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FWC 21: Kindmark vs. Verra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lucifer Demon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucifer Demon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Simpson's guard.
Demon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Demon distracts Simpson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Demon working some strikes from top position.
Simpson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demon defends it easily.
Simpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Demon stands up over Simpson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simpson is rocked!
Demon postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Simpson covers up, he's hurt! Demon keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Demon and the ref steps in to end the fight! Demon can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Demon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Newcombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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146 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Newcombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brubaker throws a nice head kick!
Brubaker defending well as Newcombe loads up on a big left hand.
Newcombe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brubaker lands with a nice body punch.
Newcombe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brubaker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Newcombe is in Brubaker's guard.
Newcombe looking to sit in guard and control but Brubaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Newcombe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brubaker controls the pace.
Newcombe keeping full guard, as Brubaker tries to pass.
Brubaker trying to control but Newcombe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Newcombe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newcombe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brubaker is in close to Newcombe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brubaker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brubaker won't allow Newcombe to sweep him here.
Brubaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newcombe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Newcombe keeping moving, preventing Brubaker from controlling successfully.
Newcombe has momentary wrist control but Brubaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Newcombe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brubaker wants to control from the top but Newcombe keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brubaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newcombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brubaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Newcombe.
Brubaker defending well as Newcombe loads up on a big left hand.
Brubaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Newcombe misses with a hook. Brubaker ducked under it nicely.
Newcombe misses with a takedown
and Brubaker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Anton Newcombe has been cut.
Newcombe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brubaker under the eye.
Newcombe blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Newcombe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brubaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brubaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newcombe misses with a lunging right hand
and Brubaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Newcombe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brubaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Newcombe looks to throw the jab but Brubaker is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Newcombe misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newcombe throws a leg kick
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind Newcombe 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newcombe is defended easily by Brubaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Newcombe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newcombe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Brubaker misses.
Brubaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newcombe rather than just go for the knockout.
Newcombe misses with a wild body shot.
Anton Newcombe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Newcombe misses
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brubaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newcombe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brubaker pinned against the cage. Brubaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newcombe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brubaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brubaker takes a swing at Newcombe's ribcage but misses.
Newcombe tries to counter with a takedown but Brubaker is quick to defend against it.
Brubaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newcombe throws a series of punches but Brubaker avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe throws a front kick aimed at Brubaker's knee but Brubaker avoids it well.
Brubaker throws a looping overhand right but Newcombe ducks down to avoid it.
Newcombe attempts a counter takedown but Brubaker avoids it well and moves away.
Newcombe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe closes the distance and clinches up with Brubaker, looking for a takedown. Newcombe pushes Brubaker against the cage but Brubaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Newcombe misses with a low kick.
Brubaker throws a hook to the side of Newcombe's head but Newcombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brubaker jabs Newcombe right on the nose. Newcombe blinks but takes it well.
Brubaker with a nice cross.
Brubaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newcombe shoots in and drives through. Brubaker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Newcombe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newcombe lands with a right hand.
Brubaker scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe misses with a hook
and Brubaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brubaker.
Newcombe throws a big shot that misses.
Brubaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brubaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newcombe jabs Brubaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brubaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brubaker digs a good hook to Newcombe's body.
Newcombe with a poor takedown
and Brubaker counters with a low kick, right behind Newcombe 's knee.
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newcombe looks to land a combination but Brubaker avoids it well.
Newcombe misses with a takedown
and Brubaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
JB Brubaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brubaker manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Newcombe misses the target.
Brubaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newcombe's sensitive parts.
Brubaker scores with a leg kick.
Brubaker misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Newcombe misses its intended target.
Brubaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brubaker throws a wild body kick that Newcombe sees coming a mile off.
Newcombe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brubaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Newcombe gets a double leg takedown into Brubaker's guard.
Brubaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brubaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe looking for a sweep. Not yet Newcombe, not yet.
Newcombe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brubaker defends well.
Brubaker postures up.
Newcombe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brubaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brubaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newcombe keeping full guard, as Brubaker tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Newcombe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brubaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Brubaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newcombe takes a swing at Brubaker's ribcage but misses.
Brubaker cracks the inside of Newcombe's front leg.
Newcombe misses the jab.
Brubaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Newcombe steps away.
Newcombe swinging wildly here.
Newcombe shoots in and drives through. Brubaker sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Newcombe misses the target.
Brubaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newcombe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brubaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brubaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newcombe. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brubaker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brubaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newcombe's guard.
Newcombe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcombe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brubaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Newcombe is retaining full guard.
Newcombe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anton Newcombe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newcombe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brubaker's guard.
Newcombe is fighting to break Brubaker's control of his arms but Brubaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brubaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newcombe.
Brubaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newcombe.
Newcombe preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newcombe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brubaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newcombe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brubaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brubaker is on top in guard.
Newcombe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brubaker controls the pace.
Anton Newcombe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brubaker trying to control but Newcombe is working from the bottom.
Brubaker distracts Newcombe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brubaker is looking to pass into half guard but Newcombe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Newcombe is in guard.
Brubaker keeping moving, preventing Newcombe from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brubaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Brubaker, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JB Brubaker.
I've got Brubaker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JB Brubaker!
In his post fight interview, JB Brubaker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Voilier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voilier has chosen I came to play as his entrance music. Simon Voilier told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Voilier!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voilier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shepherd looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Voilier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd avoids it really well and circles away.
Voilier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voilier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shepherd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Voilier jumps guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Voilier manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Voilier stops a takedown attempt from Shepherd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voilier effectively controlling the action here.
Shepherd is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Voilier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shepherd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voilier lands a left hand.
Voilier pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voilier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Voilier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Voilier lands a takedown into guard.
Voilier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Voilier tries to free his leg and advance position but Shepherd is retaining full guard.
Voilier is stalling in the full guard.
Shepherd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shepherd tries to get out of the position.
It looks like Voilier might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voilier pushes down on Shepherd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shepherd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voilier.
Voilier maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shepherd could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Voilier has cracked it and Shepherd is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Voilier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Voilier!
Simon Voilier spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Camble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camble lands a nice hook to Slater's body. Slater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slater lands with a straight right. Camble didn't see that one coming.
Camble misses with a straight left.
Slater lands a jab to the head.
Slater shoots in and bounces Camble off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slater working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Camble wants to stand up but Slater is controlling him.
Slater is working Camble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Camble wants to control the position but Slater says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater controlling the action here.
Slater is looking for a kimura but Camble is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slater to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater content to control rather than advance.
Camble trying to control but Slater postures up.
Slater is nestled in close to Camble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Camble gets back to full guard.
Camble is trying to keep Slater in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camble controls Slater momentarily but Slater frees himself.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Slater trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom.
Camble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Camble working a defensive guard here.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camble's head.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Camble throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Camble has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Slater is in close to Camble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater is working Camble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Camble is rocked!
Slater gets to his feet and stands over Camble, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Camble felt that one! Slater unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Camble from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AC Slater!
AC Slater seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kindmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Verra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Kindmark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Verra!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kindmark has Verra up against the cage in a clinch.
Kindmark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verra throws the left hand but Kindmark avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Kindmark has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kindmark closes the distance and clinches.
Kindmark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verra backwards.
Kindmark just leaning against Verra, taking a breather.
Kindmark has Verra pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kindmark pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Verra tumbling to the mat - Kindmark dives into Verra's guard.
Kindmark throwing strikes but missing.
Kindmark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kindmark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kindmark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kindmark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Verra's head.
Kindmark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Verra misses.
Verra throws a poor cross that misses
and Kindmark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Verra!
Kindmark tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark slows the pace down.
Kindmark is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Verra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kindmark happy to just control the position for now.
Kindmark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Verra tries to buck Kindmark off but Kindmark is having none of it.
Verra is being controlled here.
Kindmark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Verra for as long as he can get away with.
Kindmark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kindmark taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Kindmark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verra connects with a nice looking jab.
Eric Verra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kindmark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Verra misses with a hook
and Kindmark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kindmark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kindmark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Verra is defending against the submission attempts here by Kindmark.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kindmark is working for a kimura but Verra is defending it quite comfortably.
Kindmark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kindmark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kindmark is controlling the pace.
Kindmark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kindmark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kindmark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kindmark is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark content to control rather than advance.
Kindmark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Verra defends it well.
Kindmark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Verra stuffs the takedown.
Kindmark has managed to clinch.
Kindmark lands a body shot.
Verra prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Kindmark.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kindmark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Kindmark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kindmark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Kindmark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kindmark shoots in but Verra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verra let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verra throws a combination that misses
and Kindmark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kindmark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Verra misses with a body shot.
Kindmark throws a big counter combination but Verra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kindmark clinches up with Verra and pushes him back against the cage.
Kindmark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Verra scores with a shot to the side of Kindmark's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kindmark wants to take the fight to the mat but Verra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Kindmark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kindmark.
Kindmark wants to take the fight to the mat but Verra manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kindmark scores with a shoulder strike.
Kindmark gets through Verra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Verra misses with the head strike.
Kindmark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kindmark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verra throws a right and a left that Kindmark avoids nicely.
Kindmark throwing a counter right hand but Verra manages to avoid it.
Kindmark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kindmark pushes Verra up against the cage in a clinch.
Verra working aggressively here.
Kindmark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verra misses with a body shot.
Kindmark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verra finds it's way round the side to connect with Kindmark's head.
Kindmark goes for a double leg but Verra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Verra continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verra! But no joy.
Verra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kindmark has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kindmark drives through and clinches with Verra against the cage.
Kindmark tries to score a body lock takedown but Verra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kindmark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verra prevents it.
Verra stops a takedown attempt from Kindmark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kindmark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Verra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kindmark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Verra can turn it around.
Kindmark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kindmark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verra throws a body punch but Kindmark moves out of range.
Kindmark moves out of range of the leg kick from Verra.
Verra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verra misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eric Verra just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kindmark moves away from the strike by Verra.
Kindmark half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Verra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Verra. Those never looked like landing.
Kindmark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Verra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kindmark is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kindmark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kindmark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kindmark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kindmark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pekka Kindmark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kindmark controls the pace.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kindmark.
Kindmark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Verra misses the shot to the body.
Kindmark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kindmark has managed to clinch.
Kindmark has picked Verra up - he's going for a ride! Kindmark dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kindmark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kindmark controlling from the full mount.
Kindmark breaks from Verra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kindmark raining down shots from the mount!
Kindmark looking to ground and pound but Verra is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark landing strikes from the mount and Verra is in trouble!
Verra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kindmark controlling the position easily from mount.
Kindmark looking to secure an arm triangle but Verra defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kindmark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Kindmark had his way with Eric Verra in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kindmark fails with a takedown attempt.
Kindmark misses with a two punch combination.
Verra thuds a left hand into Kindmark's body.
Kindmark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Verra tries to avoid it but Kindmark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Verra to the ground. Verra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Verra misses.
Verra looks to land a combination but Kindmark avoids it well.
Kindmark shoots for a double leg takedown but Verra sprawls well. He's pushed Kindmark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Kindmark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verra loads up on a big right hand but Kindmark slips the punch.
Eric Verra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kindmark feints and as Verra raises his hands in defense, Kindmark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kindmark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Kindmark.
Verra is working an open guard so Kindmark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kindmark drives through and clinches with Verra against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verra.
Kindmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verra can do to turn this around?
Kindmark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Verra prevents the takedown attempt.
Kindmark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Verra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Verra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kindmark wants a takedown but no success here.
Kindmark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kindmark scores with a shoulder strike.
Kindmark tries to score a body lock takedown but Verra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verra misses with the head strike.
Kindmark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verra lands a left hand.
Verra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kindmark has picked Verra up - he's going for a ride! Kindmark dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Eric Verra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pekka Kindmark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kindmark continues to hold on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Verra.
I think Kindmark 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 William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Kindmark!
Pekka Kindmark retains his welterweight title!
Pekka Kindmark 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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