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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Ohmsford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Ohmsford!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohmsford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ohmsford at a distance.
Ohmsford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ohmsford tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ohmsford's coach down at Elite Burn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ohmsford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ohmsford closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Ohmsford avoids them all with ease.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ohmsford should have avoided that one.
Hardy tries to bum rush Ohmsford with a series of wild strikes but Ohmsford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ohmsford misses with a takedown
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Ohmsford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ohmsford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Ohmsford.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ohmsford at a distance.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ohmsford momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Ohmsford's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ohmsford is defended easily by Hardy.
Ohmsford looks winded!
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ohmsford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Ohmsford walks into a left hand.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ohmsford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Ohmsford is rocked!
It looks like Cole Ohmsford has been cut.
Marcus Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy lands with a right that hurts Ohmsford. Ohmsford looks to clinch but Hardy throws a short knee that drops Ohmsford. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Marcus Hardy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreus Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno has chosen Warlord as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreus Puno!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno throws out a counter right but Tatum avoids it with no problem.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatum checks it well.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tatum with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Puno tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puno. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Puno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Tatum lands.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Tatum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Tatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno misses with a hook
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatum wants to slow Puno down by chopping away at his legs.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Puno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatum connects with a single shot there.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tatum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tatum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Puno moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum misses with a leg kick.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno staying out of range there.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Puno. Beautiful body shot.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno connects with a jab.
Puno blocks a leg kick.
Puno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Tatum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puno. Puno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andreus Puno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puno slips under a jab from Tatum.
Puno checks a leg kick nicely.
Puno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
Tatum blocks a leg kick.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Puno throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tatum connects with a nice looking jab.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Puno misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Puno slips under a jab from Tatum.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Puno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tatum cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puno throws a chopping leg kick but Tatum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum moves away from the strike by Puno.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Puno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Puno had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatum scores with the left hand. Puno knows he should have avoided that one.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tatum might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tatum misses its target.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Tatum catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Puno.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Puno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum backing away here, and Puno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Puno lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Puno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puno thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreus Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Puno misses.
Tatum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Tatum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puno throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Puno throws a leg kick but Tatum checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andreus Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatum throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Puno counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puno.
Puno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Puno lands a slapping body shot.
Puno lands with a shot to the body.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Tatum half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a sloppy body shot
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Jab from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Puno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Tatum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Kelvin Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Puno moves out of range easily.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Tatum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puno is out of range.
Tatum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puno is out of range and Tatum settles back down.
Puno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Tatum throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Puno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreus Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreus Puno!
Andreus Puno spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernz Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Greg Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 5 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a hook. Gilas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gilas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gilas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith thumps Gilas with a low kick.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Smith.
Gilas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Gilas back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gilas on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Gilas controls the action.
Gilas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Gilas managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gilas fails to land.
Gilas stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Gilas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Gilas lands a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilas's brow.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Gilas misses with some punches.
Gilas wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilas's brow.
I was talking to Gilas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gilas lands a nice knee to the body.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilas blocks an uppercut.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gilas takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bernz Gilas has been cut.
Gilas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gilas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Smith catches Gilas right on the button with a cross.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circle, before Smith throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gilas's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Smith lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Greg Smith!
A victorious Greg Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon Ami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wood.
Mon Ami shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mon Ami walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mon Ami cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Mon Ami with an uppercut!
Jab from Wood.
Mon Ami looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood throws out a counter right but Mon Ami avoids it with no problem.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Mon Ami fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Mon Ami just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mon Ami lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Mon Ami.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wood connects with a leg kick. Mon Ami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mon Ami looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Mon Ami bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mon Ami misses with a wild body shot.
Mon Ami misses with a wild combination.
Mon Ami throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Mon Ami there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mon Ami looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mon Ami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood tries a quick counter leg kick but Mon Ami is wise to it.
Mon Ami lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mon Ami misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mon Ami walks into a jab.
Thor Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mon Ami throws a body kick that misses.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Mon Ami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Mon Ami checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood tries to clinch up but Mon Ami circles away and keeps his distance.
Mon Ami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mon Ami throws a lazy head kick
and Mon Ami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Mon Ami saw it coming and moves away.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Wood throws a leg kick that misses.
Mon Ami pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood wants to counter the offense by Mon Ami and move into the clinch position.
Mon Ami misses with a head kick.
Mon Ami checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood wants to counter with a clinch but Mon Ami pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mon Ami is able to avoid easily.
As Wood tries to get set, Mon Ami tries to push him back and clinch up but Wood manages to avoid the attempt.
Mon Ami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood avoids the body shot from Mon Ami.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mon Ami, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Mon Ami blocks it.
Mon Ami can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Mon Ami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Mon Ami blocks it.
Mon Ami lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mon Ami tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mon Ami fails to land.
Mon Ami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Mon Ami avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Mon Ami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mon Ami's face.
Mon Ami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mon Ami throws a head punch that misses.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mon Ami avoids it.
Mon Ami pulls guard successfully.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Mon Ami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mon Ami is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wood frees his head nicely. Oh but Mon Ami has switched to an armbar! Wood is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes into the arena with Vince Staples- Norf Norf blaring out of the sound system. Palmer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GSP - Not Impressed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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170 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Santiago Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer scores with a nice head shot.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
North misses with a head kick.
Palmer shoots in but no luck this time.
North appears to be looking for a big counter.
North tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
North tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but North defends it well.
Palmer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for North!
North tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throwing sloppy strikes.
Palmer missing with punches from the back.
Palmer is looking to control North but North is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer punches the canvas rather than the man.
Palmer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Palmer working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. North defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Palmer working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
North tries to roll but Palmer sticks to his back.
Palmer is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Even with his hooks in, Palmer manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Palmer tries to get the hooks in deep but North pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking for the choke from the back position but North is controlling his hands well.
North prevents Palmer from getting a body triangle.
Palmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control North haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
North covering up well under a series of strikes from Palmer.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Palmer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Palmer lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Palmer.
Palmer has the hooks in. North is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Palmer looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with an elbow to the head.
North covering up well and avoiding damage.
North defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Palmer's arms.
North covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Good control from Palmer.
North trying to control the hands but Palmer won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer is persistently looking for the submission but North is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Palmer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
North blocks a jab.
North shoots in and drives through. Palmer sprawls well.
Palmer misses the jab.
North has been working on his balance at He Man Women Haters Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Palmer.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract North.
George North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
North moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and North counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Palmer lunges at North with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by North's hand.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. North looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
North tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palmer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palmer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down North's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but North is avoiding damage well.
Palmer controlling from side mount.
Palmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palmer working the ground and pound but North is defending the strikes.
Palmer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palmer tries to move to mount but North blocks the move with his legs.
Palmer wants to control for a moment but North uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two 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.
North is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
Palmer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.
Palmer controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but North moves away.
Palmer scores with a nice strike.
Palmer lunges at North with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by North's hand.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and North counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer swings widly with a right hand
and North counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer throws a hook to the side of North's head but North sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
North lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice shot by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and North counters with a flying knee. Nice.
George North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Palmer.
North throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
North rushes Palmer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer tries a body shot but North blocks it.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
North lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
North tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Santiago Palmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
North has managed to clinch.
North with a knee to the head.
Palmer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. North is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
North using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
North breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer goes for a double leg but North avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as North continues to drive forward.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and North counters with a head kick.
George North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Palmer.
North closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palmer did well to prevent North getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palmer trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Palmer tries to reverse the position but North maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North avoids the attempt from Palmer to control.
Palmer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Palmer trying to control but North postures up.
Palmer keeping hold of North's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Palmer tries to roll over but North keeps him under control.
That's two 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.
North is taking a breather. Palmer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Palmer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but North pulls his head out easily.
North wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. North is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by North.
Palmer cracks North with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
North escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
North displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Palmer closes the distance and pushes North back into the cage.
North lands a right hand.
Palmer has North pressed against the cage.
North working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but North gets the underhooks and prevents it.
North tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer throws the left hand but North avoids the punch easily.
North connects with a high kick.
North uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer misses with a body shot.
North throws a quick counter head kick but Palmer was just out of range.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
North looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
North throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Palmer misses.
North fails with the takedown.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but North moves away.
Nice cross by Palmer.
North steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
And that's the end of the fight!
George North showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Santiago Palmer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Santiago Palmer made sure he mentioned KnockOut, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated George North had this to say: 'Niggas was trippin' Yo....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kure has chosen BIG SHUG - who's hard as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
165 lbs
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150 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krejzi Kure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kure takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kure 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.
Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kure counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Nogueira's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nogueira misses with a kick to the body
and Kure counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kure.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kure's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kure lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira wants to stand but Kure is controlling the position.
Kure trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Kure prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Kure controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kure works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira pushes Kure off looking to stand but Kure dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Kure.
Nogueira is trying to stand back up but Kure is controlling him
Kure wants to work for an arm triangle but Nogueira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nogueira is trying to stand.
Kure wants to control but Nogueira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira has one foot on Kure's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kure connects with a body shot that sends Nogueira's belly button to the back.
Nogueira misses with a body shot
and Kure counters with a right hand to the body.
Kure is looking to clinch.
Kure swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Nogueira.
Kure wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure 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.
Kure needs to keep his hands up - Nogueira had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Kure misses with a double jab.
Nogueira appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from Kure does no damage.
Nogueira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kure.
Kure throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kure shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nogueira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kure is controlling him.
Kure stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kure is controlling him.
Nogueira scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kure swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kure feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nogueiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nogueira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kure to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kure stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kure presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira stalling in the clinch.
Kure gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nogueira tries to kick Kure off but Kure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kure seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kure is nestled in close to Nogueira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.
Kure has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogueira has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kure is on him like a limpet, forcing Nogueira back against the cage.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.
Kure lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kure goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Chuck Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kure on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Kure. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kure misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kure.
Kure avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kure stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nogueira walks into a jab.
Nogueira throws a hook to the side of Kure's head but Kure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kure feints the counter takedown.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Kure.
Kure moves out of range of the strikes.
Nogueira 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.
Kure has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kure moves to clinch but Nogueira breaks away
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Kure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira misses with a hook. Kure ducked under it nicely.
Chuck Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Kure throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Kure throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
Kure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Nogueira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kure swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Kure takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Kure listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kure cracks Nogueira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Nogueira misses.
Kure throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira connects with a nice looking jab.
Kure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kure shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nogueira as he jumps to the side.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Kure avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nogueira.
Kure connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nogueira's hands.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Kure had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kure on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nogueira.
Kure takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Kure misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kure throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Kure goes for a double leg but Nogueira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nogueira continues to drive forward.
Nogueira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chuck Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nogueira enables Kure to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nogueira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kure sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kure presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nogueira tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira gets through Kure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kure is working for takedown but Nogueira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nogueira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogueira tries to land knees in the clinch but Kure avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Kure.
A frustrated look appears on Kure's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kure avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kure has Nogueira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nogueira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Nogueira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kure slips a straight right by Nogueira.
Nogueira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kure.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kure counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nogueira misses with a body punch
enabling Kure to counter with a crisp jab.
Krejzi Kure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nogueira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kure just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure cracks Nogueira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira.
Kure misses with a straight left.
Nogueira staying out of range there.
Kure's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nogueira misses with a jab to the body
and Kure connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Kure avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
A jab from Kure finds it's way through Nogueira's defenses.
Kure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kure checks a low kick from Nogueira.
Nogueira scoring well with a low kick there.
Kure gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira stalling in the clinch.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira scores with a knee to the head.
Nogueira tries a body shot but Kure blocks it.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira looking to stall.
A short left from Nogueira.
Nogueira struggles to land a body shot inside as Kure controls his hands.
Come on Nogueira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nogueira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krejzi Kure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kure misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kure creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira with a knee to the head.
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Nogueira digs a right hand into Kure's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kure's gas tank.
Nogueira lands a hook that snaps the head of Kure backwards.
Chuck Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kure is trying to force a seperation but Nogueira has the dominant position.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kure just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nogueira's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kure.
Kure has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nogueira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kure throws a punch but it's blocked by Nogueira.
Kure is trying to drag Nogueira to the mat but Nogueira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kure swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Nogueira stops a takedown attempt from Kure.
Chuck Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
Kure tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nogueira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kure up against the cage.
Nogueira with a knee to the head.
Chuck Nogueira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kure lands with a left to the head.
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!
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kure misses with some punches.
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 Chuck Nogueira.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cow herd - Fields. 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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23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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29
218 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen stuns Force with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Force has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Forcefield Ludas in the buildup to the fight.
Tynkkynen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Force sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Force misses.
Tynkkynen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Force at a distance.
A shot to the body from Force misses
and Tynkkynen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Force has one foot on Tynkkynen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen slips under a jab from Force.
Tynkkynen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Force's head.
Jab by Force.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Tynkkynen lands a body shot.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Force lands a hook that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Force.
A short uppercut from Force.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tynkkynen.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Force has Tynkkynen pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force lands a left hand.
Tynkkynen tries to work over Force's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tynkkynen jumps guard.
Force wants to get up but he can't break Tynkkynen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Force gets to his feet - Tynkkynen follows without any prompting.
Tynkkynen looks to score with a jab to the body but Force is just out of range.
It looked like Force was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Force rather than just go for the knockout.
Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Force punishes Tynkkynen's body with a nice straight punch.
Force lands a body shot.
Tynkkynen misses with an uppercut. Force saw that one coming.
Force throws a body punch but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen connects with a body shot.
Force gets caught flat footed, as Tynkkynen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tynkkynen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Force working aggressively here.
Tynkkynen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Force prevents it.
A short uppercut from Force.
That has opened up Rauno Tynkkynen's cut even more.
Force lands a right hand.
Force is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tynkkynen blocks an uppercut.
Force is leaning against Tynkkynen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Force misses with a body punch.
Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands a takedown into guard.
Force is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tynkkynen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Force swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tynkkynen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Force's head.
Force wants to stand but Tynkkynen is controlling the position.
Force trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tynkkynen wants to control from the top but Force keeps moving.
Force wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tynkkynen manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tynkkynen prevents Force from standing back up.
Tynkkynen is working for a submission of some sort.
Tynkkynen throwing shots but Force is blocking nicely.
Force pushes Tynkkynen off looking to stand but Tynkkynen dives back in and keeps control.
Tynkkynen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Nick Force will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Force wants to clinch up but Tynkkynen keeps it at a distance.
Tynkkynen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Force.
Tynkkynen slips a jab from Force.
Jab from Force.
Tynkkynen connects with a looping right hand.
Force missing with a left hand there. Tynkkynen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
Force is looking to counter punch.
Force misses the body punch
letting Tynkkynen counter with a right hand.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Force.
Tynkkynen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Force.
Force throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tynkkynen cracks Force with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Force.
Force swings widly with a right hand
and Tynkkynen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Force thinking.
Force slips a jab from Tynkkynen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Force throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands with an uppercut that bounces Force off the cage and back into range.
Tynkkynen misses the body punch
and Force connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Force.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force tests Tynkkynen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tynkkynen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Force.
Tynkkynen lands a jab to Force's midsection.
Force tries to bum rush Tynkkynen with a series of wild strikes but Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Force closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Force lands a right hand.
The cut above Rauno Tynkkynen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force lands a hook that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
Tynkkynen blocking some punches.
Tynkkynen prevents a body shot from Force.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tynkkynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Force's elbow.
Force scores with a shot to the side of Tynkkynen's head.
Tynkkynen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Force walks away with a smile on his face. Tynkkynen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tynkkynen throws a nice looking combination but Force bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force drops Tynkkynen with a beautiful combination! Tynkkynen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Force is looking for the KO!
Tynkkynen is rocked!
Tynkkynen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Force.
Tynkkynen is still on wobbly legs! Can Force finish him?
Tynkkynen defending well as Force loads up on a big left hand.
Tynkkynen seems to have recovered his senses.
Force with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tynkkynen works the jab nicely.
Force jabs at Tynkkynen's body.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Force lands a jab.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.
Force jabs Tynkkynen right on the nose. Tynkkynen blinks but takes it well.
Rauno Tynkkynen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Force misses.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Force moves away.
Force lands with a straight right. Tynkkynen didn't see that one coming.
Tynkkynen ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tynkkynen.
Nick Force is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tynkkynen.
Force appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Force dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Force.
Nice jab there from Force.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rauno Tynkkynen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Force!
Nick Force decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montalban scores with a sloppy right hand. Stenberg should have avoided that one.
Stenberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montalban as he jumps to the side.
Stenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Montalban off the cage and back into range.
Stenberg loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Montalban comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montalban slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Montalban walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban avoids the body shot from Stenberg.
Stenberg dips to his left and cracks Montalban with an uppercut!
Stenberg throws an off balance right hand
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Jesus Montalban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenberg throws a body punch but Montalban moves out of range.
Montalban throwing a counter right hand but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
Stenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montalban seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montalban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stenberg has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montalban moves away.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montalban manages to avoid it.
Stenberg connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg misses the shot to the body.
Montalban has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stenberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Montalban's head.
Stenberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenberg misses the jab.
Montalban throws a big counter combination but Stenberg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stenberg loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Stenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
Stenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Montalban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montalban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stenberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
Montalban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Montalban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Stenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stenberg lands with a hook. Montalban tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montalban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stenberg misses with a body punch
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Montalban counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban throws a hook but Stenberg avoids it easily.
Stenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montalban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
Stenberg loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Montalban is looking to counter punch.
Montalban misses the body punch
and Stenberg counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montalban throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Montalban controls his hands.
A short right from Montalban on the inside.
Montalban trying to stall but Stenberg improves his position.
Stenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montalban stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montalban looking to stall.
Stenberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montalban takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stenberg misses with a hook
and Montalban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Stenberg coming out on top.
Stenberg swings for the body but Montalban moves out of range.
Montalban slips under a jab from Stenberg.
Montalban feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montalban.
Montalban half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg misses with a body shot
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montalban.
Montalban looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Montalban takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montalban walks into a jab.
Stenberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Montalban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montalban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stenberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montalban counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stenberg's knee momentarily.
Stenberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montalban.
Stenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Stenberg tries to get set, Montalban tries to push him back and clinch up but Stenberg manages to avoid the attempt.
Montalban misses with a lunging right hand
and Stenberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenberg is standing up over Montalban. Montalban looks to escape but Stenberg dives into side control.
Stenberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montalban is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Montalban avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stenberg.
Montalban defending against the ground and pound.
Stenberg controls the position.
Montalban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montalban tries to get out of the position.
An elbow from Stenberg crashes against the mat.
Stenberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Montalban controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Montalban managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stenberg.
Montalban defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban parries the strikes from Stenberg easily there. Stenberg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Montalban to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenberg works to advance to full mount. Montalban defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Stenberg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stenberg looking to secure an arm triangle but Montalban defends it well.
Stenberg punching from mount but Montalban doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Montalban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stenberg on the ground.
Stenberg landing strikes from the mount.
Stenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stenberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stenberg unloads with some shots from mount but Montalban bucks and avoids them well.
Stenberg throws some wild stikes that Montalban manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Stenberg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stenberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Stenberg throwing strikes here but Montalban is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stenberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Stenberg raining down shots from the mount!
Montalban is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Montalban avoids the body shot from Stenberg.
Stenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montalban avoids it really well and circles away.
As Stenberg tries to get set, Montalban tries to push him back and clinch up but Stenberg manages to avoid the attempt.
Stenberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg throws out a powerful jab.
Stenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Montalban cracks a nice hook into Stenberg's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stenberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stenberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Montalban has wrist control.
Stenberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fredrik Stenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stenberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Montalban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenberg.
Montalban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stenberg lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Stenberg misses.
Montalban throwing a counter right hand but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban stuffs the takedown attempt from Stenberg. Stenberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Stenberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montalban is looking to counter punch.
Stenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Montalban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenberg misses with a jab to the body
and Stenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Stenberg misses its intended target.
Stenberg throws the left hand but Montalban avoids the punch easily.
Stenberg misses with a hook.
Stenberg has his takedown stuffed
and Montalban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenberg. Montalban does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stenberg misses with an uppercut
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Montalban throws a hook to the side of Stenberg's head but Stenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenberg throws a hook but Montalban avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Montalban misses its target.
Stenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stenberg missing with a left hand there. Montalban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montalban throwing a counter right hand but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montalban walks into a stiff left hand from Stenberg.
Stenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Montalban throwing a counter right hand but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenberg throws out a loose jab but Montalban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenberg misses with a hook to the body
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Montalban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stenberg lands a jab to Montalban's midsection.
Good work by Stenberg as he checks the leg kick.
Montalban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenberg.
Jab from Stenberg.
Montalban looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg throws a body punch but Montalban moves out of range.
As Stenberg backs away, Montalban returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stenberg scores with a hook.
A big left from Stenberg misses.
Montalban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
Montalban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stenberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Montalban misses the target.
Montalban avoids the body shot from Stenberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Montalban misses the target.
Montalban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Stenberg misses.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montalban.
Montalban fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stenberg just manages to avoid it.
Montalban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stenberg on the side of the head.
Montalban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenberg.
Montalban defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Montalban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalban misses with a leg kick.
Montalban looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stenberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montalban in his tracks.
Stenberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Montalban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenberg.
Montalban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Montalban on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stenberg scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montalban. Montalban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stenberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenberg misses the shot to the body.
Montalban moves out of range as Stenberg strikes.
Montalban seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montalban moves out of range as Stenberg strikes.
It looked like Montalban was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stenberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stenberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montalban counters with a thumping low kick.
Stenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Montalban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montalban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stenberg.
Montalban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Stenberg misses.
Montalban is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montalban manages to avoid it.
Montalban throws a front kick aimed at Stenberg's knee but Stenberg avoids it well.
Stenberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Montalban is just out of range.
Montalban throws a big counter combination but Stenberg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stenberg misses with a wild combination.
Montalban seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stenberg slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stenberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stenberg throws the left hand but Montalban avoids the punch easily.
Montalban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Montalban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montalban closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montalban walks into a left hand.
Stenberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montalban feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stenberg misses with an uppercut. Montalban saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg misses with a right hand
and Montalban counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Montalban. That snapped Stenberg's head back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stenberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Montalban, which made it look bad.
Montalban is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Stenberg misses.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stenberg throws a right hand that misses
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Montalban scores with a jab. Stenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stenberg throws a looping overhand right but Montalban ducks down to avoid it.
Montalban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montalban ducks under a wild hook from Stenberg.
Montalban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenberg throws out the jab.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Stenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stenberg is rocked!
Stenberg misses with a body punch
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Montalban finish him?
Stenberg misses with a hook to the body
and Montalban counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stenberg's knee momentarily.
Stenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montalban was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenberg.
Montalban fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stenberg just manages to avoid it.
Stenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Stenberg thuds his right hand into Montalban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stenberg misses the body punch
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montalban is looking to score with low kicks.
Stenberg misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Stenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Montalban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg shoots and misses
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
Montalban slips under a jab from Stenberg.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stenberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Montalban misses its intended target.
Stenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stenberg connects with a jab.
Stenberg staying out of range there.
Stenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montalban is looking for a counter combo.
Stenberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Montalban!
Fredrik Stenberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stenberg trying to control the action but Montalban is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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 Jesus Montalban.
Well Stenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Stenberg!
Fredrik Stenberg is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Fredrik Stenberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dela Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Congo is defending well.
Congo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Congo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congo trying to control but Dela Cruz postures up.
Congo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dela Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Congo actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo is trying to maintain the position but Dela Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Dela Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Congo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dela Cruz.
Congo moves into full guard.
Congo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz cracks Congo with a solid left hand.
Congo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dela Cruz defends it easily.
Dela Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Congo working a defensive guard here.
Dela Cruz won't allow Congo to sweep him here.
Dela Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Congo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've been hearing good reports from Dela Cruz'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.
Dela Cruz 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.
Dela Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dela Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Dela Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dela Cruz working over Congo with some ground and pound. Congo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Congo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz is nestled in close to Congo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Congo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Congo trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Congo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Congo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Congo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Congo defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dela Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Congo with a poor takedown
and Dela Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Congo didn't expect that.
Dela Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Congo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dela Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Congo keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Congo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Congo wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Congo is still trying to improve position.
Dela Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Congo manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
Congo trying to control from the bottom.
Congo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Dela Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Congo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dela Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Dela Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Congo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz slips a nice elbow through Congo's hands, connecting with Congo's forehead.
Dela Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Congo keeps working.
Dela Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Congo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Congo's head.
Congo is staying active underneath Dela Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Congo is looking for a sweep. Dela Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dela Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Dela Cruz prevents Congo from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Congo's temple.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Congo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dela Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Congo is rocked!
Dela Cruz winds up and cracks Congo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Congo is still in real trouble! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Dela Cruz lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Congo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dela Cruz jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
Our winner, Mauricio Dela Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Andokuhle Congo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlov comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton. Alexander Orlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Orlov pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Orlov misses
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlov.
Walker lands a big uppercut and Orlov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Orlov looks OK. Walker waves Orlov back to his feet!
Orlov is rocked!
Orlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Walker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Walker!
Our winner, Shane Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Alexander Orlov had this to say: 'Fuck that bullshit ass fucking shit ass shit ass, fuck you fuckers!'.
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