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MMA Helsinki - 59 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Creepy Bergeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Creepy Bergeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergeron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergeron.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergeron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Bergeron.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bergeron.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergeron is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Bergeron scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Bergeron. Bergeron maintains the clinch.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bergeron.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Bergeron misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron blocks an uppercut.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Bergeron's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Bergeron throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergeron blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergeron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
The referee calls for Bergeron to work.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergeron.
Bergeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Bergeron scores with a hook to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks with his arms.
Bergeron effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergeron is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bergeron connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Bergeron swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes thows a body kick. Bergeron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bergeron forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes cracks Bergeron with a nice body shot.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks with his arms.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergeron blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergeron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Bergeron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks it.
Bergeron lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Bergeron.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks it.
Bergeron tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes wants to break free but Bergeron has control.
Bergeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Bergeron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergeron tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bergeron has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Bergeron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergeron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bergeron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Bergeron is blocking nicely.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Bergeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bergeron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bergeron lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergeron gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bergeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergeron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Creepy Bergeron dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Bergeron does it's job there.
Bergeron misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergeron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergeron.
Bergeron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bergeron misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Bergeron connects with a jab.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergeron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergeron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergeron.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergeron is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergeron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bergeron.
Barnes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Creepy Bergeron has been cut.
Bergeron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergeron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bergeron misses with some punches.
Bergeron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bergeron lands an elbow inside.
Bergeron throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Bergeron blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bergeron.
Bergeron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bergeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bergeron fails to land.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergeron throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bergeron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergeron misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergeron tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Bergeron throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Bergeron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Bergeron misses with some punches.
Bergeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Bergeron takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergeron lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergeron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Bergeron lands a body shot.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Bergeron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bergeron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bergeron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bergeron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bergeron lands a right hand.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Bergeron is blocking nicely.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bergeron is keeping busy.
Bergeron cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Bergeron scores with a hook to the body.
Bergeron is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Bergeron.
Bergeron digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Creepy Bergeron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Bergeron.
Bergeron lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergeron presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bergeron misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Bergeron.
A nice left hand lands by Bergeron.
Barnes is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bergeron.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bergeron finish him?
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Bergeron lands a big right hand that drops Barnes! The killer instinct kicks in and Bergeron finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bergeron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Creepy Bergeron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Silava (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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179 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Silava!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silava throws out a powerful jab.
Rusted scores with a shot to the body.
Silava misses with a looping right.
Rusted takes one on the button.
Silava gets caught napping as Rusted dives in and scores a takedown. Silava manages to retain guard.
Rusted's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted is looking to work some ground and pound but Silava has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rusted lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rusted half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silava lands an overhand right.
Silava throws a shot from downtown. Rusted moves away and avoids it.
Silava on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rusted has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silava. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silava throws the left hand but Rusted avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Rusted.
Silava fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rusted drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silava sprawls and moves away.
Rusted throws a sloppy head kick and Silava moves out of range easily.
Rusted scores with a body shot.
Silava misses with a looping right.
Rusted thows a body kick. Silava tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been informed that Silava 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silava.
A left lands for Silava.
Antti Silava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silava smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silava looks to land a right hand but Rusted moved out of range.
Rusted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silava.
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silava throws out the jab.
Rusted misses with a body shot.
Silava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silava gets caught napping as Rusted dives in and scores a takedown. Silava manages to retain guard.
Rusted connects with a couple of short punches.
Rusted looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silava is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted with a nice head shot there.
Rusted throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silava really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rusted. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rusted 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.
Rusted postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing good reports from Rusted's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Silava utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusted trying to control but Silava is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silava utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rusted misses with a low kick.
Rusted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silava bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rusted's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silava. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rusted appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silava.
Silava dodges the punch combination from Rusted.
Rusted takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rusted lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silava takes a step back to recover.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Silava.
Rusted connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silava momentarily.
Silava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
A lazy left from Silava finds it's target.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown but Silava shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silava. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rusted appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rusted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silava misses with a body shot.
Rusted on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted looking to score a takedown here. Silava is defending well but Rusted drives through and ends up in Silava's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusted throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rusted throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silava works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rusted's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silava swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rusted passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rusted sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silava is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rusted wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silava keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silava trying to remain calm as Rusted controls from the top position.
Rusted throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rusted lands an elbow.
Rusted scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silava to see if he's OK.
Rusted in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Rusted's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rusted creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rusted landing a few strikes.
It looks like Antti Silava has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silava!
Rusted in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rusted looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rusted dominating with strikes here.
Rusted has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silava's face.
Rusted lands a big shot there that rocks Silava but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rusted putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silava is rocked!
That has opened up Antti Silava's cut even more.
Rusted lands a big elbow - Silava is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silava is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jethro Rusted!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like 70. Lee Wang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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131 lbs
8 - 10 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a leg kick but Castrello checks it.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castrello seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wang misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castrello - the referee stops the clock and Wang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castrello. Wang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wang misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang throws a leg kick that misses.
Castrello lands with a shot to the body.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang takes an elbow to the temple.
Wang misses with a knee to the head.
Castrello working Wang over with knees to the body.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Wang takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Castrello.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Lee Wang has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castrello as Wang tries to tie him up.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wang landing knees to the body.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Castrello blocks with his arms.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
Wang is rocked!
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
Wang looks winded!
Castrello has Wang pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Wang is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Castrello - that's hurt Wang badly! Oh, another knee lands and Wang is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Wang doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cullen Castrello!
During a confident post fight interview, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Lee Wang had this to say: 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult has chosen War Machine by KISS as his entrance music. Cain Velasqs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reinhart Vult's chin.
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216 lbs
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222 lbs
21 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Velasqs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasqs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cain Velasqs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasqs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velasqs throws a leg kick but Vult sees it coming and moves out of range.
Velasqs shoots in and drives through. Vult sprawls well.
Vult has Velasqs up against the cage in a clinch.
Velasqs manages to pull guard.
Velasqs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Velasqs working for a triangle but Vult defends it easily.
Velasqs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vult must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vult trying to stand up but can't free himself from Velasqs's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqs is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Vult rolls with it to try and escape but Velasqs cranks on the arm and Vult is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasqs!
Our winner, Cain Velasqs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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33
266 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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280 lbs
31 - 26 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura wants to slow Riseman down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riseman 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 Ventura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ventura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ventura lands a body shot.
Riseman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ventura's head backwards.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman throws a head kick but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura staying out of range there.
Riseman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ventura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riseman doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Ventura.
Riseman connects with a leg kick. Ventura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ventura checks the leg kick.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura is looking to land body kicks.
Ventura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riseman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ventura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riseman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura motions for Riseman to come forward. Ventura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riseman moves away.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
A little feinted left hand from Ventura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman checks a leg kick.
Riseman's corner calls for a 1-2. Riseman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ventura is looking to score with low kicks.
Riseman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman tries to bum rush Ventura with a series of wild strikes but Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ventura misses the target.
Riseman checks a low kick from Ventura.
Riseman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ventura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ventura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a leg kick but Riseman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ventura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ventura half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ventura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ventura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ventura counters with a body kick.
Riseman looks winded!
Ventura digs a good hook to Riseman's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ventura.
Ventura tries to land a leg kick but Riseman saw it coming and moves away.
Riseman checks a leg kick.
Ventura thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ventura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ventura lands a nice shot that snaps Riseman's head back.
Ventura lands a big right hand that sends Riseman crashing to the mat! Ventura stays standing though and waves Riseman back to his feet!
Riseman is rocked!
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Riseman out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Anthony Ventura!
Our winner, Anthony Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Preuss to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Preuss slaps away a takedown attempt from Ross, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Preuss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Preuss closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters with a left to the body.
Preuss misses with a left hand
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
Preuss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Preuss controls Ross momentarily but Ross frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ross stands and throws Preuss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross is trying to get an arm triangle but Preuss is defending well.
Ross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Preuss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ross moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ross has an Americana. Preuss didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ross is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ross hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dan Ross!
Dan Ross decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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205 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch.
Gregory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Gregory moved out of range nicely.
Gregory tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Gregory's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gregory scrambles back to his feet.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gregory tries to land a body kick
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gregory gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gregory.
Gregory wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Gregory is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregory misses with a double jab
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy catches Gregory with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Gregory tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Gregory scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Gregory counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Gregory scores with a spinning back kick!
Gregory misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gregory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregory slips a jab from Murphy.
Gregory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregory.
A big right from Gregory misses.
A low kick from Gregory is predictable there
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Brian Murphy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gregory throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Murphy.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregory doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregory misses with a hook.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Murphy has knocked Gregory down with a huge combo! Murphy steps away and waves a wobbly Gregory back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gregory is rocked!
It looks like Paul Gregory has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Gregory.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gregory.
Gregory on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregory.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Gregory walks into a jab.
Gregory takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Gregory misses.
Gregory misses with a double jab
and Gregory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brian Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gregory dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Gregory misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Gregory is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregory doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Gregory throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gregory really felt that one!
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Gregory moves away and avoids it.
Gregory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
Gregory follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Gregory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Gregory looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Gregory.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Gregory rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory avoiding damage.
Gregory has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gregory'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. And we move into the final round!
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gregory sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gregory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregory.
Murphy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gregory feints a jab promting Murphy to slip. Gregory then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murphy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gregory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Gregory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses the jab.
It seemed like Gregory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gregory does no damage.
Gregory swinging wildly here.
Murphy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gregory misses the shot to the body.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Gregory wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Gregory staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gregory moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Gregory tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Gregory back against the cage.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
It looks like Murphy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gregory throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Gregory ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Gregory wants to clinch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brian Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Gregory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gregory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gregory misses with a straight left.
Gregory drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory stalling.
Gregory wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory is trying to break free.
Murphy tries to circle away but Gregory has him pinned against the cage.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregory counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gregory has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gregory is looking to clinch.
Paul Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Gregory avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Gregory.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Murphy!
Our winner, Brian Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Aenima. Karwowski has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Sylwester Karwowski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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45
208 lbs
34 - 22 - 1 |
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32
214 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Bill Annunaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karwowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Annunaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Annunaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Annunaki throws a body punch but Karwowski moves out of range.
Karwowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Annunaki lands with a nice combination. Karwowski backs away looking to recover.
Annunaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karwowski.
Nice body kick from Karwowski.
Annunaki misses with an uppercut. Karwowski saw that one coming.
Karwowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Annunaki misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Karwowski.
Karwowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karwowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Annunaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karwowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Annunaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski lunges at Annunaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Annunaki's hand.
Bill Annunaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Annunaki counters with a good low kick that Karwowski was not able to check.
Annunaki wants to slow Karwowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Karwowski misses the shot to the body.
Annunaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karwowski throws a right and a left that Annunaki avoids nicely.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Annunaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Annunaki is looking to chop away at Karwowski's legs.
Karwowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Annunaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Karwowski lands a slapping body shot.
Annunaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwowski moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karwowski! But no joy.
Karwowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Annunaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Annunaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Annunaki misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karwowski 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 Annunaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Annunaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Annunaki misses with a wild 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!
Karwowski lands with a nice body punch.
Karwowski tries to bum rush Annunaki with a series of wild strikes but Annunaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Annunaki.
Karwowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karwowski defending well as Annunaki loads up on a big left hand.
Karwowski lands a leg kick that knocks Annunaki off balance momentarily.
Annunaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Annunaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karwowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Annunaki to the ground. Karwowski is now in Annunaki's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki keeping full guard, as Karwowski tries to pass.
Annunaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Annunaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Annunaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Annunaki wants to control from the top but Karwowski keeps moving.
Annunaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Annunaki trying to control but Karwowski is working from the bottom.
Karwowski keeping full guard, as Annunaki tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski 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.
Karwowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karwowski working the head and body with strikes.
Annunaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karwowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Annunaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karwowski.
Karwowski slips a nice elbow through Annunaki's hands, connecting with Annunaki's forehead.
Karwowski is looking to take a break and control but Annunaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Annunaki is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Annunaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sylwester Karwowski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Annunaki.
Annunaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karwowski misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Karwowski.
Karwowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Annunaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karwowski just manages to avoid it.
Karwowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Annunaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Annunaki can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Karwowski.
Annunaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karwowski lands with a straight right. Annunaki didn't see that one coming.
Annunaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Karwowski both land. Nice combination.
Annunaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Annunaki scores with a leg kick.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Annunaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karwowski misses with a takedown attempt - Annunaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karwowski misses with a body kick.
Karwowski wants to slow Annunaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Annunaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karwowski is looking to chop away at Annunaki's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Annunaki dodges the punch combination from Karwowski.
Karwowski misses the shot to the body.
Karwowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Annunaki throws a right and a left that Karwowski avoids nicely.
Annunaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Annunaki blocks the body kick.
Annunaki throws a chopping leg kick but Karwowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karwowski scores with a three punch combo!
Bill Annunaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Annunaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karwowski.
Karwowski thumps Annunaki with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki is looking to slow Karwowski down with leg kicks.
Karwowski scores with a leg kick.
Karwowski swings widly with a right hand
and Annunaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karwowski's knee momentarily.
Annunaki tries to move into range but Karwowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Annunaki with a jab.
Karwowski misses with a hook.
Karwowski blocks the body kick.
Karwowski takes a swing at Annunaki's ribcage but misses.
Karwowski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAnnunaki.
Annunaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Karwowski counter with a right hand.
Annunaki throws a hook to the side of Karwowski's head but Karwowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karwowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Annunaki 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 Karwowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karwowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Annunaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Annunaki throws a sloppy head kick and Karwowski moves out of range easily.
Karwowski misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Annunaki throws a leg kick but Karwowski checks it.
Karwowski loads up on a big right hand but Annunaki slips the punch.
Annunaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karwowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Annunaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karwowski manages to avoid it.
Karwowski blocks a jab.
Annunaki drops his hands momentarily and Karwowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Annunaki scores with a body shot.
Annunaki slips under a jab.
Annunaki throws a low kick but Karwowski moves out of range easily.
Karwowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sylwester Karwowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Annunaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big right from Karwowski misses.
Annunaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karwowski.
Annunaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karwowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Karwowski sends Annunaki down but not out. Karwowski dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Bill Annunaki has been cut.
Karwowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karwowski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Annunaki looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Karwowski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylwester Karwowski!
Sylwester Karwowski made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. 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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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fantinaz Del Norte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Norte. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Norte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Del Norte on that attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Del Norte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Del Norte slips the punch.
Del Norte shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Del Norte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Del Norte blocks an uppercut.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Del Norte lands a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Norte leaning against his opponent.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Norte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Norte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Del Norte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Norte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Del Norte getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Morgan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Del Norte tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Del Norte prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Del Norte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Del Norte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
Morgan controlling Del Norte's posture.
Del Norte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Norte trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Del Norte avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Del Norte uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Del Norte does no damage.
Virgil Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Norte.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Norte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan tries a quick counter leg kick but Del Norte is wise to it.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Del Norte's head back.
Del Norte missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown attempt by Del Norte or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fantinaz Del Norte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Del Norte's ribs.
Del Norte slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Del Norte's knee but Del Norte avoids it well.
Del Norte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Del Norte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Norte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Del Norte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Norte is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Del Norte throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Del Norte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Del Norte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Del Norte.
Del Norte misses with a knee strike.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan 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.
Del Norte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Del Norte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Norte throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Del Norte.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Norte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Norte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Del Norte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Norte misses with a hook
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Del Norte shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fantinaz Del Norte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Norte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Del Norte scores with a body shot.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Del Norte momentarily.
Del Norte loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Del Norte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Del Norte blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Norte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Del Norte moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Del Norte takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Del Norte is out of range.
Del Norte cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Del Norte blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Norte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan feints and then cracks Del Norte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Norte down.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Norte.
A cross from Del Norte lands.
Del Norte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Del Norte scrambles back to his feet.
Del Norte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Del Norte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte connects with a couple of short punches.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Del Norte trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Del Norte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Del Norte.
Del Norte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan throws a hook but Del Norte avoids it easily.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Del Norte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Norte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Del Norte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morgan finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Norte's head.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Del Norte in a clinch.
Morgan pushes Del Norte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Del Norte is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Del Norte has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Del Norte.
Del Norte tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Del Norte back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Del Norte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Norte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Del Norte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Norte throws a head punch that misses.
Del Norte misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Del Norte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Del Norte backwards.
Del Norte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Norte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan is leaning against Del Norte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Del Norte is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Del Norte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Del Norte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Del Norte is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Del Norte takes a shot to the head.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Norte looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Del Norte around his waist. Del Norte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Del Norte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Del Norte is rocked!
Del Norte taking a breather.
Oh Del Norte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virgil Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Del Norte throws a head punch that misses.
Del Norte looking to slow down the pace here.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan throws a big uppercut that drops Del Norte! More strikes from Morgan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Del Norte lies dazed against the cage as Morgan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan is the new bantamweight champion!
Virgil Morgan 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.
The defeated Fantinaz Del Norte had this to say: 'Great job Bjorn, one hell of a fight :)'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres comes to the cage accompanied by Aqualung - Jethro Tull. Margera has chosen Slacker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a body punch but Manres moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Manres.
Margera misses with a looping right.
Manres looks to clinch
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Margera backs up against the cage.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margera misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manres tries for a takedown but Margera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Margera stuffs the takedown attempt from Manres. Manres gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a leg kick which misses Manres's front leg but catches the back leg as Manres tries to avoid it.
Manres shoots in but Margera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera cracks a nice hook into Manres's ribs.
Margera thuds his right hand into Manres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manres throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
Manres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Margera did well to prevent Manres getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera gets full guard.
Manres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manres looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manres trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Margera pulls Manres in close to prevent any damage.
Manres wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Manres throws a big right hand that misses.
Margera can't keep his opponent in guard - Manres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Manres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Manres trying to mount his opponent but Margera defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manres wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Manres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Margera is just riding it out for now. Manres eventually gives up the hold.
Margera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Margera pushes Manres off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manres is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Margera avoids it really well and circles away.
Manres shoots in but Margera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Margera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Margera scores with a one two! Manres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manres fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manres forces Margera back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Manres's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Margera manages to break the clinch.
Manres fails with the takedown.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manres shoots in but Margera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manres avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Manres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera misses with a hook.
Manres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Margera lands with a straight right. Manres didn't see that one coming.
Manres fails with a takedown attempt.
Margera connects with a leg kick. Manres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Margera.
Manres tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Margera moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres fails to land the takedown.
Margera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Manres was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ludwig Manres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manres fails with the takedown
and Margera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manres or perhaps it was just good defense by Margera, which made it look bad.
Manres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manres under the eye.
Manres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manres drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Manres moves away from the strike by Margera.
Manres tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera throws out a counter right but Manres avoids it with no problem.
Margera scores with a hook to the body. Manres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Margera misses.
Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Margera lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manres ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Manres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Margera. That snapped Manres's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands a nice hook to Manres's body. Manres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Margera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manres.
Manres is rocked!
Manres with a poor takedown
and Margera counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Manres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margera connects with a solid leg kick.
Manres ducks into an uppercut from Margera and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Bam Margera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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