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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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245 lbs
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230 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alighieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopejtka is just out of range.
Douglas Kopejtka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopejtka is looking to score with low kicks.
Alighieri lands a leg kick that knocks Kopejtka off balance momentarily.
Alighieri lunges at Kopejtka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kopejtka's hand.
Some wild striking there from Kopejtka.
Kopejtka misses with a takedown attempt - Alighieri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alighieri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alighieri lands a head shot.
Kopejtka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alighieri. That's going to slow Kopejtka down.
Kopejtka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alighieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Alighieri thows a body kick. Kopejtka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alighieri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Alighieri tenderised Kopejtka's leg. Kopejtka is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri moves forwards but Kopejtka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kopejtka misses with a series of wild punches.
Alighieri clobbers Kopejtka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kopejtka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alighieri advances position into side control!
Alighieri in side control, throwing shots but Kopejtka defends.
Alighieri 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.
Alighieri wants to control but Kopejtka is keeping him busy.
Alighieri cracks Kopejtka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alighieri prevents Kopejtka from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kopejtka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alighieri's guard! Nice work there by Kopejtka!
Alighieri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopejtka with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri managing to control the position.
Alighieri scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alighieri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kopejtka quickly recovers to half guard.
Alighieri lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Alighieri there.
Alighieri trying to control from half guard but Kopejtka is working away.
Alighieri working over Kopejtka with some ground and pound. Kopejtka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alighieri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kopejtka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alighieri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alighieri working over Kopejtka with some ground and pound. Kopejtka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Alighieri there.
Alighieri prevents Kopejtka from standing back up.
Alighieri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kopejtka is just riding it out for now. Alighieri eventually gives up the hold.
Alighieri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kopejtka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Alighieri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kopejtka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alighieri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kopejtka. That did some damage!
A big right from Alighieri misses.
Alighieri takes one on the button.
Kopejtka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tristan Alighieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Alighieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alighieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alighieri connects with a single shot there.
Alighieri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kopejtka.
It looked like Alighieri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kopejtka.
Alighieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Alighieri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kopejtka.
Alighieri takes a swing at Kopejtka's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kopejtka! But no joy.
Alighieri feints and as Kopejtka raises his hands in defense, Alighieri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopejtka is looking to stand up but Alighieri isn't so interested in that idea.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Kopejtka keeps moving.
Alighieri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopejtka can do to turn this around?
Alighieri throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri works over Kopejtka with some ground and pound from guard.
Alighieri throws a strike but Kopejtka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alighieri is controlling Kopejtka's posture.
Kopejtka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alighieri working for submissions but it's allowed Kopejtka to get to half guard.
Alighieri holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Alighieri moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alighieri controlling Kopejtka's posture.
Kopejtka wants to stand but Alighieri is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alighieri keeping moving, preventing Kopejtka from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kopejtka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kopejtka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Alighieri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alighieri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alighieri pushes Kopejtka away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands a jab to the nose.
Kopejtka fails to land with a series of punches.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kopejtka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alighieri landing strikes.
Alighieri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kopejtka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alighieri scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kopejtka to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Alighieri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kopejtka is rocked!
Alighieri is putting a hurting on Kopejtka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kopejtka is still in real trouble! Can Alighieri finish him?
Alighieri in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kopejtka looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Alighieri turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Alighieri!
Tristan Alighieri looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Through me you enter into the city of woes.
Through me you enter into eternal pain.
Through me you enter the population of loss.
Abandon all hope, you who enter here.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverhielm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Theme Tune to Islam. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
34 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Silverhielm!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverhielm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kerjalainen takes a step back to recover.
Kerjalainen blocks a leg kick.
Kerjalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen darts in looking for a takedown but Silverhielm gets double underhooks and turns Kerjalainen into the cage.
Kerjalainen tries to move into range but Silverhielm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kerjalainen misses with a takedown attempt - Silverhielm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Silverhielm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kerjalainen throws a right hand that Silverhielm ducks under and follows up with a left that Silverhielm also avoids with ease.
Silverhielm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kerjalainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kerjalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silverhielm wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerjalainen checks a low kick from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm lands with a straight right. Kerjalainen didn't see that one coming.
Silverhielm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Silverhielm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
Kerjalainen slips a jab from Silverhielm.
Oh Kerjalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen moves out of range as Silverhielm strikes.
Silverhielm looks to land a combination but Kerjalainen avoids it well.
Kerjalainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerjalainen dives in and grabs Silverhielm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silverhielm pushes down on Kerjalainen's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kerjalainen.
It seemed like Silverhielm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silverhielm throws the left hand but Kerjalainen avoids the punch easily.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre Silverhielm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerjalainen moves away.
Silverhielm swings widly with a right hand
and Kerjalainen counters by moving into the clinch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Silverhielm taking a breather.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Silverhielm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silverhielm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerjalainen gets through Silverhielm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silverhielm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kerjalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silverhielm takes a shot to the head.
Silverhielm blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Silverhielm.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow over the top.
Silverhielm lands a body punch.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Silverhielm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silverhielm throws an elbow that misses.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Kerjalainen as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Silverhielm's ribcage. Silverhielm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silverhielm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen avoids the elbow strike from Silverhielm, against the cage.
Kerjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silverhielm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow over the top.
Silverhielm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen pushes Silverhielm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silverhielm is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns Silverhielm into the cage.
Kerjalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverhielm.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silverhielm backwards.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Silverhielm avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the cage.
Silverhielm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Silverhielm uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silverhielm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerjalainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerjalainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen pushes Silverhielm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerjalainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silverhielm blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keijo Kerjalainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerjalainen punishes Silverhielm's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Kerjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silverhielm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silverhielm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kerjalainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm blocks a low kick nicely.
Kerjalainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silverhielm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kerjalainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Silverhielm's head.
Silverhielm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerjalainen.
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!
Good shot there by Kerjalainen.
Nice sprawl there from Silverhielm as Kerjalainen shoots in.
Kerjalainen with a jab.
Silverhielm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerjalainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silverhielm pinned against the cage. Silverhielm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kerjalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm cracks Kerjalainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kerjalainen shoots in for a double leg but Silverhielm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kerjalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm tries to clinch up
and Kerjalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerjalainen lands a jab to the nose.
Silverhielm throws the kick towards the body but Kerjalainen avoids it.
Kerjalainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kerjalainen defending well as Silverhielm loads up on a big left hand.
Kerjalainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Silverhielm slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silverhielm punishes Kerjalainen's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Silverhielm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm moves forwards but Kerjalainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kerjalainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silverhielm blocks a head kick by Kerjalainen.
Silverhielm misses with an uppercut. Kerjalainen saw that one coming.
Silverhielm dips to his left and cracks Kerjalainen with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerjalainen, right into the meat.
Kerjalainen lands the left hand.
Kerjalainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silverhielm as he avoids it easily.
Silverhielm feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kerjalainen sprawling to the canvas! Kerjalainen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silverhielm finish him?!
Good leg kick by Silverhielm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silverhielm lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerjalainen off the cage and back into range.
Kerjalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silverhielm circles away.
Silverhielm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerjalainen is looking to counter punch.
Silverhielm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kerjalainen.
It seemed like Silverhielm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silverhielm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen shoots in and bounces Silverhielm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silverhielm has Kerjalainen pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverhielm is looking to stand up but Kerjalainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Silverhielm working a defensive guard here.
Silverhielm managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerjalainen trying to control but Silverhielm is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen prevents Silverhielm from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silverhielm trying to keep a closed guard but Kerjalainen is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kerjalainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Kerjalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverhielm trying to stall but Kerjalainen improves his position.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Silverhielm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pierre Silverhielm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen'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. This is the final round!
Kerjalainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silverhielm throws a looping overhand right but Kerjalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Silverhielm throws a head kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Silverhielm ducks right into an uppercut from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen moves out of range as Silverhielm strikes.
Kerjalainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Silverhielm lands a damaging elbow.
Silverhielm can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silverhielm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Silverhielm uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverhielm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keijo Kerjalainen's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Silverhielm as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside.
Silverhielm tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerjalainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen dodges an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm lands an elbow inside.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Silverhielm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverhielm.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silverhielm.
Keijo Kerjalainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silverhielm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keijo Kerjalainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silverhielm stalling against the cage.
Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerjalainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverhielm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerjalainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silverhielm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silverhielm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silverhielm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silverhielm darts in and clinches Kerjalainen up against the cage.
Kerjalainen avoids the elbow strike from Silverhielm, against the cage.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Silverhielm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Silverhielm prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Silverhielm.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silverhielm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kerjalainen's brow.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow strike.
Silverhielm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silverhielm lands a left hand.
Jeez, Keijo Kerjalainen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm lands a nice elbow.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Silverhielm misses with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike.
Silverhielm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silverhielm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Silverhielm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerjalainen presses Silverhielm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerjalainen presses Silverhielm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverhielm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silverhielm misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Silverhielm misses with a knee to the head.
Silverhielm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverhielm.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Silverhielm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kerjalainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keijo Kerjalainen.
I think Kerjalainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Pierre Silverhielm had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Bergmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmann comes into the arena with Never Give Up blaring out of the sound system. Onkel Bergmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
220 lbs
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195 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Onkel Bergmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Grant.
Bergmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Bergmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bergmann dives in for a single leg takedown but Grant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bergmann is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Grant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bergmann shoots in but Grant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergmann.
Bergmann drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grant sprawls and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bergmann 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 Grant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grant gets caught napping as Bergmann dives in and scores a takedown. Grant manages to retain guard.
Grant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bergmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bergmann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bergmann trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmann connects with a couple of short punches.
Grant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bergmann wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant working for a triangle but Bergmann defends it easily.
Bergmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bergmann with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bergmann trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
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.
Bergmann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergmann works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bergmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bergmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bergmann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bergmann postures up.
Bergmann distracts Grant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bergmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bergmann scoring with some ground and pound.
Bergmann throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann is sitting in close to Grant's body. Grant has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bergmann is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bergmann is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Grant.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brandon Grant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiroy Parayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jiroy Parayan's chin.
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199 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiroy Parayan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parayan misses with a body kick.
Meridius moves into the clinch.
Parayan breaks the clinch.
Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Parayan is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parayan pushes Meridius up against the cage in a clinch.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jiroy Parayan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Parayan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parayan is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Parayan manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Parayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan drives through and clinches with Meridius against the cage.
Meridius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parayan.
Parayan is trying to push Meridius away but Meridius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parayan avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parayan's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Meridius.
Parayan has had enough of the clinch but Meridius keeps him there for the moment.
Parayan working hard to break the clinch.
Parayan blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Meridius.
Meridius stalling.
Meridius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parayan tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius is stalling here.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Meridius.
Parayan is trying to force a seperation but Meridius has the dominant position.
Parayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parayan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meridius has time to react.
Maximus Meridius's cut is getting worse.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Parayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parayan misses with a leg kick.
Meridius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parayan manages to circle out of the way.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parayan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meridius defends it well.
Parayan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parayan's corner calls for a 1-2. Parayan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parayan swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Parayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Parayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parayan gets tackled into the cage by Meridius. Meridius maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parayan lands a right hook to the body.
Parayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meridius tries to clinch
and Parayan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parayan decides to stand and escape the position.
Parayan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parayan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Parayan circles away.
Meridius instigates a clinch.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parayan blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Parayan in his tracks for a moment.
Meridius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parayan blocks the elbow strike.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Parayan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parayan blocks an elbow strike.
Parayan blocks an elbow strike.
Parayan is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Parayan tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Parayan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parayan.
Meridius is looking to clinch.
Parayan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Meridius drives through and clinches with Parayan against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiroy Parayan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Meridius rushes Parayan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maximus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meridius just leaning against Parayan, taking a breather.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Parayan manages to break the clinch.
Parayan clinches up against the cage.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
Meridius stalling the fight.
Parayan is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Meridius is struggling to control the position.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Parayan circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Parayan feints the counter takedown.
Parayan throws a right and a left that Meridius avoids nicely.
Meridius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meridius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parayan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maximus Meridius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parayan drops Meridius with a beautiful combination! Meridius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parayan is looking for the KO!
Meridius is rocked!
Parayan stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parayan misses with a body shot.
Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
Parayan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jeez, Maximus Meridius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Parayan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meridius rather than just go for the knockout.
Meridius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridius drives through and clinches with Parayan against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Parayan in his tracks for a moment.
Meridius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parayan breaks the clinch.
Parayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Parayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parayan moves into the clinch successfully.
Meridius looking to slow down the pace here.
Parayan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Parayan circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Parayan circles away.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Parayan circles away.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Parayan circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Meridius. Those never looked like landing.
Parayan swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
And Parayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Meridius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A left lands for Parayan.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maximus Meridius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jiroy Parayan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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43
280 lbs
41 - 27 - 2 |
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35
263 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stakanu.
Halder scores with a jab.
Halder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
Halder connects with a crisp jab.
Halder lands a jab to Stakanu's midsection.
Stakanu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halder misses with a head kick.
Halder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stakanu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halder working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stakanu is rocked!
Halder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stakanu's head.
Oh Stakanu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halder postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Stakanu's head off the mat! Stakanu is out! He's out! Halder jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blake Halder!
A relieved looking Blake Halder 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34
196 lbs
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38
197 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Winkle counters with a shoot takedown. Marcum fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Winkle wants to pass the guard but Marcum is keeping the position.
Marcum is trying to control the position but Van Winkle postures up.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle being controlled here momentarily.
Van Winkle stands and throws Marcum's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marcum is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marcum can't do much from the bottom here.
Marcum tries to buck Van Winkle off but Van Winkle is having none of it.
Van Winkle controls the position from side control.
Marcum is not content to let Van Winkle control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marcum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marcum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Winkle.
Marcum fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Winkle just manages to avoid it.
Heath Marcum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcum just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Winkle walks into a straight right hand from Marcum.
Marcum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Winkle sprawls well. Van Winkle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcum gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Winkle as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is looking to slow Van Winkle down with leg kicks.
Marcum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle avoids the body shot from Marcum.
Marcum moves into the clinch.
Van Winkle pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Winkle holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Winkle working for a triangle but Marcum defends it easily.
Marcum looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Winkle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcum's guard.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcum 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.
Van Winkle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcum looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marcum keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
Marcum is trying to keep Van Winkle in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcum checks a leg kick.
Marcum fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Marcum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Winkle scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Van Winkle misses.
Marcum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Winkle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcum throws a head kick but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Marcum drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marcum working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Van Winkle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Winkle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marcum misses with a hook.
Marcum shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Marcum avoids it easily.
Marcum scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Winkle should have avoided that one.
Van Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Van Winkle looks to move away, Marcum throws a big counter combo bu Van Winkle just gets out of the way.
Marcum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Marcum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the side of Marcum's head but Marcum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcum misses with a takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcum is trying to escape back to his feet but Van Winkle uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Marcum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marcum gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Van Winkle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Marcum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcum defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Van Winkle.
Marcum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Winkle looking to finish Marcum with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marcum!
Marcum tries to hold on but Van Winkle postures up.
Marcum slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum trying to hold on to Van Winkle's head to control him but Van Winkle postures up.
Marcum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Winkle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Van Winkle there.
Van Winkle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcum moves into full guard.
Marcum controls Van Winkle momentarily but Van Winkle frees himself.
Marcum is looking for a triangle but Van Winkle pushes his legs off easily.
Van Winkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcum is keeping the position for now.
Marcum controls Van Winkle momentarily but Van Winkle frees himself.
Van Winkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcum wants to get back to his feet but Van Winkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcum controls Van Winkle momentarily but Van Winkle frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Winkle scores with a hook to the body. Marcum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marcum tests Van Winkle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcum gets caught napping as Van Winkle dives in and scores a takedown. Marcum manages to retain guard.
Marcum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is looking to stand up but Van Winkle isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcum can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Winkle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Winkle is taking a breather. Marcum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marcum trying to hold on to Van Winkle's head to control him but Van Winkle postures up.
Van Winkle is looking for a kimura but Marcum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Winkle to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcum is trying to maintain the position but Van Winkle is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Winkle is trying to control. Marcum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Winkle is nestled in close to Marcum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Winkle sprawls well. Van Winkle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcum gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Winkle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcum.
Marcum misses with a straight right.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Marcum avoids it easily.
Marcum tries to clinch but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Marcum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Marcum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marcum has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Marcum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Winkle swings for the body but Marcum moves out of range.
Van Winkle throws a shot from downtown. Marcum moves away and avoids it.
Van Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcum.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Marcum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcum checks a leg kick.
Marcum shoots in but Van Winkle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Winkle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Marcum blocks the body kick.
Marcum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcum.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marcum misses with a straight left.
Marcum lands a slapping body shot.
Van Winkle walks into a straight right hand from Marcum.
A head kick misses from Van Winkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum looks to land a combination. Van Winkle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marcum shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Winkle sprawls well. He's pushed Marcum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Winkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcum manages to avoid it.
Van Winkle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcum.
Marcum is looking to clinch but Van Winkle is avoiding it.
Marcum throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcum.
Marcum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Winkle looks for a takedown but Marcum sprawls well.
Marcum lands with a kick to the temple. Van Winkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Winkle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum moves in looking to clinch but Van Winkle pushes him off.
Marcum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Winkle. Van Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Winkle connects with a looping right hand.
Marcum has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcum is just out of range.
Van Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcum.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Marcum avoids it easily.
Marcum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heath Marcum is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Winkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marcum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heath Marcum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcum tries to clinch there but Van Winkle circles away.
Van Winkle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marcum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marcum trying to control the position but Van Winkle is working away.
Van Winkle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Winkle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcum is working away from the top position though.
Van Winkle is doing well to control the position and prevent Marcum from advancing to side control.
Van Winkle trying to hold on to Marcum's head to control him but Marcum postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heath Marcum.
I think Van Winkle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Hunt has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Merik Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Whitehope's chin.
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15 - 13 - 0 |
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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
48 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Whitehope both land. Nice combination.
Whitehope is looking to clinch.
Mark Whitehope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehope fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunt sprawls well initially but Whitehope persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Whitehope is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitehope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitehope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitehope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Whitehope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitehope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whitehope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Whitehope in his half guard.
Whitehope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitehope lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitehope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitehope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunt's head.
Whitehope is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitehope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitehope lands strikes from half guard.
Whitehope is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Whitehope lands strikes from half guard.
Whitehope seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt has hold of Whitehope's hands but Whitehope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitehope scores with a big shot! Hunt's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hunt! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Whitehope!
After the fight, Mark Whitehope was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Call to prayer of islam. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Congo misses.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Congo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Congo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Congo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
It appears Sato was looking to counter with a kick there.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Congo rushes Sato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Sato.
A short right from Congo.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Sato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Sato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Sato tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Congo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Congo's head.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Sato walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Congo forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato throwing a counter right hand but Congo manages to avoid it.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Congo staying out of range there.
Congo clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congos head.
Congo tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato blocking some punches.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Congo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Congo's head back.
A jab lands there for Congo.
Congo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lunges at Congo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Congo's hand.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Congo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Congo throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Congo misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Congo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Congo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rumina Sato will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sato slips a straight right by Congo.
Congo throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws out a powerful jab.
Sato avoids the body shot from Congo.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Sato slips under a jab from Congo.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Congo misses.
Congo stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Congo has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Congo cracks Sato with a nice body shot.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Congo has double underhooks.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo lands a body shot.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andokuhle Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Congo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Congo misses with a body punch.
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!
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato working hard to break the clinch.
Congo tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Congo lands a left hand.
Sato blocks a body shot from Congo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Congo keeps him there for the moment.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Congo throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato fires out a quick counter leg kick but Congo just manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Congo.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Congo lands a body shot.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo misses with a straight right.
Congo clinches up against the cage.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Congo lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sato.
Sato stalling the fight.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Congo misses with some punches.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Sato.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Congo.
A big right from Congo misses.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato throws out a loose jab but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato staying out of range there.
A big left from Congo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Congo takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Congo misses with a jab to the body
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Congo 's knee.
Congo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a body shot.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Congo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Congo has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Sato pushes Congo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Congo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Congo ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Congo misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice shot lands for Congo.
Sato misses the jab.
Congo has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato stalling.
Sato cracks Congo with a nice body shot.
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Congo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Congo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo throws an off balance right hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Congo pushes Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
Congo is working Sato over against the cage.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Congo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Sato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Congo darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rumina Sato.
I think Sato 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo is the new welterweight champion!
Andokuhle Congo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rumina Sato spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: DJ Khalil - China. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva clinches up with Crusoe and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Crusoe can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Crusoe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crusoe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crusoe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up in Crusoe's guard and throws a big left but Crusoe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a strike but Crusoe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusoe is one step ahead there.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crusoe controls the pace.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crusoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crusoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Crusoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Crusoe has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Silva manages to get his head free but now Crusoe has transitioned to an armbar! Silva grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Crusoe! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robinson Crusoe!
During a confident post fight interview, Robinson Crusoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Adrien Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I have failed...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batraz Farniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowie's entrance music is 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. A fine choice. Batraz Farniev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raphael Bowie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Batraz Farniev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie avoids the head kick by Farniev.
Farniev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bowie 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.
Farniev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farniev.
Farniev throws a head kick that misses.
Bowie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Farniev does no damage.
Farniev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowie scores with a jab to the body.
Bowie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farnievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Farniev ducks under a wild hook from Bowie.
Bowie throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farniev takes a swing at Bowie's ribcage but misses.
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Farniev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowie momentarily.
Bowie misses with a body kick.
Bowie throws a low kick but Farniev avoids it.
Farniev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie blocks a jab.
Bowie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farniev's head backwards.
Farniev 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Farniev blocks the leg kick.
Farniev blocks a low kick nicely.
Farniev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farniev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farniev cracks the inside of Bowie's front leg.
Farniev throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowie misses the target.
Bowie sizes up Farniev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bowie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farniev throws a jab when Bowie was well out of range.
Farniev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowie.
Bowie throws a big counter combination but Farniev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Farniev misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowie throws a right hand that Farniev ducks under and follows up with a left that Farniev also avoids with ease.
Bowie tries to work over Farniev's front leg with a kick but Farniev checks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowie scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farniev is looking to slow Bowie down with leg kicks.
Bowie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Farniev moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farniev! But no joy.
Bowie throws a head kick but Farniev moves out of range.
Farniev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farniev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bowie throws out a powerful jab.
Farniev looks to land a body kick but Bowie moved away.
Bowie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Bowie.
Bowie throws a sloppy head kick and Farniev moves out of range easily.
Farniev tries a quick counter leg kick but Bowie is wise to it.
Bowie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farniev moves out of range as Bowie strikes.
Bowie moves away from the strike by Farniev.
Farniev defending well as Bowie loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Farniev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bowie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farniev flicks out a counter leg kick but Bowie steps away.
Bowie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farniev.
Farniev takes a swing at Bowie's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farniev lands a jab.
Bowie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bowie misses with a wild combination.
Farniev throws an off balance right hand
and Bowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Farniev misses with an uppercut. Bowie saw that one coming.
Bowie throws a low kick but Farniev avoids it.
Farniev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farniev misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Farniev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bowie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farniev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farniev, right into the meat.
Bowie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bowie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farniev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowie was well out of range. Poor timing from Farniev.
Farniev misses with a double jab.
Bowie lands with a straight right. Farniev didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farniev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bowie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farniev throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Farniev.
Bowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Farniev is just out of range.
Farniev moves out of range of the body kick.
Bowie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farniev is out of range and Bowie settles back down.
Farniev lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bowie there.
Bowie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farniev.
Farniev checks a low kick from Bowie.
Bowie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farniev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowie.
Bowie 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowie lands a jab to the head.
Farniev swings for the body but Bowie moves out of range.
Bowie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Bowie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farniev avoids the head kick by Bowie.
Farniev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farniev moves away from the strike by Bowie.
Bowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farniev was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowie.
Bowie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farniev checks a leg kick nicely.
Farniev misses with a straight left.
Raphael Bowie is winning the standup battle so far.
Farniev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farniev.
Bowie throws a good cross that connects.
Bowie scores with a sloppy right hand. Farniev should have avoided that one.
Farniev throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Farniev lands a nice shot to the body.
Farniev throws a leg kick that misses.
Bowie throws a head kick but Farniev moves out of range.
Bowie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farniev can do to turn this around?
Bowie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farniev checks it well.
Farniev scores with a hook to the body. Bowie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Farniev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Farniev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bowie has got the better of the exchanges.
Bowie wants to slow Farniev down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farniev.
A countering left hand to the body from Farniev misses.
Bowie avoids the body shot from Farniev.
Farniev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farniev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bowie throws a right hand that Farniev ducks under and follows up with a left that Farniev also avoids with ease.
Farniev throws a head kick but Bowie moves out of range.
Bowie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farniev throws a low kick but Bowie moves out of range easily.
Bowie avoids the body shot from Farniev.
Bowie misses the shot to the body.
Farniev misses with an uppercut. Bowie saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Bowie. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Farniev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farniev throws the left hand but Bowie avoids the punch easily.
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!
Bowie misses the body punch
and Farniev counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowie avoids a kick to the body.
Farniev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowie's calf.
Farniev swings for the body but Bowie moves out of range.
Farniev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farniev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bowie blocks a jab.
Bowie lands a body shot.
Farniev thumps Bowie with a low kick.
Bowie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farniev checks a leg kick.
Farniev scores with a jab.
Farniev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bowie throws a body kick that misses.
Bowie looks to land a left hand but Farniev moved out of range nicely.
Farniev scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farniev.
Bowie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Farniev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farniev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowie loads up on a big right hand but Farniev slips the punch.
Bowie tried to score with a low kick but Farniev checks it.
Farniev throws a head kick that misses.
Farniev misses with a kick to the body.
Bowie just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Farniev blocks the leg kick.
Farniev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowie wants to slow Farniev down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farniev is out of range.
Farniev connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farniev misses with a head kick.
Bowie throws a low kick, looking for Farniev's leg but Farniev calmly moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bowie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farniev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowie moves away.
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Farniev connects with a single shot there.
Bowie takes a swing at Farniev's ribcage but misses.
Farniev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Bowie blocks the leg kick.
Farniev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowie lands a jab.
Bowie cracks Farniev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bowie lands an overhand right.
Bowie defending well as Farniev loads up on a big left hand.
Farniev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bowie is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Batraz Farniev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Farniev throws a nice looking combination but Bowie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowie avoids the body shot from Farniev.
Farniev misses with a looping right.
Farniev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowie is just out of range.
Bowie throws a leg kick but Farniev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farniev.
Farniev cracks Bowie with a good jab.
Bowie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farniev checks it well.
Farniev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farniev misses with a wild combination.
Farniev throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowie.
Farniev throws a leg kick but Bowie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farniev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Farniev looks to land a left hand but Bowie moved out of range nicely.
Farniev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farniev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowie lands with a cross.
Bowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farniev throws out the jab.
Farniev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farniev throws a low kick but Bowie avoids it.
Farniev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowie.
Bowie misses with a looping left.
Farniev throws a body punch but Bowie moves out of range.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Farniev throws a body shot but no joy.
Farniev misses the jab.
Bowie scores with a nice strike.
Farniev blocks the body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowie scores with a four punch combination!
Farniev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farniev missing with a left hand there. Bowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farniev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farniev needs to keep his hands up - Bowie had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bowie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farniev! But no joy.
Bowie tests Farniev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowie tries a low kick but Farniev avoids it.
Good leg kick by Farniev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowie avoids the head kick by Farniev.
Bowie is looking for a counter combo.
Bowie lands a nice hook to Farniev's body. Farniev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farniev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Farniev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farniev cracks Bowie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowie throws a chopping leg kick but Farniev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bowie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farniev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev throws out a loose jab but Bowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farniev loads up on a big right hand but Bowie slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowie misses the target.
Bowie misses with a low kick as Farniev jumps back.
Bowie lands with a nice combination. Farniev backs away looking to recover.
Bowie throws a leg kick that misses.
Bowie lands an overhand right.
Bowie scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Bowie misses
and Bowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowie throws a combination that misses
and Farniev counters with a body kick that stops Bowie in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farniev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Bowie.
A head kick misses from Farniev.
Bowie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farniev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Farniev blocks the leg kick.
Bowie with a nice cross.
Bowie misses with a right hand
and Farniev counters with a straight right hand.
Farniev feints and then cracks Bowie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowie down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowie swings for the body but Farniev moves out of range.
Farniev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowie.
Bowie avoids a kick to the body.
Bowie scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Farniev misses.
Farniev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowie.
Farniev drops his hands momentarily and Bowie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farniev, as that shot connected.
Farniev missing with a left hand there. Bowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farniev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Farniev misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raphael Bowie.
Well Bowie 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Bowie!
Raphael Bowie retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Raphael Bowie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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