensson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Whom The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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21
169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi shoots and misses
and Jaksinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Qasi.
Jaksinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Qasi.
Jaksinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaksinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Qasi misses with a body punch
and Jaksinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaksinen stalls.
Qasi is working for takedown but Jaksinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Qasi's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaksinen.
Qasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Qasi lands with a left to the head.
Qasi can't get the takedown.
Jaksinen lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaksinen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi goes for a takedown attempt but Jaksinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Qasi fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Jaksinen. No joy for Qasi on that attempt.
Qasi dives in and grabs Jaksinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaksinen pushes down on Qasi's head and hops out.
Jaksinen stuffs the takedown.
Jaksinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jaksinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaksinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qasi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Qasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaksinen is just riding it out for now. Qasi eventually gives up the hold.
Qasi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaksinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaksinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qasi is working away from the top position though.
Qasi is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen has his hands clasped together around Qasi's back. He's all about the action.
Qasi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaksinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen's coaches at Altaca gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jaksinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaksinen tries to get out of the position.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen gets back to full guard.
Qasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaksinen is controlling Qasi's posture.
Qasi wants to control from the top but Jaksinen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaksinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Qasi trying to control but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
Qasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaksinen has his hands on Qasi's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Qasi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Qasi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi prevents Jaksinen from improving his position.
Jaksinen is controlling Qasi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Qasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jaksinen trying to control here.
Qasi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
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 Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Qasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Qasi tries for a takedown but Jaksinen circles away easily
and Jaksinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaksinen circles away.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but Jaksinen slips the punch.
Jaksinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jaksinen lands with a cross.
Jaksinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qasi can do to turn this around?
Qasi checks a leg kick.
Jaksinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Qasi slips a jab from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Qasi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Qasi is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaksinen is defending well.
Qasi working away.
Jaksinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to control Qasi's posture but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaksinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaksinen trying to control but Qasi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Qasi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jaksinen is trying to break free.
Jaksinen trying to control the hands but Qasi breaks the grip.
Jaksinen turns into Qasi and is now in his guard.
Qasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Qasi, not yet.
Jaksinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Qasi looking to control.
Azar Qasi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaksinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen passes Qasi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Jaksinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jaksinen trying to control from half guard but Qasi is working away.
Jaksinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Qasi is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen controlling the action here.
Qasi trying to control here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Qasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jaksinen pulls his head out easily.
Jaksinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Qasi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaksinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jaksinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Qasi tries to keep at a distance but Jaksinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Jaksinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen wants to land a leg kick but Qasi is out of range.
Qasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Qasi lands in his opponent's guard.
Jaksinen has Qasi pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
Jaksinen is pulling down on Qasi's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Jaksinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Qasi.
Qasi tries for a takedown but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qasi tries for a takedown but Jaksinen circles away easily
and Jaksinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jaksinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qasi moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but Qasi is having none of it.
Qasi is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen lands with an overhand left.
Qasi goes for a double leg but Jaksinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jaksinen continues to drive forward.
Qasi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaksinen sprawls well. He's pushed Qasi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaksinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaksinen but Jaksinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Qasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Jaksinen.
Qasi dives in and grabs Jaksinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaksinen pushes down on Qasi's head and hops out.
Qasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaksinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Qasi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaksinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaksinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Jaksinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaksinen blocks a jab.
Jaksinen throws a jab when Qasi was well out of range.
Jaksinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaksinen rushes Qasi and presses him up against the cage.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Qasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Espo Jaksinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi can't get the takedown.
Jaksinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Qasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Qasi looking for a takedown.
Jaksinen stops a takedown attempt from Qasi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaksinen gets underhooks to prevent Qasi's takedown attempt.
Qasi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaksinen prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaksinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qasi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaksinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi wants a takedown.
Qasi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaksinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaksinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Qasi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jaksinen after a bit of a struggle.
Jaksinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Qasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaksinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaksinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Qasi goes for a takedown attempt but Jaksinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Qasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaksinen swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Qasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Jaksinen does it's job there.
A jab from Jaksinen does it's job there.
Qasi fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaksinen connects with a leg kick. Qasi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jaksinen lands the left hand.
A combination from Qasi does no damage.
Jaksinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Qasi shoots for a takedown but Jaksinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Qasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaksinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaksinen lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Espo Jaksinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaksinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Espo Jaksinen!
A victorious Espo Jaksinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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