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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Olevaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximo Olevaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olevaro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olevaro swinging wildly here.
Olevaro slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Olevaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olevaro throws a head kick that misses.
Olevaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Olevaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Olevaro tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olevaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Olevaro throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Olevaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olevaro sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Olevaro avoids it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olevaro scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Olevaro.
Maximo Olevaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Olevaro throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith with the counter takedown but Olevaro avoids it easily.
Maximo Olevaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olevaro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Olevaro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith is rocked!
Olevaro scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Olevaro finish him?
Olevaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olevaro throws a monster overhand right that drops Smith! Olevaro follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximo Olevaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank McDougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal dives in and grabs Toretto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toretto pushes down on McDougal's head and hops out.
Toretto wants to counter with a clinch but McDougal pushes him away.
McDougal takes the fight into the clinch.
McDougal is looking for a takedown.
McDougal fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toretto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toretto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDougal trying to control but Toretto is working from the bottom.
Toretto looking for a guillotine here but McDougal defends easily.
McDougal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDougal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toretto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDougal passes Toretto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McDougal trying to control from half guard but Toretto is working away.
Toretto is trying to stand.
Toretto actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toretto is looking to escape.
Toretto tries to get to full guard but McDougal has control of the leg.
Toretto actively working from the bottom here.
McDougal is nestled in close to Toretto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McDougal wants to control but Toretto is keeping him busy.
Toretto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McDougal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Toretto looking for submissions off his back.
Toretto wants to get back to his feet.
Toretto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toretto actively working from the bottom here.
Toretto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDougal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDougal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto is looking to improve his position.
McDougal wants to control but Toretto is keeping him busy.
Toretto wants to get back to full guard.
Toretto looking for submissions off his back.
McDougal slips a nice elbow through Toretto's hands, connecting with Toretto's forehead.
Toretto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDougal pulls his head out easily.
McDougal wants to work for an arm triangle but Toretto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McDougal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toretto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toretto trying to control from the bottom.
Toretto actively working from the bottom here.
Toretto punching from the bottom.
McDougal is trying to control the action in half guard but Toretto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Toretto looking for submissions off his back.
Toretto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like McDougal is going to stand back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDougal moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank McDougal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDougal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toretto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDougal trying to stall but Toretto improves his position.
McDougal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toretto pulls guard effortlessly.
Toretto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McDougal passes into half guard.
Toretto trying to control but McDougal postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toretto manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McDougal keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McDougal misses with a punch to the body.
Toretto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDougal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Toretto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toretto closes the distance and pushes McDougal back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toretto is looking for a takedown.
Frank McDougal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Toretto.
McDougal is trying to pull guard but Toretto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Toretto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McDougal can't fight it off and eventually Toretto manages to take the fight to the floor. McDougal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McDougal working a defensive guard here.
Toretto throws a big right hand that misses.
McDougal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toretto throws a big elbow that misses.
Dominic Toretto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toretto throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal is looking for a triangle but Toretto pushes his legs off easily.
Toretto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toretto pushes down on McDougal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toretto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toretto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDougal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Toretto seems to be working for a kimura but McDougal defends the submission attempt.
Toretto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Toretto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDougal defending well though.
McDougal tries to kick Toretto off but Toretto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal is trying to get back to full guard.
McDougal wants to control but Toretto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toretto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McDougal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toretto.
McDougal is defending against the submission attempts here by Toretto.
Toretto thows a huge punch but McDougal dodges it nicely.
Toretto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McDougal is looking to control Toretto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDougal avoid being mounted?
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.
McDougal is looking to escape.
Toretto trying to control the action but McDougal is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McDougal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toretto moves into the clinch.
Toretto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank McDougal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDougal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Toretto defends well and McDougal ends up having to push Toretto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Toretto tries to keep at a distance but McDougal has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toretto can't get the takedown.
McDougal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toretto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Toretto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
McDougal has Toretto up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDougal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Toretto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on McDougal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toretto jumps guard and drags McDougal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McDougal trying to control but Toretto is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toretto trying to keep a closed guard but McDougal is proving a slippery customer.
McDougal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toretto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDougal is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDougal is one step ahead there.
McDougal wants to pass the guard but Toretto is keeping the position.
McDougal postures up and lands a big shot to Toretto's brow.
McDougal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDougal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toretto keeping moving, preventing McDougal from controlling successfully.
Toretto looking for subs off his back but McDougal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Toretto is refusing to be controlled, as McDougal sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toretto is trying to control but can't.
McDougal stands up and beckons Toretto to join him on the feet.
McDougal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toretto wants to counter the offense by McDougal and move into the clinch position.
McDougal misses with a wild combination.
Toretto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDougal has Toretto up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDougal tries to work over Toretto's front leg with a kick but Toretto checks it.
McDougal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toretto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McDougal!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toretto working away.
Toretto grinds an elbow into McDougal's temple.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
Toretto decides to stand up, so the ref orders McDougal to his feet.
McDougal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toretto swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank McDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toretto has managed to clinch.
Toretto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougal misses with a double jab
and Toretto moves into the clinch.
Toretto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toretto manages to pull guard.
Toretto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDougal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDougal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Toretto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McDougal passes into side control.
McDougal trying to control the position but Toretto is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Toretto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Toretto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toretto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Toretto!
Dominic Toretto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacik comes into the arena with The Hydrant - Bali Bandidos blaring out of the sound system. Manjuelez has chosen el Jarabe Tapatio as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Kacik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kacik clinches up against the cage.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manjuelez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manjuelez forces Kacik back against the cage and clinches.
Kacik blocks the elbow strike.
Manjuelez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manjuelez manages to break the clinch.
Kacik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manjuelez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kacik is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kacik rushes Manjuelez and presses him up against the cage.
Kacik tries for a takedown but Manjuelez manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kacik avoiding damage as Manjuelez throws knees to the body.
Manjuelez tries to work over Kacik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kacik cracks Manjuelez with a nice body shot.
Manjuelez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kacik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kacik takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Manjuelez is trying to keep an underhook but Kacik manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kacik prevents Manjuelez from improving his position.
Manjuelez gets back to full guard.
Manjuelez keeping full guard, as Kacik tries to pass.
Manjuelez looking to control.
Kacik trying to control the position from guard on top but Manjuelez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manjuelez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kacik stops Manjuelez from standing up.
Kacik postures up.
Kacik works over Manjuelez with some ground and pound from guard.
Kacik cracks Manjuelez with a solid left hand.
Kacik pushes down on Manjuelez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kacik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manjuelez is staying active underneath Kacik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kacik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manjuelez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control the position here.
Manjuelez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kacik is staying active underneath Manjuelez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manjuelez trying to mount his opponent but Kacik defends it.
Kacik moves into full guard.
Kacik is trying to keep Manjuelez in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is stalling in the full guard.
Manjuelez wants to control from the top but Kacik keeps moving.
Kacik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kacik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manjuelez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kacik is trying to stand.
Kacik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Alexander Kacik will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kacik has Manjuelez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kacik is trying to trip Manjuelez. He has hold of a leg but Manjuelez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kacik persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Manjuelez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kacik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manjuelez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manjuelez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kacik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Manjuelez.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kacik goes for a takedown attempt but Manjuelez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manjuelez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kacik.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Kacik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik moves into range and clinches up with Manjuelez.
Kacik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kacik with a poor takedown
and Manjuelez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Manjuelez as Kacik shoots in.
Kacik closes the distance and clinches.
Kacik misses with a punch to the body.
Manjuelez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kacik clinches up with Manjuelez and pushes him back against the cage.
Kacik wants a takedown.
Kacik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Manjuelez after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez being controlled against the cage.
Manjuelez trying to land knees to the body.
Kacik turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Manjuelez sneaks out the side door and pushes Kacik away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Kacik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manjuelez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kacik scores with a takedown into Manjuelez's guard.
Manjuelez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kacik is one step ahead there.
Kacik trying to control the position from guard on top but Manjuelez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manjuelez is controlling Kacik's posture.
Manjuelez keeping moving, preventing Kacik from controlling successfully.
Kacik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manjuelez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kacik connects with a couple of short punches.
Kacik wants to control from the top but Manjuelez keeps moving.
Manjuelez is pulling down on Kacik's head. It's preventing any offense from Kacik, at least for the moment.
Manjuelez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kacik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kacik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kacik postures up in Manjuelez's guard and throws a big left but Manjuelez blocks it.
Manjuelez looking for a sweep. Not yet Manjuelez, not yet.
Manjuelez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Manjuelez has his feet on Kacik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kacik tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Manjuelez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexander Kacik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kacik clinches up against the cage.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manjuelez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kacik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Manjuelez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Kacik throws a head kick that misses.
Manjuelez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kacik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kacik wants it to stay on the feet.
Kacik wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Manjuelez misses with a double jab.
Kacik closes the distance and pushes Manjuelez back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kacik.
Manjuelez is pressed up against the cage. Kacik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manjuelez down to the mat. Manjuelez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kacik darts in and clinches Manjuelez up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez can't break the clinch.
Manjuelez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manjuelez tries a knee to the head but Kacik blocks it.
Manjuelez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kacik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik jumps guard and drags Manjuelez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Manjuelez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kacik 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.
Manjuelez trying to control but Kacik is working from the bottom.
Pablo Manjuelez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manjuelez advances position into side control!
Kacik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kacik tries to get out of the position.
Kacik tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kacik is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manjuelez throws some wild stikes that Kacik manages to avoid easily.
Kacik is squirming around, avoiding Manjuelez's attempts to control the action.
Kacik swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Manjuelez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kacik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manjuelez looking to control but Kacik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manjuelez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacik wants to hold on but Manjuelez pushes him away.
Kacik is working to get back to half guard.
Manjuelez avoids the attempt from Kacik to control.
Manjuelez trying to control but Kacik is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manjuelez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kacik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kacik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manjuelez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Manjuelez trying to control but Kacik is having none of it.
Manjuelez landing punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manjuelez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kacik has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kacik!
Kacik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manjuelez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Manjuelez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manjuelez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Manjuelez!
A victorious Pablo Manjuelez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
165 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch
and Graves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Smith manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graves's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Graves has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Smith should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Graves has tightened it up now! Smith should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Xander Graves!
A very excited looking Xander Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos has chosen Wash My Soul -Tricky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves moves into range and clinches up with De Vos.
De Vos tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Alves working aggressively here.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Alves.
De Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Alves.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Vos.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
Alves lands an elbow just above De Vos 's eye.
De Vos being controlled against the cage.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alves.
Alves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Vos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Alves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Vos looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow just above De Vos 's eye.
De Vos tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves working De Vos over with knees to the body.
De Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
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!
Alves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves stalling in the clinch but De Vos improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thiago Alves.
Alves tries to clinch there but De Vos circles away.
Alves tries to clinch but De Vos moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Vos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves tries to clinch up.
De Vos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Vos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Vos. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
De Vos misses with the combination.
Alves wants to clinch
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vos misses with a wild combination.
De Vos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vos lands with a cross.
Alves moves into the clinch.
De Vos tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
De Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alves avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves lands an elbow just above De Vos 's eye.
De Vos tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Vos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vos being controlled against the cage.
Thiago Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
De Vos is breathing heavily.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Alves.
Alves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Vos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Vos's face.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Vos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Alves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves crunches a lovely knee into De Vos's ribcage.
Alves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vos is trying to break free.
De Vos tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Alves lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alves.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alves.
A right handed body shot lands from Alves.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Vos's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. De Vos won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. De Vos won't want to take too many of those.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Alves.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vos's efforts to push away.
Alves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
Alves scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonas De Vos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Vos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves tries to clinch up but De Vos circles away and keeps his distance.
De Vos tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vos's calf.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but De Vos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a good low kick that De Vos was not able to check.
De Vos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vos misses with a wild combination.
As De Vos looks to move away, Alves throws a big counter combo but De Vos just gets out of the way.
De Vos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Vos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Vos misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alves tries to clinch there but De Vos circles away.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow inside that De Vos shrugs off.
Alves lands an elbow just above De Vos 's eye.
Alves keeps control of De Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vos.
Alves stalling.
De Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vos can do to turn this around?
Alves stalling in the clinch.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves gets through De Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Alves.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vos blocks a body shot from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
De Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves misses with a body punch.
De Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vos is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves is struggling to control the position.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of De Vos's head.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Vos's defenses.
De Vos is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Vos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and De Vos goes down! Alves pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
De Vos is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vos is not content to let Alves control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Alves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alves tries to clinch but De Vos moves away
and De Vos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vos seems to have recovered his senses.
De Vos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
A less than humble Thiago Alves 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays tries a head kick but it misses.
Kondo feints the counter takedown.
Hays defending well as Kondo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Hays was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hays steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Hays cracks Kondo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hays scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Kondo misses.
Hays throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hays scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hays throws a head kick but Kondo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hays there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kondo throws an overhand right that lands on Hays's shoulder, as Hays tries to avoid the shot.
Kondo jabs Hays to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kondo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hays on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hays tries to bum rush Kondo with a series of wild strikes but Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo lands a slapping body shot.
Hays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kondo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kondo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hays avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo clobbers Hays with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kondo.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kondo throws an off balance right hand
and Hays counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kondo is rocked!
Hays closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kondo out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Micah Hays!
An out of breath Micah Hays thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ignorant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamb comes to the cage accompanied by Tea for the Tillerman. Ignorant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by General Bacardi. Steve Ignorant struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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171 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Ignorant!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignorant tries to clinch up but Lamb circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamb lands a body shot.
Ignorant forces Lamb back against the cage and clinches.
Ignorant pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignorant lands a nice elbow.
Lamb blocks a body shot from Ignorant.
A nice left hand lands by Ignorant.
Lamb avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
Lamb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignorant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignorant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignorant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamb keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Globo Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ignorant tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Ignorant manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Lamb as Ignorant shoots in.
Ignorant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lamb connects with a body shot that sends Ignorant's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ignorant on his heels. He'll look to pass Ignorant's guard now, I'm sure.
Lamb won't allow Ignorant to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb postures up in Ignorant's guard and throws a big left but Ignorant blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb postures up.
Lamb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lamb is fighting to break Ignorant's control of his arms but Ignorant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lamb sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ignorant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lamb throws out a powerful jab.
Lamb digs a good hook to Ignorant's body.
Ignorant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lamb counters with a straight right hand.
Ignorant doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamb circles away.
Ignorant tries to clinch up.
Lamb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ignorant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ignorant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ignorant closes the distance but Lamb moves to the side
and Lamb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignorant is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignorant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lamb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignorant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamb lands with an overhand left.
Lamb keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamb tries to counter with a takedown but Ignorant is quick to defend against it.
Ignorant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb.
Lamb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ignorant is rocked!
Lamb works the jab nicely.
Ignorant is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamb finish him?
Lamb circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ignorant to the canvas! Ignorant doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lamb keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lamb!
Our winner, Darren Lamb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Steve Ignorant stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, Fuck me!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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38
269 lbs
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173 lbs
15 - 23 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja misses with a few strikes there.
Fujiati looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fujiati chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maanpohja can pounce on him.
Maanpohja throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiati drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maanpohja sprawls and moves away.
Maanpohja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maanpohja showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maanpohja in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fujiati tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Maanpohja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johannes Maanpohja!
After the big win, Johannes Maanpohja made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Watch out, Vice is on a patrol!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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34
216 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vice.
Vice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mambo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vice lands a nice shot that snaps Mambo's head back.
Vice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vice darts in and clinches Mambo up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mambo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vice gets underhooks to prevent Mambo's takedown attempt.
Vice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Vice.
Mambo has hold of one of Vice's legs. Vice is fighting the takedown attempt but Mambo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mambo stopping the sweep attempt from Vice.
Vice looking to control.
Mambo is pushing down on Vice's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vice is fighting to maintain full guard but Mambo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vice trying to hold on to Mambo's head to control him but Mambo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vice tries to roll over but Mambo keeps him under control.
Vice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mambo is working away from the top position though.
Vice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mambo controlling from the top position.
Mambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vice is looking for a triangle but Mambo pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mambo stopping the sweep attempt from Vice.
Mambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mambo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mambo distracts Vice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vice wants to sweep but no luck.
Mambo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mambo advances position into side control!
Vice is being controlled here.
Vice sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mambo is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mambo lands a nice short elbow.
Vice trying to control but Mambo postures up.
Mambo is trying to control. Vice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mambo is thwarting Vice's attempts to control the position.
Vice might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mambo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vice tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mambo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vice reaches up to try and control the position but Mambo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Vice rolls and tries to escape and now Mambo has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Vice.
Vice covers up after that shot from Mambo.
Mambo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vice doesn't escape.
Mambo wants to control but Vice is keeping busy.
Vice wants to get back to his feet.
Mambo controlling well, preventing Vice from escaping the position.
Mambo avoiding Vice 's attempts to control his hands.
Vice rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mambo lands with a punch from half guard.
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 Las Mambo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vice is looking to land body kicks.
Vice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mambo is out of range.
Vice lands a really nice looking cross but Mambo seems unphased.
Vice clinches up with Mambo and pushes him back against the cage.
Vice tries a body shot but Mambo blocks it.
Vice tries to throw a body punch but Mambo avoids it by throwing Vice back against the cage.
Mambo is trying to pull guard but Vice has him pressed against the cage.
Vice tries to throw a body punch but Mambo avoids it by throwing Vice back against the cage.
Mambo prevents a body shot from Vice.
Mambo breaks from the clinch.
Las Mambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mambo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mambo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice takes a swing at Mambo's ribcage but misses.
Vice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vice throws a good cross that connects.
Vice lands a really nice looking cross but Mambo seems unphased.
Mambo swinging wildly here.
Vice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miami Vice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mambo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vice.
Mambo is looking to clinch but Vice is avoiding it.
Vice works the jab nicely.
Mambo 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.
Mambo loads up on a big right hand but Vice slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice misses with a hook.
Mambo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mambo showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice wants to control the action here but instead Mambo manages to pass to full mount!
Vice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vice sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vice wants to control but Mambo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vice manages to get to full guard.
Mambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vice is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mambo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mambo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mambo!
Mambo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mambo off and has taken his back!
Mambo tries to escape the position.
Vice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mambo is defending well though. Vice let's go of the attempt for now.
Mambo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mambo is defending well though. Vice let's go of the attempt for now.
Mambo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vice gets his way!
Vice looking for the RNC.
Mambo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vice.
Mambo trying to control the hands but Vice breaks the grip.
Vice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mambo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miami Vice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Vice.
Vice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mambo on the side of the head.
Mambo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mambo shoots in looking for a takedown but Vice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mambo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mambo misses with a double jab.
Vice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mambo gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miami Vice!
Miami Vice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Asbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa Asbra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Wood's chin.
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23
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Asbra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asbra misses with a double jab.
Asbra scores with a nice strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Asbra there.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asbra is out of range and Wood settles back down.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asbra moves away.
Asbra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asbra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra lands a nice shot to the body.
Asbra throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood scores with a jab to the head.
Asbra throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood tries for a takedown but Asbra circles away easily
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Asbra lands.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wood!
Wood throws a leg kick but Asbra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wood slips under a jab from Asbra.
Asbra feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Wood throws a head kick that misses
and Asbra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asbra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Asbra lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Asbra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Asbra avoids it.
Asbra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asbra moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Asbra slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papa Asbra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Wood.
Asbra misses with a double jab.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Asbra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Asbra.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asbra lands with a hook. Wood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Papa Asbra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asbra is out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asbra throwing a counter right hand but Wood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asbra looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
It looks like Asbra has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice uppercut lands for Asbra. That snapped Wood's head back.
Wood is rocked!
Wood thows a leg kick but Asbra checks it
enabling Asbra to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Asbra finish him?
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asbra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asbra cracks Wood with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asbra steps into range and cracks Wood with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Wood flops backwards and Asbra dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asbra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Asbra wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood wants to sweep here but Asbra controlling him for the moment.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Asbra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asbra is stalling in the full guard.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood is trying to keep Asbra in close.
Wood 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Asbra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asbra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood avoids the body shot from Asbra.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Asbra.
Asbra lands with a cross.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
And Wood tries to counter it with a takedown but Asbra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Asbra misses with a body kick.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Asbra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Asbra stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asbra scores with a jab to the body.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asbra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
As Asbra backs off Wood throws a huge counter combo but Asbra manages to avoid it all.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asbra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Asbra lands with a good body shot.
Asbra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
Wood throws a push kick but Asbra slaps the foot to one side.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Asbra looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Papa Asbra is winning the standup battle so far.
Asbra misses with a looping left.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Asbra.
Asbra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asbra.
Wood takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Asbra misses.
Asbra avoids the body shot from Wood.
Wood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asbra is trying to get back to half guard.
Asbra gets back to half guard.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Asbra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asbra trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood is nestled in close to Asbra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Asbra trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Wood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asbra defending well though.
Asbra won't allow Wood to pass to mount.
Wood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood working Asbra over with strikes.
Asbra is controlling Wood's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Asbra tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a head shot. Asbra uses the momentum to regain guard.
Asbra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Asbra keeps moving.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Asbra is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Asbra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asbra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood moves out of range as Asbra strikes.
Wood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Asbra misses with a low kick.
Asbra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asbra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Wood misses with a leg kick
and Asbra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asbra throws a low kick but Wood moves out of range easily.
Asbra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asbra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asbra.
Asbra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Asbra finds it's target.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asbra. Asbra obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asbra throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Asbra sees coming a mile off.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Asbra counters with a straight right hand.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Asbra sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Asbra cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
That kick from Asbra tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Asbra.
Asbra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Asbra had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Asbra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Asbra scores with a punch to the head.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asbra's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asbra.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Asbra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asbra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asbra lands with a cross.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Asbra defends it well.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Asbra loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asbra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asbra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Wood tenderised Asbra's leg. Asbra is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asbra misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Papa Asbra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Asbra avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Asbra misses its intended target.
Asbra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asbra throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Wood misses.
Asbra swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Asbra.
Wood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asbra.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
Asbra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Asbra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asbra avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asbra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asbra misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asbra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asbra!
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Asbra ducks down to avoid it.
Andrew Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Asbra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asbra, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Asbra!
A relieved looking Papa Asbra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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