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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaan Tseng has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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201 cm
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240 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tseng.
Jokinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Tseng counters with an inside leg kick.
Tseng lands a right hook to the body.
Tseng lands a head kick that stumbles Jokinen and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Oswald Jokinen has been cut.
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!
Tseng lands a couple of digs.
Jokinen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tseng manages to pass to side control.
Jokinen is trying to stand up here but Tseng is controlling him well.
Jokinen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tseng performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tseng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Tseng's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is defending well.
Tseng with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tseng wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tseng.
Tseng 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.
Tseng is pressing down on Jokinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jokinen is holding on for now.
Tseng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jokinen defending well though.
Tseng with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tseng throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tseng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tseng seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jokinen is looking to escape.
Jokinen is trying to escape back to his feet but Tseng uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tseng is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tseng cracks Jokinen with a big elbow.
Jokinen wants to get back to his feet but Tseng drags him back down.
Tseng is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jokinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jokinen is trying to buck Tseng off.
Tseng taking a breather here.
Tseng working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jokinen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tseng connects with a decent elbow.
Tseng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
Jokinen pushes Tseng away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tseng gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tseng is chipping away with strikes.
Jokinen is being controlled here.
Jokinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tseng asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Tseng dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen checks a low kick from Tseng.
Tseng lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Tseng throws a lazy body kick
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tseng throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Tseng misses with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Tseng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tseng dodges the punch combination from Jokinen.
Tseng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Tseng lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Tseng lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen cracks Tseng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tseng.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tseng.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Tseng.
Tseng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tseng dives in and scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen wants to stand up but Tseng is controlling him.
Our spies down at at V Elite Gym inform us that Jokinen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tseng is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tseng throws a big right hand that misses.
Tseng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jokinen is wriggling around but Tseng manages to pass to half guard.
Tseng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng controlling the action here.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Tseng sits in half guard.
Tseng scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tseng stops Jokinen from getting back to his feet.
Tseng trying to control from half guard but Jokinen is working away.
Jokinen is trying to stand back up but Tseng is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is pressing down on Jokinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jokinen is holding on for now.
Tseng takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jokinen tries to kick Tseng off but Tseng keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vaan Tseng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jokinen looks to clinch
and Tseng counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tseng.
Tseng is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tseng trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Tseng is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tseng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tseng throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Tseng throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tseng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tseng throws a leg kick
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Tseng swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tseng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tseng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tseng throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tseng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaan Tseng is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tseng 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 Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tseng misses with a low kick.
Jokinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tseng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Tseng keeps it at a distance.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Tseng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tseng misses with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Tseng saw that one coming.
Tseng scoring well with a low kick there.
Tseng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Tseng.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tseng counters with a stiff right hand.
Tseng slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Tseng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tseng.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Tseng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Tseng avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Tseng throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Tseng.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tseng shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tseng.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Tseng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tseng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tseng ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Tseng quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tseng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen pushes Tseng up against the cage in a clinch.
Tseng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tseng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Tseng moves out of range.
Tseng misses with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tseng throws a leg kick
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaan Tseng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tseng throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Tseng throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tseng cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Tseng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jokinen just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Tseng throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tseng.
Tseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tseng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Tseng misses.
A nice side step and Jokinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tseng thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Oswald Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tseng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Tseng avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tseng 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 Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tseng looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
A nice side step and Jokinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tseng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Tseng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tseng misses with a looping left.
Tseng misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Tseng's head back.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Tseng counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswald Jokinen.
I think Tseng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaan Tseng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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305 lbs
34 - 22 - 0 |
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272 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Vilenius does no damage.
Hrolf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hrolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilenius works the jab nicely.
Hrolf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vilenius!
Vilenius can't do much from the bottom here.
Hrolf throws an elbow but Vilenius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vilenius wants to control but Hrolf postures up.
Hrolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vilenius manages to get back to half guard.
Hrolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vilenius keeps working.
Vilenius is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hrolf .
Vilenius trying to control from the bottom.
Vilenius is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hrolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vilenius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hrolf lands strikes from half guard.
Vilenius has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Fallen Warriors Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Vilenius is doing well to control the position and prevent Hrolf from advancing to side control.
Vilenius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf preventing the sweep.
Vilenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vilenius controlling the pace.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Hrolf dodges it nicely.
Hrolf is trying to maintain the position but Vilenius is very close to passing his half guard.
Vilenius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to get to full guard but Vilenius has control of the leg.
Vilenius throwing shots but Hrolf is blocking nicely.
Vilenius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vilenius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vilenius is keen to just control but Hrolf is a slippery customer.
Hrolf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vilenius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Hrolf dodges it nicely.
Vilenius throwing shots but Hrolf is blocking nicely.
Vilenius with the ground and pound but Hrolf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tallak Hrolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrolf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilenius tries to avoid it but Hrolf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilenius to the ground. Vilenius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hrolf throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Hrolf tenderised Vilenius's leg. Vilenius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Hrolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vilenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hrolf .
A nice combination there by Hrolf .
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Vilenius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hrolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hrolf avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf tries to clinch but Vilenius moves out of range.
Hrolf throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tallak Hrolf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hrolf saw that one coming.
Hrolf clinches up with Vilenius and pushes him back against the cage.
Hrolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Hrolf blocks an uppercut.
Hrolf misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilenius tries for a takedown but Hrolf manages to get underhooks.
Hrolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hrolf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrolf misses with a hook.
Vilenius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hrolf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hrolf blocks it.
Hrolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hrolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilenius at a distance.
Hrolf moves in looking to clinch but Vilenius pushes him off.
Hrolf loads up on a big right hand but Vilenius slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hrolf .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilenius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hrolf throws the left hand but Vilenius avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vilenius lands a nice shot that snaps Hrolf 's head back.
Good shot there by Hrolf .
Hrolf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hrolf moves away.
Hrolf rushes Vilenius and presses him up against the cage.
Hrolf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hrolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrolf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hrolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hrolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vilenius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hrolf lunges at Vilenius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vilenius's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilenius, pushing him back against the cage.
Vilenius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hrolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilenius can do to turn this around?
Vilenius working hard to break the clinch.
Hrolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hrolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf is pressed up against the cage. Vilenius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hrolf down to the mat. Hrolf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asko Vilenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hrolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf tries to clinch but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asko Vilenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrolf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vilenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hrolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius ducks right into an uppercut from Hrolf .
The fighters circle momentarily. Hrolf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Asko Vilenius's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vilenius counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Hrolf .
Tallak Hrolf is winning the standup battle so far.
Hrolf scores with a nice strike.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt - Vilenius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hrolf scores with a hook to the body. Vilenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hrolf counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vilenius! Hrolf lets Vilenius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hrolf saw that one coming.
Hrolf works Vilenius's body with a nice hook.
Hrolf throws an overhand right that lands on Vilenius's shoulder, as Vilenius tries to avoid the shot.
Vilenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hrolf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Vilenius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hrolf with a poor takedown
and Vilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vilenius wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrolf throws a big elbow that misses.
Vilenius wants to sweep here but Hrolf controlling him for the moment.
Hrolf wants to control from the top but Vilenius keeps moving.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius can't keep his opponent in guard - Hrolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vilenius is pressing down on Hrolf 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallak Hrolf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hrolf throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hrolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vilenius doesn't seem bothered though.
Hrolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy right hand. Hrolf should have avoided that one.
Hrolf scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrolf throws a series of punches but Vilenius avoids them all with ease.
Hrolf looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Hrolf shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vilenius eats them both and turns towards Hrolf to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vilenius swings for the body but Hrolf moves out of range.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hrolf rushes Vilenius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vilenius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hrolf cracks Vilenius with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius is trying to force a seperation but Hrolf has the dominant position.
Vilenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Hrolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vilenius.
Vilenius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hrolf breaks from the clinch.
Vilenius cracks Hrolf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hrolf misses with the combination.
Vilenius ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
Hrolf fails with the takedown
and Vilenius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hrolf lands a nice looking body kick.
Hrolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vilenius is looking to clinch but Hrolf is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hrolf tries to clinch up
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown but Vilenius shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilenius lands a right hook to the body.
Hrolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hrolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilenius lands with a nice body punch.
Vilenius throws a shot to the body.
Vilenius misses with a combination
and Hrolf counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Vilenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hrolf slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hrolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hrolf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hrolf looks to throw a body kick
and Vilenius counters with a right hand to the body.
Hrolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hrolf . That snapped Vilenius's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius slaps away a takedown attempt from Hrolf , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vilenius lands an overhand right.
Vilenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hrolf 's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius misses with a wild combination.
Hrolf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilenius lands with a shot to the body.
Hrolf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilenius.
Hrolf digs a good hook to Vilenius's body.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Asko Vilenius just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Hrolf misses.
Vilenius has managed to clinch.
Vilenius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hrolf is keeping busy.
Vilenius is trying to break the clinch but Hrolf has him pressed against the cage.
Vilenius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hrolf .
A short right from Vilenius on the inside.
Hrolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hrolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
Hrolf throws a head punch that misses.
Vilenius can't find room to land a body shot as Hrolf controls the action.
Vilenius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Hrolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilenius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hrolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hrolf - that landed with a thud.
Vilenius blocking some punches.
Hrolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hrolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilenius.
Hrolf can't get the takedown.
Vilenius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hrolf gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hrolf is working for takedown but Vilenius is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Hrolf .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilenius's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf tries to work over Vilenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallak Hrolf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vilenius wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vilenius trying to stall but Hrolf improves his position.
Vilenius wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
Hrolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Hrolf has a couple of punches blocked by Vilenius.
Vilenius digs a right hand underneath Hrolf 's ribcage. Hrolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Vilenius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hrolf gets through Vilenius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hrolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilenius's elbow.
Vilenius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilenius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hrolf 's elbow.
Hrolf blocks a body shot from Vilenius.
Hrolf working aggressively here.
Vilenius lands with a light punch inside.
Hrolf misses with some punches.
Hrolf lands a left hand.
The cut above Asko Vilenius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hrolf can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vilenius backwards.
Nice body punch from Vilenius.
Hrolf tries a body shot but Vilenius blocks it.
Hrolf stops a takedown attempt from Vilenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hrolf keeps control of Vilenius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hrolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilenius.
Hrolf tries to work over Vilenius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilenius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hrolf has Vilenius pressed against the cage, preventing Vilenius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilenius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hrolf keeping full guard, as Vilenius tries to pass.
Hrolf wants to stand and escape but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hrolf is trying to control the position but Vilenius postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallak Hrolf had his way with Asko Vilenius in that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hrolf cracks Vilenius with an open hand slap.
Vilenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hrolf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vilenius moves out of range as Hrolf strikes.
Vilenius lands an overhand right.
Hrolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilenius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hrolf shoots in and gets a takedown into Vilenius's guard.
Hrolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hrolf postures up in Vilenius's guard and throws a big left but Vilenius blocks it.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius trying to control the position.
Hrolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vilenius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hrolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vilenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hrolf is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hrolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hrolf 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrolf .
Tallak Hrolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hrolf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vilenius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hrolf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt
and Vilenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrolf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hrolf .
Hrolf with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hrolf lands with an uppercut that bounces Vilenius off the cage and back into range.
Hrolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vilenius on the side of the head.
Hrolf avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Hrolf throws a series of punches but Vilenius moves out of range.
A big left from Hrolf misses.
Hrolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrolf throws a push kick but Vilenius slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hrolf misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilenius! But no joy.
Hrolf throws a low kick, looking for Vilenius's leg but Vilenius calmly moves out of range.
Hrolf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vilenius's sensitive parts.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vilenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
As Vilenius looks to move away, Hrolf throws a big counter combo but Vilenius just gets out of the way.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Vilenius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilenius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilenius misses with a few strikes there.
Hrolf swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hrolf misses with a looping left.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hrolf with a nice cross.
Hrolf feints and as Vilenius raises his hands in defense, Hrolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vilenius is trying to control the position but Hrolf postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tallak Hrolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hrolf 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tallak Hrolf !
Tallak Hrolf retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Baird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ribeiro Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Baird shoots for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baird manages to circle out of the way.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Baird wants to counter with a clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro Da Silva is just out of range.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to counter the offense by Baird and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baird manages to circle out of the way.
Ribeiro Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Baird fails to land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Baird counters with a shoot takedown. Ribeiro Da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird controls Ribeiro Da Silva momentarily but Ribeiro Da Silva frees himself.
Baird seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Baird's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Baird has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ribeiro Da Silva controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva advances position into side control!
Baird is trying to improve his position.
Baird manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ribeiro Da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baird's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva prevents Baird from improving his position.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Baird is retaining full guard.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro Da Silva from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baird lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baird connects with a solid leg kick.
Baird manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ribeiro Da Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Ribeiro Da Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Baird is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macadam Baird will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baird gets a double leg takedown into Ribeiro Da Silva's guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baird manages to get himself to full guard.
Baird is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baird looking for a guillotine here but Ribeiro Da Silva defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baird is on top in guard.
Baird postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control the position here.
Baird preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva controls Baird momentarily but Baird frees himself.
Baird tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Baird won't allow Ribeiro Da Silva to sweep him here.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
Baird engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ribeiro Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baird.
Baird looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ribeiro Da Silva is fending him off so far but Baird persists. Nope, Ribeiro Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro Da Silva motions for Baird to come forward. Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBaird.
Ribeiro Da Silva stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Ribeiro Da Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro Da Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Baird is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird working a defensive guard here.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro Da Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baird lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro Da Silva's head.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva pushes him off.
Ribeiro Da Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baird misses with a hook. Ribeiro Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to counter the offense by Baird and move into the clinch.
Baird checks a leg kick.
Baird clobbers Ribeiro Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ribeiro Da Silva sprawls well initially but Baird persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ribeiro Da Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baird is trying to control. Ribeiro Da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
Baird is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribeiro Da Silva defends it well.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to maintain the position but Baird is very close to passing his half guard.
Baird wants to control but Ribeiro Da Silva is keeping him busy.
Baird with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to control but Baird is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baird is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro Da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves into full guard.
Baird sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ribeiro Da Silva's guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Baird seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Baird working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baird tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ribeiro Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macadam Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baird has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Scott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Parker backpedaling.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Parker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Parker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker wants to get up but he can't break Scott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Parker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scott's guard.
Scott is not content to let Parker control the position.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker wants to stand up but Scott has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Parker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parker.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parker is controlling him.
Scott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parker gets to his feet. Scott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Scott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Parker jumps guard but Scott stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lewis Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Parker lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Parker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Peter Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker tries to land a body kick
and Scott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parker really felt that one!
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott connects with a high kick.
Parker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scott defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Parker tumbling to the canvas! Scott pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Parker was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lewis Scott!
Lewis Scott decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Moment. Ava Noel 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ava Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Noel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Bryant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant dips to his left and cracks Noel with an uppercut!
Bryant scores with a hook to the body. Noel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noel in his tracks.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
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!
Noel lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant clobbers Noel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Noel throws a lazy head kick
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel dips to his left and cracks Bryant with an uppercut!
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Noel's body.
Noel throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryant punishes Noel's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Bryant finds it's target.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Noel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crunch! Bryant slams his shin into Noel's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ava Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bryant checks it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bryant has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
Noel tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noel rather than just go for the knockout.
Bryant scores with a kick to the body.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
Bryant misses with a shot to the body
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant lands with a nice body punch.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant catches Noel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bryant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noel.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bryant.
Noel takes one on the button.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Bryant can't find room to land a body shot as Noel controls the action.
Bryant breaks from the clinch.
Bryant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Noel. Noel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bryant throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
Noel connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant clobbers Noel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noel avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Bryant 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.
Noel tries to clinch up.
Noel tries to land a leg kick but Bryant saw it coming and moves away.
Bryant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noel.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Noel's front leg but catches the back leg as Noel tries to avoid it.
Noel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
Noel jabs Bryant right on the nose. Bryant blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Noel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bryant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Noel.
Kobe Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noel pushes Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant is trying to drag Noel to the mat but Noel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Noel slips the punch.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Bryant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Noel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Noel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant.
Bryant shoots in but no luck this time.
Noel blocks a jab.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bryant fails with the takedown.
Ava Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryant.
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!
Noel lands a jab to Bryant's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noel misses with the body kick
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noel works the jab nicely.
Bryant shoots in but Noel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noel is looking to counter punch.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Noel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noel.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Noel. That snapped Bryant's head back.
Bryant is rocked!
Noel throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Noel.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryant lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Noel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Bryant fakes the leg kick and cracks Noel in the body.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel tries to move into range but Bryant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Noel pushes Bryant away with a front kick.
Bryant lands a slapping body shot.
Noel misses with a double jab
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Bryant cracks Noel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bryant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a wild body kick that Noel sees coming a mile off.
Bryant delivers a nice body kick.
Noel misses with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noel.
Noel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Noel looks to land a body kick but Bryant moved away.
As Noel backs off Bryant throws a huge counter combo but Noel manages to avoid it all.
Bryant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noel momentarily.
Bryant with a poor takedown
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Noel shows good takedown defense.
Noel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noel just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bryant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bryant tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Bryant moves away and avoids it.
Bryant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Noel with a body shot.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ava Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bryant - just one landing.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Noel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel throws a nice head kick!
Bryant digs a good hook to Noel's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noel takes one on the button.
Noel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bryant jabs at Noel's body.
Noel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant misses the jab.
Noel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryant is out of range and Noel settles back down.
Bryant thumps Noel with a low kick.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Noel's head but Noel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noel misses with a kick to the body.
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Noel scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Noel.
Noel misses the body punch
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noel misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryant tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noel swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant looks to land a combination but Noel avoids it well.
Bryant throws a series of strikes that have Noel backpedaling.
Noel is rocked!
Noel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Oh Noel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel seems to have got his legs back now.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
Noel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.
Noel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Bryant connects with an inside leg kick.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick.
Noel slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ava Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryant.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Noel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Noel.
Ava Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobe Bryant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noel moves out of range as Bryant throws a body kick.
Noel takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Noel lands with a straight right. Bryant didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel misses with a body shot.
Noel misses with a kick to the body.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
Bryant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bryant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
A less than humble Kobe Bryant misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Husky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Mylleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mylleri has chosen Om du har nåt att säga, säg det till mig! as his entrance music. Konrad Husky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Mylleri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konrad Husky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Mylleri!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husky swings for the body but Mylleri moves out of range.
Konrad Husky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mylleri fails with a takedown attempt.
Mylleri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mylleri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Husky manages to avoid it.
Mylleri lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Husky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri throws a hook to the side of Husky's head but Husky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Husky.
Husky throws an overhand right that lands on Mylleri's shoulder, as Mylleri tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Husky.
Husky misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mylleri misses with a punch to the body.
Husky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mylleri or not.
Mylleri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mylleri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Husky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Husky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Husky being controlled here momentarily.
Husky postures up and lands a big shot to Mylleri's brow.
Mylleri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Husky.
Husky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mylleri is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Husky, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Husky looking for subs off his back but Mylleri has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Husky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mylleri is working away from the top position though.
Mylleri trying to control from half guard but Husky is working away.
Mylleri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mylleri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Husky wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Husky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mylleri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mylleri's back!
Mylleri trying to control the action but Husky just sinks the hooks in.
Husky working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Husky working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mylleri tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mylleri tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Husky lands a couple of good shots and Mylleri has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Husky 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.
Husky tightening his grip on Mylleri, looking for the choke.
Mylleri trying to control the position but Husky manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've been hearing good reports from Husky's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mylleri trying to control but not successfully.
Husky is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mylleri is keeping busy.
Husky looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Husky is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mylleri knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mylleri for a finish.
Husky looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Husky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mylleri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mylleri shoots in and drives through. Husky sprawls well.
Husky feinted with a counter takedown.
Husky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mylleri can do to turn this around?
Husky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Husky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mylleri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Husky.
Husky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mylleri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Husky connects with a leg kick. Mylleri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Husky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mylleri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mylleri is looking for a sweep.
Husky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mylleri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mylleri can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mylleri is not content to let Husky control the position.
Husky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mylleri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Husky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Husky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mylleri is looking to reverse the position.
Mylleri struggling a bit here.
Mylleri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mylleri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Husky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Husky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mylleri is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mylleri's face as Husky controls the position.
Mylleri defending against the ground and pound.
Mylleri is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri wants to control but Husky postures up.
Husky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mylleri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Husky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mylleri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Husky but great work by Mylleri.
Husky regains half guard.
Husky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mylleri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Husky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mylleri is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky manages to get to full guard.
Mylleri trying to control the position from guard on top but Husky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mylleri stopping the sweep attempt from Husky.
Husky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Husky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mylleri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Husky stands and throws Mylleri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mylleri regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Husky dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mylleri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Husky stands and throws Mylleri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Husky swings around for an armbar but Mylleri sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Husky's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mylleri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mylleri postures up.
Mylleri trying to control but Husky is working from the bottom.
Mylleri is in close to Husky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri wants to control from the top but Husky keeps moving.
Mylleri throwing strikes but missing.
Mylleri working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mylleri has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mylleri tries to get to full guard but Husky has control of the leg.
Husky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mylleri wants to improve his position but Husky is controlling well.
Mylleri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Husky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Husky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mylleri throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Konrad Husky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mylleri wants to get back to full guard but Husky has passed into side control.
Husky tries for a kimura but Mylleri is defending well.
Husky wants to control but Mylleri is keeping him busy.
Husky tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Husky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mylleri keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Mylleri going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Husky swings around for an armbar but Mylleri sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Husky's guard.
Leo Mylleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mylleri works over Husky with some ground and pound from guard.
Mylleri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Husky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mylleri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Husky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mylleri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Husky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mylleri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Husky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mylleri manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky trying to control the position from guard on top but Mylleri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Husky advances to half guard.
Mylleri taking some punishment here, with Husky in his half guard.
Husky trying to control from Mylleri's half guard. Mylleri has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Konrad Husky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mylleri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Husky stays in close to Mylleri's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Husky won't allow Mylleri to sweep him here.
Husky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Husky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Husky 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Husky!
Konrad Husky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani has chosen Busta Rhymes - Arab Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Sykes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleimani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Xavier Sykes has been cut.
Suleimani misses with a looping right.
Sykes slips a straight right by Suleimani.
Suleimani slips under a jab from Sykes.
Suleimani throws a push kick but Sykes slaps the foot to one side.
Sykes is looking to counter punch.
Sykes has Suleimani up against the cage in a clinch.
Sykes lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Sykes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sykes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani tries for a takedown but Sykes manages to get underhooks.
Suleimani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suleimani throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykes.
Suleimani cracks Sykes with a nice body shot.
Suleimani throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykes.
Sykes misses with a punch on the inside.
Suleimani cracks Sykes with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suleimani's elbow.
Sykes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suleimani backwards.
Suleimani manages to break the clinch.
Suleimani misses with a body shot.
Sykes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suleimani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suleimani moves out of range of the strikes.
Sykes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sykes misses with a shot to the body
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Sykes misses its intended target.
Suleimani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suleimani cracks Sykes with an open hand slap.
Sykes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani throws a body punch but Sykes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes blocks a leg kick.
Suleimani throws a hook to the side of Sykes's head but Sykes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suleimani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sykes.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Sykes as he checks the leg kick.
Sykes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Sykes blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Suleimani.
Sykes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suleimani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sykes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suleimani.
Sykes connects with a jab.
Sykes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suleimani. Suleimani obviously looking to wear him down.
Sykes takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes looks to land a right hand but Suleimani moved out of range.
Sykes misses with a double jab.
Sykes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleimani moves away.
Suleimani lunges at Sykes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sykes's hand.
Sykes looks to land a combination but Suleimani avoids it well.
Suleimani throws a low kick but Sykes moves out of range easily.
Sykes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Sykes.
Sykes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sykes drives through and clinches with Suleimani against the cage.
Sykes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suleimani.
Sykes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suleimani digs a right hand into Sykes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sykes's gas tank.
Suleimani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sykes's elbow.
Suleimani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sykes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sykes blocks an elbow strike from Suleimani.
Sykes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sykes blocks a body shot from Suleimani.
Sykes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sykes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suleimani backwards.
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!
Suleimani goes for a takedown attempt but Sykes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xavier Sykes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qasem Suleimani.
Sykes looks to clinch
and Suleimani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suleimani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykes can pounce on him.
Sykes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suleimani blocks a jab.
Suleimani throws a body punch but Sykes moves out of range.
Sykes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sykes throws a right hand that misses
letting Suleimani counter with a right hand.
Sykes cracks Suleimani with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Qasem Suleimani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Sykes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sykes slips a jab from Suleimani.
Sykes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xavier Sykes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sykes finds it's way through Suleimani's defenses.
Qasem Suleimani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykes throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
Sykes lands a body shot.
Sykes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykes misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suleimani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Sykes as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sykes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suleimani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut.
Suleimani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sykes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani 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.
Suleimani is looking to chop away at Sykes's legs.
Sykes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suleimani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sykes is rocked!
Sykes misses with a looping right.
Sykes lands with a cross.
Suleimani swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykes.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Suleimani moves out of range easily.
Sykes misses with a wild combination.
Suleimani misses with a body shot.
Good work by Sykes as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes cracks the inside of Suleimani's front leg.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sykes blocks a head kick by Suleimani.
Sykes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Suleimani moves out of range easily.
Sykes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sykes misses with a double jab
and Suleimani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sykes thinking.
Xavier Sykes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Suleimani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleimani thuds a left hand into Sykes's body.
Suleimani cracks Sykes with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sykes falls to his knees and Suleimani doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qasem Suleimani!
Qasem Suleimani is the new light heavyweight champion!
Qasem Suleimani 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toni Eerkilaa's chin.
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eerkilaa moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been informed that Ei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ei throws a series of punches but Eerkilaa moves out of range.
Eerkilaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eerkilaa scores with a nice strike.
Ei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eerkilaa slips under a jab from Ei.
Eerkilaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ei counters with a nice uppercut.
Eerkilaa throws a front kick aimed at Ei's knee but Ei avoids it well.
Eerkilaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Eerkilaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Eerkilaa on the inside.
Eerkilaa lands an elbow just above Ei 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eerkilaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ei trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ei.
Ei lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei taking a breather.
The referee calls for Ei to work.
Ei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eerkilaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ei avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eerkilaa as Ei tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kylla Ei.
Eerkilaa blocks the body kick.
Eerkilaa ducks under a wild hook from Ei.
Eerkilaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eerkilaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eerkilaa can't find room to land a body shot as Ei controls the action.
Eerkilaa misses with a body punch.
Eerkilaa manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Ei's head.
Eerkilaa throws a combination that misses
and Ei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ei throws a jab when Eerkilaa was well out of range.
Eerkilaa throws a chopping leg kick but Ei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eerkilaa misses with a hook. Ei ducked under it nicely.
Ei thumps Eerkilaa with a low 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!
Eerkilaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ei.
Eerkilaa swings widly with a right hand
and Ei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ei throws a hook to the side of Eerkilaa's head but Eerkilaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ei avoids the body shot from Eerkilaa.
Ei unleashes a big counter combination but Eerkilaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Ei.
Eerkilaa rushes Ei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eerkilaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ei looking to throw knees to the head but Eerkilaa is blocking nicely.
Ei tries to land a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks with his arms.
Eerkilaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eerkilaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eerkilaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Eerkilaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ei trying to control the position but instead, Eerkilaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ei into the cage.
Eerkilaa digs a right hand underneath Ei's ribcage. Ei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ei throws a punch but it's blocked by Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eerkilaa dips to his left and cracks Ei with an uppercut!
Eerkilaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ei.
Ei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei misses with a straight left.
Eerkilaa connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ei misses with a hook.
Toni Eerkilaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ei's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ei duly obliges.
Eerkilaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eerkilaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Eerkilaa misses its intended target.
Eerkilaa drops Ei with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ei looks back up at him and smiles so Eerkilaa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ei is rocked!
Ei throws a leg kick which misses Eerkilaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Eerkilaa tries to avoid it.
Ei is still on wobbly legs! Can Eerkilaa finish him?
Eerkilaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ei looks winded!
Ei gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Eerkilaa points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ei wakes up just in time to hear Eerkilaa thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Eerkilaa!
A determined Toni Eerkilaa didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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pop
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