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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars HoutKooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Muse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars HoutKooper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HoutKooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Muse has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but HoutKooper is on him like a limpet, forcing Muse back against the cage.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. HoutKooper won't want to take too many of those.
HoutKooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muse prevents it.
Knees to the body from Muse.
HoutKooper looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HoutKooper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muse digs a right hand into HoutKooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on HoutKooper's gas tank.
Muse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Knees to the body from Muse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muse working HoutKooper over with knees to the body.
HoutKooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muse working HoutKooper over with knees to the body.
HoutKooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muse breaks from the clinch.
Muse scores with a kick to the midsection.
Muse connects with a body shot.
Muse scores with a shot to the body.
Muse looks to land a combination. HoutKooper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Lars HoutKooper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muse scores with a jab to the body.
HoutKooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mike Muse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Muse! HoutKooper is backing up but he can't get away as Muse lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops HoutKooper and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Muse!
A victorious Mike Muse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Badger has Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
Badger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boyka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Badger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boyka uses from the top position.
Boyka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boyka throws an elbow that misses. Badger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boyka's guard. Nice move by Badger!
Boyka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka is continuing to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyka can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger throws a big right hand that misses.
Badger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyka wants to stand but Badger is controlling the position.
Badger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Badger preventing the sweep.
Badger lands a couple of elbows.
Badger throws a big right hand that misses.
Badger 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.
Badger landing with the ground and pound.
Badger prevents Boyka from getting back to his feet.
Boyka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
Boyka is trying to keep Badger in close.
Badger won't allow Boyka to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badger is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boyka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boyka has momentary wrist control but Badger slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badger is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throwing strikes but missing.
Badger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Badger working some strikes from top position.
Badger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Badger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Badger drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick Badger off! Badger jumps back into Boyka's guard.
Badger trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka wants to stand and escape but Badger is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jack Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boyka shoots for a double leg takedown but Badger sprawls well. He's pushed Boyka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Badger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyka forces Badger back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Badger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badger closes the distance and clinches.
Badger tries to pull guard but Boyka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Badger is defending well.
Boyka working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Boyka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badger tightens his grip and picks Boyka up, before dumping him to the ground. Boyka manages to land in guard.
Badger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka is trying to keep Badger in close.
Badger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badger stops Boyka from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka pushes Badger off and gets back to his feet.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
It seemed like Boyka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badger shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Badger shoots for a takedown but Boyka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Badger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Badger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boyka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boyka throws the left hand but Badger avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger shoots for a takedown but Boyka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Badger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Badger duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Badger ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka jabs Badger right on the nose. Badger blinks but takes it well.
Badger throws a push kick but Boyka slaps the foot to one side.
Boyka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boyka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyka misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
Badger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boyka manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Badger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Boyka breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Badger misses.
Boyka throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
As Boyka tries to get set, Badger tries to push him back and clinch up but Boyka manages to avoid the attempt.
Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badger tries to score with a low kick but Boyka moves his leg out of the way.
Badger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Badger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A countering left hand to the body from Boyka misses.
Badger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boyka manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Badger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is trying to break the clinch but Badger is controlling him.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Boyka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Badger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Badger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Badger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyka pinned against the cage. Boyka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka 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!
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badger misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyka counters with a big head kick but Badger shrugs it off.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boyka is trying to maintain the position but Badger is very close to passing his half guard.
Boyka controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger stops Boyka from getting back to his feet.
Boyka is concentrating on defense, preventing Badger from advancing position.
Badger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Badger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Boyka trying to control here.
Boyka tries to kick Badger off but Badger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Badger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boyka is just riding it out for now. Badger eventually gives up the hold.
Boyka is trying to stand up here but Badger is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack Badger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyka has hold of Badger's hands but Badger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badger tries to stand and escape but Boyka actually recovers to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Badger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Badger throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
Boyka wants to stand up but Badger is controlling him.
Badger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.
Boyka manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Badger has Boyka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boyka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boyka tries to circle away but Badger has him pinned against the cage.
Boyka jumps guard but Badger stands there with Boyka around his waist. Boyka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badger has Boyka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boyka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Badger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka is trying to break the clinch but Badger is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is looking to control Badger's arms but Badger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyka has his back to the cage.
Boyka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boyka working hard to break the clinch.
Boyka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick by Badger misses
and Boyka counters with a left to the body.
Boyka throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyka tries to avoid it but Badger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyka to the ground. Boyka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Badger.
Boyka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Jack Badger.
I think Badger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Badger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Tangled Up In Plaid - QOTSA blaring out of the sound system. Junior Jawo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geronimo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo shoots in but no luck this time.
Jawo blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Jawo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jawo tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Geronimo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Jawo.
Jawo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jawo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Jawo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Garcia is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Garcia and Jawo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Jawo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jawo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Garcia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jawo but great work by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jawo keeps working.
Jawo is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia controlling the position.
Jawo is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Garcia working away.
Jawo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jawo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia staying calm.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Jawo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcia's best efforts.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jawo looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia is pressing down on Jawo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jawo is holding on for now.
Jawo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jawo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Jawo won't allow it.
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Jawo defends the submission attempt.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Jawo won't allow it.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jawo taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jawo tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Jawo is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jawo avoid being mounted?
Jawo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jawo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jawo gets back to full guard.
Jawo can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jawo walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Garcia throws the left hand but Jawo avoids the punch easily.
Jawo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jawo.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Jawo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Jawo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jawo tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jawo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Jawo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jawo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geronimo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Jawo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jawo with that takedown attempt.
Jawo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.
Jawo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garcia. That one must have hurt.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jawo.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Garcia.
Jawo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jawo moves out of range of the strikes.
Geronimo Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Jawo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jawo is rocked!
It looks like Junior Jawo has been cut.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Jawo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jawo.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Jawo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jawo shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jawo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Jawo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Geronimo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jawo can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Jawo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Jawo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jawo shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia rushes Jawo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jawo being controlled against the cage.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jawo tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jawo fails to pull guard.
Jawo is trying to pull guard but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Jawo is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia avoiding damage.
Jawo jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia stalling in the clinch.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jawo backwards.
Jawo is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Jawo fails to pull guard.
Jawo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Jawo shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Jawo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Jawo with that takedown attempt.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jawo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Jawo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jawo has time to react.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Jawo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jawo shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jawo was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Jawo moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses
and Jawo counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Jawo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jawo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Jawo's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jawo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jawo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia prevents Jawo from improving his position.
Geronimo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Jawo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo manages to get back to half guard.
Jawo actively working from the bottom here.
Jawo trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Jawo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jawo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jawo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Jawo tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Jawo drops back down to his feet.
Geronimo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Jawo.
Jawo jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Jawo around his waist. Jawo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Jawo shrugs off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jawo tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Jawo drops back down to his feet.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Jawo in his tracks for a moment.
Junior Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Junior Jawo's cut even more.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jawo up against the cage.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo Garcia!
Post fight, Geronimo Garcia stared into the camera and said 'I'd like to thank all of my fans for their support during my mediocre career - it's time to hang up my gloves and head to the Bahamas. Thank you all.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez lands a nice looking body kick.
Hernandez keeps Pie at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Hernandez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez is looking to slow Pie down with leg kicks.
A cross from Hernandez lands.
Pie checks a leg kick.
Pie walks into a straight right hand from Hernandez.
Pie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernandez defends it nicely.
Pie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Pie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pie down.
Pie gets a takedown into half guard.
Pie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pie wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Pie is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pie to get the leverage.
Pie is working for a submission of some sort.
Pie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hernandez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cream Pie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernz Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Russell has chosen Encore Jay z and Lincoln Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernz Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Psycho Russell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Psycho Russell has been cut.
Gilas misses with a takedown attempt
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
Russell gets caught napping as Gilas dives in and scores a takedown. Russell manages to retain guard.
Gilas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Russell wants to stand but Gilas is controlling the position.
Gilas tries to free his leg and advance position but Russell is retaining full guard.
Russell is trying to control the position but Gilas postures up.
Gilas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russell has control of Gilas's left arm, preventing Gilas from doing any damage.
Russell trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas throwing strikes from guard but Russell blocks nicely.
Gilas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gilas prevents Russell from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gilas misses with a hook. Russell ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Russell enables Gilas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Russell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Russell wants to get back to his feet but Gilas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gilas defends it easily.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Russell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Russell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Russell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gilas cracks Russell with a solid left hand.
Russell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russell wants to stand and escape but Gilas is having none of it.
Gilas passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Gilas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is trying to maintain the position but Gilas is very close to passing his half guard.
Gilas prevents Russell from standing back up.
Russell is defending against the submission attempts here by Gilas.
Gilas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Russell trying to control but Gilas postures up.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas is looking to take a break and control but Russell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russell wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gilas working the head and body with strikes.
Gilas working the head and body with strikes.
Gilas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Russell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Russell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gilas is working away from the top position though.
Russell is trying to stand back up but Gilas is controlling him
Nice strikes from Gilas there.
Russell is trying is best to control the position here.
Gilas working over Russell with some ground and pound. Russell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Russell is rocked!
Russell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Russell is still in real trouble! Can Gilas finish him?
Gilas scores with a big shot! Russell's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Russell! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernz Gilas!
An out of breath Bernz Gilas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Psycho Russell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got to train harder and get more focus'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demar Jones enters the cage!
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167 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Demar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Jones.
Olson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones lands with a straight right. Olson didn't see that one coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Olson tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a one two! Olson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Olson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones blocks a head kick by Olson.
Olson throws out a powerful jab.
Jones lands a nice hook to Olson's body. Olson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olson throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olson has his takedown stuffed
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Olson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Olson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones 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.
Olson fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones misses with a hook
and Olson counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Demar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Olson avoids it.
Olson attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones throws a right and a left that Olson avoids nicely.
It looked like Olson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Olson blocks it.
It looked like Olson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Olson moves out of range.
Olson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olson.
Olson moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Olson's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Olson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Olson.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Olson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones pushes Olson off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Olson throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Olson sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Olson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones defending well as Olson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demar Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Olson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jones! More strikes land and this one is all over! Olson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Olson!
Andrew Olson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies has chosen D12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vann Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Supermies misses
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Supermies was not able to check.
We've been told by Knight's head coaches at Elite Burn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Supermies loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight thinks about countering with a head kick.
Supermies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supermies doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Supermies just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnight.
Supermies tries a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight avoids the head kick by Supermies.
Supermies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Supermies shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
Supermies shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Supermies moves his leg out of the way.
Supermies is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Supermies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supermies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Supermies moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Supermies throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Supermies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Supermies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Supermies throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight tried to counter with a leg kick but Supermies avoided it.
Supermies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Knight counters with a quick kick to the body but Supermies blocks it.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Supermies in his tracks.
Supermies avoids the body shot from Knight.
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!
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Supermies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Supermies throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight connects with a right hand. Supermies shakes it off.
Supermies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knight will feel that in the morning.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Supermies on the side of the head.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Supermies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Supermies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supermies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vann Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Supermies misses
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Supermies misses with the body kick
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
Supermies throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Supermies misses with a body shot.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Supermies checks the leg kick.
Knight tries to work over Supermies's front leg with a kick but Supermies checks it.
Supermies throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Supermies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Supermies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supermies misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Supermies 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Supermies.
Supermies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supermies throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
Supermies shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Supermies gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vann Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Supermies 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.
Supermies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Supermies just manages to avoid it.
Supermies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Supermies manages to avoid it.
Supermies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Supermies has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knight throws a chopping leg kick but Supermies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Supermies shapes to counter with a head kick.
Simo Supermies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supermies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Supermies can do to turn this around?
Supermies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Supermies.
Supermies tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knight lands a jab.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Supermies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is looking to chop away at Supermies's legs.
Knight scores with a jab. Supermies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Supermies.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Supermies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Supermies blocks a leg kick.
Supermies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Supermies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Supermies blocks a head kick by Knight.
Supermies misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Supermies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Supermies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Supermies might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knight has got the better of the exchanges.
Supermies working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Supermies.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
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!
Supermies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Supermies digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
Knight tries to break free but Supermies pushes him back against the cage.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Supermies tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knight gets through Supermies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Supermies moved out of range nicely.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supermies.
Supermies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Supermies moves out of range of the body kick.
Supermies throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Supermies was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks Supermies with a good jab.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight throws a chopping leg kick but Supermies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight throws a low kick but Supermies avoids it.
Supermies thows a body kick. Knight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Supermies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Supermies throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Supermies misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Supermies blocks a low kick nicely.
Supermies tries a head kick but it misses.
Supermies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies misses with a head kick.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Supermies just manages to avoid it.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Supermies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Supermies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vann Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Supermies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Supermies throws a lazy head kick
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Supermies is breathing heavily.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Supermies misses with a right hand
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick by Supermies misses
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Supermies fails to land with a series of punches.
Supermies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Supermies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight tests Supermies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Supermies throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight tried to counter with a leg kick but Supermies avoided it.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight punishes Supermies's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Supermies is out of range.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Supermies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Supermies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Supermies.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
Supermies is rocked!
That has opened up Simo Supermies's cut even more.
Supermies closes the distance and clinches.
Supermies is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight breaks the clinch.
Supermies 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.
Supermies seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Supermies backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Supermies.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Supermies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Supermies lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Supermies right on the button. Supermies goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vann Knight!
Vann Knight 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Rayborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Melkonyan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boston – More Than A Feeling . Eduard Melkonyan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maddox Rayborn's chin.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Melkonyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Rayborn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayborn misses with a straight left.
Melkonyan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rayborn just manages to avoid it.
Rayborn throws an overhand right that lands on Melkonyan's shoulder, as Melkonyan tries to avoid the shot.
Melkonyan slips under a jab.
Rayborn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melkonyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Melkonyan misses the jab.
Melkonyan scores with the left hand. Rayborn knows he should have avoided that one.
Rayborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melkonyan.
Melkonyan slips under a jab from Rayborn.
Melkonyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melkonyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rayborn misses with a hook. Melkonyan ducked under it nicely.
Melkonyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rayborn scores with a body shot.
Rayborn connects with a right hand. Melkonyan shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Melkonyan. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melkonyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayborn misses with a straight left.
Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayborn.
A big left from Rayborn misses.
Melkonyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rayborn throws out the jab.
Melkonyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rayborn misses with a hook.
Melkonyan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Melkonyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rayborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rayborn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Melkonyan on the side of the head.
Rayborn misses with an uppercut.
Rayborn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rayborn takes a swing at Melkonyan's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Melkonyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rayborn doesn't seem phased though.
Melkonyan moves out of range as Rayborn strikes.
Melkonyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Melkonyan moves out of range as Rayborn strikes.
Rayborn lands with a cross.
Rayborn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melkonyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rayborn misses with a hook
and Melkonyan counters with a three punch combo that has Rayborn backing up. Rayborn nods at Melkonyan to acknowledge the strikes.
Melkonyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rayborn's hands.
Melkonyan staying out of range there.
Melkonyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Melkonyan throws a sloppy head kick and Rayborn moves out of range easily.
Rayborn dodges the punch combination from Melkonyan.
Rayborn misses with a straight left.
Melkonyan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rayborn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melkonyan. Melkonyan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rayborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rayborn lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Melkonyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rayborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rayborn throws a hook but Melkonyan blocks it.
Rayborn ducks under a wild hook from Melkonyan.
Rayborn throws a big counter head kick but Melkonyan avoids it with no problem.
Rayborn tests Melkonyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melkonyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melkonyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melkonyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayborn misses with an uppercut. Melkonyan saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melkonyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayborn.
Rayborn throws a hook but Melkonyan avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Melkonyan misses the target.
Melkonyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Melkonyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rayborn on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melkonyan blocks a jab.
Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayborn.
Melkonyan walks into a straight right hand from Rayborn.
A good leg kick by Melkonyan.
Melkonyan blocks a head kick by Rayborn.
Rayborn swings widly with a right hand
and Melkonyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rayborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rayborn misses with a few strikes there.
Rayborn moves out of range of the body kick from Melkonyan.
A little jabbing left from Rayborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Melkonyan. Those never looked like landing.
Rayborn misses with a body shot.
Melkonyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maddox Rayborn 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.
Melkonyan looks to throw the jab but Rayborn is out of range.
Melkonyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rayborn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rayborn throws out a counter right but Melkonyan avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melkonyan. That's going to slow Rayborn down.
Eduard Melkonyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melkonyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Melkonyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Melkonyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melkonyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rayborn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Melkonyan. That one must have hurt.
Melkonyan lands with a kick to the temple. Rayborn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Melkonyan scores with a nice strike.
Rayborn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melkonyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melkonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melkonyan throws a series of punches but Rayborn avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Melkonyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rayborn is out of range and Melkonyan settles back down.
Rayborn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rayborn tries to clinch up.
Rayborn instigates a clinch.
Rayborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayborn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melkonyan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rayborn.
Melkonyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rayborn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Rayborn holds him up against the cage and eventually Melkonyan drops back down to his feet.
Rayborn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rayborn.
Rayborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayborn tries to throw a body punch but Melkonyan avoids it by throwing Rayborn back against the cage.
Melkonyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rayborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Melkonyan controls his hands.
Rayborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melkonyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rayborn to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Melkonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayborn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rayborn lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rayborn to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melkonyan.
Rayborn misses with a body punch.
Rayborn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Rayborn.
Rayborn digs a right hand underneath Melkonyan's ribcage. Melkonyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Melkonyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rayborn walks away with a smile on his face. Melkonyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rayborn throws a big shot that misses.
Melkonyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayborn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rayborn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Melkonyan digs a good hook to Rayborn's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rayborn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melkonyan doesn't seem phased though.
Rayborn throws a shot from downtown. Melkonyan moves away and avoids it.
Melkonyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Melkonyan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rayborn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melkonyan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melkonyan throws a lazy head kick
and Rayborn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melkonyan throws a right hand that Rayborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Rayborn also avoids with ease.
Melkonyan moves out of range as Rayborn strikes.
Melkonyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Melkonyan misses with a head kick.
Melkonyan misses with a combination
and Rayborn counters with a nice uppercut.
Melkonyan misses with an uppercut
enabling Rayborn to counter with a crisp jab.
Rayborn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melkonyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rayborn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Rayborn 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!
Melkonyan connects with a jab.
Melkonyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rayborn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melkonyan works the jab nicely.
Melkonyan slips under a jab.
Melkonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rayborn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Melkonyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rayborn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Melkonyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Melkonyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rayborn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melkonyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Melkonyan throws a head kick but Rayborn moves out of range.
It looks like Melkonyan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melkonyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melkonyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Melkonyan throws a head kick that misses
and Rayborn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn throws a right hand that Melkonyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Melkonyan also avoids with ease.
Rayborn rushes Melkonyan and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rayborn fails to land.
Rayborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rayborn has a couple of punches blocked by Melkonyan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melkonyan.
Rayborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayborn can't find room to land a body shot as Melkonyan controls the action.
Rayborn lands a nice uppercut.
Maddox Rayborn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Rayborn won't allow it.
Rayborn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rayborn can't find room to land a body shot as Melkonyan controls the action.
Rayborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rayborn tries a body shot but Melkonyan blocks it.
Rayborn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melkonyan jumps guard but Rayborn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Melkonyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melkonyan is trying to pull guard but Rayborn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Melkonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melkonyan's elbow.
Rayborn scores with a shoulder strike.
Eduard Melkonyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rayborn misses with a body punch.
Rayborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rayborn.
Rayborn pushes Melkonyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rayborn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rayborn is leaning against Melkonyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rayborn misses with the head strike.
Rayborn controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rayborn.
Rayborn stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rayborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayborn tries to work over Melkonyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rayborn lands a body punch.
Rayborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melkonyan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Melkonyan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Melkonyan looking for a guillotine here but Rayborn defends easily.
Rayborn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Melkonyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rayborn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Melkonyan is tightening it up a little... Rayborn has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rayborn reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rayborn taps out! Nice BJJ there by Melkonyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eduard Melkonyan!
After the fight, Eduard Melkonyan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Maddox Rayborn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pet me pet me Pet me Pet me !bark, snarl, growl,Pet me pet me Pet me Pet me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Eddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf comes to the cage accompanied by O.C. - time's up . Karl Eddard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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243 lbs
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Eddard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eddard misses the shot to the body.
Eddard thuds a left hand into Shraf's body.
Shraf throws a shot to the body.
Shraf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eddard on the side of the head.
Eddard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shraf scores with a three punch combo!
Eddard cracks a nice hook into Shraf's ribs.
Shraf scores with a jab to the body.
Eddard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eddard throws a jab when Shraf was well out of range.
Shraf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shraf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eddard has time to react.
Eddard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shraf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf cracks Eddard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eddard looks to land a combination. Shraf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jamezdin Shraf has been cut.
Shraf avoids the body shot from Eddard.
Eddard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shraf.
Eddard lands with a nice body punch.
We've been informed that Eddard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eddard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shraf.
Eddard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eddard misses with a combination
and Shraf counters with a series of strikes. Eddard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eddard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shraf rather than just go for the knockout.
Eddard swings widly with a right hand
and Shraf counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Shraf misses the target.
Shraf jabs Eddard right on the nose. Eddard blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Shraf has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eddard lands a nice shot to the body.
Shraf lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraf misses with a looping left.
Shraf throws a hook to the side of Eddard's head but Eddard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eddard throws a hook but Shraf blocks it.
Eddard misses with a straight right.
Shraf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eddard looks to throw the jab but Shraf is out of range.
Shraf throws an off balance right hand
and Eddard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shraf throws an overhand right that lands on Eddard's shoulder, as Eddard tries to avoid the shot.
Eddard lands a jab.
Eddard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shraf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shraf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shraf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eddard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eddard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eddard throws a looping overhand right but Shraf ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shraf. Eddard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shraf throws a body punch but Eddard moves out of range.
It seemed like Eddard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Eddard misses.
Eddard misses with an uppercut
and Shraf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eddard needs to keep his hands up - Shraf had a free shot at his head there.
A nice combination there by Eddard.
Eddard takes a swing at Shraf's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Shraf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shraf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eddard.
Karl Eddard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Shraf finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eddard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shraf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shraf lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shraf misses the target.
Shraf throws a big shot that misses.
Shraf is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eddard misses the jab.
Shraf throwing a counter right hand but Eddard manages to avoid it.
Shraf shoots in for a double leg but Eddard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Eddard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eddard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shraf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eddard throws an off balance right hand
and Shraf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eddard misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Shraf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shraf just misses with a punch to the body.
Eddard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eddard misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eddard. Shraf does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Jamezdin Shraf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamezdin Shraf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shraf moves out of range as Eddard strikes.
Eddard misses with a jab to the body
and Shraf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karl Eddard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shraf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eddard moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eddard! But no joy.
Eddard throws a hook but Shraf blocks it.
A combination from Eddard does no damage.
Eddard throws a jab when Shraf was well out of range.
A lazy left from Eddard finds it's target.
Shraf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shraf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eddard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf dodges the punch combination from Eddard.
Eddard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shraf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamezdin Shraf is winning the standup battle so far.
Eddard just misses with a punch to the body.
Eddard misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Shraf misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eddard lunges at Shraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shraf's hand.
Shraf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eddard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shraf in his tracks.
Shraf throws a right hand that misses
and Eddard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eddard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eddard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shraf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shraf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eddard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eddard misses with a wild body shot.
Eddard lands a jab to Shraf's midsection.
Eddard misses with a double jab
and Shraf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eddard swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Shraf to counter with a crisp jab.
Eddard lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shraf slips under a jab from Eddard.
Eddard misses with a series of wild punches.
Eddard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shraf throws a hook to the side of Eddard's head but Eddard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eddard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eddard jabs Shraf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eddard throws a body punch but Shraf moves out of range.
Eddard misses with a looping right.
Shraf is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shraf takes a swing at Eddard's ribcage but misses.
Eddard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eddard jabs Shraf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eddard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shraf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shraf throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Eddard - just one landing.
Shraf connects with a single shot there.
Shraf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Shraf misses.
Eddard loads up on a big right hand but Shraf slips the punch.
Shraf misses with a takedown attempt - Eddard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eddard throws a right hand that misses
and Shraf counters with a nice uppercut.
Eddard scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eddard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eddard moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Eddard coming out on top.
Eddard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eddard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shraf looks to throw the jab but Eddard is out of range.
The fighters circling - Shraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eddard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shraf throwing a counter right hand but Eddard manages to avoid it.
Shraf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shraf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eddard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eddard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Shraf.
It looked like Shraf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eddard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Eddard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamezdin Shraf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eddard looks to score with a jab to the body but Shraf is just out of range.
Shraf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shraf tests Eddard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shraf lands a jab to the head.
Eddard throws a sloppy body shot
and Shraf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shraf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eddard.
Shraf throws the left hand but Eddard avoids the punch easily.
Shraf ducks right into an uppercut from Eddard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eddard, as that shot connected.
Shraf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eddard.
Shraf moves out of range as Eddard strikes.
Shraf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Shraf.
Eddard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shraf.
Shraf throws a body punch but Eddard moves out of range.
Eddard misses with an uppercut. Shraf saw that one coming.
Eddard lands a jab to the nose.
Shraf throws a hook but Eddard blocks it.
Shraf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eddard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shraf.
Shraf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eddard throws a body shot but no joy.
Eddard misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Shraf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eddard misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eddard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eddard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shraf throws a body shot but no joy.
Shraf lands a nice shot that snaps Eddard's head back.
Shraf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eddard momentarily.
Eddard dips to his left and cracks Shraf with an uppercut!
Shraf misses with a hook to the body
and Eddard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eddard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shraf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shraf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shraf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eddard was well out of range. Poor timing from Shraf.
A jab from Eddard does it's job there.
Shraf lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf throws a hook but Eddard avoids it easily.
Eddard throws a counter combo.
Eddard scores with a jab. Shraf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shraf slips a jab from Eddard.
Eddard takes a swing at Shraf's ribcage but misses.
Eddard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shraf 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Shraf misses the target.
Eddard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shraf.
Shraf throws a jab when Eddard was well out of range.
Eddard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shraf looks to throw the jab but Eddard is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Eddard as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eddard misses with a shot to the body
and Eddard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shraf takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shraf lands a nice hook to Eddard's body. Eddard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eddard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shraf.
Eddard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shraf digs a good hook to Eddard's body.
Shraf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Eddard misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Shraf.
Nice straight punches there by Shraf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shraf.
Nice defenses there by Shraf.
Shraf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Jamezdin Shraf.
I think Shraf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamezdin Shraf!
An out of breath Jamezdin Shraf 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Kilkenny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny avoids the head kick by Angstrom.
Kilkenny fakes the leg kick and cracks Angstrom in the body.
Kilkenny blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Kilkenny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angstrom blocks a head kick by Kilkenny.
Angstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Angstrom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kilkenny!
Angstrom postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kilkenny is trying to get back to half guard.
Angstrom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kilkenny stops Angstrom from passing to mount.
Kilkenny is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Angstrom asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Angstrom is trying to move to mount but Kilkenny reverses beautifully and ends up in Angstrom's guard.
Angstrom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilkenny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angstrom throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is stalling in the full guard.
Kilkenny pulls Angstrom in close to his closed guard and prevents Angstrom from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kilkenny 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angstrom wants to pass the guard but Kilkenny is keeping the position.
Angstrom trying to control but Kilkenny is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilkenny is keeping the position for now.
Angstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilkenny can't keep his opponent in guard - Angstrom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Angstrom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angstrom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilkenny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angstrom throwing shots but Kilkenny is blocking nicely.
Kilkenny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom thows a huge punch but Kilkenny dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angstrom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angstrom throwing shots but Kilkenny is blocking nicely.
Angstrom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilkenny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angstrom trying to mount his opponent but Kilkenny defends it.
Angstrom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Angstrom working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilkenny is looking to escape.
Angstrom is looking to stall here but Kilkenny recovers full guard.
Angstrom looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Angstrom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kilkenny lands a nice shot to the body.
Angstrom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Angstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Angstrom is looking to counter punch.
Kilkenny tests Angstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angstrom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilkenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilkenny.
As Kilkenny tries to get set, Angstrom tries to push him back and clinch up but Kilkenny manages to avoid the attempt.
Angstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Kilkenny sprawls well. He's pushed Angstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilkenny lands with an uppercut that bounces Angstrom off the cage and back into range.
Kilkenny misses with a body shot.
Kilkenny defending well as Angstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Angstrom throws a body kick that misses.
Kilkenny is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Angstrom cracks Kilkenny with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom shoots in for a double leg but Kilkenny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Angstrom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Angstrom lands in his opponent's guard.
Angstrom wants to pass the guard but Kilkenny is keeping the position.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Angstrom from controlling successfully.
Angstrom 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.
Angstrom stops Kilkenny from standing up.
Angstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilkenny can do to turn this around?
Angstrom throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilkenny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Angstrom from controlling successfully.
Angstrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Angstrom.
Kilkenny misses with a double jab.
Angstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Angstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Angstrom throws a good cross that connects.
Kilkenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Angstrom does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Angstrom is looking to clinch.
Angstrom tries to clinch
and Kilkenny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kilkenny swings for the body but Angstrom moves out of range.
Angstrom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilkenny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny swats away the attempt to clinch by Angstrom.
Kilkenny has managed to clinch.
Angstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilkenny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kilkenny blocks the elbow strike.
Kilkenny gets through Angstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilkenny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angstrom has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilkenny doesn't manage to clinch there - Angstrom circles away.
Angstrom is looking to counter punch.
Kilkenny throws a right hand that Angstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Angstrom also avoids with ease.
Kilkenny throws a shot from downtown. Angstrom moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Kilkenny is predictable there
and Angstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angstrom slips under a jab.
Angstrom misses with a hook.
Kilkenny throws a counter combo.
Kilkenny misses with a two punch combination.
Angstrom punishes Kilkenny's body with a nice straight punch.
Angstrom takes a swing at Kilkenny's ribcage but misses.
Kilkenny steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Angstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Kilkenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Angstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Angstrom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kilkenny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Angstrom somewhat.
Kilkenny moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Kilkenny lands but Angstrom takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Kilkenny. No joy for Angstrom on that attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kilkenny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Angstrom is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Kilkenny.
Angstrom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilkenny has one foot on Angstrom's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny throws an off balance right hand
and Angstrom counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilkenny throws a nice head kick!
Kilkenny lunges at Angstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Angstrom's hand.
Oh Angstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Kilkenny does no damage.
Angstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilkenny throws the kick towards the body but Angstrom avoids it.
Angstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angstrom cracks Kilkenny with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angstrom jumps guard but Kilkenny turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angstrom misses with the head strike.
Angstrom misses with a body punch.
Kilkenny with a knee to the head.
Angstrom gets through Kilkenny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Angstrom.
Angstrom throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angstrom throws an elbow but misses.
Angstrom takes a shot to the head.
Kilkenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angstrom gets a double leg takedown into Kilkenny's guard.
Kilkenny is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Angstrom presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Kilkenny manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilkenny obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilkenny drops Angstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Angstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Harry Angstrom has been cut.
Kilkenny scores with a nice body kick.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilkenny drops Angstrom with a naaaaasty hook - Angstrom is in real trouble here! Kilkenny dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Kilkenny!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Kilkenny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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