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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Cooke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Obuhov lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
Obuhov throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Obuhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke cracks Obuhov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Obuhov misses with a wild combination.
Cooke throws a jab when Obuhov was well out of range.
Obuhov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obuhov.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Obuhov is just out of range.
Obuhov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Obuhov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obuhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Obuhov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooke's waist but Cooke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obuhov off to one side.
Obuhov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obuhov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke tries to sprawl but Obuhov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Obuhov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooke pushes Obuhov off looking to stand but Obuhov dives back in and keeps control.
Cooke manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obuhov manages to avoid it.
Cooke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Obuhov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Obuhov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
Cooke keeping full guard, as Obuhov tries to pass.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Obuhov manages to pass to side control.
Obuhov is working for a kimura but Cooke is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Obuhov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obuhov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obuhov.
Cooke manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Obuhov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Nice defenses there by Obuhov.
Obuhov scores with a jab to the body.
Obuhov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooke as he jumps to the side.
Obuhov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
Cooke slips a jab from Obuhov.
Obuhov avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obuhov.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obuhov is defended easily by Cooke.
Obuhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obuhov, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooke stalling against the cage.
Obuhov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke cracks Obuhov with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooke misses with a double jab.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obuhov drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Obuhov feints the counter takedown.
Obuhov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Obuhov tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Obuhov was just out of range.
Obuhov scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov misses with a hook.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke jabs Obuhov right on the nose. Obuhov blinks but takes it well.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obuhov shoots for a takedown but Cooke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obuhov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obuhov can do to turn this around?
Obuhov gets the takedown into side control.
Cooke throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Obuhov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov looking to score a takedown here. Cooke is defending well but Obuhov drives through and ends up in Cooke's guard.
Cooke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obuhov throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Obuhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke slips a straight right by Obuhov.
Cooke scores with a head kick. Obuhov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Obuhov is rocked!
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke feints and then cracks Obuhov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obuhov down.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuhov throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke gets through Obuhov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Obuhov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Obuhov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Obuhov controls the action.
Obuhov seems to have recovered his senses.
Obuhov is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Obuhov jumps guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cooke has Obuhov pushed against the cage.
Obuhov tries to pull guard but Cooke won't allow it.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obuhovs head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obuhov.
Obuhov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Obuhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke with a hook.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Obuhov moved away.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooke duly obliges.
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!
Cooke tries to work over Obuhov's front leg with a kick but Obuhov checks it.
Obuhov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obuhov shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke throws a head kick but Obuhov moves out of range.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Obuhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Obuhov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Obuhov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obuhov shoots in and drives through. Cooke sprawls well.
Cooke throws a push kick but Obuhov slaps the foot to one side.
Obuhov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Obuhov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
Obuhov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Obuhov's ribs.
Cooke leaves Obuhov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obuhov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obuhov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Cooke. No joy for Obuhov on that attempt.
Cooke slaps away a takedown attempt from Obuhov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Obuhov shoots in but Cooke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obuhov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obuhov manages to avoid it.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obuhov misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obuhov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke has managed to clinch.
Cooke slows down the pace here.
Obuhov tries to pull guard but Cooke won't allow it.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Obuhov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Obuhov's ribs.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Obuhov off balance momentarily.
Obuhov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
Obuhov shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooke sprawls well. He's pushed Obuhov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obuhov scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obuhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Obuhov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cooke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Obuhov is working for a submission of some sort.
Obuhov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet.
Anton Obuhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke is not content to let Obuhov control the position.
Obuhov is taking a breather. Cooke 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obuhov trying to control from half guard but Cooke is working away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cooke is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obuhov lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Obuhov gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Obuhov goes for a double leg but Cooke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cooke continues to drive forward.
Nice sprawl there from Cooke as Obuhov shoots in.
Obuhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
An out of breath Matt Cooke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Judah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Quincy cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Judah slaps away a takedown attempt from Quincy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Judah lands with a cross.
Quincy lands an overhand right.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quincy.
Quincy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judah to score with a decent uppercut.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quincy.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Quincy has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quincy is defended easily by Judah.
Quincy shoots for a takedown but Judah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Quincy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Quincy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quincy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Judah.
Judah lands a nice looking body kick.
Quincy throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Quincy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quincy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Quincy closes the distance and clinches up with Judah, looking for a takedown. Quincy pushes Judah against the cage but Judah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quincy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quincy clinches with his opponent.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quincy looks winded!
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
Judah drops Quincy with a big knee straight up the middle! Quincy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Quincy is rocked!
Quincy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Quincy is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Judah. No joy for Quincy on that attempt.
Judah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quincy throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quincy misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Quincy seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at Wrecking Crew Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Quincy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quincy tries for a takedown but Judah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quincy fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quincy.
Quincy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy is trying to push Judah away but Judah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy wants to break free but Judah has control.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Quincy.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quincy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Judah.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quincy is defended easily by Judah.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Igor Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Judah as he connects with a hook.
Judah lands a head shot.
Judah punishes Quincy's body with a nice straight punch.
Judah moves out of range as Quincy strikes.
Quincy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quincy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy has closed the distance and engaged Judah in a clinch.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quincy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Quincy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Judah.
It seemed like Quincy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quincy throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah misses with a body punch
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quincy.
Judah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quincy 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.
Quincy rushes Judah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Quincy gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy wants to break free but Judah has control.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Quincy is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah tries to keep at a distance but Quincy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quincy breaks the clinch.
Judah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quincy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
Judah is looking to wear down Quincy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horrible takedown attempt by Quincy or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad.
Quincy pushes Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Quincy's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Quincy on the inside.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quincy's face.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Quincy controls his hands.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quincy is defending well for now.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Quincy controls the action.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
Quincy lands a really nice looking cross but Judah seems unphased.
Judah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quincy takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
Quincy tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Quincy can't break the clinch.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quincy.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judah slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Judah throws a right hand that Quincy ducks under and follows up with a left that Quincy also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Quincy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah tries to clinch but Quincy is having none of it.
Daniel Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah throws the left hand but Quincy avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Quincy. That snapped Judah's head back.
Quincy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Judah pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Judah blocks it with crossed arms.
Quincy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quincy throws an elbow but misses.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
Judah digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Quincy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah working Quincy over with knees to the body.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Quincy blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
A short left from Quincy.
A knee to the head by Judah.
That has opened up Igor Quincy's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quincy blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judah has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Judah jabs Quincy right on the nose. Quincy blinks but takes it well.
Judah throws a head kick but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Judah defends it nicely.
Judah takes one on the button.
Quincy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side.
And Judah counters with a quick kick to the body but Quincy blocks it.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah throws a push kick but Quincy slaps the foot to one side.
Judah lands with a hook. Quincy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah slips under a jab from Quincy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah scores with a spinning back kick!
Quincy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quincy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judah.
Quincy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Igor Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Quincy counters with a body kick.
Quincy misses with a straight left.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That kick from Judah tenderised Quincy's leg. Quincy is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Judah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Judah connects with a high kick.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Judah 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
A victorious Daniel Judah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mills Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenard Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Mills Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mills Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenard Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ellis.
Ellis 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.
Ellis slips a jab and a cross from Mills Jr.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Lenard Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
Mills Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
Mills Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Ellis throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Carl Mills Jr has been cut.
Mills Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mills Jr blocks a leg kick.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mills Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ellis. Ellis obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills Jr looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
A low kick from Ellis is predictable there
and Mills Jr counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lenard Ellis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mills Jr looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Mills Jr saw that one coming.
As Ellis looks to move away, Mills Jr throws a big counter combo bu Ellis just gets out of the way.
Oooooh!!! Mills Jr has knocked Ellis down with a huge combo! Mills Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Ellis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ellis avoids the body shot from Mills Jr.
Ellis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Ellis scores with a head kick. Mills Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills Jr lands a left and a right that send Ellis crashing to the mat, dazed. Mills Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ellis is rocked!
Ellis slips under a jab.
Ellis is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills Jr finish him?
Donk. Ellis catches Mills Jr right on the button with a cross.
Ellis seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Mills Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carl Mills Jr's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Mills Jr.
Ellis throws a leg kick that misses.
Ellis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Mills Jr blocks the body kick.
Mills Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mills Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ellis counters with a good, hard body kick but Mills Jr shrugs it off.
Ellis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ellis staying out of range there.
Ellis cracks the inside of Mills Jr's front leg.
Mills Jr misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ellis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mills Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellis.
Ellis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mills Jr is out of range and Ellis settles back down.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Mills Jr saw that one coming.
Ellis is looking to slow Mills Jr down with leg kicks.
Mills Jr swings for the body but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Mills Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills Jr wants to land a leg kick but Ellis is out of range.
Mills Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ellis ducks down to avoid it.
Ellis throws a leg kick which misses Mills Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Mills Jr tries to avoid it.
Ellis scores with a kick to the body.
Ellis throws a lazy head kick
and Mills Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Lenard Ellis's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
Ellis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mills Jr's calf.
Ellis is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid body kick from Ellis.
Ellis lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ellis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lenard Ellis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ellis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mills Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills Jr throws a push kick but Ellis slaps the foot to one side.
Ellis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mills Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills Jr is out of range.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Mills Jr misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ellis - that will leave a mark!
Mills Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Mills Jr misses.
Mills Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carl Mills Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Mills Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Mills Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carl Mills Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Mills Jr avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice leg kick.
Ellis connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mills Jr to the floor! Ellis dives in looking for the finish!
Mills Jr is rocked!
Mills Jr's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills Jr is looking to escape.
Ellis not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ellis is continuing to stall.
Ellis prevents Mills Jr from standing back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ellis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mills Jr keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mills Jr misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mills Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mills Jr misses the target.
Mills Jr throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
A big left from Mills Jr misses.
Ellis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis slips a straight right by Mills Jr.
Ellis throws a leg kick which misses Mills Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Mills Jr tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Ellis lands but Mills Jr takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Carl Mills Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Mills Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lenard Ellis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ave Maria. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Tran!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Monk is controlling him.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monk lands a body shot.
Tran looks winded!
Monk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
Monk gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monk presses Tran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monk lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Nice body punch from Monk - that landed with a thud.
Monk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trans head.
Nice body punch from Monk.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk scores with a shot to the side of Tran's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
Monk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monk digs a right hand into Tran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tran's gas tank.
Monk is leaning against Tran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monk pushes Tran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monk gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Monk scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monk lands with a right to the head.
Tran is rocked!
Monk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tran is still on wobbly legs! Can Monk finish him?
Monk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tran's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tran drops to his knees and Monk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Baaam!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between First Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Fist clinches.
Floyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fist lands with a right to the head.
Fist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Charles Floyd has been cut.
A short right from Fist.
Floyd jumps guard but Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fist lands a shoulder strike.
Floyd fails to pull guard.
First Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Floyd.
Fist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Fist.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Fist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
First Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd dives in for a single leg takedown but Fist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fist gets through Floyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Fist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Floyd tries to counter it with a takedown but Fist pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Fist.
Floyd jumps guard but Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
Fist lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Fist.
Floyd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fist digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
Floyd looks winded!
A body shot lands from Fist.
Fist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist scores with a shot to the side of Floyd's head.
A short uppercut from Fist.
Fist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fist as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Fist's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fist.
Fist lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Fist.
Fist scores with a hook to the body.
Fist scores with a hook to the body.
Fist lands a right hand.
Fist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fist digs a right hand into Floyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Floyd's gas tank.
Fist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Floyd is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Fist.
Floyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
Fist throws a big uppercut that drops Floyd! More strikes from Fist and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Floyd lies dazed against the cage as Fist celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Fist!
Jumping up and down and very excited, First Fist waved his t-shirt featuring Underworld Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brain comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin. Krause has chosen Heart of a Champion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Krause is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Krause!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause misses with a takedown attempt - Brain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krause closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Krause is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brain tries to buck Krause off but Krause is having none of it.
Krause misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brain is trying to get back to half guard.
Brain wants to control but Krause postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause misses with the ground and pound.
Krause tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krause looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause in side control, throwing shots but Brain defends.
Brain is trying to get back to half guard.
Krause tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Krause working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krause on the ground.
Brain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krause is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The strikes coming from Krause are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krause working away.
Brain is not content to let Krause control the position.
You can see the frustration on Brain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krause is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brain is trying to escape and Krause transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brain is forced to tap! Nice work there by Krause! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Krause!
In defeat, Altair Brain stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today, but I will return stronger then ever!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glorious Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glorious Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrone throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Tyrone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Tyrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone moves away and avoids it.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone connects with the punch.
Tyrone loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Tyrone scores with a sloppy right hand. Austin should have avoided that one.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone.
Austin misses with a body shot
and Tyrone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyrone 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 Austin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Austin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Tyrone.
Austin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Glorious Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with some punches.
Tyrone scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
A body shot lands from Austin.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrone lands with a light punch inside.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone backwards.
Tyrone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Austin is leaning against Tyrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyrone is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Tyrone breaks from the clinch.
Tyrone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin throws a body punch but Tyrone moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyrone misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin 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.
Austin is looking to wear down Tyrone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone.
Tyrone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Austin.
Tyrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyrone's head.
Tyrone avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin avoids the body shot from Tyrone.
Tyrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Austin gets through Tyrone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone is rocked!
Austin throws a big uppercut that drops Tyrone! More strikes from Austin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tyrone lies dazed against the cage as Austin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Austin!
Shane Austin retains his welterweight title!
Shane Austin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Munny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munny comes to the cage accompanied by Unforgiven. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
141 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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148 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Munny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar misses with a straight right.
Brynjar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Munny throws out a loose jab but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar avoids the body shot from Munny.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brynjar - that will leave a mark!
Munny lands a jab-cross combination.
Brynjar lands with a hook. Munny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brynjar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Munny to score with a decent uppercut.
Brynjar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munny.
An attempted straight right counter from Munny misses the target.
Munny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brynjar cracks Munny with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munny drops his hands momentarily and Brynjar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Munny moves out of range of the body kick.
Brynjar avoids the body shot from Munny.
Brynjar moves out of range as Munny strikes.
Munny lands with an uppercut that bounces Brynjar off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Munny misses.
Brynjar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Munny blocks it well.
Munny misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Brynjar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good work by Munny as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Brynjar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar slips under a jab.
Munny misses with an uppercut. Brynjar saw that one coming.
Munny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brynjar throws a hook but Munny avoids it easily.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar avoids it easily.
Brynjar tries to clinch up.
Brynjar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munny.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brynjar, right into the meat.
Brynjar wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar connects with a solid leg kick.
Brynjar slips under a jab from Munny.
Brynjar 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.
Brynjar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brynjar jabs at Munny's body.
Munny misses with a shot to the body
and Brynjar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munny moves out of range of the body kick.
Brynjar moves forwards but Munny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Munny tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brynjar manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brynjar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brynjar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munny misses with an uppercut
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brynjar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munny throws out the jab.
Brynjar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brynjar throws a body kick that misses.
Munny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munny throws a shot from downtown. Brynjar moves away and avoids it.
Brynjar looks to throw the jab but Munny is out of range.
Munny throws a hook to the side of Brynjar's head but Brynjar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brynjar throws a body punch but Munny moves out of range.
Brynjar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munny.
Brynjar throws out a loose jab but Munny uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Munny crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brynjar - the referee stops the clock and Munny gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brynjar. Munny manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brynjar throws a push kick but Munny slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar blocks it.
Brynjar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munny.
Brynjar misses with a hook. Munny ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Munny misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Munny misses the target.
Brynjar flicks out a counter leg kick but Munny steps away.
Brynjar just misses with a punch to the body.
Munny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brynjar misses with a hook. Munny ducked under it nicely.
Brynjar throws a leg kick
and Munny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brynjar swings for the body but Munny moves out of range.
Munny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Munny misses with an uppercut.
Brynjar wants to clinch up but Munny keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nebojša Brynjar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar avoids it easily.
Munny throws a right hand that misses
and Brynjar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brynjar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munny misses with a few strikes there.
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar blocks it.
Munny moves out of range of the leg kick from Brynjar.
Brynjar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brynjar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Munny throws a punch but it's blocked by Brynjar.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
Brynjar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munny's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Munny.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Munny blocks a body shot from Brynjar.
Munny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Brynjar scores with a shot to the side of Munny's head.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Munny.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Munny uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munny.
Munny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Brynjar tenderised Munny's leg. Munny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brynjar throws a lazy right hand but Munny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brynjar staying out of range there.
Brynjar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brynjar.
A good leg kick by Brynjar.
Brynjar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brynjar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Munny scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar scores with a sloppy right hand. Munny should have avoided that one.
Brynjar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brynjar.
Munny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brynjar at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brynjar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Munny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar lands with a shot to the body.
Munny moves away from the strike by Brynjar.
Brynjar throws an off balance right hand
and Munny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brynjar looks to land a body kick but Munny moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brynjar throws a low kick, looking for Munny's leg but Munny calmly moves out of range.
Munny throws a jab when Brynjar was well out of range.
Munny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munny lands a jab to the head.
Munny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munny swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brynjar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brynjar.
Munny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brynjar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Munny. That did some damage!
Munny misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
Munny jabs Brynjar right on the nose. Brynjar blinks but takes it well.
Brynjar looks for the body kick but Munny saw that one coming.
Munny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munny misses with a wild body shot.
Brynjar scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munny missing with a left hand there. Brynjar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Brynjar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munny misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munny works Brynjar's body with a nice hook.
Brynjar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brynjar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Munny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brynjar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brynjar throws a leg kick which misses Munny's front leg but catches the back leg as Munny tries to avoid it.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brynjar tries to clinch
and Munny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brynjar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brynjar moves into the clinch.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munny swings wildly with an uppercut but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nebojša Brynjar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Munny as he connects with a hook.
Brynjar looks to land a right hand but Munny moved out of range.
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar blocks it.
Munny throws a hook but Brynjar avoids it easily.
Munny walks into a straight right hand from Brynjar.
Munny misses with a wild body shot.
Munny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Munny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar clinches with his opponent.
Munny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munny throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar misses with some punches.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Munny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Munny controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munny throws a punch but it's blocked by Brynjar.
Munny is trying to force a seperation but Brynjar has the dominant position.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Munny.
Brynjar misses with a body punch.
Munny has a couple of punches blocked by Brynjar.
Munny throws a punch but it's blocked by Brynjar.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brynjar.
Munny is looking to break free of the clinch but Brynjar has double underhooks.
Munny misses with some punches.
Munny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brynjar.
Brynjar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munny.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar blocks an uppercut.
Brynjar blocking some punches.
Munny lands with a light punch inside.
Munny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munny swings wildly with an uppercut but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Munny controls the action.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Munny.
Brynjar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Munny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brynjar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munny's elbow.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Munny controls the action.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munny.
Munny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brynjar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munnys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munny prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
A head punch on the inside from Munny fails to land.
Brynjar misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Munny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munny backwards.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Munny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munny with a hook.
Brynjar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Munny misses the target.
Brynjar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munny throws a poor cross that misses
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brynjar misses with a body punch
and Munny counters with a left and a right that stings Brynjar.
Brynjar connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munny tries to move into range but Brynjar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munny throws a big shot that misses.
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munny went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Brynjar misses its intended target.
Munny appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brynjar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Brynjar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munny lands a jab to the head.
Munny misses with a few strikes there.
Brynjar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brynjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munny misses with a straight right.
Munny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but William Munny did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brynjar throws a body punch but Munny moves out of range.
Brynjar throws a hook but Munny blocks it.
Munny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brynjar takes one on the button.
Brynjar misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Brynjar coming out on top.
Munny lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Brynjar misses the target.
Munny misses with a hook. Brynjar ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munny throws out a loose jab but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brynjar thumps Munny with a low kick.
Munny throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munny.
Munny throws a right hand that misses
and Brynjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munny tries to clinch there but Brynjar circles away.
Munny drives through and clinches with Brynjar against the cage.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Munny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Munny blocking some punches.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munny lands a body shot.
Brynjar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munny blocks an uppercut.
Munny tries to throw a body punch but Brynjar avoids it by throwing Munny back against the cage.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brynjar blocks an uppercut.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brynjar digs a right hand into Munny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munny's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munny.
Munny pushes Brynjar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munny has a couple of punches blocked by Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Munny.
Munny prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Brynjar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brynjar wants to stall.
Munny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar misses with the head strike.
Brynjar lands with a light punch inside.
Brynjar misses with some punches.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munny.
Brynjar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munny backwards.
Munny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munny slows down the pace here.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Munny uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Munny scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Munny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Munny is just out of range.
Munny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brynjar counters with a straight right hand.
Brynjar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brynjar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munny's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munny.
Brynjar is trying to maintain a safe position but Munny gets an underhook and turns Brynjar into the cage.
Munny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munny backwards.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Munny.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Brynjar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brynjar lands a left hand.
Munny misses with the head strike.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Munny.
Brynjar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munny's elbow.
Brynjar is trying to maintain a safe position but Munny gets an underhook and turns Brynjar into the cage.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Brynjar.
Brynjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Munny.
Brynjar stalling in the clinch but Munny improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Brynjar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munny tries to work over Brynjar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Munny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
A body shot lands from Munny.
A right hook to the body lands for Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brynjar trying to stall but Munny improves his position.
Munny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Munny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Munny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar tries to throw a body punch but Munny avoids it by throwing Brynjar back against the cage.
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
Munny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Munny. That snapped Brynjar's head back.
Munny looks to land a left hand but Brynjar moved out of range nicely.
Munny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brynjar's hands.
Munny lands a body shot.
Brynjar throws a looping overhand right but Munny ducks down to avoid it.
Munny circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Munny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar misses with a hook
letting Munny counter with a right hand.
A big left from Munny misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Munny.
Brynjar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brynjar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Munny misses its intended target.
Brynjar is still on wobbly legs! Can Munny finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Munny misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brynjar. Munny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brynjar seems to have recovered his senses.
Brynjar feints and then cracks Munny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munny down.
Munny throws a looping overhand right but Brynjar ducks down to avoid it.
Munny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brynjar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brynjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brynjar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Munny with a body shot.
Munny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brynjar.
Brynjar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munny throws out the jab.
Munny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munny scores with a jab. Brynjar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munny scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Brynjar misses the target.
Munny throws an overhand right that lands on Brynjar's shoulder, as Brynjar tries to avoid the shot.
Nebojša Brynjar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar throws an off balance right hand
and Munny counters with a stiff right hand.
Brynjar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Munny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a body shot but no joy.
Munny connects with a crisp jab.
Brynjar forces Munny back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munny.
Munny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William Munny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brynjar misses with a low kick as Munny jumps back.
Brynjar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brynjar misses the body punch
and Munny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a hook
and Munny counters with a straight right hand.
Brynjar lands a nice hook to Munny's body. Munny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munny avoids the head kick by Brynjar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Munny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brynjar throws out a counter right but Munny avoids it with no problem.
Munny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brynjar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Brynjar.
Brynjar misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Munny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brynjar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munny at a distance.
Brynjar slips under a jab.
Munny lunges at Brynjar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brynjar's hand.
Munny looks to land a combination but Brynjar avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Munny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brynjar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Nebojša Brynjar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irbek Alborov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alborov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alborov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Bob misses
and Alborov counters with a straight right hand.
Alborov misses the shot to the body.
Alborov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alborov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alborov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Alborov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alborov misses with a looping left.
Alborov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alborov scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
Alborov scores with a takedown into Bob's guard.
Alborov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alborov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Alborov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alborov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Bob wants to stand up but Alborov is controlling him.
Alborov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob is looking to stand up but Alborov isn't so interested in that idea.
Alborov throwing strikes but missing.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Alborov from controlling successfully.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alborov chips away with some ground and pound.
Alborov throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
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.
Alborov controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alborov is controlling him.
Alborov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bob told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bob wants to stand but Alborov is controlling the position.
Alborov 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.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob is looking to stand up but Alborov isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alborov wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alborov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alborov looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob is looking for the big counter here.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Alborov counters with a straight right hand.
Bob throws a right and a left that Alborov avoids nicely.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alborov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Alborov slips the punch.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Alborov counters with a straight right hand.
Alborov blocks a jab.
Alborov scores with a nice right hand.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alborov moves away.
Alborov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bob!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alborov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob parries the strikes from Alborov easily there. Alborov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bob to escape.
Bob pushes Alborov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alborov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alborov is working Bob over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bob is not content to let Alborov control the position.
Bob is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alborov is controlling him well.
Alborov misses with the ground and pound.
Alborov trying to control the position but Bob is working away.
Bob is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alborov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bob taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irbek Alborov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neal Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Alborov 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.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Alborov feinted with a counter takedown.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alborov manages to avoid it.
Alborov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob misses with a hook. Alborov ducked under it nicely.
Neal Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alborov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob misses with a hook
and Alborov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alborov jabs at Bob's body.
Alborov moves out of range of the strikes.
Alborov lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alborov ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob drops Alborov with a beautiful combination! Alborov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bob is looking for the KO!
Bob takes a swing at Alborov's ribcage but misses.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alborov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alborov defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Neal Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alborov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Alborov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alborov misses with a body shot.
Alborov misses with a wild body shot.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alborov at a distance.
Bob misses with a hook. Alborov ducked under it nicely.
Alborov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Alborov closes the distance and pushes Bob back into the cage.
Alborov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alborov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alborov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob tries to break free but Alborov pushes him back against the cage.
Alborov has clasped his hands together around Bob's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bob sneaks out the side door and pushes Alborov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alborov scores with a shot to the body.
Alborov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alborov ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Alborov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob unleashes a big counter combination but Alborov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alborov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Alborov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alborov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Alborov does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Bob looks to move away, Alborov throws a big counter combo bu Bob just gets out of the way.
Alborov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Alborov is dominant here and he's now got Bob's back!
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob trying to get back to his feet but Alborov is in full control for now.
Alborov is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bob up.
Bob avoids the strikes from Alborov.
Bob covering up well and avoiding damage.
Alborov missing with strikes from the back.
Bob is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alborov missing with punches from the back.
Bob is trying to remain composed but Alborov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bob is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Alborov misses with punches from the back.
Alborov scores with strikes from the back.
Alborov misses with an elbow to the head.
Alborov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bob doesn't escape.
Even with his hooks in, Alborov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Irbek Alborov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alborov forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
Bob prevents a body shot from Alborov.
Alborov wants a takedown.
Alborov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Alborov is controlling the position.
Bob prevents the takedown attempt.
Alborov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bob fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob throws a right hand that Alborov ducks under and follows up with a left that Alborov also avoids with ease.
Alborov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov has managed to clinch.
Alborov can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob prevents a body shot from Alborov.
Alborov working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob blocks a body shot from Alborov.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alborov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Alborov stalling in the clinch.
Alborov working aggressively here.
Alborov has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alborov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alborov has Bob pressed against the cage, preventing Bob from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alborov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alborov tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Alborov back against the cage.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Alborov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alborov.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alborov taking a breather.
Alborov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alborov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Alborov working aggressively here.
Bob is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alborov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bob to the mat. Bob regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bob wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with a body shot.
Alborov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Alborov counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Alborov takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alborov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alborov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alborov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alborov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alborov as the two fighters clinch.
Alborov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bob wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alborov has him pressed against the cage.
Alborov misses with a body punch.
Alborov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alborov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alborov's elbow.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alborov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alborov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bob is defending well.
Alborov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alborov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alborov keeps control of Bob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alborov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alborov tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alborov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alborov lands a right hand.
Alborov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Bob misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alborov misses its target.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Alborov ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irbek Alborov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alborov blocks a jab.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Alborov moved out of range.
Alborov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Alborov there.
Alborov jabs at Bob's body.
Bob avoids the body shot from Alborov.
Alborov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alborov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alborov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Alborov ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Alborov jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Alborov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bob is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alborov wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Alborov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alborov works over Bob with some ground and pound from guard.
Bob is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alborov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alborov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Irbek Alborov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alborov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alborov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alborov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alborov.
Alborov won't allow Bob to get back to his feet.
Alborov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alborov postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alborov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alborov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alborov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alborov lands a couple of elbows.
Bob wants to stand and escape but Alborov is having none of it.
Alborov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alborov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to stand up but Alborov isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alborov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alborov manages to avoid it.
Alborov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob misses with a combination
enabling Alborov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alborov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Alborov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alborov is looking to counter punch.
Alborov rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alborov lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Alborov.
A short left from Alborov.
Alborov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Alborov.
Alborov breaks from the clinch.
Bob takes a swing at Alborov's ribcage but misses.
Alborov staying out of range there.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alborov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alborov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bob can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alborov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irbek Alborov had his way with Neal Bob in that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob looks to land a left hand but Alborov moved out of range nicely.
Bob throws a series of punches but Alborov moves out of range.
Alborov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Alborov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Alborov is just out of range.
Alborov misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Alborov ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Alborov takes one to the side of the head.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Alborov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob clobbers Alborov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bob scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Alborov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alborov throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alborov closes the distance and clinches.
Alborov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Alborov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Alborov on the inside.
Alborov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alborov can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob has had enough of the clinch but Alborov keeps him there for the moment.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alborov.
Alborov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alborov tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alborov lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alborov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Alborov connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Bob misses
and Alborov counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob misses with a left hand
enabling Alborov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alborov connects with the punch.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Alborov's shoulder, as Alborov tries to avoid the shot.
Alborov is looking for a counter combo.
Alborov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Alborov finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Alborov drives through with a takedown into Bob's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alborov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Alborov from controlling successfully.
Bob wants to stand and escape but Alborov is having none of it.
Alborov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alborov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alborov working some strikes from top position.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alborov is controlling him.
Alborov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bob manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Bob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Alborov.
Alborov goes for a takedown attempt but Bob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
Oooooh!!! Bob has knocked Alborov down with a huge combo! Bob steps away and waves a wobbly Alborov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alborov is rocked!
Irbek Alborov's cut is getting worse.
Alborov throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Oh Alborov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob misses with a left hand
enabling Alborov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Alborov.
Bob feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Alborov sprawling to the canvas! Alborov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bob finish him?!
Irbek Alborov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alborov swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Alborov moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alborov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irbek Alborov!
Irbek Alborov retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Irbek Alborov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ahh feels great to be free! With my new manager behind me there is no limits and nothing to stop me from showing my skills'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fifth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantinov comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. Boris Konstantinov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fifth Fist's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fifth Fist!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fist misses.
Konstantinov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fist if he has to take too many more of those.
Konstantinov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fist looks to land a right hand but Konstantinov moved out of range.
Fist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Konstantinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fifth Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fist moves away from the strike by Konstantinov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fist! But no joy.
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Konstantinov slips a jab and a cross from Fist.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick which misses Fist's front leg but catches the back leg as Fist tries to avoid it.
Fist throws a body punch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Fist cracks Konstantinov with a good jab.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Fist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantinov scores with a one two! Fist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Fifth Fist has been cut.
Konstantinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fist.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fist throws a big shot that misses.
Konstantinov closes the distance and clinches.
Konstantinov prevents Fist from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Konstantinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Konstantinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov lands a shot to the body.
Fist tries to break free but Konstantinov pushes him back against the cage.
Fist working aggressively here.
Konstantinov tries a body shot but Fist blocks it.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Konstantinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konstantinov lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Konstantinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Konstantinov effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Konstantinov prevents a body shot from Fist.
Konstantinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fist or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fist wants to break free but Konstantinov has control.
Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Konstantinov.
Fist blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
Fist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fist tries to break the clinch but Konstantinov is controlling the position.
Konstantinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fist or not.
Fist is trying to break the clinch but Konstantinov is controlling him.
Konstantinov scores with a hook to the body.
Fist looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov pushes Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Konstantinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Konstantinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
A short left from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov keeps control of Fist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Konstantinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Konstantinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Konstantinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Konstantinov scores with a shot to the side of Fist's head.
Konstantinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Konstantinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konstantinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Konstantinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fist can turn it around.
Konstantinov presses Fist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Konstantinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Konstantinov tries to work over Fist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Konstantinov.
A right hook to the body lands for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Konstantinov lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Konstantinov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Konstantinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fist doesn't seem bothered though.
Konstantinov cracks Fist with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fist looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Konstantinov finish him?
Fist is rocked!
Crack! Konstantinov connects with the perfect overhand right and Fist falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Konstantinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Konstantinov!
Boris Konstantinov retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Boris Konstantinov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Fifth Fist stepped up to the mic, saying 'My daddy can win ur daddy!'.
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