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RC 105 - Xin vs. Kuusisto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandy McSouthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oh Well (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSouthers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is VNV Nation - Anthem. Oh Well has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sandy McSouthers's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandy McSouthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oh Well!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McSouthers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well is not content to let McSouthers control the position.
Well wants to get back to his feet.
McSouthers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McSouthers working the head and body with strikes.
McSouthers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSouthers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McSouthers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Well defending well though.
Well keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well taking some punishment here, with McSouthers in his half guard.
McSouthers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well taking some punishment here, with McSouthers in his half guard.
Well won't allow McSouthers to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McSouthers.
McSouthers is trying to work for a kimura but Well is defending well.
McSouthers is stalling here. Well is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McSouthers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Well has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McSouthers tries to bench press Well off him but Well keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McSouthers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Well off and has taken his back!
McSouthers 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.
Well manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. McSouthers is now in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McSouthers throws a strike aimed at the side of Well's head but Well avoids it well.
Well takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McSouthers working the strikes but Well uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McSouthers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McSouthers works his way into side control.
Well stops McSouthers from passing to mount.
The ground and pound from McSouthers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McSouthers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Well sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy McSouthers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McSouthers blocks a head kick by Well.
McSouthers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well looks to land a combination. McSouthers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Sandy McSouthers has been cut.
Well takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McSouthers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McSouthers slips a jab and a cross from Well.
Well swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for McSouthers.
McSouthers connects with a body shot.
Well takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McSouthers.
McSouthers lands a nice hook to Well's body. Well takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well is breathing heavily.
McSouthers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McSouthers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSouthers throws a big right hand that misses.
McSouthers passes into half guard.
McSouthers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McSouthers working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McSouthers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well blocking the ground and pound attempt from McSouthers.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McSouthers connects with a nice short shot to Well's temple.
Well on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McSouthers wants to free his trapped foot but Well is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McSouthers is nestled in close to Well, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McSouthers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers trying to mount his opponent but Well defends it.
McSouthers seems to be looking for submissions.
McSouthers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McSouthers working over Well with some ground and pound. Well looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McSouthers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Well's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McSouthers with the ground and pound but Well uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McSouthers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McSouthers has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Well is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McSouthers yanks on the arm and Well is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McSouthers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandy McSouthers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's entrance music is Wild Boys. A fine choice. Gregory has chosen A New Level as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory cracks Filipovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregory drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Gregory is having none of it.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory looking to pass the guard.
Gregory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is keeping the position.
Gregory won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Gregory trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Gregory keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Filipovic's head.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Filipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gregory on the ground.
Gregory thows a big elbow that misses.
Gregory controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gregory won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Gregory seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gregory chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory advances position into side control!
Gregory trying to control the action but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Filipovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gregory asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gregory is trying to get an arm triangle but Filipovic is defending well.
Filipovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Filipovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filipovic tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gregory tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregory has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gregory wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
Gregory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gregory tries to advance to mount but can't.
Filipovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Filipovic really wants to buck Gregory off and get back to his feet.
Filipovic taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gregory cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gregory content just to control the position here.
Gregory can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filipovic is looking to escape.
The referee warns Filipovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory controlling from mount.
Filipovic is in a horrible position here. Gregory smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregory controlling his opponent.
Gregory lands a big shot there that rocks Filipovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gregory quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gregory but it's paid off an Filipovic is forced to tap! Nice work by Gregory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noah Gregory!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Welles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Welles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Legs.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Legs throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Welles is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crazy Legs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enojado Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enojado Sanchez 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enojado Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, SD Plissken!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plissken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plissken looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Plissken is defended easily by Sanchez.
Plissken misses with the combination.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Plissken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plissken shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Enojado Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SD Plissken.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Plissken up against the cage.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Plissken.
A short body shot lands from Plissken as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
Plissken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plissken goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
Plissken prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plissken looks gassed!
Sanchez pulls Plissken into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is wriggling around but Plissken manages to pass to half guard.
Plissken is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Plissken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Plissken scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plissken is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Plissken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Plissken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Plissken is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Plissken maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sanchez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Plissken has cracked it and Sanchez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Plissken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). SD Plissken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tafoya's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop. Loe has chosen RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade" as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loe misses with a low kick.
Loe wants to clinch.
Loe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tafoya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tafoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tafoya manages to avoid it.
Tafoya connects with a right hand. Loe shakes it off.
Loe moves out of range as Tafoya strikes.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Loe misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loe 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 Tafoya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tafoya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe doesn't manage to clinch there - Tafoya circles away.
Tafoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Loe.
Loe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tafoya misses the target.
Loe moves out of range as Tafoya strikes.
Loe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loe showed some decent athleticism there.
Tafoya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tafoya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Loe gets to his feet - Tafoya follows without any prompting.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tafoya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loe - the referee stops the clock and Tafoya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loe. Tafoya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tafoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Loe.
Loe is looking to slow Tafoya down with leg kicks.
Loe misses with a takedown attempt - Tafoya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tafoya takes a swing at Loe's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe looks for the body kick but Tafoya saw that one coming.
Tafoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loe.
Loe thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Tafoya.
Loe misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Tafoya misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tafoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tafoya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tafoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Loe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loe - that will leave a mark!
Loe lands with a nice body kick.
Tafoya is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe scores with a leg kick.
Harald Loe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loe.
Tafoya throws a looping overhand right but Loe ducks down to avoid it.
Loe throws a push kick but Tafoya slaps the foot to one side.
Loe is looking to clinch but Tafoya is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tafoya misses with a double jab
and Loe counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Loe misses.
Tafoya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Loe throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tafoya misses with a two punch combination.
Tafoya throws the left hand but Loe avoids the punch easily.
Loe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loe 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Loe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tafoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loe keeps Tafoya at a distance using the push kick.
Tafoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loe shoots in looking for a takedown. Tafoya tries to sprawl out of it but Loe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tafoya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loe throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Noah Tafoya has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tafoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Loe scores with a head kick.
Tafoya throws a hook but Loe avoids it easily.
Loe throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Loe.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tafoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe lands a slapping body shot.
Loe lands with a nice combination. Tafoya backs away looking to recover.
Loe throws a series of punches but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loe throws a nice inside 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!
Loe wants to clinch up but Tafoya keeps it at a distance.
Tafoya tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tafoya takes an elbow to the temple.
Tafoya takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Noah Tafoya's cut is getting worse.
Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loe connects with a nice looking jab.
Noah Tafoya's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Loe throws a right hand that Tafoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Tafoya also avoids with ease.
Loe misses the body punch
and Tafoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tafoya checks it well.
Loe jabs at Tafoya's body.
Tafoya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loe moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tafoya wants to break free but Loe has control.
Loe lands a shoulder strike.
Tafoya is trying to break free.
Loe goes for a takedown attempt but Tafoya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Tafoya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Loe coming out on top.
Tafoya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loe counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Tafoya lands.
Loe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Loe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tafoya's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe thumps Tafoya with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loe.
Tafoya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe clinches.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loe.
Loe lands a body shot.
Tafoya is trying to break the clinch but Loe is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tafoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a left hand.
Loe lands an elbow just above Tafoya 's eye.
Jeez, Noah Tafoya's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Loe landing some nice looking knees 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!
Loe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loe lands an elbow just above Tafoya 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Tafoya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harald Loe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. David Paul has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Borre Oppeboen's chin.
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260 lbs
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273 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul swinging wildly here.
Oppeboen scores with a punch to the head.
Paul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oppeboen. That did some damage!
Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick.
Oppeboen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Paul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oppeboen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul tries to score with a low kick but Oppeboen moves his leg out of the way.
Oppeboen checks the leg kick.
Paul misses with an uppercut. Oppeboen saw that one coming.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick from Oppeboen.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Paul.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Oppeboen throws a hook but Paul blocks it.
A head kick by Paul - that's a beauty! Oppeboen is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Paul can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Paul!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredruk Reinfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gynther Gail has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fredruk Reinfeldt's chin.
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredruk Reinfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gail ducks under a wild hook from Reinfeldt.
Gail moves away from the strike by Reinfeldt.
Gail slips a jab from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt misses with a looping right.
Gail takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reinfeldt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reinfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gail moves away.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gail ducks under a wild hook from Reinfeldt.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reinfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gail looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gail fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fredruk Reinfeldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Reinfeldt throws a hook but Gail blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reinfeldt, as that shot connected.
It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Reinfeldt with a nice cross.
Gail slips under a jab from Reinfeldt.
Gail is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reinfeldt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gail.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight right.
Gail is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reinfeldt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Reinfeldt catches Gail right on the button with a cross.
Reinfeldt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Reinfeldt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reinfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gail.
Gail slips under a jab.
Gail walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gail at a distance.
Reinfeldt misses with a straight right.
Fredruk Reinfeldt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gail takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Reinfeldt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredruk Reinfeldt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinfeldt throws a hook but Gail avoids it easily.
Gail moves out of range as Reinfeldt strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reinfeldt throws a series of strikes that have Gail backpedaling.
Reinfeldt takes a swing at Gail's ribcage but misses.
Reinfeldt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinfeldt throws a jab when Gail was well out of range.
Gail ducks under a wild hook from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gail's hands.
Reinfeldt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reinfeldt scores with a nice right hand.
Reinfeldt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gail doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Reinfeldt as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Gynther Gail's cut even more.
Reinfeldt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt looks to throw the jab but Gail is out of range.
Reinfeldt's corner calls for a 1-2. Reinfeldt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinfeldt lands a glancing blow to the side of Gail's head.
Gail takes one on the button.
Reinfeldt lands a big uppercut and Gail crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gail looks OK. Reinfeldt waves Gail back to his feet!
Gail is rocked!
Reinfeldt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gail is still on wobbly legs! Can Reinfeldt finish him?
Reinfeldt cracks Gail on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gail falls backwards against the cage. Reinfeldt follows up with more strikes that drop Gail to his knees. Reinfeldt keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gail! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredruk Reinfeldt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fuad Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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25
217 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuad Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen throws the left hand but Aliyev avoids the punch easily.
Laamanen lands with a cross.
Laamanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aliyev avoids the head kick by Laamanen.
Laamanen throws a lazy right hand but Aliyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laamanen needs to keep his hands up - Aliyev had a free shot at his head there.
Laamanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Aliyev circles away.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Aliyev.
Laamanen misses with an uppercut. Aliyev saw that one coming.
Laamanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reijo Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev throws a shot to the body.
Aliyev lands a really nice looking cross but Laamanen seems unphased.
Aliyev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laamanen's hands.
Aliyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laamanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Fuad Aliyev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliyev cracks a nice hook into Laamanen's ribs.
Laamanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aliyev lands a jab.
Laamanen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Aliyev tumbling to the canvas! Laamanen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Aliyev was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reijo Laamanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cornish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
159 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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20
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Cornish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe staying out of range there.
Cornish scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Cornish fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Cornish off the cage and back into rage.
Monroe throws a head kick but Cornish moves out of range.
Cornish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monroe with a hook.
Cornish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Monroe fakes the leg kick and cracks Cornish in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe throws a chopping leg kick but Cornish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cornish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monroe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Cornish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
Monroe lands a big head kick that sends Cornish tumbling to the mat! Monroe takes a step backwards and waves Cornish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cornish is rocked!
It looks like Jeremy Cornish has been cut.
Cornish closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Cornish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle momentarily. Monroe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a kick to the body.
Cornish seems to have got his legs back now.
Cornish is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cornish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monroe - the referee stops the clock and Cornish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monroe. Cornish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe lands a left and a right that send Cornish crashing to the mat, dazed. Monroe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Carlos Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornish takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monroe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cornish.
Carlos Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monroe.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe cracks Cornish with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cornish looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Monroe finish him?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monroe.
A solid body kick from Monroe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monroe. Cornish shrugs it off though.
Monroe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cornish if he has to take too many more of those.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Cornish's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe thows a body kick. Cornish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe!
Monroe lands with a nice body punch.
Monroe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cornish will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Monroe scoring well with a low kick there.
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jeremy Cornish's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monroe.
Monroe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monroe.
Cornish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe's corner calls for a 1-2. Monroe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monroe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monroe lands with an overhand left.
Monroe throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cornish crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carlos Monroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin's entrance music is Ave Maria. A fine choice. Kuusisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System of a down - Chop Suey. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
190 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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25
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto misses with a body kick.
Xin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that half lands.
Xin avoids the body shot from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Xin as he checks the leg kick.
Kuusisto looks for the body kick but Xin saw that one coming.
Xin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuusisto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Xin checks a leg kick.
Kuusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xin throws a body punch but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Kuusisto connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Xin misses.
Kuusisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Xin - just one landing.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Xin checks a low kick from Kuusisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a kick to the body.
Xin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuusisto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuusisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xin with a hook.
Kuusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto staying out of range there.
Xin tries to bum rush Kuusisto with a series of wild strikes but Kuusisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Xin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuusisto throws a sloppy body shot
and Xin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuusisto.
Xin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusisto doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xin checks a leg kick.
Kuusisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xin. That did some damage!
Kuusisto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xin tries to bum rush Kuusisto with a series of wild strikes but Kuusisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuusisto looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses
and Xin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Xin lands with a hook. Kuusisto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Armas Kuusisto's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto tries to move into range but Xin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuusisto is looking to chop away at Xin's legs.
Kuusisto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Xin avoids it.
Kuusisto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xin counters with a nice body shot.
Xin loads up on a big right hand but Kuusisto slips the punch.
Kuusisto lands with a kick to the temple. Xin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xin misses the shot to the body.
Xin staying out of range there.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Xin's front leg but catches the back leg as Xin tries to avoid it.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Xin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xin moves out of range as Kuusisto strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Xin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin misses with a few strikes there.
Xin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuusisto moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Xin misses.
Kuusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xin takes a step back to recover.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Xin counter with a right hand.
Kuusisto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Xin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Armas Kuusisto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ming Xin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Good leg kick by Kuusisto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xin is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kuusisto.
Xin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
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.
Xin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusisto. Kuusisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xin misses the jab.
A solid body kick from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuusisto misses with a wild combination.
Kuusisto wants to clinch.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusisto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuusisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuusisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Xin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xin throws a looping overhand right but Kuusisto ducks down to avoid it.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuusisto thows a leg kick but Xin checks it
and Xin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuusisto looks for a takedown but Xin sprawls well.
Xin checks a low kick from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto tries a low kick but Xin avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusisto.
Xin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xin throws a big shot that misses.
Xin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuusisto 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 Xin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuusisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusisto needs to keep his hands up - Xin had a free shot at his head there.
Xin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusisto.
A jab from Xin misses.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Kuusisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armas Kuusisto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Xin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuusisto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Xin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kuusisto.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xin sprawls well. Xin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuusisto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming Xin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Xin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuusisto defending well as Xin loads up on a big left hand.
Kuusisto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a front kick that sends Xin stumbling back into the cage.
Xin checks a leg kick.
Kuusisto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuusisto tries for a takedown but Xin circles away easily
and Xin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armas Kuusisto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ming Xin!
Ming Xin retains his middleweight title!
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