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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
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194 cm
38
216 lbs
27 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djurdjevic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Djurdjevic circles away.
Djurdjevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djurdjevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Djurdjevic throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Djurdjevic misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Djurdjevic is having none of it.
Djurdjevic shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Djurdjevic is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Djurdjevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Djurdjevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Djurdjevic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson is nestled in close to Djurdjevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Djurdjevic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Djurdjevic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Djurdjevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson holding on to Djurdjevic's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Djurdjevic misses with an elbow to the head.
Djurdjevic throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Anderson right now.
Anderson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic punches the canvas rather than the man.
Djurdjevic is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Djurdjevic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Djurdjevic missing with strikes.
Djurdjevic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anderson for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson turns into Djurdjevic and is now in his guard.
Djurdjevic has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Djurdjevic wants to sweep but no luck.
Djurdjevic has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Djurdjevic has wrist control.
Djurdjevic keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Djurdjevic blocks nicely.
Anderson is working Djurdjevic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson postures up.
Djurdjevic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adis Djurdjevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Djurdjevic avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Anderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djurdjevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Djurdjevic looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Djurdjevic trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Djurdjevic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Djurdjevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson 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.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Djurdjevic's head.
Djurdjevic trying to control from the bottom.
Austin Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Djurdjevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Djurdjevic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Djurdjevic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Djurdjevic's brow.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Djurdjevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Djurdjevic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djurdjevic is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Djurdjevic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Djurdjevic stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Djurdjevic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to control Djurdjevic's posture but Djurdjevic avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Djurdjevic crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Djurdjevic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Djurdjevic taking a breather here.
An elbow from Djurdjevic crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Djurdjevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Djurdjevic's knee momentarily.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djurdjevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djurdjevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Austin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson misses with a hook. Djurdjevic ducked under it nicely.
Djurdjevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Anderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djurdjevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson cracks Djurdjevic with an open hand slap.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djurdjevic can do to turn this around?
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Djurdjevic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Djurdjevic ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Djurdjevic misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Djurdjevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Djurdjevic misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Djurdjevic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Djurdjevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Djurdjevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Djurdjevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson works over Djurdjevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Djurdjevic is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson loads up on a big left hand. Djurdjevic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Anderson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Djurdjevic can't hide his disappointment, as Anderson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Anderson!
A relieved looking Austin Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Adis Djurdjevic spoke after the fight, saying 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rastila's choice of entrance music: One Hit. Veikko Rastila will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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247 lbs
26 - 19 - 1 |
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270 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Rastila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Rastila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rastila stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rastila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rastila scores with a hook.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila tries a quick counter leg kick but Morgan is wise to it.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Rastila.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Rastila counters with an outside leg kick.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Rastila scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastila cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Good leg kick by Rastila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rastila.
Rastila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Rastila digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Rastila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rastila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rastila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rastila misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rastila back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Rastila saw that one coming.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rastila circles away quickly and effectively.
Rastila thinks about the counter body kick.
Rastila tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right 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!
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Jab from Rastila.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Rastila slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Rastila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Rastila let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rastila connects with a looping right hand.
Rastila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Rastila settles back down.
Rastila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rastila lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rastila finds it's target.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Nice body punch from Rastila.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rastila misses the target.
Rastila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Rastila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rastila lands a body shot.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rastila.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila scores with a body shot.
Morgan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rastila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rastila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rastila throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rastila misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rastila throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Rastila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rastila gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rastila throws a shot to the body.
Rastila tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastila moves away.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rastila. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Rastila scores with a hook.
Rastila misses with a body kick.
Rastila just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMorgan.
Rastila connects with an inside leg kick.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rastila.
Rastila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Rastila tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rastila slips under a jab from Morgan.
Rastila gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rastila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rastila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rastila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Rastila blocks a jab.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Rastila swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Rastila moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rastila finds it's target.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rastila at a distance.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rastila doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Morgan.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Veikko Rastila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Rastila moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rastila. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Rastila was just out of range.
Rastila jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rastila cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rastila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rastila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rastila slips a jab from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila 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.
Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rastila.
Nice body punch from Rastila.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Rastila appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rastila.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rastila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Rastila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Rastila slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Rastila thinks about the counter body kick.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rastila. Rastila obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rastila misses with a low kick.
Rastila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rastila thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Rastila misses with a straight right.
Rastila cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rastila.
A low kick from Rastila misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rastila jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila slips a straight right by Morgan.
Rastila feints a counter leg kick.
Rastila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rastila misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rastila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Rastila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan blocks the body kick.
Donk. Rastila catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Rastila comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rastila. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rastila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rastila.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rastila clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rastila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rastila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rastila.
Jason Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rastila avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Rastila tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rastila scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rastila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rastila jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rastila lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rastila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Rastila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastila pushes Morgan away with a front kick.
Rastila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Rastila.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila lands with a right hand.
Rastila connects with a solid leg kick.
Veikko Rastila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Rastila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Rastila counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Rastila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rastila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Rastila throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Rastila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Rastila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rastila 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Rastila!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Veikko Rastila waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
Jason Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza 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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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Burczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
Burczynski cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Burczynski's head but Burczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burczynski jabs at De Souza's body.
Burczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
Burczynski throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Burczynski's defenses.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
De Souza scores with the left hand. Burczynski knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burczynski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Burczynski is looking to counter punch.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
Alexsandro De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burczynski drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
Burczynski lands a jab.
Burczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burczynski. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burczynski lands a head kick!
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burczynski's calf.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burczynski.
Burczynski throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Burczynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burczynski shoots in but no luck this time.
De Souza's coach down at GWad's Playpen was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Souza's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Souza punishes Burczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
De Souza throws a combination that misses
and Burczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Burczynski tries to land a leg kick but De Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Burczynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza throws a leg kick
enabling Burczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Burczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burczynski slips a straight right by De Souza.
A little feinted left hand from Burczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - De Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burczynski. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from De Souza lands but Burczynski takes it in his stride.
Burczynski misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by De Souza.
De Souza throws a head kick that Burczynski semi-blocks.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burczynski.
The fighters circling - Burczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! De Souza slams his shin into Burczynski's torso.
De Souza drives through and clinches with Burczynski against the cage.
Come on Burczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Burczynski tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Burczynski back against the cage.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
Burczynski is trying to stall.
Burczynski tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Souza throws a leg kick
and Burczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Burczynski.
Burczynski swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Burczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by De Souza as he checks the leg kick.
De Souza tries a quick counter leg kick but Burczynski is wise to it.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burczynski.
Sloppy strikes from Burczynski. Those never looked like landing.
De Souza scores with a jab. Burczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burczynski 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.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczynski takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Burczynski.
Burczynski shoots for a takedown but De Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza cracks Burczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burczynski is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
De Souza thumps Burczynski with a low kick.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Burczynski misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza scores with a nice body kick.
Burczynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza has Burczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Burczynski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Souza up against the cage.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burczynski misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Burczynski backwards.
Burczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Souza up against the cage.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Burczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burczynski blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Burczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burczynski breaks the clinch.
De Souza delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burczynski throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
Burczynski looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Burczynski with a jab.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Burczynski misses the target.
Burczynski connects with a right hand. De Souza shakes it off.
Burczynski throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
Burczynski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burczynski misses with a body kick.
Burczynski lands with a right hand.
Burczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczynski staying out of range there.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Burczynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Burczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Souza throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Burczynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burczynski throws a solid leg kick but De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burczynski.
Burczynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burczynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burczynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Souza keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kamil Burczynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Souza lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza lands a jab.
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burczynski.
Burczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burczynski's hands.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Burczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burczynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Burczynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza thows a leg kick but Burczynski checks it
and Burczynski counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burczynski on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
Burczynski lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Burczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Burczynski staying out of range there.
Burczynski checks a low kick from De Souza.
Burczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Burczynski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burczynski lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
A jab from De Souza misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
Burczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burczynski throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Burczynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Souza's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Burczynski misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Burczynski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Souza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczynski throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
Burczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from De Souza.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
De Souza jabs at Burczynski's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Souza.
Burczynski throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Burczynski moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Souza, as that shot connected.
Burczynski throws a leg kick
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Burczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burczynski.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza throws a jab when Burczynski was well out of range.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but De Souza avoids it well and moves away.
Burczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza 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 Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava comes to the cage accompanied by Nightcall. 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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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava slips under a jab.
Hallava looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hallava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Biggums looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallava is just out of range.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums loads up on a big right hand but Hallava slips the punch.
Hallava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biggums swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Hallava's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Biggums dodges the punch combination from Hallava.
A head kick misses from Biggums.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Biggums lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Biggums misses.
Hallava on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggums pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Biggums throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hallava.
Hallava feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Biggums slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Biggums! But no joy.
Hallava connects with a body shot that sends Biggums's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallava lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Biggums throws a one two combo.
Hallava paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hallava walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggums checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hallava rushes Biggums and presses him up against the cage.
Biggums swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biggums doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallava.
Hallava blocks an uppercut.
Biggums throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallava takes a shot to the head.
Hallava scores with a shot to the side of Biggums's head.
Biggums tries a body shot but Hallava blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hallava.
Biggums escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Biggums. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Hallava misses the target.
Hallava throws a leg kick but Biggums sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biggums is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallava went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggums swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggums turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Biggums misses the target.
Hallava is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biggums takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hallava fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallava moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hallava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biggums manages to avoid it.
Biggums throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggums throws a jab when Hallava was well out of range.
Hallava tests Biggums's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallava tries to land a leg kick but Biggums saw it coming and moves away.
Hallava scores with a nice right hand.
Biggums throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biggums misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hallava buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Biggums takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallava lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a wild body kick that Hallava sees coming a mile off.
Hallava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Biggums looks to land a combination but Hallava avoids it well.
Biggums throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallava moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Biggums.
Hallava gets a clinch.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Hallava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallava as Biggums tries to tie him up.
Biggums digs a right hand into Hallava's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallava's gas tank.
Biggums fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallava lands an elbow inside that Biggums shrugs off.
It looks like Tyrone Biggums has been cut.
Hallava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallava misses with a punch on the inside.
Biggums is working for takedown but Hallava is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hallava lands a hook that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava working aggressively here.
Hallava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biggums throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallava.
Hallava pushes Biggums back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallava blocking some punches.
Hallava pushes off an throws an elbow but Biggums leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Biggums can't find room to land a body shot as Hallava controls the action.
Biggums breaks the clinch.
Hallava thows a leg kick but Biggums checks it
and Biggums counters with a nice leg kick.
Hallava misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Hallava.
That kick from Hallava tenderised Biggums's leg. Biggums is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallava is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hallava bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Biggums's head backwards.
Hallava checks a low kick from Biggums.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biggums looks to throw the jab but Hallava is out of range.
Biggums misses with a hook. Hallava ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Hallava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallava.
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 Julle Hallava will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggums's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hallava moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hallava clinches up against the cage.
Biggums is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hallava creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Julle Hallava has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biggums lands an uppercut.
Hallava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggums doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biggums wants to take the fight to the mat but Hallava manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hallava.
Biggums wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biggums prevents a body shot from Hallava.
Hallava lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggums misses with a head kick.
Biggums keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hallava lands a nice shot that snaps Biggums's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallava lands a really nice looking cross but Biggums seems unphased.
Biggums pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallava tries to clinch but Biggums is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Biggums, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hallava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallava moves away.
Biggums tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biggums swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggums stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallava.
Hallava is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hallava goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hallava connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Biggums fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallava lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Biggums misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallava throws a leg kick but Biggums moved away.
Biggums swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggums misses with a body shot.
Hallava fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Biggums swings for the body but Hallava moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Biggums.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggums. Hallava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggums throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallava sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallava throwing a counter right hand but Biggums manages to avoid it.
Julle Hallava is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Biggums.
An inside leg kick lands from Hallava.
Hallava chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hallava is looking to slow Biggums down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Hallava.
Biggums throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hallava lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Biggums blocks the low kick.
Biggums takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hallava rushes Biggums and presses him up against the cage.
Hallava struggles to land a body shot inside as Biggums controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hallava.
Biggums pushes Hallava back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biggums misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggums goes for a takedown attempt but Hallava pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Biggums finds it's target.
Hallava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggums was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallava.
Hallava throws a solid leg kick but Biggums takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hallava.
Biggums swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hallava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biggums takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hallava lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biggums's sensitive parts.
Hallava ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Hallava scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Biggums blocks the leg kick.
Biggums misses with a looping left.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
An inside leg kick from Hallava misses.
Hallava swings for the body but Biggums moves out of range.
Hallava thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Biggums.
Hallava fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Biggums has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Biggums.
Biggums misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biggums checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Biggums on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biggums looks to throw the jab but Hallava is out of range.
Hallava throws a body kick that misses.
Biggums takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hallava throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallava. Biggums does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggums moves out of range of the leg kick from Hallava.
Biggums moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hallava lands a high kick!
Biggums throws a looping overhand right but Hallava ducks down to avoid it.
Hallava tries to work over Biggums's front leg with a kick but Biggums checks it.
Biggums looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biggums takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Biggums throws an off balance right hand
and Hallava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Biggums misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hallava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Biggums's efforts to push away.
Biggums blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julle Hallava dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggums's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Biggums blocks the low kick.
Biggums looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallava works Biggums's body with a nice hook.
Biggums misses with a wild combination.
Biggums misses with a body shot
enabling Hallava to counter with a crisp jab.
Biggums lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hallava at a distance.
Hallava lands with a straight right. Biggums didn't see that one coming.
Hallava jabs Biggums to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biggums lands with a good body shot.
Biggums has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Biggums throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggums can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Hallava is predictable there
and Biggums counters with a straight right hand.
Biggums throws a jab when Hallava was well out of range.
Biggums throws a head kick that Hallava semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Hallava.
Hallava wants to clinch up but Biggums keeps it at a distance.
Hallava blocks a low kick nicely.
Hallava lands with a right hand.
Biggums connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hallava lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biggums doesn't seem phased though.
Hallava's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hallava duly obliges.
Hallava scores with a head kick.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biggums moves out of range of the strikes.
Hallava misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hallava throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggums checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Biggums looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hallava checks the leg kick.
Biggums throws a shot from downtown. Hallava moves away and avoids it.
Hallava lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biggums's sensitive parts.
Biggums avoids the head kick by Hallava.
Hallava defending well as Biggums loads up on a big left hand.
Hallava tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Biggums manages to circle out of the way.
Hallava darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggums misses with a kick to the body.
Hallava slips a straight right by Biggums.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
Hallava sizes up Biggums with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hallava takes one to the chin there.
Hallava throws a leg kick but Biggums sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biggums's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hallava 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallava. Biggums does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggums wants to slow Hallava down by chopping away at his legs.
Hallava moves away from the strike by Biggums.
Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums misses with a wild combination.
Hallava connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Biggums blocks the low kick.
Hallava jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hallava feints and then cracks Biggums's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biggums down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hallava tries to counter by clinching up but Biggums breaks away and moves out of range.
Hallava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggums swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Biggums misses with a head kick.
Hallava rushes Biggums and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hallava gets through Biggums's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hallava blocking some punches.
Hallava makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hallava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biggumss head.
Biggums is rocked!
Hallava throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biggums is still on wobbly legs! Can Hallava finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallava.
Hallava lands an elbow just above Biggums 's eye.
Hallava pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Biggums! Hallava unloads with more strikes and Biggums sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julle Hallava!
A less than humble Julle Hallava 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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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
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu moves out of range of the body kick from Conte.
Conte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruutu looks to land a combination but Conte avoids it well.
Conte throws a leg kick which misses Ruutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruutu tries to avoid it.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruutu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conte looks to land a combination but Ruutu avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruutu scores with a four punch combination!
Ruutu throws a jab but it's blocked by Conte.
Conte tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruutu misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutu misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruutu.
Conte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conte.
Ruutu looks for the body kick but Conte saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Conte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses
and Conte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conte checks a low kick from Ruutu.
Conte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Ruutu does no damage.
Ruutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Conte.
Ruutu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conte punishes Ruutu's body with a nice straight punch.
Conte has managed to clinch.
Ruutu lands a right hand.
Ruutu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruutu lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Ruutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ruutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conte blocks an uppercut.
Conte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conte lands a nice shot to the body.
Conte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutu.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte blocks an elbow strike from Ruutu.
Conte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Conte breaks from the clinch.
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Ruutu fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ruutu does no damage.
Ruutu 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.
Conte with a nice cross.
Ruutu catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruutu.
Conte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte jabs Ruutu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruutu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conte.
Conte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conte wants to slow Ruutu down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Ruutu coming out on top.
A big left from Ruutu misses.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conte misses with an uppercut. Ruutu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conte. That's going to slow Ruutu down.
Conte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu lands a head kick. Conte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Conte is rocked!
Conte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Conte is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruutu finish him?
Conte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conte seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruutu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruutu on the side of the head.
Ruutu throws a right and a left that Conte avoids nicely.
Conte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruutu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conte tries to move into range but Ruutu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conte throws a big shot that misses.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Ruutu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte blocks the elbow strike.
Conte lands a nice uppercut.
Ruutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu misses with the head strike.
Conte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Conte.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conte lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Conte.
Conte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conte lands a knee to the body.
Conte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conte.
Ruutu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Conte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conte moves into the clinch.
Conte is pushing Ruutu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Conte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conte tries to keep at a distance but Ruutu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Ruutu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Conte blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Ruutu controls the action.
Ruutu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Conte lands a shoulder strike.
Ruutu lands a damaging elbow.
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conte misses with a punch on the inside.
Conte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conte fails to land.
Nice body punch from Conte - that landed with a thud.
Ruutu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conte misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutu fails to land.
Conte lands a shot to the body.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu throws a head punch that misses.
Conte leaning against his opponent.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Conte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conte throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Conte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte misses with a body punch.
Conte scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Ruutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Conte misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruutu working aggressively here.
Ruutu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conte breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ruutu will feel that in the morning.
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!
Nice shot by Conte.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conte. That's going to slow Ruutu down.
Conte lands a jab to the head.
Ruutu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Conte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruutu misses with a looping right.
Conte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conte misses with a kick to the body.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conte.
The fighters circling - Conte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruutu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Conte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Conte lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Conte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruutu throws the left hand but Conte avoids the punch easily.
Conte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Conte.
Conte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruutu gets tackled into the cage by Conte. Conte maintains the clinch.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruutu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conte scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Conte drops Ruutu with a beautiful combination! Ruutu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Conte is looking for the KO!
Ruutu is rocked!
Conte darts in and clinches Ruutu up against the cage.
Oh Ruutu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Conte on the inside.
Conte lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte crunches a lovely knee into Ruutu's ribcage.
Conte lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Conte.
Conte dips a shoulder and cracks Ruutu with a mighty uppercut! Ruutu falls back against the cage and Conte unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ruutu is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Conte screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Conte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. 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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158 lbs
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29
148 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Newcastle's leg but Newcastle calmly moves out of range.
Newcastle scores with a jab.
Newcastle cracks a nice hook into De Fran's ribs.
Newcastle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran cracks Newcastle with an open hand slap.
Newcastle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Fran's guard.
De Fran keeping moving, preventing Newcastle from controlling successfully.
De Fran controls Newcastle momentarily but Newcastle frees himself.
Newcastle looking to pass the guard.
Newcastle pushing down on De Fran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Fran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fran is not content to let Newcastle control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran is trying to get back to full guard.
Newcastle wants to work for an arm triangle but De Fran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Fran keeping control of the position.
Newcastle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Fran!
Newcastle with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Newcastle tries to control but De Fran wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Fran can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Newcastle trying to control but De Fran is having none of it.
Newcastle with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fran is trying to escape the mount.
Newcastle trying to control but De Fran is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to reverse the position but Newcastle maintains control.
Newcastle wants to take his opponent's back but De Fran doesn't allow it.
De Fran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Fran tries to lock up and control but Newcastle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Fran is desperately trying to improve his position but Newcastle has a good base and remains in mount.
Newcastle seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Fran is holding on tight.
Newcastle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Fran is looking to escape.
Newcastle is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Newcastle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alton Newcastle!
Alton Newcastle 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Logic feat. Castro - Ballin. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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151 lbs
27 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yossarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Yossarian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yossarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a three punch combo that has Yossarian backing up. Yossarian nods at Miller to acknowledge the strikes.
Yossarian loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yossarian.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yossarian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yossarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John Yossarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller moves forwards but Yossarian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yossarian throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Yossarian looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Yossarian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Yossarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yossarian throws out the jab.
Yossarian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian misses with a lunging right hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Yossarian misses with a right hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Yossarian.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a body kick.
Yossarian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yossarian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miller slips a straight right by Yossarian.
It looked like Miller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yossarian blocks a leg kick.
Yossarian moves away from the strike by Miller.
Yossarian throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Yossarian throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries to land a body kick
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yossarian. That did some damage!
Miller misses with a hook. Yossarian ducked under it nicely.
Yossarian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Yossarian slips under a jab.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yossarian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yossarian checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Yossarian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yossarian dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Yossarian throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yossarian throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Yossarian defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Yossarian moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Yossarian moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy body kick from Yossarian
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller misses with a hook. Yossarian ducked under it nicely.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yossarian throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.
Yossarian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yossarian manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yossarian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yossarian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yossarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Yossarian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller tries a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Yossarian checks a low kick from Miller.
Yossarian connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian blocks the body kick.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller throws a leg kick but Yossarian checks it.
Yossarian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Yossarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yossarian blocks a leg kick.
Yossarian throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yossarian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Yossarian avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yossarian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Yossarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller feints and then cracks Yossarian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yossarian down.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Yossarian steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yossarian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yossarian throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Yossarian blocks a head kick by Miller.
Yossarian closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Yossarian pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller blocks a head kick by Yossarian.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Yossarian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Yossarian throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Yossarian blocks the leg kick.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Yossarian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, jab by Yossarian - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Yossarian lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Yossarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Yossarian misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yossarian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Yossarian throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Yossarian ducks down to avoid it.
Yossarian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller lunges at Yossarian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yossarian's hand.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller tries to bum rush Yossarian with a series of wild strikes but Yossarian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller moves away from the strike by Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Yossarian misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yossarian was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Yossarian wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Yossarian throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Yossarian checks it.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yossarian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Yossarian manages to avoid it.
Yossarian motions for Miller to come forward. Yossarian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Miller misses.
Yossarian moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yossarian throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller checks a low kick from Yossarian.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian misses with a head kick.
Yossarian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yossarian tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Yossarian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yossarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yossarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yossarian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Yossarian looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yossarian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Yossarian misses with a two punch combination.
Miller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yossarian misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yossarian swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller feints and then cracks Yossarian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yossarian down.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Yossarian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller avoids the head kick by Yossarian.
It looked like Miller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Miller moves out of range as Yossarian throws a body kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yossarian checks the leg kick.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Yossarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Yossarian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yossarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yossarian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Miller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yossarian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Yossarian's head back.
Yossarian misses with a kick to the body.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yossarian is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Yossarian misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with an inside leg kick.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller jabs Yossarian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yossarian tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yossarian misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yossarian.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yossarian misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yossarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller lands with a straight right. Yossarian didn't see that one coming.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yossarian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yossarian connects with a solid leg kick.
Yossarian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Yossarian down.
Yossarian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnny Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yossarian is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Yossarian misses with a body kick.
Yossarian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Yossarian.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Yossarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Yossarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a push kick but Yossarian slaps the foot to one side.
Yossarian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller wants to slow Yossarian down by chopping away at his legs.
Yossarian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yossarian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yossarian thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yossarian checks a leg kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Yossarian.
Yossarian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yossarian.
Miller tests Yossarian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Yossarian misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yossarian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Yossarian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Yossarian looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Yossarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with an inside leg kick.
Miller clobbers Yossarian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yossarian throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yossarian misses with a body kick.
Yossarian moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yossarian blocks an uppercut.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yossarian's elbow.
Yossarian can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yossarian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yossarian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yossarian misses with some punches.
Miller gets through Yossarian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yossarian missing with knees to the body.
Yossarian swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Yossarian.
Yossarian misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Miller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Miller!
Johnny Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
John Yossarian spoke after the fight, saying 'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murkula comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fu's choice of entrance music: A Fifth Of Beethoven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
26 - 6 - 1 |
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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
33 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murkula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu throws a nice looking combination but Murkula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Murkula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murkula moves out of range of the body kick.
Murkula scores with a nice right hand.
Murkula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murkula closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murkula avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murkula motions for Fu to come forward. Murkula throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murkula. That one must have hurt.
Fu blocks a jab.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Fu throws a low kick, looking for Murkula's leg but Murkula calmly moves out of range.
Murkula looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Fu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murkula lands the left hand.
Murkula lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Murkula misses the target.
Fu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula is looking to chop away at Fu's legs.
Murkula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Fu.
Murkula avoids the body shot from Fu.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murkula or perhaps it was just good defense by Fu, which made it look bad.
Murkula lands with a straight right. Fu didn't see that one coming.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Murkula is just out of range.
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Fu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manolo Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Murkula misses with a low kick as Fu jumps back.
Nice shot by Fu.
Murkula scores with a leg kick.
Fu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murkula was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Murkula's front leg but catches the back leg as Murkula tries to avoid it.
Fu defending well as Murkula loads up on a big left hand.
Fu throws out a counter right but Murkula avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murkula walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fu throws out a counter right but Murkula avoids it with no problem.
Fu missing with a left hand there. Murkula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murkula slips under a jab.
Fu looks to land a right hand but Murkula moved out of range.
Fu cracks Murkula with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murkula connects with a leg kick. Fu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murkula manages to avoid it.
Murkula throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Fu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murkula throws a wild body kick that Fu sees coming a mile off.
Fu moves away from the strike by Murkula.
Murkula misses with a wild combination.
Murkula 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.
Fu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murkula tries for a takedown but Fu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murkula drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murkula tries to free his leg and advance position but Fu is retaining full guard.
Fu being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fu is pulling down on Murkula's head to control his posture.
Fu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murkula controls the pace.
Murkula wants to control from the top but Fu keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murkula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murkula looks to land a body kick but Fu moved away.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murkula.
Fu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu throws a leg kick but Murkula moved away.
Murkula attempts a counter takedown but Fu avoids it well and moves away.
Murkula takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murkula cracks Fu with a good jab.
Fu throws a low kick but Murkula moves out of range easily.
Murkula throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Fu.
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 Taisto Murkula will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murkula moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Fu.
Murkula changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
Murkula tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murkula somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murkula checks a leg kick.
Murkula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murkula.
Murkula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Murkula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu is looking to chop away at Murkula's legs.
Murkula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murkula's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murkula feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fu's calf.
Murkula takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu scores with a nice head shot.
Good work by Murkula as he checks the leg kick.
Murkula was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Murkula is just out of range.
Murkula checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fu.
Fu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murkula attempts a counter takedown but Fu avoids it well and moves away.
Fu throws a body punch but Murkula moves out of range.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murkula.
Murkula connects with the punch.
Fu throws a leg kick
and Murkula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu throws a head kick but Murkula moves out of range.
Murkula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murkula checks the leg kick.
Fu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murkula on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Fu misses.
Murkula misses with a low kick.
Murkula throws a low kick but Fu avoids it.
No joy there for Murkula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fu lands a jab to Murkula's midsection.
Murkula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Fu blocks the low kick.
Murkula throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murkula 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 Fu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murkula scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Murkula checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murkula shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murkula sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fu defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula throwing shots but Fu is blocking nicely.
Murkula wants to work for an arm triangle but Fu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murkula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fu's head.
Murkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murkula missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murkula lands strikes from half guard.
Fu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murkula is working away from the top position though.
Murkula throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Murkula.
Murkula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murkula's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murkula trying to control but Fu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taisto Murkula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Murkula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Murkula misses.
Nice takedown defense from Fu. No joy for Murkula on that attempt.
Fu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murkula lands with an overhand left.
Murkula throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
A nice side step and Fu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murkula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Murkula's belly button to the back.
Murkula blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Murkula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murkula blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Fu misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murkula darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murkula lands a head shot.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murkula.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murkula fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murkula misses with a leg kick.
Fu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murkula on the side of the head.
Manolo Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murkula misses with a low kick.
Fu moves away from the strike by Murkula.
Fu blocks a jab.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Fu.
Murkula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murkula.
Murkula throws an off balance right hand
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murkula misses with a lunging right hand
and Fu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murkula's knee momentarily.
Murkula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murkula lands a lovely overhand right.
Fu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manolo Fu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu blocks a jab.
Murkula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Murkula checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murkula with a hook.
Murkula stalks Fu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fu's face. Fu staggers backwards, shaken.
Fu throws a body punch but Murkula moves out of range.
A big left from Murkula misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fu! But no joy.
Murkula tries to close the distance and clinch but Fu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Murkula off balance momentarily.
Murkula scores with a jab.
Fu misses with the combination.
Murkula looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murkula tries to clinch up.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Murkula cracks a nice hook into Fu's ribs.
Fu lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murkula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu throws a series of punches but Murkula moves out of range.
Fu missing with a left hand there. Murkula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murkula throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Murkula misses with a looping right.
Murkula checks a leg kick.
Murkula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murkula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murkula doesn't manage to clinch there - Fu circles away.
Fu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murkula scores with a spinning back kick!
Fu connects with a single shot there.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murkula moves away.
Fu gets tackled into the cage by Murkula. Murkula maintains the clinch.
Murkula working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murkula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu has a couple of punches blocked by Murkula.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murkula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murkula fails to land.
Fu misses with some punches.
Fu stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murkula.
Fu misses with a punch to the body.
Fu swings wildly with an uppercut but Murkula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murkula lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fu throws a punch but it's blocked by Murkula.
Fu scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Murkula.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taisto Murkula.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murkula, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taisto Murkula!
A less than humble Taisto Murkula 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes into the arena with Demiurge blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hess is just out of range.
Heisman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess avoids the body shot from Heisman.
Heisman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heisman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heisman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hess showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heisman.
Heisman throws a right hand that Hess ducks under and follows up with a left that Hess also avoids with ease.
Hess avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heisman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heisman.
Heisman misses with a low kick.
Hess misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hess. Heisman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hess lands a jab to the head.
Heisman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hess misses with a looping right.
Heisman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hess coming out on top.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hess cracks the inside of Heisman's front leg.
Heisman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisman misses with a hook. Hess ducked under it nicely.
Hess connects with a single shot there.
Hess scoring well with a low kick there.
Hess looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hess has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Hess throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heisman misses with a looping left.
Heisman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hess dodges the punch combination from Heisman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisman slips under a jab from Hess.
Heisman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hess just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hess as he connects with a hook.
Hess throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess tries to bum rush Heisman with a series of wild strikes but Heisman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hess fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hess throws a low kick, looking for Heisman's leg but Heisman calmly moves out of range.
Heisman moves away from the strike by Hess.
Heisman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hess moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Hess.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heisman! But no joy.
Hess scores with a jab to the body.
Hess thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heisman if he has to take too many more of those.
Heisman looks winded!
Heisman misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Heisman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hess throws a front kick aimed at Heisman's knee but Heisman avoids it well.
Hess sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heisman scores with a shot to the body.
Hess lands a lovely overhand right.
Hess ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Heisman misses
and Hess counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess sends Heisman crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hess is motioning to the referee to let Heisman up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Heisman is rocked!
Hess connects with a solid leg kick.
Heisman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
You can see that Heisman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
BAM! Hess delivers a spinning backfist that drops Heisman like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jon Hess!
After winning the bout, Jon Hess thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara misses the jab.
Connemara slips under a jab from Coker.
Coker looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range.
Coker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connemara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Coker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Connemara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coker. That one must have hurt.
Coker throws a right and a left that Connemara avoids nicely.
A big right from Connemara misses.
Coker throws an off balance right hand
and Connemara counters with a low kick, right behind Coker 's knee.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connemara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Connemara throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker misses with a right hand
and Connemara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Coker misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Connemara throws an overhand right that lands on Coker's shoulder, as Coker tries to avoid the shot.
Coker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connemara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connemara throws a front kick aimed at Coker's knee but Coker avoids it well.
Coker with the counter takedown but Connemara avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Connemara.
Coker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Connemara defends it nicely.
And Connemara counters with a quick kick to the body but Coker blocks it.
A head kick misses from Connemara.
Connemara throws a jab when Coker was well out of range.
Coker is looking to score with low kicks.
Coker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Connemara's calf.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Coker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice defenses there by Connemara.
Connemara throws a chopping leg kick but Coker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connemara works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
Connemara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Connemara connects with a right hand. Coker shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Connemara takes one to the side of the head.
Coker thows a leg kick but Connemara checks it
and Connemara counters with a stiff right hand.
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connemara lands a nice shot that snaps Coker's head back.
A jab from Coker misses.
Coker misses with an uppercut.
Connemara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connemara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Connemara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coker throws out the jab.
Connemara scores with a push kick.
Connemara misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara throws an overhand right that lands on Coker's shoulder, as Coker tries to avoid the shot.
Coker stuns Connemara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Coker moved away.
Connemara feints and then cracks Coker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coker down.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connemara ducks right into an uppercut from Coker.
Connemara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coker connects with a single shot there.
Connemara cracks the inside of Coker's front leg.
Coker throws a chopping leg kick but Connemara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coker blocks a leg kick.
Coker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Connemara defends it well.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Connemara misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara is looking to chop away at Coker's legs.
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!
Connemara moves out of range as Coker strikes.
A slow jab from Coker misses its intended target.
Connemara throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily.
Coker throws a leg kick but Connemara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Coker moved away.
Connemara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connemara checks it well.
As Coker backs away, Connemara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Connemara misses with a leg kick
and Coker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coker wants to take a breather but Connemara is having none of it.
Connemara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coker thows a huge punch but Connemara dodges it nicely.
Connemara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coker.
Coker winds up and cracks Connemara with a swinging punch 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 Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Connemara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connemara slips a straight right by Coker.
Nice body kick from Connemara.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coker or perhaps it was just good defense by Connemara, which made it look bad.
Connemara catches Coker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coker blocks a low kick nicely.
And Coker tries to counter it with a takedown but Connemara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Connemara works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Connemara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Connemara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coker at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara throws a leg kick that misses.
Coker jabs Connemara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Coker throws a leg kick that misses.
Connemara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara is looking to land body kicks.
Coker feints the counter takedown.
Connemara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coker staying out of range there.
Coker staying out of range there.
Jameson Connemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Coker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Connemara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker misses the body punch
and Connemara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Connemara does no damage.
Coker scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
Coker missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connemara misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Connemara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Coker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Connemara misses its target.
Connemara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connemara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Coker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connemara.
Coker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Connemara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connemara misses the jab.
Coker tests Connemara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Connemara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coker.
Connemara checks a low kick from Coker.
Connemara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Connemara scores with a four punch combination!
Connemara checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coker.
Decent striking displayed by Coker there.
Coker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coker blocks a head kick by Connemara.
Jameson Connemara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coker thumps Connemara with a low kick.
Coker throws a low kick but Connemara avoids it.
Connemara 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.
Connemara connects with a leg kick. Coker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connemara throws a jab when Coker was well out of range.
Coker defending well as Connemara loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connemara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connemara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coker's calf.
Connemara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connemara cracks the inside of Coker's front leg.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Connemara, right into the meat.
A combination from Coker does no damage.
Good work by Coker as he checks the leg kick.
Connemara throws a chopping leg kick but Coker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Connemara throws a shot from downtown. Coker moves away and avoids it.
Coker misses with a right hand
and Connemara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coker throws an overhand right that lands on Connemara's shoulder, as Connemara tries to avoid the shot.
Connemara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Connemara.
Connemara lands a body shot.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Coker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coker staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Connemara.
Connemara tries a low kick but Coker avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker misses with a body shot.
Connemara connects with a solid leg kick.
Connemara misses with a straight left.
Connemara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connemara throws a quick counter kick to the body but Coker avoids it.
Coker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Connemara is predictable there
and Connemara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coker connects with a leg kick. Connemara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connemara missing with a left hand there. Coker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Connemara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Coker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connemara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Coker checks it.
Coker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Connemara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connemara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connemara lands an overhand right.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
Coker misses with a left hand
and Connemara counters with a thumping low kick.
Connemara throws a body kick that misses.
Coker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Connemara throws the kick towards the body but Coker avoids it.
Connemara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coker. That did some damage!
Connemara takes a swing at Coker's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Coker slams his shin into Connemara's torso.
Connemara missing with a left hand there. Coker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Coker as he connects with a hook.
Coker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker throws a head kick but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara misses with a straight right.
Connemara misses with a wild body shot.
Coker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Coker throws a leg kick which misses Connemara's front leg but catches the back leg as Connemara tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connemara.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Connemara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
Coker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Connemara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connemara misses with a hook.
Coker throws a shot from downtown. Connemara moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Connemara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker connects with a nice looking jab.
Coker tests Connemara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Coker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Connemara cracks a nice hook into Coker's ribs.
Connemara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coker looks to throw a body kick
and Connemara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coker keeps Connemara at a distance using the push kick.
Coker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connemara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Coker sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Akeen Coker just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Connemara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connemara pinned against the cage. Connemara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coker throws an off balance right hand
and Connemara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coker's knee momentarily.
Coker cracks the inside of Connemara's front leg.
Connemara throws a low kick but Coker moves out of range easily.
Connemara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Connemara drives through and clinches with Coker against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker has Connemara pressed against the cage.
Coker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connemara checks a low kick from Coker.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Coker backs away, Connemara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Coker's leg. Coker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Connemara is looking to slow Coker down with leg kicks.
Connemara lands with a shot to the body.
Coker scores with a jab.
Connemara misses with a body kick.
Connemara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coker throws a strike but Connemara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connemara controlling from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker being controlled here, momentarily.
Coker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connemara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coker throws his legs up looking for a submission but Connemara uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to bench press Connemara off him but Connemara keeps the position.
Connemara slows the pace down.
Connemara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coker keeps working.
Coker is trying to control Connemara's posture but Connemara avoids it.
Connemara just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connemara decides to stand back up. Connemara steps back and let's Coker get back to his feet.
Connemara throws an off balance right hand
and Coker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Connemara's guard.
Connemara is looking to stand back up but Coker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Connemara.
Connemara is looking to improve his position.
Akeen Coker has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coker lands a nice short elbow.
Connemara wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara had his way with Akeen Coker in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Coker connects with a jab.
Connemara misses with a looping left.
Coker throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Coker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connemara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Coker checks it.
Coker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coker misses the jab.
Coker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connemara is out of range and Coker settles back down.
A jab from Connemara misses.
Coker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Connemara tries to score with a low kick but Coker moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Connemara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coker.
Jab, jab by Connemara - just one landing.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Coker blocks the leg kick.
Coker moves out of range of the leg kick from Connemara.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connemara doesn't seem bothered though.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker ducks right into an uppercut from Connemara.
The crowd cheers as Connemara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coker doesn't seem phased though.
Connemara 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.
Coker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coker scores with a jab.
Connemara throws a low kick, looking for Coker's leg but Coker calmly moves out of range.
Coker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connemara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coker's knee momentarily.
Connemara wants to slow Coker down by chopping away at his legs.
Coker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connemara tries to land a leg kick but Coker saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Connemara checks a leg kick.
Coker throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connemara scores with a decent looking hook.
Connemara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coker throws an off balance right hand
letting Connemara counter with a right hand.
Coker lands a leg kick that knocks Connemara off balance momentarily.
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker moves out of range of the strikes.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Connemara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Coker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker slips under a jab.
A low kick from Coker is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Coker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connemara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Coker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Connemara misses with a hook.
Coker scores with the left hand. Connemara knows he should have avoided that one.
Coker connects with an inside leg kick.
Connemara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coker doesn't seem bothered though.
Connemara lands with a straight right. Coker didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connemara.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Coker's leg. Coker is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Connemara throws a chopping leg kick but Coker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coker blocks a jab.
Coker loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connemara's head.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Connemara lands with a right hand.
Connemara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Connemara scores with a leg kick.
Connemara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Connemara. Those never looked like landing.
Coker feints the counter takedown.
Connemara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connemara throws a front kick aimed at Coker's knee but Coker avoids it well.
Coker tries a quick counter leg kick but Connemara is wise to it.
Connemara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coker feints and then cracks Connemara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connemara down.
Connemara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker moves out of range of the body kick from Connemara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jameson Connemara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connemara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameson Connemara!
Jameson Connemara retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jameson Connemara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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