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MFN 239: Linhares vs. Manne PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Somnium - After All. Musta Laine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Lockheart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockheart misses with a takedown attempt - Laine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Laine scores with a punch to the head.
Lockheart dives in and scores a takedown into Laine's guard.
Lockheart tries to free his leg and advance position but Laine is retaining full guard.
Lockheart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laine is looking for a triangle but Lockheart pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockheart trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lockheart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine controls Lockheart momentarily but Lockheart frees himself.
Laine wants to sweep here but Lockheart controlling him for the moment.
Lockheart trying to move into half guard but instead Laine has managed to sweep!
Lockheart managing to control the position.
Laine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lockheart pulls Laine in close to prevent any damage.
Laine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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.
Laine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lockheart has control of Laine's left arm, preventing Laine from doing any damage.
Laine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
Laine is fighting to break Lockheart's control of his arms but Lockheart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laine wants to control from the top but Lockheart keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laine throws a leg kick but Lockheart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lockheart shapes to counter with a head kick.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine misses with a double jab
and Lockheart counters with a nice uppercut.
Lockheart tries for a takedown but Laine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lockheart misses with a takedown attempt
and Laine counters by moving into the clinch.
Musta Laine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Lockheart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart is working for takedown but Laine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lockheart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laine is keeping busy.
Lockheart is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Lockheart is trying to force a seperation but Laine has the dominant position.
Lockheart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine has Lockheart up against the cage in a clinch.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lockheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laine blocks an elbow strike from Lockheart.
Lockheart's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lockheart's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lockheart jumps guard but Laine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lockheart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockheart backwards.
Lockheart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Laine just leaning against Lockheart, taking a breather.
Lockheart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laine works the jab nicely.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Lockheart.
Laine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lockheart.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lockheart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Lockheart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lockheart fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine with a jab.
and Laine counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lockheart! He's just covering up as Laine starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Laine!
Musta Laine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kurt Lockheart had this to say: 'I'm sorry I did not deliver. I'll work harder in order not to disappoint the fans.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Sykloni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Within Temptation - Whole World Is Watching. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykloni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sykloni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykloni throws a half hearted mid kick.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sykloni throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River is looking to counter the offense by Sykloni and move into the clinch.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sykloni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykloni.
River slips a straight right by Sykloni.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Sykloni connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sykloni 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.
Sykloni wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sykloni looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sykloni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River manages to break the clinch.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River keeps Sykloni at a distance using the push kick.
Sykloni throws a leg kick
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sykloni circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sykloni counter with a right hand.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sykloni finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Sykloni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykloni staying out of range there.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykloni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a combination. Sykloni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tries to clinch but Sykloni is having none of it.
Sykloni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River tries to land a body kick
and Sykloni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sykloni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck for Sykloni with that takedown attempt.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River misses with a double jab.
River throws a leg kick
and Sykloni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sykloni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from River.
Sykloni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. River looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
River is trying to control Sykloni's posture but Sykloni avoids it.
River being controlled for a moment.
River is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykloni trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
Sykloni moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
River tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sykloni in side control, just content to control the action for now.
River is looking to reverse the position.
River controls the position for a moment.
Sykloni is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sykloni taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sykloni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sykloni showed some decent athleticism there.
Sykloni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
River wants to get back to his feet.
River is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River tries to get to full guard but Sykloni has control of the leg.
River desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni stalling.
Sykloni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sykloni controlling the position easily from mount.
River is trying to escape the mount.
Sykloni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
River is trying to escape the mount.
Sykloni looking to control but River is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
River is looking to get to half guard.
River wants to hold on but Sykloni pushes him away.
Sykloni controlling from mount.
River wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sykloni.
Sykloni landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sykloni scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni controlling the position easily from mount.
River tries to hold on but Sykloni postures up.
The referee warns River that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
River wants to hold on but Sykloni pushes him away.
Sykloni lands a big shot there that rocks River but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sykloni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
River tries to reverse the position but Sykloni maintains control.
Sykloni controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is squirming around, avoiding Sykloni's attempts to control the action.
Sykloni won't let River get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
River keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
River wants to control but Sykloni is having none of it.
Sykloni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
River is in all sorts of trouble here.
River tries to hold on but Sykloni postures up.
Sykloni content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sykloni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River pushes Sykloni away with a front kick.
A shot to the body from Sykloni misses
and River counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sykloni's knee momentarily.
Sykloni throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
Sykloni avoids a kick to the body.
Sykloni throws a nice outside leg kick.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sykloni.
Sykloni throws a leg kick that is checked
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River looks for the body kick but Sykloni saw that one coming.
Sykloni scores with a shot to the body.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykloni is out of range and River settles back down.
Sykloni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykloni misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykloni pivots, looking for a leg kick but River is out of range and Sykloni settles back down.
River misses with a double jab
and Sykloni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sykloni.
Sykloni defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Sykloni connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
A jab from River misses.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sykloni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River misses with a low kick.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sykloni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sykloni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Sykloni lands a jab to the head.
Sykloni has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River throws a body punch but Sykloni moves out of range.
Sykloni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River scores with a leg kick.
Sykloni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Sykloni.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sykloni 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River moves in looking to clinch but Sykloni pushes him off.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykloni.
River seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sykloni blocks a head kick by River.
Sykloni doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
River thuds a left hand into Sykloni's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sykloni as he checks the leg kick.
Sykloni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and River moves into the clinch.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykloni.
River looking to throw knees to the head but Sykloni is blocking nicely.
River connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sykloni's face.
Sykloni gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sykloni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics River uses from the top position.
River content to stall in guard here.
Sykloni looking for a sweep. Not yet Sykloni, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River controlling from the top position.
River wants to stand but Sykloni is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sykloni pulls River in close to prevent any damage.
River looking to sit in guard and control but Sykloni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
Cole River managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xathras Choate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Choate might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dog the Nine. Hermansson has chosen Rammstein - Ich Will! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21 - 16 - 1 |
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158 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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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
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xathras Choate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansson throws out a loose jab but Choate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choate looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Choate motions for Hermansson to come forward. Choate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermansson throws a hook but Choate avoids it easily.
Hermansson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hermansson throws the left hand but Choate avoids the punch easily.
Choate lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Choate, right into the meat.
Xathras Choate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choate misses with a low kick.
Choate scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Choate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermansson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Choate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choate manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hermansson.
Choate misses with a hook.
Choate lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hermansson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hermansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermansson scores with a jab to the body.
Hermansson cracks Choate with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hermansson scores with a punch to the head.
Hermansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hermansson throws the left hand but Choate avoids the punch easily.
Hermansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choate moves away.
Choate takes a swing at Hermansson's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Choate misses.
Hermansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Choate off the cage and back into range.
Hermansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Choate misses with an uppercut. Hermansson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hermansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Choate.
A shot to the liver by Choate. Beautiful body shot.
Choate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Choate feints and then cracks Hermansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermansson down.
Hermansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermansson throws a lazy right hand but Choate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xathras Choate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermansson cracks a nice hook into Choate's ribs.
We've been told by Choate's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choate stuns Hermansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hermansson throws an overhand right that lands on Choate's shoulder, as Choate tries to avoid the shot.
Choate throws the kick towards the body but Hermansson avoids it.
Hermansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choate.
Choate connects with a leg kick. Hermansson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hermansson throws a shot from downtown. Choate moves away and avoids it.
Choate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Choate loads up on a big right hand but Hermansson slips the punch.
Choate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xathras Choate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choate misses with a hook.
Hermansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choate throws a sloppy head kick and Hermansson moves out of range easily.
Hermansson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Choate 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 Hermansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Choate here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Choate throws a head kick that misses.
Hermansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hermansson misses with an uppercut
and Choate counters with a low kick, right behind Hermansson 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hermansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hermansson throws a hook but Choate avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Choate misses its target.
Hermansson lands with a shot to the body.
Hermansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Choate looks to land a right hand but Hermansson moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hermansson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Choate has got the better of the exchanges.
Choate slips a straight right by Hermansson.
Choate throws a leg kick that misses.
Choate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermansson can do to turn this around?
Choate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermansson clinches with his opponent.
Hermansson misses with a body punch.
Choate tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choate tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choate lands with a left to the head.
Choate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choate throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Choate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Choate scores with a leg kick.
Choate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
Hermansson avoids the head kick by Choate.
Hermansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Choate.
Hermansson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Choate swings for the body but Hermansson moves out of range.
Hermansson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hermansson scores with a hook to the body. Choate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hermansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Choate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hermansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choate.
A punch lands to the side of Hermansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hermansson moves away from the strike by Choate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Choate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Choate motions for Hermansson to come forward. Choate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Choate defending well as Hermansson loads up on a big left hand.
Choate throwing a counter right hand but Hermansson manages to avoid it.
Choate slips under a jab from Hermansson.
Choate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Choate swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermansson.
Hermansson takes a swing at Choate's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Choate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xathras Choate is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermansson tries to clinch but Choate moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xathras Choate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hermansson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hermansson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Choate moves out of range of the strikes.
Choate throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermansson.
Hermansson feints the counter takedown.
Choate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermansson throws a lazy right hand but Choate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Choate does no damage.
Choate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermansson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermansson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Choate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Choate misses with a punch on the inside.
Choate misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choate tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermansson misses with a punch to the body.
Choate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choate misses with the head strike.
Choate throws a head punch that misses.
Choate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choate lands with a light punch inside.
Hermansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermansson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Choate smiles and moves away.
Jan Olov Hermansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermansson misses the target.
Choate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hermansson's head backwards.
Hermansson cracks Choate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hermansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choate under the eye.
Choate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Choate just misses with a punch to the body.
Choate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hermansson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choate throws a sloppy head kick and Hermansson moves out of range easily.
Choate throws a leg kick but Hermansson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hermansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Choate's head.
Hermansson misses with a body shot.
Choate tried to counter with a leg kick but Hermansson avoided it.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
Choate throws a low kick but Hermansson moves out of range easily.
Choate just misses with a punch to the body.
Choate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hermansson's hands.
Choate lands a nice shot to the body.
Choate jabs Hermansson right on the nose. Hermansson blinks but takes it well.
Hermansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choate misses the shot to the body.
Hermansson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Choate throws a body punch but Hermansson moves out of range.
Hermansson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Choate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hermansson on the side of the head.
Choate connects with a body shot that sends Hermansson's belly button to the back.
Hermansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermansson avoids the body shot from Choate.
Hermansson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by Choate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Hermansson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hermansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Choate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hermansson looks to land a left hand but Choate moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xathras Choate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Choate 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xathras Choate!
An out of breath Xathras Choate 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
20 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looks for the body kick but Godbolt saw that one coming.
Kim scores with a nice right hand.
Kim has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Godbolt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Godbolt lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godbolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Godbolt defends it well.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Godbolt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Godbolt's sensitive parts.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim feints and then cracks Godbolt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Godbolt down.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Godbolt tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Godbolt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Godbolt on his heels. He'll look to pass Godbolt's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt looking to control.
Godbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Godbolt blocks nicely.
Godbolt is looking for a triangle but Kim pushes his legs off easily.
Kim trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Godbolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Godbolt is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Kim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godbolt is looking to sweep but instead, Kim has passed into half guard.
Kim is thwarting Godbolt's attempts to control the position.
Godbolt is concentrating on defense, preventing Kim from advancing position.
Godbolt trying to control but Kim postures up.
Godbolt is looking to improve his position.
Kim wants to work for an arm triangle but Godbolt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Godbolt is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Godbolt is retaining full guard.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Godbolt sprawls well.
Matthew Godbolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Kim.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Godbolt misses its target.
Nice shot by Godbolt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Godbolt but Godbolt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godbolt misses with a hook.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godbolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godbolt moves away.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Godbolt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Godbolt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Godbolt.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godbolt.
Godbolt throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Godbolt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Godbolt's legs - danger averted.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godbolt is adopting a defensive guard.
Kim wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Godbolt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
As Kim looks to move away, Godbolt throws a big counter combo bu Kim just gets out of the way.
Godbolt stuffs the takedown attempt from Kim. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godbolt throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Godbolt catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Godbolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Godbolt shows good takedown defense.
Godbolt throwing a counter right hand but Kim manages to avoid it.
Matthew Godbolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Kim.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godbolt checks a leg kick.
Godbolt is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Godbolt misses its target.
Kim misses with a hook
and Godbolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Roberto Kim has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Godbolt. That snapped Kim's head back.
Donk. Godbolt catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim slips a straight right by Godbolt.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Godbolt finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Godbolt as Kim shoots in.
Godbolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godbolt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Godbolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Godbolt looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Godbolt lands a body shot.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Godbolt lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kim falls backwards - clearly groggy! Godbolt dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Godbolt!
A relieved looking Matthew Godbolt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Roberto Kim was interviewed post fight and said 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedrich Bergfried is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice right hand.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a low kick.
Bergfried misses with the combination.
Smoochie Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smoochie Wallace is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smoochie Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried throws a big shot that misses.
Bergfried motions for Smoochie Wallace to come forward. Bergfried throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smoochie Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
A little feinted left hand from Smoochie Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bergfried goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace punishes Bergfried's body with a nice straight punch.
Smoochie Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bergfried takes a step back to recover.
Bergfried connects with an inside leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Bergfried avoids it.
Smoochie Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Bergfried.
We've been hearing reports that Smoochie Wallace has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smoochie Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Smoochie Wallace sees coming a mile off.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smoochie Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab by Smoochie Wallace.
A head kick misses from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses
and Bergfried counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Smoochie Wallace takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smoochie Wallace checks a leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace tries for a takedown but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Smoochie Wallace.
Nice body kick there by Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergfried throws out a counter right but Smoochie Wallace avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bergfried tries to avoid it but Smoochie Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bergfried to the ground. Bergfried escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Smoochie Wallace misses
and Bergfried makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smoochie Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bergfried has time to react.
Bergfried lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smoochie Wallace throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body shot.
Bergfried throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smoochie Wallace to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smoochie Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smoochie Wallace postures up in Bergfried's guard and throws a big left but Bergfried blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smoochie Wallace trying to move into half guard but instead Bergfried has managed to sweep!
Smoochie Wallace trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smoochie Wallace is on top in guard.
Smoochie Wallace preventing the sweep.
Smoochie Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Bergfried blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergfried lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smoochie Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried lands a nice shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Bergfried lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smoochie Wallace 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.
Bergfried throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Smoochie Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smoochie Wallace misses the body punch
and Bergfried counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smoochie Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smoochie Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace lands the left hand.
Smoochie Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Smoochie Wallace feinted with a counter takedown.
Bergfried connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergfried connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smoochie Wallace momentarily.
Bergfried lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a low kick but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range easily.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried lands with a shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Bergfried sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Smoochie Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smoochie Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Bergfried's knee but Bergfried avoids it well.
Bergfried throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergfried tried to score with a low kick but Smoochie Wallace checks it.
Smoochie Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bergfried connects with the punch.
Smoochie Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergfried sprawls well. He's pushed Smoochie Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoochie Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bergfried.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smoochie Wallace looks for a takedown but Bergfried sprawls well.
Smoochie Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smoochie Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Bergfried had a free shot at his head there.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smoochie Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Jab by Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Smoochie Wallace does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Bergfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smoochie Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Bergfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergfried is looking to reverse the position.
Bergfried 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.
Smoochie Wallace working the ground and pound.
Bergfried dodges the ground and pound from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Bergfried is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smoochie Wallace misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smoochie Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow Smoochie Wallace down.
Bergfried bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Bergfried blocks the leg kick.
Bergfried keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smoochie Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smoochie Wallace lands an overhand right.
Smoochie Wallace takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergfried, right into the meat.
Bergfried slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smoochie Wallace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range and Smoochie Wallace settles back down.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smoochie Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Smoochie Wallace tenderised Bergfried's leg. Bergfried is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bergfried moves out of range as Smoochie Wallace strikes.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a straight left.
Smoochie Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but Bergfried manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergfried throws out a counter right but Smoochie Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smoochie Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smoochie Wallace avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Smoochie Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smoochie Wallace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bergfried jabs at Smoochie Wallace's body.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands with an uppercut that bounces Smoochie Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Bergfried swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
It looked like Smoochie Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bergfried.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried lands with a nice body punch.
Bergfried looks to land a left hand but Smoochie Wallace moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bergfried. Beautiful body shot.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Bergfried counters with a leg kick.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace lands with an overhand left.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smoochie Wallace throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smoochie Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.
Smoochie Wallace throws a push kick but Bergfried slaps the foot to one side.
Bergfried swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smoochie Wallace. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoochie Wallace moves out of range as Bergfried throws a body kick.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smoochie Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bergfried wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried blocks a head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smoochie Wallace.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Bergfried releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smoochie Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Bergfried lands with a shot to the body.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a looping left.
Bergfried feints a counter leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. Smoochie Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergfried winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
A relieved looking Friedrich Bergfried thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pookie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ride The Train. Ki Duk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. north korea's national anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pookie Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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285 lbs
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260 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pookie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Ki Duk.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ki Duk throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ki Duk looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Ki Duk avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks it.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Ki Duk, against the cage.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson backing away here, and Ki Duk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ki Duk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ki Duk tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ki Duk is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ki Duk blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Ki Duk pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ki Duk managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ki Duk blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pookie Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Pookie Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Roman Kersikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cody Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin walks into a jab.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Lundin.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Lundin blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov 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.
Lundin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lundin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lundin counters with a single leg into guard. Kersikov didn't expect that.
Lundin trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Lundin is fighting to break Kersikov's control of his arms but Kersikov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundin lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundin is one step ahead there.
Kersikov looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lundin has his hands clasped together but Kersikov extends and breaks Lundin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kersikov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Roman Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc comes to the cage accompanied by Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle. Ugor Makinwa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body
letting LeBlanc counter with a right hand.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makinwa dodges the punch combination from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc misses with an uppercut.
Makinwa looks to land a body kick but LeBlanc moved away.
LeBlanc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
LeBlanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makinwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LeBlanc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LeBlanc moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa tries to keep at a distance but LeBlanc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makinwa wants to break free but LeBlanc has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch.
LeBlanc misses with some punches.
Makinwa lands a left hand that snaps the head of LeBlanc backwards.
Makinwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LeBlanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Makinwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makinwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa throws an off balance right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a solid body kick.
LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
LeBlanc scores with a jab. Makinwa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
LeBlanc takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makinwa! But no joy.
Ugor Makinwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of LeBlanc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makinwa.
LeBlanc lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by LeBlanc. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Good shot there by Makinwa.
LeBlanc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makinwa backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by LeBlanc. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
LeBlanc instigates a clinch.
Makinwa scores with a shot to the side of LeBlanc's head.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
Makinwa breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc checks a leg kick nicely.
Claude LeBlanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makinwa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to LeBlanc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Makinwa breaks from the clinch.
LeBlanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Makinwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBlanc throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeBlanc.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Makinwa lands a big head kick that sends LeBlanc tumbling to the mat! Makinwa takes a step backwards and waves LeBlanc back to his feet - he wants the finish!
LeBlanc is rocked!
LeBlanc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh LeBlanc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeBlanc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
LeBlanc seems to have got his legs back now.
Makinwa cracks LeBlanc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
LeBlanc loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa throws out a leg kick but LeBlanc moves out of range and Makinwa only half commits.
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makinwa. LeBlanc shrugs it off though.
A jab from LeBlanc does it's job there.
LeBlanc stuns Makinwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LeBlanc is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Makinwa throws a big counter head kick but LeBlanc avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeBlanc attempts a counter takedown but Makinwa avoids it well and moves away.
Nice body punch from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LeBlanc throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makinwa jabs LeBlanc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makinwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBlanc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc throws a big shot that misses.
LeBlanc backing away here, and Makinwa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBlanc tries to clinch
and Makinwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LeBlanc thinking.
LeBlanc is breathing heavily.
LeBlanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makinwa avoids the body shot from LeBlanc.
Makinwa slips a straight right by LeBlanc.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makinwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
LeBlanc throws a lazy right hand but Makinwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but LeBlanc saw that one coming.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into LeBlanc's ribs.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makinwa! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa throws a hook to the side of LeBlanc's head but LeBlanc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LeBlanc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makinwa flicks out a counter leg kick but LeBlanc steps away.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from LeBlanc is predictable there
and LeBlanc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Makinwa - that will leave a mark!
Makinwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LeBlanc clinches up with Makinwa and pushes him back against the cage.
Makinwa working hard to break the clinch.
LeBlanc breaks the clinch.
Makinwa feints and then cracks LeBlanc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBlanc down.
Makinwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makinwa.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makinwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LeBlanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makinwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeBlanc.
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!
LeBlanc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LeBlanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc slips a straight right by Makinwa.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. LeBlanc looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the leg kick from Makinwa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LeBlanc checks a leg kick.
Makinwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBlanc.
Makinwa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LeBlanc just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
LeBlanc tries to close the distance and clinch but Makinwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
LeBlanc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBlanc connects with a single shot there.
A cross from LeBlanc lands.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeBlanc checks the leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa swings for the body but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Makinwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makinwa trying to remain calm as LeBlanc controls from the top position.
Makinwa tries to improve position but can't.
Makinwa is not content to let LeBlanc control the position.
You can see the frustration on Makinwa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makinwa sneaks back into half guard.
Makinwa is pressing down on LeBlanc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Makinwa, not yet.
LeBlanc throwing strikes but missing.
LeBlanc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinwa controlling the position.
LeBlanc stopping the sweep attempt from Makinwa.
LeBlanc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LeBlanc throws a big right hand that misses.
LeBlanc trying to control the position from guard on top but Makinwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LeBlanc 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.
Makinwa trying to keep a closed guard but LeBlanc is proving a slippery customer.
LeBlanc throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
LeBlanc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Makinwa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LeBlanc on the side of the head.
Makinwa works LeBlanc's body with a nice hook.
LeBlanc throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from LeBlanc 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 Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makinwa tries to land a leg kick but LeBlanc saw it coming and moves away.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the strikes.
LeBlanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBlanc throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makinwa was covering up waiting for the punch and LeBlanc finishes the takedown easily into guard.
LeBlanc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
LeBlanc trying to control the position from guard on top but Makinwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LeBlanc stopping the sweep attempt from Makinwa.
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 Claude LeBlanc 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. This is the final round!
Makinwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
LeBlanc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makinwa. Makinwa obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBlanc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makinwa lands with an uppercut that bounces LeBlanc off the cage and back into range.
Makinwa blocks the body kick.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like LeBlanc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
LeBlanc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LeBlanc defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by LeBlanc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBlanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from LeBlanc.
Makinwa lands a jab to the nose.
Makinwa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makinwa moves out of range as LeBlanc strikes.
A jab from LeBlanc does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LeBlanc at a distance.
LeBlanc pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and LeBlanc settles back down.
LeBlanc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makinwa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBlanc.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses.
LeBlanc quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
LeBlanc misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa counters with a nice right hand that sends LeBlanc toppling to the canvas! LeBlanc scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Makinwa finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makinwa.
LeBlanc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LeBlanc avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
LeBlanc throws a body shot but no joy.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LeBlanc checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a big head kick that sends LeBlanc tumbling to the mat! Makinwa takes a step backwards and waves LeBlanc back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Makinwa is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches LeBlanc flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! LeBlanc is out cold! Makinwa holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugor Makinwa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Manne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edguy - Two Out of Seven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Linhares is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Manne throws a leg kick
enabling Linhares to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Manne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manne throws a big shot that misses.
Manne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manne.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manne avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Manne takes one to the chin there.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manne misses with a hook. Linhares ducked under it nicely.
Manne digs a good hook to Linhares's body.
Manne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mannes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Manne throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manne throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares cracks the inside of Manne's front leg.
Linhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Linhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Manne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Manne wants a takedown.
I was talking to Linhares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manne backwards.
Manne avoids the elbow strike from Linhares, against the cage.
Manne lands with a short shot to the head.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Linhares tries to work over Manne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manne has clasped his hands together around Linhares's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Manne tries to move to mount but Linhares blocks the move with his legs.
Linhares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manne trying to control the position but Linhares is working away.
Manne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Linhares manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manne wants to improve his position but Linhares is controlling well.
Manne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares content to control rather than advance.
Linhares prevents Manne from improving his position.
Linhares is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manne is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Linhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manne regains full guard. Nicely done.
Linhares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manne is trying to control the position but Linhares postures up.
Manne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Linhares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Linhares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Linhares looking to pass the guard.
Linhares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manne blocks the body kick.
Manne misses with a left hand
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Manne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Manne.
Good work by Manne as he checks the leg kick.
Linhares clinches up with Manne and pushes him back against the cage.
Linhares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manne is keeping busy.
Manne is trying to force a seperation but Linhares has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Manne blocks an uppercut.
Manne misses with some punches.
Manne lands a hook that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares trying to land knees to the body.
Linhares stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Linhares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manne's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Manne avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Linhares.
Manne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linhares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Manne fails to land.
Manne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manne working aggressively here.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Manne.
Manne working aggressively here.
Hector Linhares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linhares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Manne moved away.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Manne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Manne misses.
Manne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
Hector Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares moves out of range as Manne strikes.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linhares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manne momentarily.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Manne ducks down to avoid it.
Manne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linhares swinging wildly here.
Linhares connects with a high kick.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linhares.
Manne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Manne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Manne misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Manne has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Manne can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Manne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares lands a nice uppercut.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manne.
Manne breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Manne.
Manne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manne misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Manne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares moves out of range as Manne strikes.
Manne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne slips under a jab.
Manne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Manne.
A slow jab from Manne misses its intended target.
Manne throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares 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 Manne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Manne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Linhares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linhares.
Manne throws a leg kick but Linhares moved away.
Manne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linhares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manne's head.
Manne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Manne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Manne.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manne.
Manne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manne fails with the takedown
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Manne lands.
Linhares throws a jab when Manne was well out of range.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Manne scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Linhares.
Linhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manne.
Linhares staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares connects with the punch.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manne can do to turn this around?
A combination from Manne does no damage.
Manne shoots in for a takedown but Linhares shows good takedown defense.
Manne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Linhares.
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linhares has time to react.
Good work by Linhares as he checks the leg kick.
Manne connects with a jab.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mannes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Linhares lands a jab to the nose.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Manne misses
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares scores with a leg kick.
Manne darts in looking for a takedown but Linhares gets double underhooks and turns Manne into the cage.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puntti Manne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manne throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Linhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manne slips under a jab from Linhares.
Nice straight punches there by Manne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manne.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linhares works the jab nicely.
Manne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linhares's head.
Linhares tries a low kick but Manne avoids it.
Manne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Manne counters with a series of strikes. Linhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manne counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Linhares.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Manne.
Linhares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manne feints the counter takedown.
Manne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Manne dips to his left and cracks Linhares with an uppercut!
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manne counters with a series of strikes. Linhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Manne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Manne jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looks for the body kick but Manne saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linhares.
Linhares lands a head kick. Manne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manne lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
The fighters circling - Manne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linhares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manne manages to circle out of the way.
Manne misses with a series of wild punches.
Manne with a nice cross.
Linhares moves in looking to clinch but Manne pushes him off.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manne works the jab nicely.
Linhares stuffs the takedown attempt from Manne. Manne gets slowly back to his feet.
Manne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Puntti Manne just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Manne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manne thows a leg kick but Linhares checks it
and Linhares counters with a two punch combo.
Linhares scores with a one two! Manne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Linhares looks to land a combination but Manne avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manne.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manne.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Manne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linhares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manne in his tracks.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manne scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Manne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manne misses with a straight left.
Manne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares looks to land a combination. Manne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manne lunges at Linhares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linhares's hand.
Manne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Manne saw that one coming.
Manne misses with a double jab.
Manne lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Manne misses the target.
Linhares throws a jab when Manne was well out of range.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Manne moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Manne throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Manne throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares moves in looking to clinch but Manne pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares closes the distance and pushes Manne back into the cage.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Manne avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Manne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
Manne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Linhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manne throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Linhares cracks the inside of Manne's front leg.
Linhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Linhares to the mat! Linhares manages to get full guard.
Linhares has his foot on Manne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manne works his way back into a safe position though.
Manne postures up in Linhares's guard and throws a big left but Linhares blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Linhares has Manne pulled in close to control his posture.
Manne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manne defends it easily.
Manne with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linhares is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manne landing some decent shots from guard.
Linhares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manne advances to half guard.
Linhares is trying is best to control the position here.
Linhares is looking for a sweep. Manne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puntti Manne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Linhares is looking for a triangle but Manne pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hector Linhares 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. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Manne.
Manne lands the left hand.
Manne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Manne throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Manne misses with a left hand
enabling Linhares to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Manne as he connects with a hook.
Linhares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linhares dips to his left and cracks Manne with an uppercut!
Manne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linhares throws a hook but Manne avoids it easily.
Linhares throws the left hand but Manne avoids the punch easily.
Manne jabs at Linhares's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linhares throws a low kick but Manne moves out of range easily.
Manne connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Manne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manne.
Good standup being displayed there by Manne as he connects with a hook.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manne was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Manne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares tests Manne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linhares walks into a jab.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Manne.
Linhares throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
Manne tries a low kick but Linhares avoids it.
Linhares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manne's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Manne.
Manne cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Linhares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Manne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Linhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manne! But no joy.
Manne misses with a hook to the body
and Manne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puntti Manne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manne circles away quickly and effectively.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
Manne misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne blocks a head kick by Linhares.
Manne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Linhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linhares's head backwards.
Linhares instigates a clinch.
Manne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Linhares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Manne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Manne pulls guard effortlessly.
Manne keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
Linhares is looking to stand up but Manne won't let him.
Linhares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Linhares has managed to get both his arms back between Manne's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linhares content to stall in guard here.
Manne has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Linhares doesn't defend quickly enough and Manne has managed to lock this one up! Can Linhares escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Manne on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Puntti Manne!
Puntti Manne is the new featherweight champion!
Puntti Manne tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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