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VFC 72: London Invader PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Change or Die - Papa Roach. Johnson has chosen Halo as his entrance music. Thomas Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Morgan tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Thomas Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Morgan defends.
Morgan tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morgan is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morgan is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Morgan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Johnson has Morgan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morgan tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Morgan's guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Johnson passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Morgan tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
Johnson pushes Morgan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Thomas Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Thomas Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Johnson presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has Morgan pushed against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is working Morgan over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson has picked Morgan up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is working Morgan over against the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ric Flair Intro. Shears has chosen Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as his entrance music. 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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221 lbs
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221 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shears throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
Shears moves in looking to clinch but Flair pushes him off.
Flair connects with a looping right hand.
Shears tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Shears.
Shears tries to clinch but Flair moves out of range.
Shears slaps away a takedown attempt from Flair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shears misses with an uppercut.
Flair scores with a jab to the body.
Shears fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shears clobbers Flair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Flair misses the shot to the body.
Flair cracks Shears with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears cracks Flair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flair. Shears does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flair manages to avoid it.
Shears changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flair tries to avoid it but Shears manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flair to the ground. Flair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shears.
Flair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shears counters with a left and a right that stings Flair.
Shears closes the distance but Flair moves to the side
and Flair counters with a shoot takedown. Shears fights it but they end up in guard.
Flair trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flair cracks Shears with a solid left hand.
Shears is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flair defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shears is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shears has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shears postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flair is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shears, into his guard.
Flair trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Flair has his hands clasped together but Shears extends an breaks Flair's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shears.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Shears!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Baba O'Riley. Shankar has chosen "Them Belly Full" by Bob Marley 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Shankar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shankar's calf.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shankar.
Davis cracks Shankar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shankar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Shankar moves away and avoids it.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Shankar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Shankar moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Shankar. Shankar gets slowly back to his feet.
Shankar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Shankar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craig Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Shankar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Craig Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shankar. That did some damage!
Shankar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Shankar persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Shankar looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis misses with the combination.
Shankar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
A jab from Davis misses.
Shankar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shankar somewhat.
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankar fails with a takedown attempt.
Shankar shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shankar closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Shankar pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis wants to slow Shankar down by chopping away at his legs.
Shankar blocks the body kick.
Davis wants to clinch.
Craig Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
Shankar looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a swing at Shankar's ribcage but misses.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shankar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shankar is now in half guard.
Davis is staying active underneath Shankar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis is pressing down on Shankar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shankar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Shankar trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Shankar drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Shankar off! Shankar jumps back into Davis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shankar won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Shankar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Davis tries to roll over but Shankar keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Shankar throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shankar.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shankar is out of range and Davis settles back down.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shankar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Craig Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis throws a low kick but Shankar avoids it.
Shankar avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shankar.
Craig Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
Davis lands with a cross.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shankar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankar.
Some bone on bone action there as Shankar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shankar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shankar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankar prevents Davis from improving his position.
Shankar is looking for a kimura here.
Davis trying to control but Shankar postures up.
Well, if Shankar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shankar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to roll over but Shankar keeps him under control.
Shankar trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shankar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shankar dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Shankar's head and hops out.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shankar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankar trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Shankar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Shankar is controlling him well.
Shankar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shankar prevents Davis from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shankar in particular looking to stall.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Shankar has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Shankar misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis throws a hook but Shankar avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Shankar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Shankar checks it.
Davis misses with a low kick as Shankar jumps back.
Shankar shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Shankar.
Shankar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davis was covering up waiting for the punch and Shankar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Shankar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shankar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis wants to stand but Shankar is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shankar stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Shankar stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis throws a leg kick but Shankar checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shankar blocks the body kick.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Shankar blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankar is just out of range.
Shankar checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Shankar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shankar feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Shankar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis is looking to stand up but Shankar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep here but Shankar controlling him for the moment.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Shankar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Shankar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shankar controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shankar ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis swings for the body but Shankar moves out of range.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Shankar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shankar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shankar gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shankar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Shankar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shankar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Shankar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edzard Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gillingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling's entrance music is Gemüseeintopf. A fine choice. Gillingham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". Edzard Ling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
286 lbs
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22
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Edzard Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Gillingham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillingham throws a right hand that Ling ducks under and follows up with a left that Ling also avoids with ease.
Ling dodges the punch combination from Gillingham.
Gillingham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Ling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ling lands with a hook. Gillingham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ling walks into a left hand.
Ling clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gillingham.
Still in the clinch, Gillingham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ling lands a shot to the body.
Gillingham looks gassed!
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!
Ling scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Gary Gillingham has been cut.
Ling lands a nice elbow.
Ling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Ling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ling.
Gillingham is rocked!
Ling lands a big right hand that drops Gillingham! The killer instinct kicks in and Ling finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edzard Ling!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knox Yodsenklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodsenklai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Traditional Wai Kru. Bastard has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ol Bastard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Knox Yodsenklai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsenklai blocks the body kick.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Yodsenklai blocks a jab.
Yodsenklai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
Yodsenklai throws a head kick but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Yodsenklai moves away and avoids it.
Bastard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yodsenklai at a distance.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yodsenklai thumps Bastard with a low kick.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yodsenklai avoids the body shot from Bastard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsenklai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yodsenklai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox Yodsenklai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yodsenklai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bastard's calf.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ol Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yodsenklai drops his hands momentarily and Bastard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Bastard misses
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Yodsenklai saw that one coming.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Yodsenklai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yodsenklai throws a sloppy head kick and Bastard moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bastard's calf.
Yodsenklai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Yodsenklai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yodsenklai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yodsenklai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yodsenklai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Yodsenklai avoids it well.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai throws a sloppy head kick and Bastard moves out of range easily.
Yodsenklai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yodsenklai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yodsenklai, right into the meat.
Bastard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yodsenklai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard looks gassed!
Bastard takes a swing at Yodsenklai's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Yodsenklai coming out on top.
Yodsenklai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yodsenklai dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Yodsenklai connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yodsenklai, right into the meat.
Yodsenklai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yodsenklai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knox Yodsenklai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Bastard misses
and Yodsenklai counters with an inside leg kick.
Yodsenklai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Yodsenklai slips the punch.
Yodsenklai jabs Bastard right on the nose. Bastard blinks but takes it well.
Yodsenklai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yodsenklai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yodsenklai defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yodsenklai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yodsenklai, as that shot connected.
Yodsenklai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yodsenklai misses with a combination
and Bastard counters with a left and a right that stings Yodsenklai.
Bastard throws a body kick the misses
and Yodsenklai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Yodsenklai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yodsenklai.
Yodsenklai throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
A big left from Bastard misses.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
A head kick from Yodsenklai lands but Bastard takes it in his stride.
Yodsenklai lands with a kick to the temple. Bastard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bastard is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yodsenklai.
Bastard is still on wobbly legs! Can Yodsenklai finish him?
Knox Yodsenklai is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yodsenklai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yodsenklai throws an overhand right that drops Bastard like a sack of potatoes! Yodsenklai dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knox Yodsenklai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Pikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Pikari.
Pikari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Filipovic slips a straight right by Pikari.
Pikari scores with a jab to the head.
Pikari keeps the fight on the outside.
Pikari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Pikari avoids nicely.
Filipovic looks to land a combination. Pikari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic slips a jab from Pikari.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Filipovic duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Filipovic.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pikari.
Filipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pikari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Pikari is having none of it.
Pikari catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Pikari keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pikari misses the jab.
Pikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari scores with a hook to the body. Filipovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Filipovic slips a jab from Pikari.
Filipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Filipovic defending well as Pikari loads up on a big left hand.
Pikari shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pikari, pushing him back against the cage.
Pikari throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Pikari tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipovic blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Pikari is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Pikari blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pikari blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Pikari has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pikari is defending well for now.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pikari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pikari misses with the head strike.
Filipovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pikari avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Pikari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Pikari is having none of it.
Pikari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filipovic scores with a nice strike.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
Filipovic defending well as Pikari loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pikari's calf.
Pikari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pikari's head.
Pikari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Pikari.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Pikari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Filipovic duly obliges.
Filipovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Filipovic scores with a four punch combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipovic.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Pikari's front leg but catches the back leg as Pikari tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pikari blocks a leg kick.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Filipovic misses with a low kick.
Filipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pikari was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipovic.
Pikari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pikari takes one on the button.
Pikari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Filipovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pikari, pushing him back against the cage.
Filipovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Pikari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic is leaning against Pikari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Pikari.
Filipovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pikari's brow.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Filipovic works over Pikari's head and body with a nice combination.
Pikari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pikari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pikari misses with a looping right.
Filipovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pikari doesn't seem bothered though.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pikari is defended easily by Filipovic.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Pikari knows he should have avoided that one.
Pikari shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Pikari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Pikari does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Filipovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pikari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovic pinned against the cage. Filipovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sampsa Pikari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pikari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pikari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Pikari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Pikari 's eye.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Filipovic - that landed with a thud.
Pikari takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filipovic obliges.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pikari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pikari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Filipovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pikari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Pikari won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Pikari's ribcage.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Pikari won't want to take too many of those.
Pikari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Pikari in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic lands an uppercut.
Pikari blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a body shot.
Pikari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Pikari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.
Filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Filipovic has Pikari up against the cage in a clinch.
Pikari tries to pull guard but Filipovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Pikari drops back down to his feet.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic throws a solid leg kick but Pikari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Filipovic.
Pikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filipovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Pikari.
Filipovic punishes Pikari's body with a nice straight punch.
Filipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Filipovic tries to score with a low kick but Pikari moves his leg out of the way.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Pikari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pikari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Pikari is avoiding it.
Pikari misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pikari tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pikari misses with a looping right.
Filipovic misses with a shot to the body
and Pikari counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic 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!
Filipovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pikari backs up against the cage.
Filipovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Pikari moves out of range easily.
Pikari misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Pikari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pikari's head.
Pikari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pikari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pikari slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Filipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pikari misses the target.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Pikari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Pikari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Pikari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filipovic thinking.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pikari.
Pikari swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filipovic throws a front kick aimed at Pikari's knee but Pikari avoids it well.
Pikari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pikari fails to land the takedown.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Pikari.
Pikari shoots in and bounces Filipovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Filipovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Sampsa Pikari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pikari tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Pikari is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic controls Pikari momentarily but Pikari frees himself.
Pikari tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pikari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filipovic sprawls well initially but Pikari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filipovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filipovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Filipovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pikari manages to get himself to full guard.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Pikari is keeping the position.
Filipovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Filipovic stopping the sweep attempt from Pikari.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirill Filipovic.
I've got Filipovic 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Filipovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between roy d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d comes to the cage accompanied by do it. roy d has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
171 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
173 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, roy d!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
d slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
d jabs at Reed's body.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
d misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a left to the body.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
d dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but d was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from d.
d throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
d takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and d counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at d to acknowledge the strikes.
Reed rushes d and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for d.
d wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.
Reed prevents d from breaking the clinch.
d manages to break the clinch.
Reed takes a swing at d's ribcage but misses.
d throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
d swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from d.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reed throws a body punch but d moves out of range.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as d throws out the jab.
Reed throws a predictable looking body shot
and d connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
d shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed is trying to control the position but d postures up.
d looking to pass the guard.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from d.
Reed pushes a forearm under d's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, d is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrell Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutilainen has chosen Legenda - Cohorts Of Demons as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Aarne Juutilainen enters the cage!
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchacho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Juutilainen.
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muchacho as he avoids it easily.
Muchacho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Juutilainen is looking to reverse the position.
Juutilainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Juutilainen is not content to let Muchacho control the position.
Juutilainen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Muchacho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Muchacho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muchacho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Muchacho throws a strike but Juutilainen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Muchacho from controlling successfully.
Juutilainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Juutilainen, not yet.
Muchacho trying to control but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juutilainen seems keen to control Muchacho's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muchacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muchacho throws a strike but Juutilainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juutilainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juutilainen won't allow Muchacho to sweep him here.
Juutilainen lands a couple of digs.
Muchacho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Juutilainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Muchacho has wrist control.
Juutilainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Muchacho dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is pulling down on Muchacho's head. It's preventing any offense from Muchacho, at least for the moment.
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Muchacho controlling him for the moment.
Muchacho thows a big elbow that misses.
Juutilainen trying to control the position here.
Muchacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Juutilainen is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juutilainen 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.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Muchacho from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Juutilainen with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Muchacho there.
Muchacho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juutilainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muchacho tries to avoid it but Juutilainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muchacho to the ground. Muchacho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivan Muchacho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarne Juutilainen.
Juutilainen shoots in for a double leg but Muchacho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Juutilainen defending well as Muchacho loads up on a big left hand.
Juutilainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Muchacho tries to sprawl out of it but Juutilainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muchacho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivan Muchacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Muchacho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Muchacho.
Muchacho swats away the attempt to clinch by Juutilainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muchacho.
Muchacho throws a jab when Juutilainen was well out of range.
Muchacho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juutilainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Muchacho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Muchacho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juutilainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muchacho!
Muchacho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juutilainen scoring with strikes but Muchacho is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho gets back to half guard.
Juutilainen throwing shots but Muchacho is blocking nicely.
Juutilainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juutilainen prevents Muchacho from improving his position.
Muchacho makes his way to full guard, as Juutilainen worked for a kimura.
Juutilainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Muchacho keeps moving.
Muchacho looking to control.
Juutilainen wants to control from the top but Muchacho keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is trying to control the position but Juutilainen postures up.
Juutilainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Muchacho dives on top into guard.
Muchacho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Muchacho scoring with some ground and pound.
Muchacho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juutilainen pulls Muchacho in close to his closed guard and prevents Muchacho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Muchacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen has Muchacho pulled in close to control his posture.
Muchacho postures up in Juutilainen's guard and throws a big left but Juutilainen blocks it.
Juutilainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muchacho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muchacho wants to stand but Juutilainen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Muchacho with a poor takedown
and Juutilainen counters with a takedown into side control.
Muchacho prevents Juutilainen from improving position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juutilainen lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen scores with punches from side control.
Juutilainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Juutilainen advances to mount.
Juutilainen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Juutilainen landing strikes from the mount.
Juutilainen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Muchacho has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Muchacho!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juutilainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aarne Juutilainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Muchacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muchacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muchacho throws a hook to the side of Juutilainen's head but Juutilainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juutilainen ducks under a wild hook from Muchacho.
Muchacho scores with a nice right hand.
Muchacho misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Muchacho as he connects with a hook.
Juutilainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muchacho wants to clinch up but Juutilainen keeps it at a distance.
Muchacho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juutilainen's sensitive parts.
Muchacho shoots and misses
and Juutilainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Muchacho!
Juutilainen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Muchacho is working to get back to half guard.
Juutilainen landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho regains half guard.
Juutilainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juutilainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juutilainen slows the pace down in half guard.
Juutilainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juutilainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juutilainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juutilainen working the head and body with strikes.
Muchacho has hold of Juutilainen's hands but Juutilainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is staying active underneath Juutilainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muchacho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juutilainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juutilainen's back!
Juutilainen can't escape the position.
Muchacho throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Muchacho doesn't have the hooks in and Juutilainen manages to turn into his guard.
Muchacho wants to stand and escape but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Muchacho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juutilainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Juutilainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juutilainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aarne Juutilainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juutilainen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Muchacho.
Juutilainen controlling from the top position.
Juutilainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juutilainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juutilainen has gone for a leg lock! Muchacho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Juutilainen's guard.
Juutilainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muchacho taking some punishment here, with Juutilainen in his half guard.
Muchacho trying to control here.
Juutilainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juutilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juutilainen wants to pass to mount but Muchacho is defending the position.
Juutilainen is looking to stall here but Muchacho recovers full guard.
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aarne Juutilainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juutilainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aarne Juutilainen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Mosh. Taalasmaa has chosen Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
197 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coleman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coleman.
Coleman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taalasmaa blocks a head kick by Coleman.
Taalasmaa lands with a cross.
Coleman lands a slapping body shot.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Taalasmaa with that takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa blocks a leg kick.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Taalasmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Taalasmaa dodges the punch combination from Coleman.
Nice jab there from Coleman.
Coleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tito Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coleman takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa misses the body punch
and Coleman counters with a left and a right that stings Taalasmaa.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taalasmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coleman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coleman darts in trying to clinch
so Taalasmaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa passes Coleman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coleman is trying to stand.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taalasmaa pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coleman won't allow Taalasmaa to pass to mount.
Coleman is looking to get back to full guard here but Taalasmaa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coleman wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Coleman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taalasmaa prevents Coleman from improving his position.
Taalasmaa is looking to stall here but Coleman recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman has his foot on Taalasmaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taalasmaa works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kari Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to de liver by Taalasmaa. Beautiful body shot.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Coleman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taalasmaa checks it well.
Coleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coleman throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taalasmaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves away
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coleman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taalasmaa pulls his head out easily.
Coleman is looking to get back to full guard here but Taalasmaa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coleman gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa passes to full mount!
Coleman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa dominating with strikes here.
Coleman wants to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coleman?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Coleman bucks and avoids them well.
Coleman is in a horrible position here. Taalasmaa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coleman is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Taalasmaa! Coleman is hurt baaadly! Taalasmaa is firing away with more strikes - Coleman is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kari Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SB Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir's entrance music is Sub-Mission. A fine choice. SB Killa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, SB Killa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa misses with a wild body shot.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killa throws a combination. Mir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Cain Mir has been cut.
Killa throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killa.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Good leg kick by Killa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Killa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Killa misses
and Mir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mir throws a lazy right hand but Killa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Killa throws a shot to the body.
Killa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killa throws a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Mir tries to clinch there but Killa circles away.
Killa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Killa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Killa to score with a decent uppercut.
Mir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.
Mir slips a straight right by Killa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Killa tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Killa to the ground. Killa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Mir.
Mir shoots in and bounces Killa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir controlling from the top position.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mir trying to control but Killa is working from the bottom.
Mir 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.
Mir passes Killa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mir connects with a nice short shot to Killa's temple.
Mir working over Killa with some ground and pound. Killa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Killa tries to kick Mir off but Mir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Killa wants to get back to full guard.
Mir with the ground and pound but Killa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Killa blocks nicely.
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killa wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but SB Killa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killa. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Killa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir counters with a leg kick.
Mir feints and as Killa raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir prevents Killa from getting back to his feet.
Killa keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Killa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Killa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mir working a defensive guard but Killa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mir wants to control but Killa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Killa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir is trying to control Killa's posture but Killa avoids it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Cain Mir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Killa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Killa counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir shoots and misses
and Killa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Killa throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Killa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killa's sensitive parts.
Killa throws a head kick that misses.
Killa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Killa tried to score with a low kick but Mir checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Killa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Killa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Killa missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir slips a straight right by Killa.
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killa.
A jab from Killa misses.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Killa counters with a straight right hand.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SB Killa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Mir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Killa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Killa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Killa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Killa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Killa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mir.
Mir misses with a body shot
and Killa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Killa.
Mir throws a jab when Killa was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mir misses with a body kick.
A combination from Killa does no damage.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Killa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Killa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt
and Killa counters with a good low kick that Mir was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killa misses with a shot to the body
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Killa is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir is trying to ground and pound but Killa uses the momentary lack of control by Mir to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa manages to get to full guard.
Killa is trying to control the position but Mir postures up.
Mir thows a big elbow that misses.
Killa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Killa wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Mir wants to control from the top but Killa keeps moving.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Killa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Killa sprawls well.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killa.
Killa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Killa.
Mir throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Killa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killa lands a nice looking body shot.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killa moves away.
A clash of legs there as Mir blocks the low kick.
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Killa's head backwards.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
Killa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SB Killa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Mir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killa missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Killa is predictable there
and Mir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Killa fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir clobbers Killa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Killa counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Killa wants to slow Mir down by chopping away at his legs.
Mir connects with a crisp jab.
Killa blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Killa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Mir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Killa is out of range and Mir settles back down.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killa manages to avoid it.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir is looking to land body kicks.
SB Killa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir throws a body punch but Killa moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mir checks a leg kick.
Killa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Killa counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Killa throws out a leg kick but Mir moves out of range and Killa only half commits.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Killa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Killa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Killa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mir's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Mir there.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mir fails with the takedown.
Killa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Killa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killa throws a big shot that misses.
Killa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir lands a jab to Killa's midsection.
A big right from Mir misses.
Killa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Killa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir throws a head kick but Killa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killa.
SB Killa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
Killa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Killa kicks off Mir and gets to his feet.
Killa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SB Killa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cain Mir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Killa misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Killa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir throws the left hand but Killa avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Killa.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killa.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Killa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Killa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Killa is able to avoid easily.
Killa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Killa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir connects with a right hand. Killa shakes it off.
Killa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Killa ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Killa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to bum rush Killa with a series of wild strikes but Killa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Killa.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Killa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Killa.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killa. That did some damage!
Killa misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a leg kick.
Killa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Killa misses with a leg kick
and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Killa's guard now.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cain Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Killa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir stops Killa from standing up.
Mir is working Killa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Killa is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir lands a glancing blow to the side of Killa's head.
Cain Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
SB Killa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killa misses with a looping right.
Killa blocks the body kick.
Killa looks to land a combination. Mir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mir misses with a kick to the body
and Killa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
Mir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Killa lands with a straight right. Mir didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Mir.
I think Killa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SB Killa!
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