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RFL 31: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwao Wada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wada comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwao Wada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld throws a leg kick
and Wada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blofeld wants to get back to his feet.
Blofeld trying to control but Wada postures up.
We've been hearing that Wada has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blofeld is trying to stand back up but Wada is controlling him
Wada trying to control the action but Blofeld is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blofeld keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blofeld is looking to escape.
Blofeld blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld is in trouble now - Wada has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blofeld is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blofeld is squirming around, avoiding Wada's attempts to control the action.
Blofeld tries to lock up and control but Wada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wada throwing strikes here but Blofeld is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blofeld blocking the ground and pound.
Wada is landing with some decent strikes but Blofeld is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wada throwing strikes here but Blofeld is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blofeld?
Blofeld really wants to buck Wada off and get back to his feet.
Wada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blofeld tries to hold on but Wada postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wada prevents Blofeld from getting the reversal.
Wada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wada trying to control but Blofeld is having none of it.
Wada working Blofeld over with strikes here.
Wada landing strikes from the mount and Blofeld is in trouble!
Wada with shots to the head and body - Blofeld looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blofeld wants to get back to his feet.
Wada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wada throws a sloppy strike and Blofeld uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Blofeld has ended up in Wada's guard.
Wada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blofeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Wada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blofeld stopping the sweep attempt from Wada.
Blofeld postures up.
Wada working a defensive guard but Blofeld passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwao Wada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blofeld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wada scores with a hook to the body. Blofeld takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wada throws a poor cross that misses
and Blofeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wada scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wada takes one on the button.
It looks like Iwao Wada has been cut.
Wada scores with a nice right hand.
Wada throws an off balance right hand
and Blofeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wada connects with a nice looking jab.
Wada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wada lands with a shot to the body.
Wada scores with a nice strike.
Blofeld stuffs the takedown attempt from Wada. Wada gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blofeld! But no joy.
Wada swings widly with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wada thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wada's corner calls for a 1-2. Wada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blofeld throws a big shot that misses.
Blofeld tries a head kick but it misses.
Blofeld checks the leg kick.
Wada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blofeld circles away quickly and effectively.
Blofeld throws a big counter head kick but Wada avoids it with no problem.
Wada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blofeld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Wada misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wada is predictable there
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wada misses with a hook
and Blofeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blofeld avoids it really well and circles away.
Blofeld stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blofeld wants it to stay on the feet.
Blofeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwao Wada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blofeld manages to avoid it.
Wada throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld is looking to chop away at Wada's legs.
Wada throws a sloppy body shot
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Wada throws a lazy uppercut
and Blofeld counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Iwao Wada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wada takes a swing at Blofeld's ribcage but misses.
Wada throws a body shot but no joy.
Wada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blofeld.
Wada digs a good hook to Blofeld's body.
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 Iwao Wada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iwao Wada's cut.
That's time! Wada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Wada.
Wada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iwao Wada is winning the standup battle so far.
Blofeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wada.
Wada throws a looping overhand right but Blofeld ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blofeld! But no joy.
Blofeld shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blofeld avoids the body shot from Wada.
Blofeld throws a counter combo.
Wada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blofeld. Blofeld obviously looking to wear him down.
Wada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blofeld is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wada with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wada looking to score a takedown here. Blofeld is defending well but Wada drives through and ends up in Blofeld's guard.
Blofeld manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Blofeld breaks the clinch.
Wada misses with a left hand
and Blofeld makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wada misses with an uppercut
and Blofeld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blofeld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blofeld manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Blofeld's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left lands for Blofeld.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Blofeld.
Blofeld looks to land a right hand but Wada moved out of range.
Blofeld slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wada.
Wada misses with a body shot.
Wada is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wada swings widly with a right hand
and Blofeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blofeld counters with a low kick, right behind Wada 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Wada there.
Iwao Wada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wada swings widly with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blofeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wada.
Wada clobbers Blofeld with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wada throws a sloppy body shot
and Blofeld counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blofeld checks it well.
Blofeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blofeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwao Wada's cut is getting worse.
Wada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wada looks to score with a jab to the body but Blofeld is just out of range.
Wada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blofeld moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wada looks to score with a jab to the body but Blofeld is just out of range.
Blofeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
I think Wada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
Ernst Stavro Blofeld decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinovich comes to the cage accompanied by HateBreed - Defeatist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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219 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinovich moves out of range easily.
Valentinovich misses with a wild combination.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentinovich scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Valentinovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Gracie 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a big head kick that sends Gracie to the canvas! Valentinovich follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Valentinovich!
An out of breath Sergej Valentinovich 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miletich was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Miletich pushes him off.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Miletich thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith tries to clinch up but Miletich circles away and keeps his distance.
Miletich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Miletich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miletich scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Miletich there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miletich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Miletich.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miletich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Miletich's ribcage but misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miletich scores with a punch to the head.
Miletich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Miletich tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miletich misses with a looping right.
Jerry Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Miletich's head back.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miletich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Miletich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Miletich misses with a kick to the body.
Miletich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Miletich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich lands a nice shot to the body.
Miletich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Miletich, which made it look bad.
Miletich keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miletich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miletich.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miletich.
Smith tries to clinch
and Miletich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miletich connects with a body shot.
Smith looks winded!
Miletich works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Miletich misses with a body shot.
Miletich looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miletich throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miletich. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith wants to clinch.
Miletich lands a head shot.
Miletich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miletich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith moves to clinch but Miletich breaks away
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miletich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miletich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jerry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miletich scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miletich cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Miletich finish him?
Smith is rocked!
Miletich sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Smith's defenses. It connects perfectly with Smith's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Miletich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp tries to land a body kick
and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyyp's guard.
Tyyp looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyyp, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyyp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoffman is pushing down on Tyyp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyyp is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoffman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyyp tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyyp sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoffman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyyp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyyp has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tyyp still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tyyp has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Hoffman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hoffman wants to control but Tyyp postures up.
Tyyp cracks Hoffman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman struggling a bit here.
Hoffman tries to buck Tyyp off but Tyyp is having none of it.
Tyyp landing a few strikes.
Tyyp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoffman some visible discomfort.
Tyyp controlling from side mount.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep.
Hoffman is still trying to improve position.
Tyyp swings around for an armbar but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tyyp's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyyp is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman landing with the ground and pound.
Hoffman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyyp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoffman wants to pass the guard but Tyyp is keeping the position.
Tyyp is pulling down on Hoffman 's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoffman , at least for the moment.
Tyyp is trying to keep Hoffman in close.
Hoffman throws a strike but Tyyp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyyp preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyyp passes into half guard.
Tyyp working Hoffman over with strikes.
Hoffman is not content to let Tyyp control the position.
Tyyp is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyyp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyyp is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoffman defends it well.
Tyyp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoffman has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoffman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyyp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyyp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyyp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoffman 's head.
Tyyp distracts Hoffman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyyp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyyp trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Hoffman wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyyp chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyyp trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mingi Tyyp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyyp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyyp looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman blocks a head kick by Tyyp.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyyp closes the distance and clinches up with Hoffman , looking for a takedown. Tyyp pushes Hoffman against the cage but Hoffman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyyp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman feints the counter takedown.
Hoffman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyyp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoffman is in Tyyp's guard.
Tyyp is looking to stand up but Hoffman isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoffman pushing down on Tyyp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp wants to improve his position but Hoffman is controlling well.
Tyyp gets full guard.
Hoffman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyyp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoffman postures up in Tyyp's guard and throws a big left but Tyyp blocks it.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyyp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffman is pushing down on Tyyp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyyp is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoffman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoffman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is working for a kimura here but Tyyp manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hoffman 's guard.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyyp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyyp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyyp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoffman 's head.
Tyyp is working Hoffman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoffman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffman , not yet.
Tyyp working some strikes from top position.
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyyp defends it easily.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyyp passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyyp in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp prevents Hoffman from improving his position.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tyyp has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tyyp breaks from Hoffman 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyyp trying to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffman ?
Tyyp prevents Hoffman from getting the reversal.
Hoffman wants to hold on but Tyyp pushes him away.
Tyyp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoffman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyyp is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hoffman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hoffman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hoffman working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyyp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingi Tyyp dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyyp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoffman as he jumps to the side.
Tyyp throws a nice head kick!
Tyyp tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyyp misses with a right hand
and Hoffman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hoffman .
Tyyp wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoffman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyyp is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoffman , into his guard.
Hoffman looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyyp defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to keep a closed guard but Tyyp is proving a slippery customer.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Tyyp pushes his legs off easily.
Tyyp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyyp trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyyp scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoffman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyyp stands up over Hoffman , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoffman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyyp trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Hoffman wants to control the position but Tyyp says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tyyp is trying to work for a kimura but Hoffman is defending well.
Tyyp passes into side control, despite Hoffman 's attempt to control the position.
Hoffman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyyp's best efforts.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Tyyp is controlling well.
Tyyp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman gets back to full guard.
Hoffman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyyp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Tyyp cracks Hoffman with a solid left hand.
Tyyp stands up over Hoffman , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoffman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyyp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyyp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyyp with a nice head shot there.
Tyyp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyyp trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Tyyp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoffman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tyyp rolls with it to try and escape but Hoffman cranks on the arm and Tyyp is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (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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144 lbs
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135 lbs
34 - 17 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Day.
Szczęsny feints a counter leg kick.
Day misses the jab.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Szczęsny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Day throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szczęsny cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Day throws a jab when Szczęsny was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Szczęsny both land. Nice combination.
Day swings widly with a right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day misses with a hook
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny jabs Day right on the nose. Day blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lucky Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Szczęsny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Day misses with a hook to the body
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Szczęsny's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Szczęsny. Day shrugs it off though.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Day strikes.
Szczęsny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Szczęsny.
Day walks into a straight right hand from Szczęsny.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
Day doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szczęsny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny scores with the left hand. Day knows he should have avoided that one.
Szczęsny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Szczęsny!
Day gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Szczęsny.
Day is rocked!
Day throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses.
Day misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Day throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Day scores with a jab. Szczęsny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczęsny looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
Day misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Day tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.
Szczęsny clinches.
Szczęsny blocks a body shot from Day.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day tries for a takedown. No joy.
Day wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczęsny has him pressed against the cage.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczęsny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Day's defenses.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szczęsny lands a knee to the body.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Day avoids it.
Szczęsny lands an elbow that stopped Day in his tracks for a moment.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny landing knees to the body.
Szczęsny lands an elbow inside.
Szczęsny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Szczęsny blocks a body shot from Day.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Day backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Day is trying to break free.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Szczęsny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
A frustrated look appears on Day's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny dominated 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.
Day looks to land a right hand but Szczęsny moved out of range.
Day takes one to the chin there.
Day swings for the body but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Day misses with a looping right.
Szczęsny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Day has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Szczęsny throws a half hearted mid kick.
Day takes one on the button.
Day looks to land a left hand but Szczęsny moved out of range nicely.
Szczęsny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Szczęsny lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.
Day throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day misses with a straight right.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczęsny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Day misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day throws a shot from downtown. Szczęsny moves away and avoids it.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Szczęsny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szczęsny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Day throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Day takes one to the chin there.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the nose.
Szczęsny throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
Day takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Szczęsny jabs Day right on the nose. Day blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczęsny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Day takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczęsny misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Szczęsny takes the fight into the clinch.
Day lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczęsny tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day working aggressively here.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczęsny lands an elbow inside.
Szczęsny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Day backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Day is working for takedown but Szczęsny is calmly controlling the position for now.
Day cracks Szczęsny with a nice body shot.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day takes an elbow to the forehead.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Day blocks the elbow strike.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands a damaging elbow.
Szczęsny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
Day has had enough of the clinch but Szczęsny keeps him there for the moment.
Day lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Szczęsnys 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!
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day can't break the clinch.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Szczęsny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Szczęsny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szczęsny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Day.
Szczęsny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Szczęsny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Szczęsny misses with a head kick.
Day with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczęsny to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczęsny wants to clinch up but Day keeps it at a distance.
Day misses the body punch
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab.
Day misses with a two punch combination.
Day looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Day throws a body punch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny throws a sloppy head kick
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczęsny lands with a slapping head kick.
Day goes for a double leg but Szczęsny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Szczęsny continues to drive forward.
Szczęsny let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day looks to land a right hand but Szczęsny moved out of range.
Szczęsny throws a nice outside leg kick.
Szczęsny lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day misses with a left hand
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szczęsny tries to clinch up but Day circles away and keeps his distance.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szczęsny can pounce on him.
Szczęsny jabs Day to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Day swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczęsny.
Day throws a body punch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from Day.
Day looks to land a left hand but Szczęsny moved out of range nicely.
Day swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucky Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Day's calf.
Day misses with a jab to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day with a nice cross.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Day backing away here, and Szczęsny unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.
Szczęsny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Victor Szczęsny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szczęsny takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Day misses with a body shot
and Szczęsny counters with a low kick, right behind Day 's knee.
Day scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczęsny circles away quickly and effectively.
Szczęsny throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Szczęsny scores with the left hand. Day knows he should have avoided that one.
Szczęsny misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from Day.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day checks a low kick from Szczęsny.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a nice kick to the body.
Szczęsny thumps Day with a low kick.
Day misses with a straight right.
Day throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a thumping low kick.
Day misses with a hook
and Szczęsny counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Szczęsny scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Day gets tackled into the cage by Szczęsny. Szczęsny maintains the clinch.
Day is trying to break the clinch but Szczęsny has him pressed against the cage.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczęsny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Victor Szczęsny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Day lands a right hand.
Day is trying to push Szczęsny away but Szczęsny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Szczęsny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Szczęsny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Szczęsny 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Szczęsny!
Victor Szczęsny made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Come on Patrick Seery, lets, go for a trilogy while we can! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanan comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed. Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Buchanan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buchanan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ragnarsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Buchanan counters with a takedown into side control.
Buchanan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ragnarsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Check out the look on Buchanan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Buchanan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Buchanan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Buchanan takes one to the chin there.
Buchanan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buchanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Buchanan fails with the takedown.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buchanan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buchanan throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnarsson lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Buchanan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Buchanan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buchanan.
Ragnarsson connects with a single shot there.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnarsson's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ragnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ragnarsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson jabs at Buchanan's body.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown but Ragnarsson shows good takedown defense.
Ragnarsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Buchanan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Buchanan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buchanan's calf.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Buchanan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Buchanan working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buchanan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Buchanan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buchanan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Buchanan has been cut.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Oh Buchanan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Buchanan with a big uppercut! Buchanan tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Buchanan to the mat! Buchanan covers up and Ragnarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
A victorious Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ewen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holger The Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Atreyu-Ex's and oh's blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Dane throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Dane tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
The Dane misses with a looping left.
The Dane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dane misses.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Dane there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
The Dane tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Dane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from The Dane misses.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Dane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
The Dane needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis catches The Dane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis moves away from the strike by The Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
The Dane feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Holger The Dane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
The Dane is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
The Dane throws a leg kick
and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Dane's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dane is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to pass the guard but The Dane is keeping the position.
The Dane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis wants to pass the guard but The Dane is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is in close to The Dane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Dane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as The Dane takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Dane is looking for a sweep.
The Dane felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The Dane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Dane struggling a bit here.
The Dane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The Dane is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Dane is trying to get back to half guard.
The Dane takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Dane stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Davis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice forearm strike.
Davis trying to control the action but The Dane is working from the bottom.
The Dane is looking to reverse the position.
Davis trying to control the position but The Dane is working away.
The Dane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Dane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dane can do to turn this around?
Davis tries to land a front kick but The Dane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Dane.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a cross.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis feints and then cracks The Dane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Dane down.
The Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis cracks The Dane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ewen Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis jabs The Dane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis jabs at The Dane's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Dane. That did some damage!
The Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
The Dane punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
The Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Dane.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses The Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as The Dane tries to avoid it.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at The Dane's knee but The Dane avoids it well.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Dane stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dane lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
The Dane throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into The Dane's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Dane has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Dane controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
The Dane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dane can pounce on him.
Davis misses with an uppercut. The Dane saw that one coming.
Davis missing with a left hand there. The Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
The Dane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
The Dane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davis throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
A combination from The Dane does no damage.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
The Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane can't break the clinch.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Dane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Dane is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis keeps control of The Dane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Dane working hard to break the clinch.
The Dane can't break the clinch.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis pushes The Dane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Dane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dane.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dane in his tracks.
The Dane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis tests The Dane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane'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. This is the final round!
Davis slips a straight right by The Dane.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses.
Davis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Davis moves out of range as The Dane strikes.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but The Dane checks it.
Davis looks to throw the jab but The Dane is out of range.
The Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis takes a swing at The Dane's ribcage but misses.
Davis shoots in and bounces The Dane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Dane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis pushing down on The Dane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Dane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura but The Dane is defending well.
The Dane preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The Dane is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Dane tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of The Dane's head.
Davis slips a nice elbow through The Dane's hands, connecting with The Dane's forehead.
Davis prevents The Dane from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dane has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Dane wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane wants to control the action here but instead Davis manages to pass to full mount!
Davis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Dane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis wants to control the pace but The Dane is squirming around nicely.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Dane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Dane is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis lands with some strikes.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Dane tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Dane has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ewen Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ewen Davis!
After winning the bout, Ewen Davis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black. Ray Malenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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164 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice combination there by Malenko.
Karjalainen takes one on the button.
Malenko throws an off balance right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karjalainen moves away.
Karjalainen is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Malenko misses the target.
Malenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karjalainen.
Malenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malenko misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Malenko clobbers Karjalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karjalainen in his tracks.
No joy there for Malenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Malenko throws a big shot that misses.
Malenko works Karjalainen's body with a nice hook.
Malenko scores with a body shot.
Malenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Malenko lands a body shot.
Malenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karjalainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malenko trying to control but Karjalainen is working from the bottom.
Malenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karjalainen is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karjalainen is on top in guard.
Malenko wants to sweep here but Karjalainen controlling him for the moment.
Karjalainen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karjalainen postures up in Malenko's guard and throws a big left but Malenko blocks it.
Karjalainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karjalainen lands a couple of digs.
Karjalainen postures up and lands a big shot to Malenko's brow.
Malenko wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karjalainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karjalainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malenko wants to sweep here but Karjalainen controlling him for the moment.
Karjalainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malenko keeping moving, preventing Karjalainen from controlling successfully.
Karjalainen throws a strike but Malenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karjalainen keeping full guard, as Malenko tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is trying to keep Malenko in close.
Malenko won't allow Karjalainen to sweep him here.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Karjalainen keeps moving.
Malenko slips nicely into half guard.
Karjalainen is controlling Malenko's trapped leg to prevent Malenko from advancing to side control.
Karjalainen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Malenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malenko throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Karjalainen takes one on the button.
A jab from Malenko does it's job there.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Malenko.
Malenko misses with an uppercut.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Karjalainen is looking to counter the offense by Malenko and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen slips a straight right by Malenko.
Malenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Malenko misses.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Karjalainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Karjalainen misses the target.
Jab by Malenko.
Malenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karjalainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Malenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko lands a really nice looking cross but Karjalainen seems unphased.
Karjalainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malenko connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko walks into a left hand.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karjalainen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Karjalainen misses the target.
Ray Malenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen lands with a nice combination. Malenko backs away looking to recover.
Malenko clobbers Karjalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karjalainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malenko.
As Malenko tries to get set, Karjalainen tries to push him back and clinch up but Malenko manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Malenko.
Malenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko loads up on a big right hand but Karjalainen slips the punch.
Karjalainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malenko just manages to avoid it.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Teemu Karjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenko misses with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a body kick that stops Malenko in his tracks momentarily.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karjalainen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malenko will feel that in the morning.
Malenko is breathing heavily.
Malenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karjalainen defends it nicely.
Malenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karjalainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malenko somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Karjalainen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teemu Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Malenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karjalainen scrambles back to his feet.
Malenko throws a jab when Karjalainen was well out of range.
It looked like Karjalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malenko misses with a double jab.
Malenko throws a series of punches but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Nice cross by Malenko.
Karjalainen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malenko connects with a jab.
Malenko scores with a hook.
Karjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Karjalainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malenko just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Malenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malenko clobbers Karjalainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Karjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karjalainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karjalainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ray Malenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karjalainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Malenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malenko checks it well.
Karjalainen misses with a body kick.
Malenko scores with a jab to the head.
Karjalainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Malenko misses its intended target.
Karjalainen cracks Malenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malenko lands with a straight right. Karjalainen didn't see that one coming.
Karjalainen slips under a jab from Malenko.
Karjalainen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Malenko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Malenko throws a hook but Karjalainen avoids it easily.
Malenko looks to land a right hand but Karjalainen moved out of range.
As Malenko backs away, Karjalainen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karjalainen.
Malenko throws a right hand that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a solid body kick.
Malenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malenko checks a leg kick.
Malenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malenko walks into a stiff left hand from Karjalainen.
Teemu Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Malenko.
Malenko ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malenko misses with a hook to the body
and Karjalainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karjalainen. That's going to slow Malenko down.
Malenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a low kick, right behind Malenko 's knee.
Karjalainen slips under a jab.
Malenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ray Malenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Malenko out cold! What a finish! Karjalainen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teemu Karjalainen!
Teemu Karjalainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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