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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Ilkka Laitinen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen cracks a nice hook into Gillespie's ribs.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Laitinen saw that one coming.
Laitinen thumps Gillespie with a low kick.
Gillespie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gillespie misses.
Laitinen tries to work over Gillespie's front leg with a kick but Gillespie checks it.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
It seemed like Laitinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Gillespie lands.
Laitinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Laitinen wants to slow Gillespie down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie wants to slow Laitinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Gillespie misses with a body kick.
Gillespie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laitinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gillespie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gillespie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gillespie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gillespie is looking to counter punch.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
A head kick by Gillespie misses
and Laitinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Andy Gillespie has been cut.
Laitinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gillespie misses with a head kick.
Gillespie throws a hook but Laitinen blocks it.
Laitinen throws out a leg kick but Gillespie moves out of range and Laitinen only half commits.
Gillespie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gillespie misses with a head kick.
Laitinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laitinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laitinen throws a chopping leg kick but Gillespie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laitinen tried to score with a low kick but Gillespie checks it.
Laitinen scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen thows a leg kick but Gillespie checks it
and Gillespie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laitinen's knee momentarily.
Laitinen blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillespie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laitinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a hook but Laitinen blocks it.
Laitinen lands a body shot.
Gillespie lunges at Laitinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laitinen's hand.
Gillespie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laitinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gillespie's knee momentarily.
Gillespie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Laitinen misses.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
Gillespie is looking to counter punch.
Laitinen scores with a nice strike.
Gillespie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen checks a leg kick.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from Gillespie.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laitinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gillespie.
Laitinen misses with a body kick.
Laitinen scores with a nice strike.
Gillespie delivers a nice body kick.
Laitinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laitinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Laitinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gillespie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gillespie lands a slapping body shot.
Laitinen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Laitinen misses its intended target.
Gillespie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laitinen throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laitinen avoids the body shot from Gillespie.
Gillespie feints and then cracks Laitinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitinen down.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Laitinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gillespie with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitinen. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gillespie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gillespie throws a series of punches but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laitinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Gillespie.
A little jabbing left from Laitinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laitinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gillespie in his tracks.
Gillespie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laitinen's hands.
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 Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Gillespie'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.
Laitinen takes a swing at Gillespie's ribcage but misses.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
Laitinen takes one to the side of the head.
Gillespie throws a leg kick that misses.
Laitinen misses the shot to the body.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Laitinen saw that one coming.
Laitinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laitinen moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie scores with a head kick. Laitinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gillespie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laitinen lands a nice hook to Gillespie's body. Gillespie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laitinen moves away.
Laitinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laitinen! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gillespie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gillespie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laitinen's calf.
Andy Gillespie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen checks a leg kick.
Gillespie feints and then cracks Laitinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitinen down.
Good standup being displayed there by Laitinen as he connects with a hook.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
Laitinen thumps Gillespie with a low kick.
Gillespie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gillespie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen checks a low kick from Gillespie.
Good leg kick by Laitinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laitinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Laitinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gillespie tests Laitinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laitinen in his tracks.
Gillespie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gillespie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laitinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gillespie is looking to wear down Laitinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laitinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gillespie.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gillespie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gillespie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillespie checks a low kick from Laitinen.
Laitinen scores with a jab to the body.
Gillespie wants to slow Laitinen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gillespie.
Laitinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Gillespie thumps Laitinen with a low kick.
Laitinen throws an overhand right that lands on Gillespie's shoulder, as Gillespie tries to avoid the shot.
Gillespie looks to land a left hand but Laitinen moved out of range nicely.
Gillespie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laitinen lands a right hook to the body.
Gillespie misses with a head kick.
Gillespie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Laitinen misses.
Nice defenses there by Laitinen.
A nice side step and Laitinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gillespie throws a head kick but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie works Laitinen's body with a nice hook.
Gillespie cracks Laitinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Laitinen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laitinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gillespie has got the better of the exchanges.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Gillespie throws a shot from downtown. Laitinen moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Gillespie moves out of range.
Gillespie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Gillespie.
Laitinen is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laitinen's head backwards.
Laitinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gillespie is out of range and Laitinen settles back down.
Gillespie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laitinen checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Gillespie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Gillespie's cut.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Laitinen misses with a kick to the body.
Laitinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Gillespie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Gillespie.
Laitinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gillespie throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a left to the body.
Laitinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gillespie.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laitinen. That did some damage!
Gillespie throws out a loose jab but Laitinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laitinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laitinen's sensitive parts.
Gillespie drops his hands momentarily and Laitinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Gillespie slams his shin into Laitinen's torso.
Laitinen thuds his right hand into Gillespie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gillespie throws a shot from downtown. Laitinen moves away and avoids it.
Laitinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gillespie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range and Gillespie settles back down.
Laitinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gillespie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillespie is looking to score with low kicks.
Laitinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gillespie. That's going to slow Laitinen down.
Laitinen blocks the body kick.
Gillespie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laitinen counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Laitinen as he checks the leg kick.
Gillespie slips a jab from Laitinen.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gillespie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laitinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gillespie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laitinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gillespie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laitinen throws out the jab.
Laitinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andy Gillespie is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Laitinen.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gillespie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses.
Gillespie ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Laitinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laitinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gillespie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laitinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laitinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Andy Gillespie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laitinen avoids the head kick by Gillespie.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laitinen looks for the body kick but Gillespie saw that one coming.
Laitinen takes a swing at Gillespie's ribcage but misses.
Gillespie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That kick from Gillespie tenderised Laitinen's leg. Laitinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Laitinen avoids it.
Laitinen walks into a jab.
Gillespie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen wants to slow Gillespie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gillespie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gillespie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laitinen can do to turn this around?
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gillespie wants to slow Laitinen down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Gillespie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laitinen.
Gillespie looks to land a body kick but Laitinen moved away.
A clash of legs there as Gillespie blocks the low kick.
Gillespie throws a hook but Laitinen avoids it easily.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but Gillespie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laitinen staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillespie 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Gillespie!
A very excited looking Andy Gillespie 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Lightning. Cardinal Sanctus has chosen Ghost B.C. - Secular Haze as his entrance music. His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cardinal Sanctus. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
Cardinal Sanctus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Cardinal Sanctus tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell throws a hook but Cardinal Sanctus blocks it.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cardinal Sanctus.
Cardinal Sanctus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mitchell tests Cardinal Sanctus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardinal Sanctus manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with a head kick.
Cardinal Sanctus checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Cardinal Sanctus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mitchell catches Cardinal Sanctus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cardinal Sanctus throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and Cardinal Sanctus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Cardinal Sanctus moves to clinch but Mitchell breaks away
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Cardinal Sanctus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cardinal Sanctus throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinal Sanctus.
Mitchell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cardinal Sanctus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell lands a big right hand that sends Cardinal Sanctus crashing to the mat! Mitchell stays standing though and waves Cardinal Sanctus back to his feet!
Cardinal Sanctus is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell cracks Cardinal Sanctus with a hook to the temple - Cardinal Sanctus is on wobbly legs here! Mitchell swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cardinal Sanctus falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mitchell wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyke Mitchell!
A victorious Tyke Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn you DEVIL'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Moonra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moonra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moonra looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Moonra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Speed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Moonra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speed throws a series of punches but Moonra moves out of range.
Moonra throws a big counter combination but Speed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speed throws a combination. Moonra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Moonra catches Speed right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Moonra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speed manages to circle out of the way.
Speed lands with a cross.
Moonra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moonra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moonra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Moonra works Speed's body with a nice hook.
Moonra throws a body shot but no joy.
Speed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moonra.
Speed looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra has managed to clinch.
Moonra pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moonra lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moonra.
Moonra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moonra.
Moonra lands a right hand.
Speed blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Speed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Speed wants to stall.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Moonra.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moonra fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Speed out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jacob Moonra!
A victorious Jacob Moonra 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Boom. This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arthanier manages to avoid it.
Sinatra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinatra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Arthanier's head coaches at German Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sinatra works Arthanier's body with a nice hook.
Arthanier throws a sloppy head kick
and Sinatra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arthanier wants to sweep here but Sinatra controlling him for the moment.
Arthanier seems keen to control Sinatra's posture.
Sinatra prevents Arthanier from getting back to his feet.
Arthanier wants to sweep but no luck.
Arthanier looking to control.
Arthanier wants to sweep here but Sinatra controlling him for the moment.
Arthanier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Sinatra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthanier misses with a hook to the body
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Arthanier misses.
Sinatra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sinatra clobbers Arthanier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinatra throws a jab when Arthanier was well out of range.
Arthanier is looking for a counter combo.
Sinatra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arthanier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinatra blocks the leg kick.
Sinatra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arthanier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinatra's head.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Arthanier takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
And Sinatra tries to counter it with a takedown but Arthanier pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sinatra dodges the punch combination from Arthanier.
Sinatra feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a hook
and Arthanier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Arthanier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Arthanier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sinatra momentarily.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arthanier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arthanier.
Sinatra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arthanier throws a head kick that Sinatra semi-blocks.
Arthanier lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arthanier as he jumps to the side.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinatra misses with a takedown
enabling Arthanier to counter with a crisp jab.
Sinatra scores with a body shot.
Sinatra throws a sloppy body shot
and Arthanier counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthanier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arthanier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sloppy strikes from Arthanier. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arthanier fakes the leg kick and cracks Sinatra in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthanier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra misses the body punch
and Arthanier counters with a nice uppercut.
Arthanier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Frank Sinatra's cut even more.
Arthanier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinatra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sinatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a head kick but Sinatra moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arthanier.
Sinatra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arthanier's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra'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.
Sinatra throws a looping overhand right but Arthanier ducks down to avoid it.
Arthanier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Arthanier counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Arthanier misses the target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arthanier.
Arthanier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinatra moves out of range of the body kick from Arthanier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Arthanier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthanier connects with a nice looking jab.
Arthanier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramus Arthanier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Sinatra looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthanier is just out of range.
Sinatra scores with a jab to the body.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinatra throws a body shot but no joy.
Arthanier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sinatra under the eye.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Arthanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Arthanier scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Arthanier. Those never looked like landing.
Arthanier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arthanier.
That's two 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!
Arthanier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Arthanier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinatra as he connects with a hook.
Arthanier misses with a body punch
and Sinatra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Arthanier.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arthanier slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Arthanier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinatra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arthanier under the eye.
Arthanier scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arthanier misses with a hook.
Sinatra looks to land a right hand but Arthanier moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Sinatra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arthanier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthanier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arthanier looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arthanier, right into the meat.
Arthanier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinatra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws out a loose jab but Arthanier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Arthanier.
Sinatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Arthanier. That snapped Sinatra's head back.
Arthanier gets caught flat footed, as Sinatra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra forces his way into half guard.
Sinatra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinatra is pressing down on Arthanier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arthanier is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramus Arthanier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arthanier lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinatra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthanier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinatra can do to turn this around?
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arthanier.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arthanier but Arthanier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Arthanier to counter with a crisp jab.
Arthanier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arthanier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinatra throws out a counter right but Arthanier avoids it with no problem.
Arthanier throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arthanier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Frank Sinatra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arthanier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sinatra cracks Arthanier with a good jab.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthanier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arthanier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Arthanier misses with an uppercut. Sinatra saw that one coming.
Sinatra connects with a crisp jab.
Arthanier throws a shot from downtown. Sinatra moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arthanier!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinatra throws a hook to the side of Arthanier's head but Arthanier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Sinatra's leg. Sinatra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Arthanier counters with a nice body kick.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut. Arthanier saw that one coming.
Sinatra connects with a jab.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arthanier loads up on a big right hand but Sinatra slips the punch.
Sinatra misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinatra has time to react.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
Arthanier slips a straight right by Sinatra.
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arthanier.
Arthanier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arthanier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinatra walks into a jab.
Arthanier dips to his left and cracks Sinatra with an uppercut!
Arthanier throws a sloppy head kick and Sinatra moves out of range easily.
Sinatra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arthanier as he jumps to the side.
Ramus Arthanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra dives in and grabs Arthanier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arthanier pushes down on Sinatra's head and hops out.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra throws out a loose jab but Arthanier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinatra misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier counters with a body kick.
Ramus Arthanier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinatra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arthanier connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sinatra misses with a body shot
and Arthanier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinatra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arthanier throws a head kick that misses.
Sinatra takes one to the side of the head.
Arthanier connects with a leg kick. Sinatra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Arthanier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramus Arthanier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arthanier, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramus Arthanier!
Ramus Arthanier 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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30
168 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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33
165 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra throws a head kick but Burczynski moves out of range.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but Ra avoids it well and moves away.
Ra throws a right hand that Burczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Burczynski also avoids with ease.
Burczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Burczynski with a poor takedown
and Ra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ra scoring well with a low kick there.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Burczynski scores with a leg kick.
Burczynski throws a leg kick but Ra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burczynski checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Burczynski misses.
Ra throws a hook but Burczynski avoids it easily.
Burczynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burczynski sprawls well. Burczynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ra gets slowly back to his feet.
Burczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burczynski moves out of range as Ra strikes.
Burczynski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ra's head backwards.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burczynski slips under a jab from Ra.
Burczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burczynski thuds his shin into the meat of Ra's side.
Burczynski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ra's waist but Ra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burczynski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Burczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ra.
Ra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burczynski misses with a looping left.
Burczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burczynski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ra's guard.
Burczynski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ra is trying to control the position but Burczynski postures up.
Ra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ra is keeping the position for now.
Burczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burczynski scoring with some ground and pound.
Burczynski being controlled here momentarily.
Burczynski trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Ra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ra keeping full guard, as Burczynski tries to pass.
Burczynski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burczynski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ra lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ra passes Burczynski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burczynski wants to get back to full guard.
Burczynski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra won't allow Burczynski to sweep him here.
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 Kamil Burczynski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burczynski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ra on his heels. He'll look to pass Ra's guard now, I'm sure.
Burczynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ra is keeping the position for now.
Ra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burczynski is one step ahead there.
Ra working a defensive guard here.
Burczynski looking to pass the guard.
Ra is pulling down on Burczynski's head. It's preventing any offense from Burczynski, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra looking to control.
Burczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra wants to sweep here but Burczynski controlling him for the moment.
Burczynski throws a big right hand that misses.
Burczynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Ra is retaining full guard.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burczynski checks a low kick from Ra.
Burczynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ra throws a leg kick but Burczynski moved away.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but Ra avoids it well and moves away.
Ra moves out of range of the leg kick from Burczynski.
Ra throws out a counter right but Burczynski avoids it with no problem.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Ra throws a lazy uppercut
so Burczynski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burczynski postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
Ra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burczynski is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ra is trying to keep Burczynski in close.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
Ra wants to sweep but no luck.
Ra trying to keep a closed guard but Burczynski is proving a slippery customer.
Ra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ra keeping moving, preventing Burczynski from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ra throws a leg kick but Burczynski moved away.
Ra misses with a wild body shot.
Burczynski digs a good body shot into Ra's ribs.
Ra misses with an uppercut. Burczynski saw that one coming.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Burczynski scores with a leg kick.
Ra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burczynski is out of range.
Burczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ra can pounce on him.
Ra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burczynski is able to avoid easily.
Burczynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burczynski 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!
Burczynski lands a head shot.
Burczynski scores with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burczynski throws a front kick aimed at Ra's knee but Ra avoids it well.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Burczynski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burczynski feinted with a counter takedown.
Burczynski lands a nice shot that snaps Ra's head back.
Burczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Burczynski feinted with a counter takedown.
Burczynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ra ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
Burczynski backing away here, and Ra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burczynski throws a looping overhand right but Ra ducks down to avoid it.
Ra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Ra. Beautiful body shot.
Ra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burczynski lands with a straight right. Ra didn't see that one coming.
Kamil Burczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Burczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Burczynski misses the target.
Burczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ra's calf.
Ra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burczynski misses with a leg kick.
Ra throws a leg kick but Burczynski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burczynski throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a right hand that misses
and Ra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ra rushes Burczynski and presses him up against the cage.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burczynski tries to score a body lock takedown but Ra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burczynski stops a takedown attempt from Ra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ra tries to throw a body punch but Burczynski avoids it by throwing Ra back against the cage.
Burczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burczynski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ra throws a punch but it's blocked by Burczynski.
Ra tries to throw a body punch but Burczynski avoids it by throwing Ra back against the cage.
Burczynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burczynski just leaning against Ra, taking a breather.
Ra is trying to maintain a safe position but Burczynski gets an underhook and turns Ra into the cage.
Ra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burczynski manages to avoid it.
Kamil Burczynski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Burczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burczynski walks into a jab.
Nice body kick from Burczynski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Burczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burczynski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ra will feel that in the morning.
Amun Ra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burczynski 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.
Ra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burczynski dives in and scores a takedown into Ra's guard.
Ra wants to sweep here but Burczynski controlling him for the moment.
Ra being controlled here, momentarily.
Burczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ra can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
Burczynski won't allow Ra to sweep him here.
Ra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burczynski manages to get himself to full guard.
Ra working some strikes from top position.
Burczynski wants to stand up but Ra is controlling him.
Ra landing some decent shots from guard.
Ra stopping the sweep attempt from Burczynski.
Burczynski trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kamil Burczynski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burczynski, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Burczynski!
Kamil Burczynski took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (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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36
175 lbs
33 - 18 - 1 |
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175 lbs
38 - 35 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Bombada.
Hanks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanks lands a nice hook to Bombada's body. Bombada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanks throws a right hand that misses
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bombada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. Bombada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanks throws a low kick but Bombada moves out of range easily.
Bombada lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bombada looks to land a left hand but Hanks moved out of range nicely.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanks moves into range and clinches up with Bombada.
Hanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
Bombada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombadas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
Hanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanks misses with a body punch.
Hanks tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Hanks back against the cage.
Bombada is trying to break free.
Bombada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bombada throws the kick towards the body but Hanks avoids it.
Bombada throws a wild body kick that Hanks sees coming a mile off.
Hanks throws a hook but Bombada blocks it.
Hanks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBombada.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bombada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bombada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bombada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombada misses with a looping right.
Bombada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Hanks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hanks takes a swing at Bombada's ribcage but misses.
Bombada lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Bombada moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanks slips under a jab.
Bombada has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bombada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanks on the side of the head.
Bombada takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Hanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombada circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombada.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombada was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Nice body kick from Hanks.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Bombada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
Bombada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bombada misses with an uppercut.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
Bombada blocks a head kick by Hanks.
A left and a right from Bombada both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks drops his hands momentarily and Bombada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bombada misses with an uppercut.
Hanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bombada throws out a powerful jab.
Bombada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks throws a series of punches but Bombada avoids them all with ease.
Bombada moves out of range of the strikes.
Bombada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanks takes a swing at Bombada's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada connects with a looping right hand.
Bombada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bombada takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bombada loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Bombada.
Bombada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanks scores with a hook.
Hanks misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Bombada moves out of range easily.
Hanks clinches with his opponent.
Bombada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanks has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanks working aggressively here.
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 Craig Hanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bombada tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bombada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champ Bombada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada dodges the punch combination from Hanks.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bombada.
Bombada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks connects with a body shot.
Bombada connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Bombada blocks the low kick.
Bombada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Bombada misses.
Bombada throws a hook but Hanks blocks it.
Bombada throws a combination. Hanks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bombada.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks lands with a good body shot.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bombada can pounce on him.
Bombada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
Hanks takes one on the button.
Hanks avoids the head kick by Bombada.
Bombada throws a shot from downtown. Hanks moves away and avoids it.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Bombada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanks moves away.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombada misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bombada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bombada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanks moves in looking to clinch but Bombada pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Bombada misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bombada's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bombada - the referee stops the clock and Hanks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bombada. Hanks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombada was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks thows a leg kick but Bombada checks it
and Bombada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks throws a good cross that connects.
Hanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Bombada looks to throw a body kick
and Hanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks tried to score with a low kick but Bombada checks it.
Nice jab there from Hanks.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bombada.
Hanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Bombada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanks. Hanks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bombada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Bombada.
Bombada misses the shot to the body.
Bombada throws a head kick but Hanks moves out of range.
Bombada stuns Hanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bombada moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Bombada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks throws a wild body kick that Bombada sees coming a mile off.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombada raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bombada scores with a head kick.
Bombada throws a shot from downtown. Hanks moves away and avoids it.
Hanks takes a swing at Bombada's ribcage but misses.
Hanks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bombada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanks scrambles back to his feet.
Bombada blocks a head kick by Hanks.
A little jabbing left from Bombada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bombada throws a hook but Hanks avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bombada scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Bombada.
A low kick from Hanks misses
and Bombada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craig Hanks's cut is getting worse.
Bombada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanks is rocked!
Bombada moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hanks goes down! Can Bombada finish him!?
Oh Hanks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bombada decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanks, up you get!
Hanks throws a leg kick
and Bombada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bombada cracks Hanks's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Hanks slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bombada can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Champ Bombada!
Champ Bombada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Błaszczykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murkula comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Błaszczykowski's choice of entrance music: 2Pac – Scared Straight . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
188 lbs
24 - 5 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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World class MT
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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
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Augustus Błaszczykowski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Błaszczykowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murkula is able to avoid easily.
Błaszczykowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murkula lands a jab to Błaszczykowski's midsection.
Błaszczykowski misses with a shot to the body
and Murkula counters with a nice body shot.
Murkula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Błaszczykowski at a distance.
Murkula looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murkula wants to pass the guard but Błaszczykowski is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murkula forces his way into half guard.
Murkula prevents Błaszczykowski from standing back up.
Murkula throws a strike but Błaszczykowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Błaszczykowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murkula, into his guard.
Murkula working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Błaszczykowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Błaszczykowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murkula looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Błaszczykowski passes into half guard.
Błaszczykowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkula is looking to improve his position.
Błaszczykowski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Murkula makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murkula.
Murkula trying to keep a closed guard but Błaszczykowski is proving a slippery customer.
Murkula wants to sweep here but Błaszczykowski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski advances to half guard.
Murkula is positioning himself well to prevent Błaszczykowski advancing to mount.
Błaszczykowski prevents Murkula from improving his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Murkula has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Błaszczykowski is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Błaszczykowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Murkula is just out of range.
Murkula connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Błaszczykowski's hands.
Błaszczykowski misses with a body shot.
Murkula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Błaszczykowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Błaszczykowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Murkula. That snapped Błaszczykowski's head back.
Murkula feints a jab promting Błaszczykowski to slip. Murkula then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Błaszczykowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murkula thuds a left hand into Błaszczykowski's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murkula, right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murkula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Błaszczykowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murkula checks a low kick from Błaszczykowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Murkula 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murkula.
Murkula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Błaszczykowski can do to turn this around?
Murkula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murkula takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Błaszczykowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski sizes up Murkula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Błaszczykowski takes a swing at Murkula's ribcage but misses.
Murkula half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Błaszczykowski misses with a wild body shot.
Błaszczykowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Błaszczykowski throws a leg kick
and Murkula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murkula.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murkula trying to control the action but Błaszczykowski is working from the bottom.
Błaszczykowski tries to bench press Murkula off him but Murkula keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula has knee on belly momentarily but Błaszczykowski bucks him off and regains half guard.
Murkula prevents Błaszczykowski from improving his position.
Murkula takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Błaszczykowski is controlling Murkula's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Murkula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Błaszczykowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Murkula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murkula looks to land a strike but Błaszczykowski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Murkula throws an elbow that misses. Błaszczykowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murkula's guard. Nice move by Błaszczykowski!
Błaszczykowski tries to stand but Murkula is controlling from the bottom.
Murkula is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murkula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murkula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Błaszczykowski controls the pace.
Błaszczykowski tries to stand but Murkula is controlling from the bottom.
Błaszczykowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Murkula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murkula blocks the body kick.
Błaszczykowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murkula manages to avoid it.
Błaszczykowski's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Błaszczykowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murkula scores with a takedown into Błaszczykowski's guard.
Błaszczykowski has his hands on Murkula's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Błaszczykowski keeping moving, preventing Murkula from controlling successfully.
Błaszczykowski keeping full guard, as Murkula tries to pass.
Błaszczykowski pulls Murkula in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murkula is pushing down on Błaszczykowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Błaszczykowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Murkula has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Taisto Murkula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Błaszczykowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Błaszczykowski misses with a hook. Murkula ducked under it nicely.
Murkula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murkula there as he acknowledges the shot.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook but Murkula avoids it easily.
That kick from Błaszczykowski tenderised Murkula's leg. Murkula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Błaszczykowski throws an overhand right that lands on Murkula's shoulder, as Murkula tries to avoid the shot.
Murkula lands with a kick to the temple. Błaszczykowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Błaszczykowski misses with a body shot
and Murkula counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Błaszczykowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murkula.
Murkula is working Błaszczykowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murkula won't allow Błaszczykowski to get back to his feet.
Murkula wants to pass the guard but Błaszczykowski is keeping the position.
Murkula trying to control the position from guard on top but Błaszczykowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Błaszczykowski is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Błaszczykowski working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murkula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Błaszczykowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Błaszczykowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murkula.
A jab from Błaszczykowski finds it's way through Murkula's defenses.
Murkula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murkula misses with a shot to the body
and Błaszczykowski counters with a straight right hand.
Błaszczykowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murkula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Błaszczykowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Murkula.
Augustus Błaszczykowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski sizes up Murkula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Murkula. That snapped Błaszczykowski's head back.
Murkula moves out of range as Błaszczykowski throws a body kick.
A jab from Błaszczykowski misses.
Błaszczykowski throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Murkula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taisto Murkula is winning the standup battle so far.
Błaszczykowski throws a leg kick but Murkula checks it.
Murkula 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.
A good leg kick by Murkula.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Błaszczykowski misses.
Murkula drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murkula throws a big right hand that misses.
Murkula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murkula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taisto Murkula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Błaszczykowski working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula postures up in Błaszczykowski's guard and throws a big left but Błaszczykowski blocks it.
Murkula throwing strikes but missing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Błaszczykowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murkula is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Błaszczykowski throws a series of punches but Murkula moves out of range.
Good work by Murkula as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Błaszczykowski. Murkula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Błaszczykowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murkula decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Błaszczykowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski is not content to let Murkula control the position.
Murkula tries to pass to full mount but Błaszczykowski defends it.
Murkula wants to take a breather but Błaszczykowski is having none of it.
Murkula is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Murkula there.
Murkula has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murkula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Błaszczykowski defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Murkula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murkula, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Murkula!
A relieved looking Taisto Murkula 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Watch out, Vice is on a patrol! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
256 lbs
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30
224 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rubin slips under a jab.
Vice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubin attempts a counter takedown but Vice avoids it well and moves away.
Vice ducks under a wild hook from Rubin.
Vice scores with a head kick.
Vice connects with a high kick.
Good exchange - Rubin coming out on top.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Rubin throws a lazy right hand but Vice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vice lands a leg kick that knocks Rubin off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vice lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
Rubin goes for a double leg but Vice avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vice continues to drive forward.
Rubin works the jab nicely.
Vice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubin.
Vice is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubin.
Rubin misses with an uppercut.
Rubin fails to land the takedown.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vice is just out of range.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
Rubin attempts a counter takedown but Vice avoids it well and moves away.
Rubin tries to bum rush Vice with a series of wild strikes but Vice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vice.
Vice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vice throws a front kick aimed at Rubin's knee but Rubin avoids it well.
Vice lands a right hook to the body.
Vice lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin misses the shot to the body.
Vice throws a leg kick but Rubin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Vice.
A little jabbing left from Vice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vice lands a two punch combo.
Vice takes a swing at Rubin's ribcage but misses.
Rubin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rubin checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rubin blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
Vice looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubin is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vice as Rubin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vice thows a leg kick but Rubin checks it
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin throwing shots but Vice is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubin is trying to control the action in half guard but Vice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rubin throwing shots but Vice is blocking nicely.
Rubin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rubin thows a huge punch but Vice dodges it nicely.
Vice felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rubin throws a strike but Vice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rubin throws a strike but Vice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rubin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vice's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rubin throws an elbow that misses. Vice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rubin's guard. Nice move by Vice!
Vice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miami Vice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timur Rubin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rubin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vice is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rubin.
Vice misses with a hook to the body
and Rubin counters with a takedown into side control.
Rubin is putting a hurting on Vice here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vice manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rubin's best efforts.
We've been hearing that Rubin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rubin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rubin is trying to control. Vice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubin throwing shots but Vice is blocking nicely.
Vice gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vice keeping full guard, as Rubin tries to pass.
Rubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Vice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vice looking for a sweep. Not yet Vice, not yet.
Rubin is looking to work some ground and pound but Vice has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubin lands with an overhand left.
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.
Vice misses with a wild body shot.
Vice is looking to land body kicks.
Vice throws a leg kick which misses Rubin's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubin tries to avoid it.
Rubin looks to land a left hand but Vice moved out of range nicely.
Vice looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miami Vice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubin misses with a hook.
Vice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubin lands a head shot.
Rubin misses with a left hand
and Vice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rubin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rubin blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vice.
Vice walks into a stiff left hand from Rubin.
Rubin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubin throws a body punch but Vice moves out of range.
Vice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rubin scores with a jab. Vice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rubin or perhaps it was just good defense by Vice, which made it look bad.
Vice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Vice blocks the leg kick.
Rubin looks for the body kick but Vice saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubin.
Rubin avoids the head kick by Vice.
Rubin attempts a counter takedown but Vice avoids it well and moves away.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
Rubin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vice scores with the left hand. Rubin knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
A jab from Vice finds it's way through Rubin's defenses.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vice keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
Rubin with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rubin'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. This is the final round!
Vice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vice wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
Rubin slips nicely into half guard.
Vice is looking for a sweep. Rubin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vice defending well though.
Rubin wants to free his trapped foot but Vice is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rubin.
Rubin advances position into side control!
Vice is trying to control Rubin's posture but Rubin avoids it.
Rubin is trying to ground and pound but Vice uses the momentary lack of control by Rubin to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rubin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rubin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vice tries to lock up and control but Rubin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rubin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vice?
Rubin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vice is rocked!
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin loads up with a big shot that hurts Vice! He's pulled Rubin in close but Rubin has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Vice survive? More strikes from Rubin and Vice is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
An out of breath Timur Rubin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes into the arena with 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight blaring out of the sound system. Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frankie Barnes enters the cage!
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34
174 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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38
171 lbs
41 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes wants to clinch but Ruutu slips to the side
and Ruutu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruutu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Ruutu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes works Ruutu's body with a nice hook.
Ruutu clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruutu 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.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Ruutu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruutu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruutu lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Ruutu looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Ruutu lands the left hand.
Ruutu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Barnes 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 one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Ruutu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruutu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as Ruutu strikes.
Ruutu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruutu takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to bum rush Ruutu with a series of wild strikes but Ruutu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruutu is out of range.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Ruutu moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a looping left.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruutu throws a front kick that sends Barnes stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Ruutu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruutu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutu avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruutu. That did some damage!
Barnes slips a straight right by Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Ruutu avoids nicely.
Jakke Ruutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruutu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruutu blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruutu.
Ruutu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruutu's head.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Ruutu works the jab nicely.
Barnes cracks Ruutu with a good jab.
Ruutu tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruutu ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruutu tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu slips under a jab.
Ruutu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
It looked like Ruutu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Ruutu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes cracks Ruutu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruutu misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruutu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruutu lands with a good body shot.
Ruutu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as Ruutu throws a body kick.
Ruutu lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu motions for Barnes to come forward. Ruutu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruutu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruutu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruutu motions for Barnes to come forward. Ruutu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruutu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruutu throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Ruutu looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Ruutu moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Ruutu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Ruutu.
Ruutu misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruutu. Ruutu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutu avoids the body shot from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruutu.
Ruutu wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Ruutu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a hook but Ruutu avoids it easily.
Ruutu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Ruutu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruutu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruutu looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
A low kick from Ruutu is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Ruutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruutu back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Barnes keeps Ruutu at a distance using the push kick.
Ruutu misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruutu throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes moves out of range as Ruutu strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruutu.
Ruutu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruutu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruutu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruutu.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruutu.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Ruutu avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruutu.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruutu 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.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Ruutu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruutu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruutu fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruutu throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruutu.
Ruutu looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Ruutu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Ruutu.
Ruutu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Ruutu.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Ruutu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Ruutu.
Ruutu thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruutu throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Ruutu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes moves forwards but Ruutu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruutu misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Ruutu keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Ruutu.
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 Jakke Ruutu 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ruutu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
A combination from Ruutu does no damage.
Ruutu throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Ruutu misses the shot to the body.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Ruutu moved out of range.
Ruutu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Ruutu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Ruutu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruutu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ruutu misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Ruutu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Barnes misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutu. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruutu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutu is just out of range.
Ruutu misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruutu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruutu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruutu lands a jab.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruutu scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruutu misses the target.
Ruutu digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Ruutu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes clinches.
Ruutu pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruutu presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruutu manages to break the clinch.
Ruutu lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruutu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruutu lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnes checks a low kick from Ruutu.
Ruutu misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Ruutu 's knee.
Ruutu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Ruutu digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruutu.
Ruutu clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruutu swinging wildly here.
Ruutu jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Ruutu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Ruutu misses.
Ruutu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Ruutu avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Ruutu.
Barnes keeps Ruutu at a distance using the push kick.
Ruutu throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Frankie Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruutu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes slips a straight right by Ruutu.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruutu's hands.
Ruutu misses with a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Ruutu is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Ruutu scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Ruutu keeps it at a distance.
Ruutu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakke Ruutu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruutu, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakke Ruutu!
After the fight, Jakke Ruutu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. State is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die for Metal. On his way into the cage it seems that Ansgar Axelsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ansgar Axelsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Axelsson.
State moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by State.
State ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from State.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
State has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Axelsson cracks a nice hook into State's ribs.
State misses with a kick to the body.
State displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Axelsson throws out the jab.
Axelsson avoids the body shot from State.
State misses with a head kick.
Axelsson lands the left hand.
Axelsson tries to work over State's front leg with a kick but State checks it.
State connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
State throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsson 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.
State tries to keep at a distance but Axelsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
State blocks a body shot from Axelsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axelsson obliges.
State doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
State lands a body shot.
Axelsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axelsson scores with a shot to the side of State's head.
Axelsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
State fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Axelsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
State misses with a body shot.
State uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
State takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from State.
State slips a jab from Axelsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State tries a head kick but it misses.
Axelsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and State counters with a nice leg kick.
Axelsson slips under a jab from State.
State walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
State checks a leg kick nicely.
State scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
A big left from State misses.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from State.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from State.
Axelsson defending well as State loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
State throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsson counters with a big head kick but State shrugs it off.
Axelsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
State connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axelsson. Axelsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Axelsson throws a jab but it's blocked by State.
State is looking for the big counter here.
Axelsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State lands with a right hand.
State is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Axelsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
State throws a hook but Axelsson blocks it.
State motions for Axelsson to come forward. State throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
State lands a nice looking kick to the body. Axelsson takes a step back to recover.
State lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsson scores with a head kick. State tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
State lands a body shot.
Axelsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
State slips under a jab from Axelsson.
State listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson walks into a stiff left hand from State.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! State gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Police State!
Police State is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Police State was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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