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MMAHelsinki - 140 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Santiago (ranked 5149 p4p, 455 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 1424 p4p, 166 weight class). Tommy Shelby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Powerful takedowns
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Santiago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Santiago scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Santiago ducks right into an uppercut from Shelby.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Shelby both land. Nice combination.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and Santiago counters with a single leg into guard. Shelby didn't expect that.
Shelby wants to stand but Santiago is controlling the position.
Santiago trying to control but Shelby is working from the bottom.
Shelby can't keep his opponent in guard - Santiago advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shelby pushes Santiago off looking to stand but Santiago dives back in and keeps control.
Shelby is not content to let Santiago control the position.
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.
Shelby is trying to stand.
Shelby wants to stand back up but Santiago manages to pass into side control.
Santiago tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shelby throws Santiago to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby misses the body punch
and Shelby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santiago's head backwards.
Santiago has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santiago there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Shelby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santiago doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby punishes Santiago's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Shelby misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Shelby - just one landing.
Santiago lands with an uppercut that bounces Shelby off the cage and back into range.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
An attempted straight right counter from Santiago misses the target.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Shelby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Santiago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santiago slips a straight right by Shelby.
Shelby lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby misses with an uppercut
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shelby is rocked!
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Santiago finish him?
It looks like Santiago has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Shelby misses.
Santiago attempts a counter takedown but Shelby avoids it well and moves away.
Shelby lands with a good body shot.
Shelby leaves his chin hanging out and Santiago seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Shelby crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Santiago!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Foote (ranked 3115 p4p, 305 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 2931 p4p, 293 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shelby Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote swings for the body but I Can moves out of range.
I Can misses the shot to the body.
I Can avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for I Can.
Foote lands a slapping body shot.
Foote lands a lovely overhand right.
Foote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed I Can momentarily.
Foote needs to keep his hands up - I Can had a free shot at his head there.
I Can avoids the head kick by Foote.
I Can moves away from the strike by Foote.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by I Can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I Can drops his shoulder and cracks Foote with a huge uppercut! Foote goes down! Can I Can finish him?
Foote is rocked!
It looks like Shelby Foote has been cut.
Foote keeping moving, preventing I Can from controlling successfully.
Oh Foote is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
I Can is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I Can wants to control from the top but Foote keeps moving.
I Can is looking to advance position but Foote has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Foote seems to have got his legs back now.
I Can working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote stands up from mount. Strange move.
I Can dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foote misses with a hook. I Can ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
I Can blocks a head kick by Foote.
I Can sizes up Foote with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
I Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foote throws a counter high kick but I Can was just alert enough to avoid it.
I Can drops Foote with a huge uppercut! Foote drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. I Can is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Because I Can!
Because I Can got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Leonardo (ranked 1648 p4p, 197 weight class) and Bubba Dee (ranked 2750 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesto Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Dee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonardo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dee defends well and Leonardo ends up having to push Dee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dee wants to counter with a clinch but Leonardo pushes him away.
Dee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leonardo.
Dee moves into the clinch successfully.
Leonardo stalling the fight.
Leonardo working aggressively here.
Dee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Leonardo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonardo has him pressed against the cage.
Dee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dee manages to break the clinch.
Leonardo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dee is trying to get back to his feet.
Leonardo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leonardo is working to tighten his grip on Dee's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dee has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Leonardo is really squeezing tight and eventually Dee passes out! Leonardo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ernesto Leonardo!
A relieved looking Ernesto Leonardo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Pulis (ranked 2707 p4p, 308 weight class) and Gus McKenna (ranked 1959 p4p, 232 weight class). Pulis comes to the cage accompanied by Chacarron Macarron. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasper Pulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulis looks to land a right hand but McKenna moved out of range.
Pulis tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKenna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - McKenna scores with a four punch combination!
Pulis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from McKenna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKenna's hands.
It looks like Gus McKenna has been cut.
A big left from McKenna misses.
Pulis throwing a counter right hand but McKenna manages to avoid it.
Pulis misses with a hook. McKenna ducked under it nicely.
Pulis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKenna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spar Bros in the buildup to the fight.
McKenna clobbers Pulis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulis falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKenna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKenna throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKenna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulis misses with a series of wild punches.
McKenna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulis throws a hook but McKenna blocks it.
Pulis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McKenna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pulis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKenna.
Pulis misses with a double jab.
Pulis lands a right hook to the body.
Pulis slips a straight right by McKenna.
Pulis connects with a nice looking jab.
McKenna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulis stuns McKenna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulis walks into a stiff left hand from McKenna.
Pulis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKenna.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKenna! But no joy.
Pulis darts in trying to clinch
and McKenna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulis misses with a jab, cross combination.
McKenna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pulis misses with a left hand
and McKenna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulis throws a big shot that misses.
McKenna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulis misses the target.
Pulis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKenna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jasper Pulis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenna lands a jab.
McKenna blocks a jab.
McKenna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulis misses with a combination
and McKenna counters with a straight right hand.
Pulis misses with an uppercut.
Pulis misses with an uppercut
and McKenna counters with a left to the body.
That kick from McKenna tenderised Pulis's leg. Pulis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pulis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKenna counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Pulis! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McKenna!
Gus McKenna got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Cadwallader (ranked 1956 p4p, 215 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 3462 p4p, 341 weight class). Cadwallader comes to the cage accompanied by Algernon Cadwallader - Spit Fountain. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algernon Cadwallader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Cadwallader circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadwallader takes a swing at Peacock's ribcage but misses.
Peacock clinches up with Cadwallader and pushes him back against the cage.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
Cadwallader throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadwallader throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks with his arms.
Peacock lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadwallader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peacock darts in and clinches Cadwallader up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Peacock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadwallader blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Cadwallader 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.
Peacock controlling the action here for a moment.
Peacock misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cadwallader avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peacock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cadwallader fails to land.
Peacock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadwallader blocks it with crossed arms.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Peacock is working Cadwallader over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Cadwallader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader manages to break the clinch.
Cadwallader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peacock.
Peacock throws a head kick but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader is having none of it.
Cadwallader circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Cadwallader misses the target.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peacock moves forwards but Cadwallader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Peacock feints a jab promting Cadwallader to slip. Peacock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cadwallader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Peacock there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a looping left.
Cadwallader sizes up Peacock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peacock drives through and clinches with Cadwallader against the cage.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Cadwallader controls his hands.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cadwallader .
Peacock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Cadwallader dodges an elbow strike from Peacock.
A knee to the head by Peacock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peacock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peacock throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peacock looks winded!
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadwallader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cadwallader blocking some punches.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader misses with a body punch.
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadwallader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadwallader lands with a short shot to the head.
Cadwallader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peacock with a knee to the head.
Peacock taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drew Peacock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cadwallader lands with a right hand.
Peacock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cadwallader misses with a hook
and Peacock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peacock.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peacock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
Cadwallader managing to block the knees to the body from Peacock.
Cadwallader blocks an elbow strike from Peacock.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadwallader avoids the damage to the body.
Peacock lands an uppercut.
Cadwallader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cadwallader scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Peacock throws a head punch that misses.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
Peacock is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadwallader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadwallader pushes Peacock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Cadwallader .
Peacock is rocked!
Cadwallader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peacock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peacock is still on wobbly legs! Can Cadwallader finish him?
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Cadwallader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cadwallader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peacock seems to have recovered his senses.
Peacock moves into the clinch.
Cadwallader lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peacock.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peacock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cadwallader 's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
A body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock looking to slow down the pace here.
Peacock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cadwallader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cadwallader has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Cadwallader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cadwallader lands a left hand.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadwallader can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Cadwallader .
Cadwallader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peacock tries to stall but Cadwallader uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Algernon Cadwallader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cadwallader lands a hook that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadwallader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cadwallader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peacock slowing the pace effectively.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadwallader .
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock lands with a short shot to the head.
Peacock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cadwallader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadwallader struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Cadwallader digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Cadwallader blocks with his arms.
Cadwallader lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cadwallader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Cadwallader breaks the clinch.
Cadwallader misses with a wild body shot.
Peacock has Cadwallader up against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Peacock.
Cadwallader misses with a body punch.
Cadwallader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algernon Cadwallader dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cadwallader misses the jab.
Cadwallader lands a nice looking body shot.
Cadwallader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peacock's head.
Cadwallader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peacock moves away.
Peacock tries to clinch but Cadwallader moves out of range.
Cadwallader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cadwallader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cadwallader throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Cadwallader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cadwallader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peacock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cadwallader keeps the fight on the outside.
Cadwallader tries to keep at a distance but Peacock has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock trying to control the position but instead, Cadwallader has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peacock into the cage.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadwallader avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader cracks Peacock with a nice body shot.
Peacock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peacock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cadwallader .
Cadwallader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cadwallader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cadwallader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peacock staying out of range there.
Peacock rushes Cadwallader and presses him up against the cage.
Peacock is trying to stall.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadwallader misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cadwallader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peacock blocking some punches.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadwallader tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Cadwallader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadwallader scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Cadwallader as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Cadwallader back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cadwallader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a right hand.
Cadwallader lands a body shot.
Cadwallader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Cadwallader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Cadwallader there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadwallader scores with a nice head shot.
Peacock ducks right into an uppercut from Cadwallader .
Algernon Cadwallader is winning the standup battle so far.
Peacock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Cadwallader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peacock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cadwallader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cadwallader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader working aggressively here.
Cadwallader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Cadwallader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.
Cadwallader misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cadwallader .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadwallader lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Cadwallader .
A short right from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peacock's elbow.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cadwallader lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Nice body punch from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cadwallader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cadwallader can't find room to land a body shot as Peacock controls the action.
Cadwallader drops Peacock onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Peacock is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A body shot lands from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader lands with a right to the head.
Cadwallader lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadwallader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peacock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cadwallader 's corner calls for a 1-2. Cadwallader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algernon Cadwallader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cadwallader has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algernon Cadwallader !
Algernon Cadwallader made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Turner (ranked 2836 p4p, 414 weight class) and David C. Marvin (ranked 1503 p4p, 233 weight class). Marvin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Superman Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
178 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David C. Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Marvin misses.
Marvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marvin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marvin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turner is looking to clinch but Marvin is avoiding it.
Marvin lands a head kick that stumbles Turner and the fighters go to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marvin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marvin is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner 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.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two 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.
Turner managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Marvin tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marvin tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually Marvin drops back down to his feet.
Marvin has Turner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Marvin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Turner tumbling to the mat - Marvin dives into Turner's guard.
Marvin trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Marvin controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is pulling down on Marvin's head to control his posture.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
Marvin is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marvin.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Marvin circles away.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marvin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marvin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marvin lands a head kick!
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Marvin pushes him off.
Marvin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marvin.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Marvin circles away.
Marvin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David C. Marvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marvin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Marvin misses.
Turner tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marvin - the referee stops the clock and Turner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marvin. Turner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner tries to clinch but Marvin is having none of it.
Turner is looking to clinch but Marvin is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marvin!
David C. Marvin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner tries to clinch up but Marvin circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Marvin throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner tries to clinch there but Marvin circles away.
Marvin connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marvin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner tries to clinch but Marvin is having none of it.
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Marvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marvin jumps guard but Turner stands there with Marvin around his waist. Marvin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Marvin.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marvin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marvin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turner is stalling in the full guard.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marvin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marvin trying to control the position.
Turner wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marvin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four 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.
Marvin looking for a guillotine here but Turner defends easily.
Marvin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turner trying to control but Marvin is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner is really struggling to control Marvin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marvin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David C. Marvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marvin scores with a spinning back kick!
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Marvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Turner misses the target.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Marvin tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Marvin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner is looking to clinch but Marvin is avoiding it.
Turner backing away here, and Marvin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marvin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marvin throws a lazy body kick
and Turner counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to clinch but Marvin is having none of it.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marvin.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Marvin pushes him off.
Marvin throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Marvin counters with a body kick.
Turner tries to clinch up but Marvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marvin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marvin blocking some punches.
Marvin tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the cage and eventually Marvin drops back down to his feet.
Turner pushes Marvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marvin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Marvin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ben Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David C. Marvin.
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ben Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marvin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner tries to clinch up but Marvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marvin tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Marvin pulls guard.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin has his hands on Turner's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin is looking for a triangle but Turner pushes his legs off easily.
Marvin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marvin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Marvin's head.
Turner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marvin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
David C. Marvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David C. Marvin.
I've got Marvin 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David C. Marvin!
David C. Marvin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 1328 p4p, 196 weight class) and Desmond Bradley (ranked 1499 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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216 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkhouser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Funkhouser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkhouser was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Funkhouser moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Funkhouser appears to be looking for a big counter.
Funkhouser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkhouser throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley tries to bum rush Funkhouser with a series of wild strikes but Funkhouser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkhouser misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
A right-left combo lands from Funkhouser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkhouser gets a double leg takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Funkhouser presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Funkhouser stalls.
Funkhouser manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funkhouser swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley slips under a jab from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funkhouser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Bradley's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bradley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Funkhouser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Funkhouser slips the punch.
Funkhouser closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Funkhouser getting side control.
Bradley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Funkhouser is on him like a limpet, forcing Bradley back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funkhouser is defended easily by Bradley.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Funkhouser misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Funkhouser feinted with a counter takedown.
Funkhouser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bradley circles away.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Funkhouser.
Bradley thuds his right hand into Funkhouser's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice combination there by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a series of strikes that have Bradley backpedaling.
Bradley is rocked!
Funkhouser gets the takedown into side control.
Bradley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkhouser finish him?
Funkhouser throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Funkhouser backs off Bradley throws a huge counter combo but Funkhouser manages to avoid it all.
Funkhouser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funkhouser is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Bradley is in big trouble! Funkhouser is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Bradley. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Desmond Bradley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 483 p4p, 80 weight class) and Jonathan Harding (ranked 1815 p4p, 274 weight class). Mendez comes into the arena with Angelito blaring out of the sound system. Harding has chosen Bitch School as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonathan Harding enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Harding counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harding throws a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
Harding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Harding with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Harding fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harding.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Harding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
Harding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harding slips a jab from Mendez.
Harding throws out a counter right but Mendez avoids it with no problem.
Harding scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Mendez there.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Mendez blocks the low kick.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Harding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harding lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harding connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harding moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Harding's ribs.
Harding lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mendez sends Harding crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mendez is motioning to the referee to let Harding up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Harding is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Harding is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Harding is holding his hands too far apart here. Mendez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Harding is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
After the big win, Angelo Mendez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 1258 p4p, 185 weight class) and The Mighty Quinn (ranked 346 p4p, 54 weight class). Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by "Apparently" by J. Cole. Quinn has chosen Mighty Quinn as his entrance music. The Mighty Quinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Frazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quinn. Quinn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier stuns Quinn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frazier tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Quinn blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Quinn misses the target.
Quinn jabs Frazier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeph Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn lands a jab.
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Quinn misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Quinn throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier tries to land a front kick but Quinn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Quinn drops his hands momentarily and Frazier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Quinn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frazier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Frazier defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Frazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinn's calf.
Quinn tries to score with a low kick but Frazier moves his leg out of the way.
Frazier with a nice cross.
Frazier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Frazier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Frazier's shoulder, as Frazier tries to avoid the shot.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frazier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Quinn checks it.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier looks to throw a body kick
and Quinn counters with a nice body shot.
Quinn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frazier's calf.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier half committed to a counter leg kick.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
Frazier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quinn.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Quinn digs a good body shot into Frazier's ribs.
Frazier looks for the body kick but Quinn saw that one coming.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Quinn throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quinn lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a kick to the body
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Frazier catches Quinn right on the button with a cross.
Quinn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quinn checks a low kick from Frazier.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frazier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four 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!
Frazier throws a body kick that misses
and Quinn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn misses with a looping left.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frazier throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Quinn misses.
Frazier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Frazier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
Good work by Quinn as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Mighty Quinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quinn throws a low kick, looking for Frazier's leg but Frazier calmly moves out of range.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Quinn throws a front kick aimed at Frazier's knee but Frazier avoids it well.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
Frazier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Frazier staying out of range there.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Quinn misses the body punch
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick.
Frazier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frazier throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Quinn off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn blocks a jab.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quinn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Quinn tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quinn's knee momentarily.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quinn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quinn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quinn blocks a jab.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
Quinn ducks right into an uppercut from Frazier.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frazier's calf.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quinn punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Quinn throws a solid leg kick but Frazier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quinn.
Frazier tried to score with a low kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Frazier cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Quinn misses.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quinn lands a slapping body shot.
Zeph Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Frazier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quinn's knee momentarily.
Frazier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. Quinn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Quinn misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
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!
Frazier throws a leg kick that misses.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn throws a low kick, looking for Frazier's leg but Frazier calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Frazier scores with a kick to the body.
Frazier is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quinn.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Quinn misses the jab.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Quinn scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Frazier.
Frazier connects with a right hand. Quinn shakes it off.
Quinn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
A good leg kick by Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeph Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frazier tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Quinn moves out of range.
Frazier is looking to score with low kicks.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
Quinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Quinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frazier cracks Quinn with a good jab.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
An inside leg kick from Frazier misses.
Frazier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Frazier scores with a nice right hand.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
A nice side step and Quinn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier thows a leg kick but Quinn checks it
and Quinn counters with a good low kick that Frazier was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn slips under a jab from Frazier.
Quinn flicks out a counter leg kick but Frazier steps away.
Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frazier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Frazier misses
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frazier lands with a nice body punch.
Frazier moves to clinch but Quinn breaks away
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Quinn off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Quinn manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.
Frazier lands with a straight right. Quinn didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Quinn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Frazier cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Frazier is looking to score with low kicks.
Frazier cracks Quinn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Quinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frazier's hands.
Frazier lands with a good body shot.
Quinn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frazier counters with a leg kick.
Quinn misses the jab.
Frazier moves forwards but Quinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quinn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Frazier takes one on the button.
Quinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Quinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinn on the side of the head.
Frazier misses with a leg kick.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quinn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frazier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frazier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frazier in his tracks.
Quinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frazier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frazier looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frazier.
Quinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frazier.
Quinn takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Quinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Zeph Frazier did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quinn connects with a body shot that sends Frazier's belly button to the back.
Quinn scores with a jab.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier jabs Quinn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier lands a jab to the head.
Quinn lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Quinn motions for Frazier to come forward. Quinn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quinn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frazier's knee momentarily.
Frazier defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Frazier misses
and Frazier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quinn tries to score with a low kick but Frazier moves his leg out of the way.
Frazier wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Frazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quinn. Quinn obviously looking to wear him down.
Frazier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Frazier misses
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frazier thinking.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
Frazier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
Frazier throws a body kick that misses
and Frazier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frazier.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Quinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
Frazier misses with a low kick as Quinn jumps back.
Frazier feints a jab promting Quinn to slip. Frazier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quinn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quinn checks a leg kick.
Quinn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier misses the jab.
Quinn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Frazier.
Quinn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Frazier throws a leg kick
and Quinn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn misses with a body shot
and Frazier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Frazier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frazier throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Quinn avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Quinn checks a leg kick.
Frazier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quinn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Quinn misses
and Frazier counters with a thumping low kick.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinn on the side of the head.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Frazier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn clobbers Frazier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quinn's hands.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Quinn checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
Frazier tries to score with a low kick but Quinn moves his leg out of the way.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quinn has time to react.
Frazier misses with a low kick as Quinn jumps back.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Frazier fires out a quick counter leg kick but Quinn just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frazier.
A swing and a miss from Quinn.
Quinn is looking to chop away at Frazier's legs.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Quinn moved out of range nicely.
Quinn is looking to slow Frazier down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Zeph Frazier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quinn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frazier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn scores with a jab. Frazier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quinn.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Frazier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frazier swings widly with a right hand
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn lands a really nice looking cross but Frazier seems unphased.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frazier throws a leg kick
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier throws a low kick but Quinn avoids it.
Frazier blocks a jab.
The Mighty Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Frazier does it's job there.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a leg kick.
Frazier tries to land a front kick but Quinn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quinn blocks a low kick nicely.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
A bone on bone clash there as Quinn blocks the leg kick.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quinn takes one to the chin there.
Quinn cracks Frazier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
Frazier scores with a leg kick.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Quinn wants to slow Frazier down by chopping away at his legs.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. Quinn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Quinn misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frazier misses with a leg kick
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Frazier as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Quinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Frazier.
A jab from Quinn does it's job there.
Quinn misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
Oh Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frazier seems to have got his legs back now.
Quinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zeph Frazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frazier tests Quinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Frazier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quinn's head.
Frazier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeph Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frazier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Zeph Frazier rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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