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Helsinki Fighting League: 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Tortoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalkalukko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air . 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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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michelangelo Tortoise !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Jalkalukko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tortoise misses with a looping right.
Jalkalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tortoise .
Jalkalukko is looking for the big counter here.
Jalkalukko connects with a leg kick. Tortoise looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tortoise throws a hook but Jalkalukko avoids it easily.
Jalkalukko throws a counter combo.
Jalkalukko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jalkalukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Tortoise .
Jalkalukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tortoise takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tortoise checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jalkalukko.
Jalkalukko leaves Tortoise with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michelangelo Tortoise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Tortoise . Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalkalukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tortoise misses with the combination.
Jalkalukko flicks out a counter leg kick but Tortoise steps away.
Tortoise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalkalukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jalkalukko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jalkalukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tortoise throws a big shot that misses.
Jalkalukko throws a counter combo.
Tortoise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalkalukko lands a head kick!
Jalkalukko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tortoise throws an overhand right that lands on Jalkalukko's shoulder, as Jalkalukko tries to avoid the shot.
Tortoise misses with an uppercut. Jalkalukko saw that one coming.
Tortoise works the jab nicely.
Tortoise misses with a hook. Jalkalukko ducked under it nicely.
Tortoise avoids the head kick by Jalkalukko.
Jalkalukko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tortoise misses with a straight right.
Tortoise stuffs the takedown.
Jalkalukko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tortoise looks to land a right hand but Jalkalukko moved out of range.
Tortoise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tortoise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tortoise swings widly with a right hand
and Jalkalukko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tortoise throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jalkalukko escapes and throws Tortoise 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tortoise tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jalkalukko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tortoise is trying to work for a sweep but Jalkalukko has mounted him!
Tortoise tries to lock up and control but Jalkalukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jalkalukko controlling the pace for now.
Tortoise sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tortoise wants to get back to full guard.
Jalkalukko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalkalukko is controlling the pace.
Tortoise wants to improve his position but Jalkalukko is controlling well.
Jalkalukko is working for a submission of some sort.
Jalkalukko wants to free his trapped foot but Tortoise is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tortoise is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jalkalukko pulls his head out easily.
Tortoise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jalkalukko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jalkalukko's back!
Tortoise throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise throws a series of strikes and Jalkalukko wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Tortoise throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tortoise thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jalkalukko avoids a strike by Tortoise and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Tortoise 's guard! Fantastic escape!
Tortoise looking for a guillotine here but Jalkalukko defends easily.
Jalkalukko postures up.
Tortoise looking for a sweep. Not yet Tortoise , not yet.
Jalkalukko throws a big elbow that misses.
Jalkalukko trying to control but Tortoise is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Jalkalukko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tortoise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalkalukko can pounce on him.
Jalkalukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tortoise .
Tortoise was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tortoise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jalkalukko lands a leg kick that knocks Tortoise off balance momentarily.
Tortoise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tortoise 's corner calls for a 1-2. Tortoise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tortoise throws an off balance right hand
and Jalkalukko counters with a low kick, right behind Tortoise 's knee.
Jalkalukko slips a straight right by Tortoise .
Jalkalukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Tortoise lands a jab to the nose.
Jalkalukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Tortoise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tortoise avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Tortoise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tortoise .
Jalkalukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalkalukko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tortoise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tortoise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalkalukko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tortoise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tortoise regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jalkalukko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tortoise wants to sweep but no luck.
Tortoise is looking to sweep but instead, Jalkalukko has passed into half guard.
Tortoise trying to control here.
Tortoise looking for submissions off his back.
Jalkalukko is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise actively working from the bottom here.
Tortoise is looking to control Jalkalukko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tortoise avoid being mounted?
Jalkalukko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tortoise wants to improve his position but Jalkalukko is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalkalukko controlling the pace.
Tortoise is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jalkalukko pulls his head out easily.
Tortoise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jalkalukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tortoise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jalkalukko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tortoise 's guard.
Ground and pound from Jalkalukko.
Well, if Jalkalukko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jalkalukko seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Tortoise has recovered full guard.
Tortoise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tortoise looking for a guillotine here but Jalkalukko defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise wants to sweep here but Jalkalukko controlling him for the moment.
Jalkalukko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tortoise wants to control position but Jalkalukko is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Tortoise here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesse Jalkalukko!
Jesse Jalkalukko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Poorly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherman McCullough looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Poorly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poorly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCullough clinches.
McCullough jumps guard and drags Poorly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McCullough pulls Poorly in close to prevent any damage.
Poorly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poorly has gone for a leg lock! McCullough slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poorly's guard.
Poorly being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poorly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poorly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCullough defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poorly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCullough defends it easily.
Poorly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCullough can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCullough is working Poorly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poorly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCullough.
We've been hearing good reports from McCullough'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.
McCullough got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poorly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCullough has managed to get both his arms back between Poorly's legs - danger averted.
Poorly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poorly trying to keep a closed guard but McCullough is proving a slippery customer.
McCullough has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough wants to pass the guard but Poorly is keeping the position.
Poorly looking for a triangle here. McCullough is fighting it but it looks tight! Poorly pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McCullough is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Drew Poorly!
Drew Poorly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheelock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Gambler. 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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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Wheelock!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheelock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Wheelock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom feints and then cracks Wheelock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wheelock down.
Doom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wheelock throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wheelock.
Doom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wheelock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wheelock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheelock walks into a jab.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Wheelock's leg but Wheelock calmly moves out of range.
Doom scores with a jab. Wheelock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wheelock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Doom misses with a hook. Wheelock ducked under it nicely.
Wheelock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Wheelock misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wheelock throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Wheelock connects with a right hand. Doom shakes it off.
It looks like Jay Doom has been cut.
Doom slips under a jab.
Wheelock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doom. Doom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Wheelock misses the target.
Wheelock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Wheelock.
Doom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wheelock.
Wheelock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
It looked like Doom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wheelock.
Wheelock misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Doom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wheelock misses with a right hand
and Doom counters with an inside leg kick.
Wheelock avoids the body shot from Doom.
Doom throws a right and a left that Wheelock avoids nicely.
Wheelock lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheelock lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
Wheelock lands with a hook. Doom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wheelock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wheelock connects with a crisp jab.
Doom connects with a leg kick. Wheelock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Wheelock misses.
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheelock.
Wheelock scores with a nice head shot.
Doom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wheelock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wheelock checks a leg kick.
Doom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wheelock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wheelock sizes up Doom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jay Doom's cut is getting worse.
Doom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wheelock takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Doom misses.
Wheelock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wheelock moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Wheelock looks to throw the jab but Doom is out of range.
Wheelock throws a jab but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom misses with a hook
letting Wheelock counter with a right hand.
Wheelock looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
Wheelock takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Doom keeps Wheelock at a distance using the push kick.
Wheelock scores with a decent looking hook.
Wheelock thuds a left hand into Doom's body.
Wheelock connects with a body shot.
Doom throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wheelock lands a nice shot to the body.
Wheelock throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom misses with a leg kick
and Wheelock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheelock. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom misses with a hook. Wheelock ducked under it nicely.
Doom misses with a right hand
and Wheelock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doom throws a series of strikes that have Wheelock backpedaling.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
Wheelock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wheelock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wheelock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wheelock looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Doom misses
and Wheelock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wheelock.
Wheelock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheelock looks to throw the jab but Doom is out of range.
Wheelock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wheelock moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Wheelock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wheelock 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wheelock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Doom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doom scores with a nice body kick.
Doom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wheelock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wheelock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doom connects with a jab.
Doom tries to bum rush Wheelock with a series of wild strikes but Wheelock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Wheelock there.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheelock.
Doom scores with a shot to the body.
Wheelock checks a leg kick.
Wheelock throws out a powerful jab.
Wheelock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom lands with an overhand left.
Doom avoids the body shot from Wheelock.
It appears Doom was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wheelock throws the left hand but Doom avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Doom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wheelock misses with an uppercut.
Wheelock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheelock.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wheelock is able to avoid easily.
Doom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doom throws a lazy body kick
and Wheelock counters with a straight right hand.
Wheelock swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Wheelock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doom moves away.
Doom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wheelock in his tracks.
Kevin Wheelock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wheelock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
A nice side step and Wheelock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doom.
Wheelock cracks Doom with an open hand slap.
Jay Doom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wheelock.
Wheelock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wheelock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doom misses with a left hand
and Wheelock counters with a nice body shot.
Doom takes one to the side of the head.
Wheelock slips a straight right by Doom.
Wheelock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
Wheelock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doom throws out the jab.
Wheelock throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doom tries to score with a low kick but Wheelock moves his leg out of the way.
Doom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Wheelock checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Doom takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Wheelock misses
and Doom counters with a nice leg kick.
Wheelock moves out of range of the leg kick from Doom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
Wheelock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dooms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jeez, Jay Doom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wheelock connects with a crisp jab.
Doom throws a series of punches but Wheelock avoids them all with ease.
Wheelock looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.
Doom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheelock scores with a body shot.
Doom misses with a straight left.
Wheelock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Wheelock throws a body shot but no joy.
Wheelock scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Doom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Wheelock!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Wheelock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Kasongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Luis Kasongo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Kasongo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamenov.
Kamenov lands a head kick. Kasongo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kasongo takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Kamenov throws a lazy body kick
and Kasongo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kamenov pushes Kasongo off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamenov.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasongo scores with a body shot.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Kasongo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamenov with a body shot.
Kamenov lands a two punch combo.
Kamenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasongo misses with a few strikes there.
Kamenov tries to land a front kick but Kasongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamenov throws out a loose jab but Kasongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov tries to land a front kick but Kasongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamenov throws a lazy head kick
and Kasongo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
Kasongo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kasongo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kasongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasongo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kamenov keeping moving, preventing Kasongo from controlling successfully.
Kasongo is pushing down on Kamenov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kamenov is fighting to maintain full guard but Kasongo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasongo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kasongo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamenov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamenov's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kamenov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kasongo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kasongo working Kamenov over with strikes.
Kamenov trying to control from the bottom.
Kamenov is pressing down on Kasongo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kamenov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kasongo is aware though and is defending well.
Kasongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kasongo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasongo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamenov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kasongo has managed to get both his arms back between Kamenov's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasongo passes Kamenov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamenov taking some punishment here, with Kasongo in his half guard.
Kasongo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kasongo controlling the action here.
Kamenov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kasongo is looking for a kimura but Kamenov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kasongo to get the leverage.
Kasongo trying to control the action but Kamenov is working from the bottom.
Kasongo seems to be working for a kimura but Kamenov defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov is refusing to be controlled, as Kasongo sits in half guard.
Kamenov is looking for a sweep. Kasongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasongo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kasongo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kamenov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kasongo.
Kasongo uses his free foot to push down on Kamenov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kamenov.
Kamenov is looking to improve his position but Kasongo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Kasongo will probably get the nod.
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.
Kamenov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasongo on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasongo. Kamenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasongo misses the target.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov lands a jab.
Kasongo checks the leg kick.
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasongo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kasongo counters with a single leg into guard. Kamenov didn't expect that.
Kasongo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamenov's head.
Kamenov looking for a guillotine here but Kasongo defends easily.
Kasongo wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasongo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kasongo wants to pass the guard but Kamenov is keeping the position.
Kasongo pushes down on Kamenov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kamenov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kasongo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kamenov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Kasongo!
The defeated Grisha Kamenov had this to say: 'i Will be champion and a hall of famer just wait this is nothing i will do it !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seto Takiama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seto Takiama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hennessy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takiama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hennessy's waist but Hennessy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takiama off to one side.
Takiama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hennessy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
Takiama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hennessy prevents it.
Takiama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hennessy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Takiama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy is struggling to control the position.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Seto Takiama has been cut.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Takiama 's eye.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takiama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hennessy crunches a lovely knee into Takiama's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Hennessy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hennessy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takiama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takiama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Hennessy avoiding damage.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennessy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takiama is breathing heavily.
Hennessy has Takiama pressed against the cage.
Hennessy crunches a lovely knee into Takiama's ribcage.
Takiama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hennessy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Takiama 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hennessy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hennessy obliges.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
Hennessy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takiama up against the cage.
Takiama looking for a takedown.
Hennessy lands a knee to the body.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takiama takes an elbow to the temple.
Seto Takiama's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takiama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside that Takiama shrugs off.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Seto Takiama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takiama's defenses.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Takiama in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Seto Takiama's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hennessy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seto Takiama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hennessy has managed to clinch.
Takiama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hennessy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jack Hennessy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takiama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hennessy slows down the pace here.
Takiama is trying to drag Hennessy to the mat but Hennessy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hennessy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Hennessy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hennessy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hennessy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hennessy is pushing Takiama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seto Takiama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Hennessy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Like a surgeon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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289 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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237 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Edwards tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Edwards tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edwards thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edwards checks it well.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
A countering left hand to the body from Edwards misses.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Raven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harris!
Harris is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards cracks Harris with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Edwards immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Harris is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Snow looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Snow should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
James cracks Snow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Snow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can James finish him?
Snow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Snow's head, knocking him out cold! James is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy James!
An out of breath Joy James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Some Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Some Dude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustafson, as that shot connected.
Gustafson tries to keep at a distance but Dude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustafson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustafson.
Gustafson can't break the clinch.
Dude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustafson with a hook.
Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dude lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gustafson backwards.
Dude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude walks into a jab.
Dude instigates a clinch.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
Gustafson is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Gustafson is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Dude working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Dude.
Dude is working Gustafson over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
Dude struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustafson controls his hands.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustafson is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Dude breaks from the clinch.
Dude moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Dude's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gustafson backwards.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude throws a head punch that misses.
Gustafson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
Dude throws a head punch that misses.
Dude lands an uppercut.
Dude tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
A body shot lands from Dude.
Dude lands with a right to the head.
Gustafson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Dude.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dude.
Gustafson is rocked!
Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Gustafson.
Gustafson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dude finish him?
Gustafson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustafson seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Dude.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dude dips a shoulder and cracks Gustafson with a mighty uppercut! Gustafson falls back against the cage and Dude unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gustafson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dude screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Some Dude!
Some Dude retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton has chosen I get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton looks to land a right hand but Rusted moved out of range.
Benton throws a hook but Rusted avoids it easily.
Benton scores with a jab.
Rusted scoring well with a low kick there.
Rusted definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benton misses with a body shot
and Rusted counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusted throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rusted slips a straight right by Benton.
Benton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rusted defends it nicely.
Rusted has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benton finds it's way round the side to connect with Rusted's head.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusted scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rusted.
Benton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusted slips under a jab from Benton.
As Benton backs away, Rusted returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton ducks right into an uppercut from Rusted.
Benton lands an overhand right.
Benton thuds his right hand into Rusted's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benton scores with a hook to the body. Rusted takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton digs a good hook to Rusted's body.
Rusted slips under a jab from Benton.
Rusted gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benton misses with a hook to the body
and Rusted counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton tries to bum rush Rusted with a series of wild strikes but Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusted tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benton manages to circle out of the way.
Rusted comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton takes a swing at Rusted's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benton or perhaps it was just good defense by Rusted, which made it look bad.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Rusted counters with a body kick that stops Benton in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Benton.
Jethro Rusted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Rusted's head but Rusted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rusted is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benton misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rusted counter with a right hand.
Rusted rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Rusted moved out of range.
Benton throws a hook but Rusted blocks it.
Rusted lands an overhand right.
Benton misses with a shot to the body
and Rusted counters with a nice uppercut.
Rusted moves into the clinch.
Rusted is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Rusted.
Rusted with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton slows down the pace here.
Benton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rusted up against the cage.
Benton lands an uppercut.
Rusted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rusted tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Rusted.
Benton pushes Rusted back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Benton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Benton.
A short left from Rusted.
Benton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rusted seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benton can turn it around.
Benton lands with a left to the head.
Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benton tries to work over Rusted's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benton goes for a takedown attempt but Rusted pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Benton.
Benton throws an off balance right hand
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Rusted.
Rusted throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusted fakes the leg kick and cracks Benton in the body.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt - Rusted sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benton looks winded!
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown but Rusted manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rusted lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benton moves out of range as Rusted throws a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benton!
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rusted counters with a series of strikes. Benton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rusted throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benton misses with a hook. Rusted ducked under it nicely.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benton throws a hook but Rusted avoids it easily.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Rusted thumps Benton with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Benton misses
and Rusted counters with a left and a right that stings Benton.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
Rusted slips a jab from Benton.
Rusted is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rusted.
Good leg kick by Rusted there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Rusted's head but Rusted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Rusted connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
Benton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rusted. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Benton down.
Benton scores with a takedown into Rusted's guard.
Rusted is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Benton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking to stall.
Rusted tries to land knees in the clinch but Benton avoids the damage to the body.
Rusted looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Rusted blocks a body shot from Benton.
Benton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rusted tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it.
Benton avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rusted as Benton tries to tie him up.
Rusted looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Rusted.
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rusted is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
Rusted lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rusted pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rusted leaves Benton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted counters with a solid body kick.
Benton tries for a takedown but Rusted circles away easily
and Rusted cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rusted blocks a jab.
Benton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton has his takedown stuffed
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rusted.
Rusted throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
Rusted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rusted slips under a jab.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rusted!
Benton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rusted.
Rusted thuds his right hand into Benton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rusted. That snapped Benton's head back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rusted. Benton shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rusted.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rusted - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rusted scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rusted lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benton will feel that in the morning.
Rusted cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Jethro Rusted is winning the standup battle so far.
Rusted cracks Benton with an open hand slap.
Benton misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Rusted.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Rusted was looking to counter with a kick there.
Benton throws the left hand but Rusted avoids the punch easily.
Benton works Rusted's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton throws an off balance right hand
and Rusted counters with a good low kick that Benton was not able to check.
Benton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rusted lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rusted.
Rusted throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benton throws a hook but Rusted avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rusted goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Rusted closes the distance and clinches.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rusted taking a breather.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rusted gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
Benton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benton blocks a body shot from Rusted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Rusted blocks a body shot from Benton.
Rusted throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rusted blocks an uppercut.
Rusted misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rusted scores with a nice hook 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!
Rusted stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benton lands an uppercut.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Rusted controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rusted - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rusted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rusted lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Benton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rusted fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton working aggressively here.
Benton gets through Rusted's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rusted fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Rusted shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grant Benton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benton as Rusted tries to tie him up.
Rusted misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted is leaning against Benton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Benton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rusted.
Rusted looking to slow down the pace here.
Rusted lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rusted takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benton misses with some punches.
Rusted lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton misses with the head strike.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Rusted.
Rusted prevents a body shot from Benton.
Rusted leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rusted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rusted stalling in the clinch.
Benton tries to throw a body punch but Rusted avoids it by throwing Benton back against the cage.
Rusted stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rusted tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benton working aggressively here.
Rusted lands an uppercut.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Rusted.
Benton is trying to drag Rusted to the mat but Rusted just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Benton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rusted or not.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rusted avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rusted has Benton pushed against the cage.
Rusted using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Rusted to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Rusted.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benton misses with a body punch.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Rusted.
Rusted blocks a body shot from Benton.
Rusted stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rusted is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rusted trying to control the position but instead, Benton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rusted into the cage.
Benton misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rusted just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benton's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rusted lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Benton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Rusted prevents a body shot from Benton.
Rusted swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusted will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benton up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rusted.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rusted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Benton.
Rusted lands with a light punch inside.
Benton misses with some punches.
Rusted is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benton can do to turn this around?
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rusted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rusted tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rusted or not.
Benton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Benton on the inside.
Rusted blocks an uppercut.
Benton is working Rusted over against the cage.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Benton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Benton connects with a crisp jab.
Benton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rusted under the eye.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rusted counters with a nice body kick.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted wants to clinch
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rusted.
Rusted blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benton takes a swing at Rusted's ribcage but misses.
Benton misses with a looping right.
Benton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rusted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rusted dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Rusted drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benton lands a jab to the nose.
Rusted scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benton doesn't seem bothered though.
Rusted tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Rusted cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Benton darts in looking for a takedown but Rusted gets double underhooks and turns Benton into the cage.
Rusted wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rusted looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Benton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benton's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusted defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Rusted seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rusted explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Rusted works Benton's body with a nice hook.
Rusted lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rusted lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rusted.
Rusted scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rusted.
Benton takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benton throws an off balance right hand
and Rusted makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benton really felt that one!
Benton misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rusted on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rusted walks into a stiff left hand from Benton.
Rusted lands with a good body shot.
Benton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benton connects with a body shot.
Benton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rusted counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rusted.
Rusted takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benton, as that shot connected.
Benton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted slips a jab from Benton.
Rusted half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rusted.
Rusted walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rusted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rusted scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Rusted there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Rusted lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts.
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton throws an off balance right hand
and Rusted counters with a three punch combo that has Benton backing up. Benton nods at Rusted to acknowledge the strikes.
Rusted avoids the body shot from Benton.
Benton walks into a stiff left hand from Rusted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rusted takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benton misses with a combination
and Rusted counters with a nice leg kick.
Rusted goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
Rusted scoring well with a low kick there.
Rusted chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rusted bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benton fails with the takedown.
Rusted wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rusted lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton looks to throw the jab but Rusted is out of range.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rusted has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Nice body kick there by Rusted.
Benton misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rusted to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Rusted moves away and avoids it.
Rusted looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Rusted takes the fight into the clinch.
Benton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Benton.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rusted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Rusted lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Benton.
Benton tries to work over Rusted's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rusted is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benton prevents a body shot from Rusted.
Rusted leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benton blocking some punches.
Benton letting Rusted take a breather here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rusted.
Benton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A hook to the body from Rusted.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rusted.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rusted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benton is looking to control Rusted's arms but Rusted gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benton has his back to the cage.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rusted pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Rusted counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rusted counters with a good, hard body kick but Benton shrugs it off.
Rusted digs a good body shot into Benton's ribs.
Rusted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rusted counters with a stiff right hand.
Rusted goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusted has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rusted there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusted defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
Rusted scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rusted. Rusted obviously looking to wear him down.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rusted slips under a jab.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a head kick.
A big left from Benton misses.
Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rusted's half guard.
Rusted makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rusted counters with a two punch combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rusted!
Benton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rusted circles away.
Rusted connects with a leg kick. Benton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Benton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a big shot that misses.
Rusted with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rusted punishes Benton's body with a nice straight punch.
Rusted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rusted turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusted drives through and clinches with Benton against the cage.
Rusted throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Rusted looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rusted.
Rusted lands with a light punch inside.
Rusted trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Benton pushes Rusted back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Rusted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Benton.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rusted dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rusted has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rusted working aggressively here.
Rusted blocking some punches.
Benton is working Rusted over against the cage.
Rusted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benton up against the cage.
Rusted fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton lands a right hand.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton blocks an uppercut.
Benton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rusted's elbow.
Rusted throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Rusted.
Rusted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rusted just leaning against Benton, taking a breather.
Rusted misses with a punch to the body.
Benton lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rusted.
Benton tries a body shot but Rusted blocks it.
Benton working aggressively here.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Rusted controls his hands.
Benton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rusted lands a left hand.
Benton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rusted misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
Rusted throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusted tries to land knees in the clinch but Benton avoids the damage to the body.
Rusted is leaning against Benton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rusted.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Rusted slowing the pace effectively.
Rusted misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton tries a body shot but Rusted blocks it.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
Benton is trying to maintain a safe position but Rusted gets an underhook and turns Benton into the cage.
A short right from Benton.
Benton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
You can see that Benton has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rusted tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Rusted blocks a body shot from Benton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rusted.
Rusted is pushing Benton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rusted stalling the fight.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rusted softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benton scores with a hook to the body.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rusted can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Rusted controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton has Rusted pushed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rusted gets through Benton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benton stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rusted throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Rusted is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rusted - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benton slowing the pace effectively.
Rusted throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rusted.
Benton is pushing Rusted up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Rusted.
Rusted taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benton.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rusted is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Benton.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Benton lands a left hand.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rusted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rusted presses Benton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Benton.
A nice left hand lands by Benton.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rusted takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rusted goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Benton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rusted.
Benton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rusted pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rusted lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rusted blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Grant Benton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benton misses with a left hand
and Rusted counters with a low kick, right behind Benton 's knee.
Rusted moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benton lands in his opponent's guard.
Benton stands up and waves to Rusted to follow him.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rusted cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Benton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
Benton misses with a double jab
and Rusted counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benton's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a hook.
Rusted throws a body shot but no joy.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Rusted saw that one coming.
Rusted takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rusted as he avoids it easily.
Benton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Benton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rusted avoids the body shot from Benton.
Rusted jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benton looks to throw the jab but Rusted is out of range.
Rusted tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Benton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rusted pushes Benton away with a front kick.
Rusted lands with a kick to the temple. Benton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rusted.
Rusted doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benton tries for a takedown but Rusted circles away easily
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Benton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rusted - that will leave a mark!
Rusted is looking to slow Benton down with leg kicks.
Rusted throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the cage.
Benton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rusted pinned against the cage. Rusted gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benton has his takedown stuffed
and Rusted counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rusted with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benton lands with a straight right. Rusted didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a left hand
and Rusted counters with a nice leg kick.
Rusted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
Rusted lands a head kick!
Rusted tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rusted fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benton connects with a looping right hand.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Rusted's shoulder, as Rusted tries to avoid the shot.
Rusted looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Benton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rusted catches Benton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benton misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rusted scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
Benton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
Benton checks a low kick from Rusted.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Rusted throws a big counter combination but Benton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted counters with an outside leg kick.
Benton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rusted stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benton throws a body punch but Rusted moves out of range.
Rusted tries to score with a low kick but Benton moves his leg out of the way.
Rusted's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rusted duly obliges.
Rusted connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benton. Benton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rusted lands with a right hand.
Benton looks for a takedown but Rusted sprawls well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rusted lands with a shot to the body.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton lands an overhand right.
Rusted dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Rusted looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton dodges the punch combination from Rusted.
Benton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rusted.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rusted as he jumps to the side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rusted fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benton.
Rusted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Benton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benton misses the body punch
and Rusted counters with a body kick that stops Benton in his tracks momentarily.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Rusted's shoulder, as Rusted tries to avoid the shot.
Benton misses the body punch
and Rusted counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rusted momentarily.
Benton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rusted swivels and escapes.
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rusted counters with a leg kick.
Benton misses with a body punch
and Rusted counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rusted leaves Benton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses the jab.
Benton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rusted thumps Benton with a low kick.
Rusted scores with a kick to the body.
Rusted lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rusted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton throws a body punch but Rusted moves out of range.
Rusted lands a high kick!
Rusted feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Rusted.
Benton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rusted counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rusted, right into the meat.
A big right from Benton misses.
A left lands for Rusted.
Rusted ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Rusted throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rusted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
Rusted wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benton cracks Rusted with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rusted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rusted defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benton swings for the body but Rusted moves out of range.
Rusted lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benton throws a looping overhand right but Rusted ducks down to avoid it.
Benton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusted throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Rusted finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rusted doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
Grant Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton throws out a loose jab but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusted tried to counter with a leg kick but Benton avoided it.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rusted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rusted has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
Jethro Rusted retains his middleweight title!
Jethro Rusted tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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