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MFN 359 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude has chosen The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surfer Dude!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Dude tries to get set, Hightower tries to push him back and clinch up but Dude manages to avoid the attempt.
Hightower changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dude tries to avoid it but Hightower manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dude to the ground. Dude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hightower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hightower fails to land the takedown.
Dude tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hightower misses with a kick to the body
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude tries to work over Hightower's front leg with a kick but Hightower checks it.
Surfer Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hightower looks for the body kick but Dude saw that one coming.
Dude is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hightower with a body shot.
Dude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hightower under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude moves out of range of the body kick from Hightower.
Dude shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hightower misses with a body kick.
Hightower has been working on his balance at Montreal Elite Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dude.
Dude takes a swing at Hightower's ribcage but misses.
As Dude tries to get set, Hightower tries to push him back and clinch up but Dude manages to avoid the attempt.
Hightower throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dude connects with a crisp jab.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Hightower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Hightower moves out of range of the strikes.
Dude tries to land a leg kick but Hightower saw it coming and moves away.
Hightower moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Dude moves out of range as Hightower throws a body kick.
Hightower throws a wild body kick that Dude sees coming a mile off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hightower. Dude shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hightower.
Hightower staying out of range there.
Hightower tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily
and Dude counters with a straight right hand.
Hightower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower tries to counter by clinching up but Dude breaks away and moves out of range.
Dude moves out of range of the body kick.
Hightower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hightower misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hightower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hightower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hightower connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude checks a leg kick nicely.
Dude lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hightower scores with a nice head shot.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Dude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hightower counters by clinching up.
Dude misses with a knee strike.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Dude tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dude blocks it with crossed arms.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Dude avoids the damage to the body.
Hightower landing knees to the head.
Dude managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Dude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hightower.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Hightower misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower cracks Dude with a nice body shot.
Dude working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Dude controls the action.
Dude trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dude digs a right hand into Hightower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hightower's gas tank.
Dude managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Surfer Dude will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dude blocks the body kick.
Hightower looks to clinch
and Dude counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hightower throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dude swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dude looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dude lands an overhand right.
Dude misses with a straight right.
Dude blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude lands a jab to the head.
Dude tries to land a front kick but Hightower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dude throws a lazy uppercut
and Hightower counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hightower with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Reed Hightower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dude managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
Hightower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dude stalling the fight.
Dude lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dude looking to stall.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Dude.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dude managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Hightower - that landed with a thud.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dude avoids it.
Dude lands with a right to the head.
Dude working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hightower lands a nice knee to the body.
Hightower presses Dude against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dude lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
Dude prevents a body shot from Hightower.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dude avoids it.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hightower looking to throw knees to the head but Dude is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Dude - that landed with a thud.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude leaning against his opponent.
Hightower throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dude blocks it with crossed arms.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude tries to stall but Hightower uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dude takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower looking to throw knees to the head but Dude is blocking nicely.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Dude blocks it.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Dude lands an uppercut.
Dude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dude lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Dude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hightower.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude lands a knee to the head.
Hightower is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dude takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oh Hightower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Hightower struggles to land a body shot inside as Dude controls his hands.
Hightower seems to have got his legs back now.
Dude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Hightower using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hightower tries to work over Dude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dude trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dude lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower tries to work over Dude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dude takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Surfer Dude will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hightower throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dude cracks Hightower with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hightower slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hightower.
Hightower misses with a body shot.
Dude wants to land a leg kick but Hightower is out of range.
Hightower throws a body kick that misses
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Surfer Dude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude misses with a left hand
and Hightower counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hightower blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Dude.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hightower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hightower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dude trying to stall but Hightower improves his position.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dude pushes Hightower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hightower is leaning against Dude and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Dude misses with a body punch.
Dude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hightower.
Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dude.
Reed Hightower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dude.
Dude is working Hightower over against the cage.
Dude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hightower.
Dude tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Dude back against the cage.
Dude lands a nice uppercut.
Dude tries a knee to the head but Hightower blocks it.
Dude unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hightower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Dude.
Hightower misses with a body punch.
Dude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dude pushes Hightower back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dude lands with a left to the head.
Hightower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Dude avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Dude on the inside.
Dude scores with a shot to the side of Hightower's head.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dude avoids it.
Dude tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Dude stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dude digs a right hand into Hightower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hightower's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dude.
Dude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hightower avoids it.
Hightower tries to work over Dude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Dude scores with a hook to the body.
Surfer Dude is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hightower lands a right hand.
Dude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Hightower struggles to land a body shot inside as Dude controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dude managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower misses with a knee strike.
Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hightowers head.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Dude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dude is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hightower tries a body shot but Dude blocks it.
Dude lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower is working Dude over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surfer Dude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dude has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surfer Dude!
A relieved looking Surfer Dude thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko comes into the arena with The Lumberjack by Jackyl blaring out of the sound system. Urhola has chosen The Trammps -Disco Inferno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Veli Urhola will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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259 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baltasar Halko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urhola delivers a nice body kick.
Halko misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urhola! But no joy.
Halko thows a leg kick but Urhola checks it
and Urhola counters with a left to the body.
Urhola scores with a hook.
Halko misses with the combination.
Halko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urhola counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Halko misses
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
Halko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urhola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halko misses with a straight left.
Halko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urhola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urhola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halko misses the body punch
and Urhola counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Halko. Those never looked like landing.
Halko swings for the body but Urhola moves out of range.
Halko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko misses with a hook to the body
and Urhola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Urhola is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Urhola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halko lands in his opponent's guard.
Urhola seems keen to control Halko's posture.
Halko looking to sit in guard and control but Urhola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Urhola content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halko seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halko looking for a guillotine here but Urhola defends easily.
Urhola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Halko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Urhola is refusing to be controlled, as Halko sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko is looking for a kimura here.
Halko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urhola defending well though.
Halko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Urhola sees it coming and defends easily.
Halko controlling the action here.
Urhola is defending against the submission attempts here by Halko.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urhola defending well though.
That's four 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.
Halko is looking for a kimura but Urhola is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halko to get the leverage.
Urhola is doing well to control the position and prevent Halko from advancing to side control.
Halko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Urhola is just riding it out for now. Halko eventually gives up the hold.
Halko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halko throws a right and a left that Urhola avoids nicely.
Halko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urhola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halko throws a sloppy body shot
and Halko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urhola avoids the body shot from Halko.
Halko backing away here, and Urhola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Veli Urhola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko is working Urhola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Halko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halko looking to pass the guard.
Halko trying to control the position from guard on top but Urhola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halko looking to pass the guard.
Halko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halko wants to control from the top but Urhola keeps moving.
Urhola wants to sweep here but Halko controlling him for the moment.
Halko trying to control the position from guard on top but Urhola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Urhola has his feet on Halko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Baltasar Halko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halko throws a right hand that Urhola ducks under and follows up with a left that Urhola also avoids with ease.
Urhola thinks about the counter body kick.
Urhola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Urhola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halko misses with a body punch
and Urhola counters with a nice body shot.
Halko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urhola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halko with a poor takedown
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltasar Halko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halko misses with a right hand
and Urhola counters with a leg kick.
Urhola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urhola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Halko.
Danga de danga de dang - Urhola scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the liver by Urhola. Beautiful body shot.
Halko misses with a hook to the body
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
Urhola jabs at Halko's body.
Urhola dips to his left and cracks Halko with an uppercut!
Urhola cracks Halko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urhola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halko.
Halko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urhola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halko.
Urhola throws out a counter right but Halko avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola throws a head kick but Halko moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Halko.
Baltasar Halko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urhola counters with a right hand to the body.
Veli Urhola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urhola scores with a jab.
Halko with a poor takedown
and Urhola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urhola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urhola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Halko misses with a body punch
and Urhola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urhola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urhola lands with a cross.
Urhola digs a good body shot into Halko's ribs.
A head kick by Halko misses
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
Halko tries to move into range but Urhola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halko throws a lazy body kick
and Urhola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halko's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Urhola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urhola lands a jab.
Halko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urhola lands a jab to Halko's midsection.
Halko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
Urhola looks to land a combination but Halko avoids it well.
Halko misses with a jab to the body
and Urhola counters with a straight right hand.
Halko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urhola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urhola is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Urhola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halko misses with the combination.
Halko misses with a double jab
and Urhola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urhola lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urhola manages to avoid it.
Halko throws a combination that misses
and Urhola counters with a straight right hand.
Urhola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halko's head backwards.
Halko with a poor takedown
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urhola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urhola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halko throws a lazy body kick
and Urhola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urhola lands a jab.
Halko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urhola manages to avoid it.
Halko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Urhola counters with a nice uppercut.
Baltasar Halko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urhola.
Nice defenses there by Urhola.
Urhola was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Halko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urhola moves away.
Urhola is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Urhola misses.
Halko is looking to wear down Urhola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Urhola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halko.
Halko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urhola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urhola connects with a leg kick. Halko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urhola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urhola cracks Halko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Urhola slips a jab from Halko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Urhola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urhola scores with a body shot.
Urhola lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Halko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urhola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halko.
Halko fails with the takedown
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltasar Halko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urhola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veli Urhola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halko fails with the takedown
enabling Urhola to counter with a crisp jab.
Halko misses with a takedown
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urhola. That one must have hurt.
Halko shoots in for a takedown but Urhola shows good takedown defense.
Urhola lands a nice shot to the body.
Urhola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Urhola lands a nice hook to Halko's body. Halko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Urhola lands with an overhand left.
Urhola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Urhola to the mat! Urhola manages to get full guard.
Urhola pulls Halko in to control the position.
Halko trying to move into half guard but instead Urhola has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urhola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halko's head.
Urhola wants to control from the top but Halko keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Urhola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urhola 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Urhola!
After winning the bout, Veli Urhola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juji Gatame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Control by Puddle of Mudd. Gatame has chosen Storm as his entrance music. Juji Gatame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juji Gatame!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatame throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Gatame is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belfort sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort lands a nice looking body shot.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatame loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Belfort moves into the clinch.
Gatame lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belfort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gatame working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Gatame lands with a right to the head.
Gatame leaning against his opponent.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatame swings wildly with an uppercut but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Gatame.
It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatame trying to land knees to the body.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatame backwards.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatames head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame is trying to pull guard but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Gatame misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Gatame tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
A short right from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
Gatame is rocked!
Gatame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
Gatame is still on wobbly legs! Can Belfort finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Gatame looks winded!
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatame.
Belfort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Gatame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Gatame is trying to stall.
Gatame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatame fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jordan Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juji Gatame.
Belfort is leaning against Gatame and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatame.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatame backwards.
Gatame throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatame.
Belfort lands a big right hand that drops Gatame! The killer instinct kicks in and Belfort finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Belfort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Belfort!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jordan Belfort waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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