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UGD 80:Pulkkinen Vs Defoe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 1945 p4p, 289 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 2675 p4p, 371 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Garcia has chosen Ludacris - Beast Mode as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia tries a low kick but Lethal avoids it.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lethal circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia slips a jab from Lethal.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Lethal sprawls well.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lethal.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a straight right.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia misses the jab.
Lethal jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Lethal slips under a jab from Garcia.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lethal lands a jab.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Lethal misses with a wild combination.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia defending well as Lethal loads up on a big left hand.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal lands with a good body shot.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia cracks the inside of Lethal's front leg.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lethal backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Lethal's head back.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Lethal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses
and Lethal counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
enabling Lethal to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Lethal as he checks the leg kick.
Lethal lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Garcia swings for the body but Lethal moves out of range.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal misses with an uppercut.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Lethal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lethal as he jumps to the side.
Matt Lethal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Lethal slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Lethal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lethal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lethal connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lethal.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lethal misses its target.
Lethal lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lethal.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Lethal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lethal thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lethal.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia catches Lethal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lethal scores with a jab.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Lethal is looking to counter with a body kick.
Matt Lethal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lethal to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lethal has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lethal slips a jab from Garcia.
Lethal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lethal lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Garcia is rocked!
Lethal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia looks to throw a body kick
and Lethal counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Lethal finish him?
Lethal lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Lethal checks it
and Lethal counters with a huge left! Garcia is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lethal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Garcia from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lethal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lethal!
Matt Lethal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1977 p4p, 255 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 2410 p4p, 303 weight class). Dean Mason will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mason's head.
A jab from Mamchenko misses.
Mamchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamchenko misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donk. Mason catches Mamchenko right on the button with a cross.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mamchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamchenko.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamchenko manages to avoid it.
Mamchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamchenko avoids the body shot from Mason.
It looked like Mamchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason jabs Mamchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mason pinned against the cage. Mason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mason thuds a left hand into Mamchenko's body.
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Mamchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mamchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason misses with the combination.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Mamchenko seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mamchenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason throws a lazy head kick
and Mamchenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mamchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Mamchenko controls the action.
Mamchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason misses with a hook. Mamchenko ducked under it nicely.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason connects with a single shot there.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mamchenko misses.
Mason moves into the clinch successfully.
Mamchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses the body punch
and Mamchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamchenko digs a good body shot into Mason's ribs.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason scores with a jab to the body.
Mamchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mamchenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Mamchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason lands a jab to Mamchenko's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a cross.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamchenko misses the target.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason swings for the body but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mamchenko stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Mamchenko on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason lands a right hook to the body.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Mamchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mamchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason throws a leg kick but Mamchenko moved away.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mamchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mason lands the left hand.
Mason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mamchenko.
Mamchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mamchenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamchenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason misses with the body kick
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mamchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mamchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Mamchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason stuns Mamchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mamchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason tests Mamchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mamchenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamchenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason thuds his shin into the meat of Mamchenko's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
Mamchenko needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
A left and a right from Mamchenko both land. Nice combination.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamchenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason lands a nice hook to Mamchenko's body. Mamchenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Mason misses.
Mamchenko walks into a left hand.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mason clobbers Mamchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason jabs Mamchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mamchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mamchenko lands a jab to the head.
Mamchenko throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mason tries to move into range but Mamchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mason cracks Mamchenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Mason lands a jab to Mamchenko's midsection.
Mamchenko looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mamchenko blocks the body kick.
Mamchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Mamchenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamchenko scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
Mason throws a sloppy body shot
and Mamchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamchenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mamchenko looking to pass the guard.
Mamchenko won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mason dives on top into guard.
Mamchenko has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko trying to control the position.
Mason trying to control but Mamchenko is working from the bottom.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Mamchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamchenko has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamchenko is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Evgenii Mamchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamchenko avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mamchenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason scores with a one two! Mamchenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Mamchenko tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Mason - just one landing.
Mamchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason tests Mamchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Mamchenko moves out of range easily.
Mamchenko is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Mason.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mamchenko.
Mason misses with a kick to the body
and Mamchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason digs a good hook to Mamchenko's body.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mamchenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamchenko tests Mason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mason winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Pilvi (ranked 307 p4p, 50 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 273 p4p, 42 weight class). Pilvi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faded. Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snorten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pilvi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snorten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilvi scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten lands a lovely overhand right.
Pilvi throws out a powerful jab.
Pilvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorten counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Snorten seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snorten in side control, throwing shots but Pilvi defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pilvi tries to improve position but can't.
Pilvi defending against the ground and pound.
Pilvi taking a bit of punishment here - Snorten scoring with strikes.
Snorten throws a strike aimed at the side of Pilvi's head but Pilvi avoids it well.
Pilvi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Snorten throwing strikes but Pilvi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Snorten tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi controlling the position from side mount.
Snorten tries to buck Pilvi off but Pilvi is having none of it.
Snorten manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pilvi is trying to get back to full guard.
Pilvi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snorten scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pilvi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pilvi.
Pilvi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten is looking to work some ground and pound but Pilvi has wrist control.
Snorten stopping the sweep attempt from Pilvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snorten is controlling him.
Pilvi trying to keep a closed guard but Snorten is proving a slippery customer.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Snorten working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Snorten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pilvi has his feet on Snorten's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Snorten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Snorten slips under a jab from Pilvi.
Snorten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pilvi, as that shot connected.
Pilvi throws a big shot that misses.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pilvi misses with a wild combination.
Pilvi walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the head.
Pilvi lands a nice looking body shot.
Snorten takes one on the button.
Snorten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snorten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Pilvi moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Pilvi as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pilvi.
Snorten tries to clinch up but Pilvi circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Snorten.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Pilvi checks a leg kick nicely.
Pilvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pilvi. That one must have hurt.
Pilvi scores with a kick to the body.
Snorten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pilvi.
Pilvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Snorten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pilvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Snorten blocks a jab.
Pilvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilvi throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Pilvi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pilvi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pilvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Pilvi throws a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snorten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Pilvi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snorten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pilvi tries to break the clinch but Snorten is controlling the position.
Snorten misses with some punches.
Snorten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snorten fails to pull guard.
Pilvi breaks the clinch.
Pilvi throws a right hand that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilvi moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Pilvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snorten trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pilvi is on top in guard.
Pilvi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snorten has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pilvi has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi staying calm.
Snorten gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pilvi controlling the action here.
Pilvi is trying to control. Snorten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten is pressing down on Pilvi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snorten throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pilvi trying to control the position from guard on top but Snorten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snorten wants to stand and escape but Pilvi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pilvi stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
Snorten keeping moving, preventing Pilvi from controlling successfully.
Snorten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snorten throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Snorten wants to hit a switch here but Pilvi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snorten there!
Pilvi tries to control but Snorten wriggling away.
Snorten can't escape the position.
Pilvi content just to control the position here.
Snorten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snorten is still trying to improve position.
Snorten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snorten tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pilvi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Snorten is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi controlling the position easily from mount.
Pilvi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Snorten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Snorten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snorten is staying active underneath Pilvi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snorten works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pilvi sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snorten is looking to sweep but instead, Pilvi has passed into half guard.
Snorten wants to improve his position but Pilvi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Veikko Pilvi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pilvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Pilvi.
Pilvi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten scoring well with a low kick there.
Snorten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pilvi looks to land a body kick but Snorten moved away.
Snorten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pilvi.
Snorten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilvi, right into the meat.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Pilvi off balance momentarily.
Pilvi lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilvi throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Pilvi only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Pilvi jabs Snorten right on the nose. Snorten blinks but takes it well.
Pilvi cracks Snorten with an open hand slap.
Pilvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pilvi throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Pilvi only half commits.
Snorten throws a nice looking combination but Pilvi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Pilvi finds it's way through Snorten's defenses.
Snorten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilvi.
Veikko Pilvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pilvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pilvi lands a right hook to the body.
Snorten throws a poor cross that misses
and Pilvi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
Pilvi throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorten counters with a left and a right that stings Pilvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the body.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Pilvi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pilvi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pilvi.
A bone on bone clash there as Pilvi blocks the leg kick.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten throws an overhand right that lands on Pilvi's shoulder, as Pilvi tries to avoid the shot.
Pilvi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pilvi.
A clash of legs there as Snorten blocks the low kick.
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
Pilvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snorten can do to turn this around?
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Pilvi.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilvi 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.
Snorten lands with a hook. Pilvi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilvi can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Snorten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pilvi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Snorten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snorten takes one on the button.
Pilvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pilvi swings widly with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilvi misses with an uppercut.
Pilvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilvi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pilvi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pilvi lands with a good body shot.
Pilvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snorten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pilvi lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten defending well as Pilvi loads up on a big left hand.
Pilvi scores with a jab to the head.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilvi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pilvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Snorten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pilvi is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Pilvi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Snorten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snorten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pilvi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pilvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten thinks about the counter body kick.
Pilvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilvi lands with a shot to the body.
Pilvi takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Pilvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Pilvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pilvi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veikko Pilvi!
Veikko Pilvi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 345 p4p, 38 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 746 p4p, 80 weight class). Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music. Jeff Gower has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range and Gower settles back down.
A slow jab from Gower misses its intended target.
Torhammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torhammer swings widly with a right hand
and Gower counters with a stiff right hand.
Gower blocks the body kick.
Torhammer walks into a stiff left hand from Gower.
It looks like Henrik Torhammer has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gower.
Gower takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Torhammer avoids a kick to the body.
Torhammer lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Gower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torhammer. Gower shrugs it off though.
Torhammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gower.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Torhammer blocks the leg kick.
Gower throws the kick towards the body but Torhammer avoids it.
Torhammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer checks a low kick from Gower.
Torhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torhammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gower. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gower.
Gower lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torhammer connects with a looping right hand.
Gower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Gower misses.
Torhammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torhammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torhammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gower lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torhammer tries to bum rush Gower with a series of wild strikes but Gower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torhammer moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
An inside leg kick lands from Gower.
Torhammer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gower checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Torhammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Torhammer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower misses with a double jab.
Henrik Torhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gower moves forwards but Torhammer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torhammer blocks the body kick.
Gower throws a head kick but Torhammer moves out of range.
Gower lands a nice shot to the body.
Torhammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gower pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range and Gower settles back down.
Torhammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gower.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torhammer looks to land a body kick but Gower moved away.
Torhammer moves out of range as Gower strikes.
Torhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torhammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gower is just out of range.
It looked like Gower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torhammer.
Torhammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower connects with a body shot that sends Torhammer's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torhammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torhammer swings for the body but Gower moves out of range.
Torhammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torhammer takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torhammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Torhammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torhammer misses with a hook
and Gower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower with a hook.
Torhammer is rocked!
Gower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torhammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Gower finish him?
Gower avoids a kick to the body.
Gower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gower circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Torhammer to the canvas! Torhammer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gower keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 415 p4p, 58 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 453 p4p, 64 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jiu Jitsu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jiu Jitsu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Jitsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jitsu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jitsu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sole throws a fast counter high kick but Jitsu manages to duck under it in time.
Sole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jitsu takes a step back to recover.
Sole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jitsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sole avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole punishes Jitsu's body with a nice straight punch.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole throws a nice head kick!
Sole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jitsu won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
Sole is trying to keep Jitsu in close.
We've been hearing good reports from Jitsu's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Sole managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jitsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sole dives on top into guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sole passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole working the head with strikes.
Sole is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sole wants to control but Jitsu is keeping him busy.
Jitsu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sole off and has taken his back!
Sole grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Sole tries to escape but Jitsu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole is still trying to improve position.
Jitsu looking for the RNC.
Jitsu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jitsu.
Sole turns into Jitsu and is now in his guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sole passes into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole is trying to control. Jitsu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sole in particular looking to stall.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sole pulls his head out easily.
Sole is trying to control the action in half guard but Jitsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu won't allow Sole to pass to mount.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu is staying active underneath Sole, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jitsu'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.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jitsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Sole sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sole throws a jab but it's blocked by Jitsu.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jitsu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sole trying to keep a closed guard but Jitsu is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jitsu won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
Jitsu is in close to Sole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sole has control of Jitsu's left arm, preventing Jitsu from doing any damage.
Sole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jitsu is one step ahead there.
Jitsu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sole 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.
Sole pulls Jitsu in close to prevent any damage.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Sole is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jitsu, into his guard.
Sole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sole got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jitsu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sole has managed to get both his arms back between Jitsu's legs - danger averted.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jitsu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is pushing down on Jitsu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jitsu is fighting to maintain full guard but Sole has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sole is keen to just control but Jitsu is a slippery customer.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sole perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jitsu has his foot on Sole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sole works his way back into a safe position though.
Sole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sole content to stall in guard here.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sole is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sole tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Sole postures up and lands a big shot to Jitsu's brow.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Sole defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacks Sole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jitsu's cut.
That's time! Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jitsu attempts a counter takedown but Sole avoids it well and moves away.
Sole connects with a right hand. Jitsu shakes it off.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Jitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jitsu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jitsu.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jitsu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sole is just riding it out for now. Jitsu eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Sole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jitsu is working away from the top position though.
Sole might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jitsu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to get to full guard but Jitsu has control of the leg.
Sole keeps trying to improve his position.
Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sole sees it coming and defends easily.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura here.
Sole tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Sole is defending well.
Jitsu is looking for submissions but instead, Sole has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole wants to sweep here but Jitsu controlling him for the moment.
Sole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jitsu is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Jitsu lands a couple of digs.
Sole looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jitsu is defending well. Sole quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jitsu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sole celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacks Sole!
A very excited looking Jacks Sole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Seagram (ranked 180 p4p, 25 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 174 p4p, 24 weight class). Sturd Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Seagram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Seagram counters with a three punch combo that has Sturd Jr backing up. Sturd Jr nods at Seagram to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, jab by Seagram - just one landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sturd Jr is defended easily by Seagram.
Seagram shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturd Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Seagram in the body.
Seagram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seagram with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Seagram strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seagram.
A left and a right from Sturd Jr both land. Nice combination.
Sturd Jr slips a jab from Seagram.
Sturd Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Sturd Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Seagram there.
Seagram moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram lands with a good body shot.
Seagram cracks Sturd Jr with a good jab.
Danny Seagram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seagram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Sturd Jr.
Seagram throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sturd Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Seagram shrugs it off.
Sturd Jr gets a double leg takedown into Seagram's guard.
Sturd Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seagram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturd Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seagram has Sturd Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagram working a defensive guard here.
Seagram keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Seagram being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Seagram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Seagram is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sturd Jr misses with a body kick.
Seagram misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Seagram is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Seagram is out of range.
Seagram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturd Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seagram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturd Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seagram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagram lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
Seagram is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Seagram misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturd Jr 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 Seagram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seagram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr feints and as Seagram raises his hands in defense, Sturd Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagram controls Sturd Jr momentarily but Sturd Jr frees himself.
Sturd Jr throws an elbow that misses. Seagram uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sturd Jr's guard. Nice move by Seagram!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr pulls Seagram in close to prevent any damage.
Seagram stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is trying to keep Seagram in close.
Sturd Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Seagram dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seagram. That did some damage!
Sturd Jr punishes Seagram's body with a nice straight punch.
Seagram throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sturd Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seagram stuffs the takedown.
Seagram throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Seagram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Seagram misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that Seagram was not able to check.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seagram.
Seagram looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Seagram misses with a hook.
Seagram throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr avoids them all with ease.
Seagram jabs Sturd Jr right on the nose. Sturd Jr blinks but takes it well.
Sturd Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Seagram sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seagram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram misses with a body punch
and Sturd Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Seagram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. Seagram saw that one coming.
Seagram moves out of range of the body kick.
Seagram lands with a cross.
Seagram misses with a body kick.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seagram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seagram misses the jab.
Danny Seagram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seagram looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Seagram ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd Jr cracks Seagram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seagram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seagram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Seagram moves out of range.
Seagram throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seagram defends well and Sturd Jr ends up having to push Seagram into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Seagram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danny Seagram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
A jab from Sturd Jr finds it's way through Seagram's defenses.
Seagram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr works over Seagram's head and body with a nice combination.
Seagram smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seagram throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
Seagram staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seagram if he has to take too many more of those.
Seagram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seagram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seagram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagram checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Seagram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Seagram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seagram scores with a body shot.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Seagram.
Sturd Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seagram takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Seagram blocks the leg kick.
Seagram throwing a counter right hand but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Seagram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Seagram strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Seagram moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Seagram with a hook.
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!
Sturd Jr clobbers Seagram with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seagram checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Seagram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Seagram.
Seagram misses with a looping right.
Sturd Jr counters with a body kick.
Seagram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seagram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seagram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Seagram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Seagram blocks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr works Seagram's body with a nice hook.
Danny Seagram is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturd Jr cracks Seagram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Seagram lands a nice looking body shot.
Sturd Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seagram throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Seagram throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sturd Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but Seagram checks it
and Seagram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Seagram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seagram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seagram.
Seagram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Seagram explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seagram misses the jab.
Seagram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram throws a body shot but no joy.
Seagram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Seagram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
Seagram throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sturd Jr throws a wild body kick that Seagram sees coming a mile off.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seagram scores with a hook to the body. Sturd Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seagram walks into a stiff left hand from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Seagram.
Seagram takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seagram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagram manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr keeps Seagram at a distance using the push kick.
Seagram's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seagram scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd Jr with a hook.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr fails with the takedown
and Seagram counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Seagram.
Sturd Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sturd Jr throws out a loose jab but Seagram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Seagram.
Sturd Jr motions for Seagram to come forward. Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagram keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seagram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Seagram.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr throws a shot from downtown. Seagram moves away and avoids it.
Sturd Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seagram will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook to the body. Seagram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seagram misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Seagram scores with a jab. Sturd Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Seagram blocks it.
Sturd Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seagram's calf.
Seagram throws a right hand that misses
and Seagram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturd Jr! But no joy.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seagram lands a nice shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sturd Jr. Seagram shrugs it off though.
Seagram misses with a looping right.
Seagram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Seagram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seagram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturd Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagram takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Seagram.
Seagram misses with a wild body shot.
Seagram misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. Seagram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seagram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Seagram blocks it well.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seagram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seagram throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Seagram throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Seagram ducks under and follows up with a left that Seagram also avoids with ease.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but Seagram moved out of range.
Seagram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd Jr.
Seagram lands with a hook. Sturd Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagram takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Seagram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seagram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Seagram!
An out of breath Danny Seagram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 341 p4p, 57 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 108 p4p, 16 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore cracks Mustacho with an open hand slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Mustacho swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moore throws a push kick but Mustacho slaps the foot to one side.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustacho throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mustacho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Moore.
It looks like Donnito Mustacho has been cut.
Mustacho looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho blocks a body shot from Moore.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mustacho is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Mustacho lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Moore avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore effectively controlling the action here.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mustacho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore gets through Mustacho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore stalls.
Mustacho blocks a body shot from Moore.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustacho.
Mustacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustacho takes one to the chin there.
Moore lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Moore.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore connects with a right hand. Mustacho shakes it off.
Mustacho walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
Mustacho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Mustacho shrugs it off though.
Moore throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore cracks Mustacho with an open hand slap.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Mustacho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a right hand that Mustacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustacho also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Mustacho misses its intended target.
Archie Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mustacho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Mustacho checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mustacho! But no joy.
Mustacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Mustacho throws a big shot that misses.
Moore cracks Mustacho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustacho moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustacho ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Mustacho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore 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 Mustacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mustacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mustacho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mustacho. That did some damage!
Moore works Mustacho's body with a nice hook.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Mustacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnito Mustacho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustacho lands a front kick.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mustacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Mustacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustacho can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore tries to bum rush Mustacho with a series of wild strikes but Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore instigates a clinch.
Moore has Mustacho pushed against the cage.
Mustacho is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mustacho letting Moore take a breather here.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Mustacho has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Archie Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustacho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustacho manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Mustacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mustacho defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Mustacho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustacho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice hook to Mustacho's body. Mustacho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mustacho lands with a light punch inside.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mustacho is breathing heavily.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mustacho is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Mustacho blocks it.
Moore stalling the fight.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
Mustacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working Mustacho over against the cage.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.
Moore has Mustacho pushed against the cage.
Moore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mustacho or not.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mustacho tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Mustacho back against the cage.
Mustacho misses with a punch to the body.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustacho is defending well for now.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moore stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Moore working aggressively here.
Mustacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore backing away here, and Mustacho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moore jabs at Mustacho's body.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Archie Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mustacho avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Moore.
Moore lands with a hook. Mustacho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donnito Mustacho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mustacho's head.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Mustacho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Moore.
Mustacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mustacho momentarily.
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustacho.
Moore connects with a right hand. Mustacho shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mustacho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moore.
Mustacho ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
Mustacho is rocked!
Moore throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustacho will feel that in the morning.
Moore lands a big right hand that sends Mustacho crashing to the mat! Moore stays standing though and waves Mustacho back to his feet!
Mustacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mustacho at a distance.
Mustacho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Mustacho stumbling back into the cage.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donnito Mustacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mustacho seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore lands a nice looking body kick.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Mustacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
You can see that Mustacho has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Moore misses with a head kick.
Mustacho looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Moore thuds his shin into the meat of Mustacho's side.
Mustacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moore - that will leave a mark!
Mustacho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moore lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mustacho will feel that in the morning.
Mustacho moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Mustacho's ribs.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Mustacho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Archie Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore with a nice cross.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Moore cracks Mustacho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore keeps Mustacho at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Moore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Mustacho seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mustacho! But no joy.
Mustacho moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Mustacho throws a head punch that misses.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mustacho backwards.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Mustacho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustacho cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Moore prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Mustacho.
Moore keeps control of Mustacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mustacho misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Moore!
Archie Moore looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the Barbarian!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 47 p4p, 8 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 364 p4p, 42 weight class). Felix Sturm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Kenway's chin.
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm misses with a straight left.
Kenway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kenway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Sturm.
Sturm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sturm swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenway.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenway takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Sturm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sturm tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body. Sturm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Sturm slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kenway jabs Sturm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sturm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.
Kenway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sturm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sturm misses its intended target.
Kenway steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sturm throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Sturm does it's job there.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
Kenway is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sturm rather than just go for the knockout.
Kenway lands a head shot.
Kenway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenway tries a body shot but Sturm blocks it.
Kenway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturm throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Kenway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Sturm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway jabs Sturm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Sturm's shoulder, as Sturm tries to avoid the shot.
Sturm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Sturm misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm lands a head shot.
Kenway tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenway tries to clinch up.
It looked like Sturm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kenway.
A shot to the liver by Kenway. Beautiful body shot.
Sturm gets tackled into the cage by Kenway. Kenway maintains the clinch.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Sturm controls the action.
Sturm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
Sturm blocks an uppercut.
Sturm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway tries a body shot but Sturm blocks it.
Kenway manages to break the clinch.
Kenway staying out of range there.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm drops his hands momentarily and Kenway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway tries to clinch up
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenway moves out of range as Sturm strikes.
Sturm misses with a right hand
and Kenway counters with a good low kick that Sturm was not able to check.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturm throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sturm lands the left hand.
Kenway moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Sturm - that landed with a thud.
Sturm blocking some punches.
Sturm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Sturm.
Kenway works on Sturm's body with a couple of short punches.
Sturm tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Sturm back against the cage.
Kenway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturm backwards.
Kenway lands a left hand.
Kenway lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kenway 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.
Sturm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm throws a head punch that misses.
Sturm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturm breaks the clinch.
Sturm throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Kenway responds with a good body kick, but Sturm manages to step out the way in time.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
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!
Kenway misses with an uppercut
and Sturm counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm drops his hands momentarily and Kenway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sturm misses with a hook
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturm takes one to the side of the head.
Sturm is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Oh Sturm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Kenway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenway scores with a jab.
Kenway lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sturm falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kenway dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Man (ranked 42 p4p, 5 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 98 p4p, 12 weight class). Yamaji comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Yamaji has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamaji looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Yamaji misses the jab.
Yamaji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Donk. Yamaji catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Yamaji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaji moves away.
Yamaji throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamaji throws a body shot but no joy.
Man looks for the body kick but Yamaji saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Yamaji.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaji throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Man was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man thows a body kick. Yamaji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaji misses with a hook.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamaji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamaji lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Yamaji down.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yamaji throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a body kick.
Yamaji looks winded!
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamaji takes a step back to recover.
Man lands a jab to Yamaji's midsection.
Masamichi Yamaji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaji takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaji on the side of the head.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man presses Yamaji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamaji.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Man.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaji.
Yamaji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Yamaji's head.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamaji is rocked!
Man creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yamaji with a big uppercut! Yamaji tries to clinch up but Man pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yamaji to the mat! Yamaji covers up and Man unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Snow Man!
Snow Man retains his heavyweight title!
The defeated Masamichi Yamaji had this to say: '*sneers and spits on the mat*'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 16 p4p, 3 weight class) and Menace Defoe (ranked 6 p4p, 2 weight class). Defoe has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Menace Defoe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Defoe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulkkinen thinking.
Pulkkinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Defoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Defoe's leg. Defoe is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Defoe.
Pulkkinen cracks Defoe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defoe.
Defoe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Defoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Defoe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Defoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pulkkinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Defoe. That one must have hurt.
Defoe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the head.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Defoe scores with a hook to the body. Pulkkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Defoe loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Defoe staying out of range there.
Defoe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Defoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Defoe defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Defoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Defoe.
Defoe looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen misses with a combination
and Defoe counters with a low kick, right behind Pulkkinen 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen wants to slow Defoe down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Defoe.
Nice straight punches there by Defoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Defoe.
Defoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Defoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pulkkinen counters with a left to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Defoe misses with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Defoe moves away and avoids it.
Defoe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pulkkinen. That one must have hurt.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Defoe 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 Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Defoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Defoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Defoe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Defoe misses with a straight left.
As Defoe backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a head kick.
Defoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Defoe's front leg.
Defoe scores with a jab to the head.
Defoe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Defoe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen misses with a right hand
and Defoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
Defoe drives through and clinches with Pulkkinen against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Defoe misses with a body shot.
Defoe misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Defoe.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Defoe seems unphased.
Defoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulkkinen's sensitive parts.
Pulkkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Defoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen throws the kick towards the body but Defoe avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Defoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Defoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pulkkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Defoe.
Defoe connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Menace Defoe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Defoe counters with a good, hard body kick but Pulkkinen shrugs it off.
Defoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Defoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defoe.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
and Defoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Pulkkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Defoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Defoe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulkkinen - the referee stops the clock and Defoe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulkkinen. Defoe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Defoe moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen lands with a straight right. Defoe didn't see that one coming.
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Defoe moved away.
Defoe tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Defoe throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from Defoe.
Defoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Defoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Defoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pena Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen catches Defoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Defoe - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Defoe.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Defoe slips the punch.
Defoe misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defoe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Defoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Defoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Defoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Defoe blocks it.
Pulkkinen is working Defoe over against the cage.
Defoe misses with some punches.
Defoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Defoe.
Defoe lands a nice uppercut.
Defoe digs a right hand into Pulkkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pulkkinen's gas tank.
Defoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Defoe.
Pulkkinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Defoe walks away with a smile on his face. Pulkkinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Defoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen with a hook.
Defoe throws a right and a left that Pulkkinen avoids nicely.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Defoe manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Defoe.
Pulkkinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Defoe counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Defoe cracks a nice hook into Pulkkinen's ribs.
Defoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Defoe lands a body shot.
Defoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Defoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Defoe misses with a looping right.
Defoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Defoe counters with a one-two to the body.
Defoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Defoe.
Nice uppercut there from Pulkkinen.
Defoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Defoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Defoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Defoe throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe sizes up Pulkkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Defoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Defoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Menace Defoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pulkkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Defoe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Defoe misses with a body punch.
Defoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Defoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Defoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen stalling in the clinch but Defoe improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Defoe as Pulkkinen tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Defoe.
Defoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries to break the clinch but Defoe is controlling the position.
Defoe tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Defoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Pulkkinen stalling the fight.
Defoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Defoe misses with a punch to the body.
Defoe tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Defoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Defoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Defoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Defoe misses with a punch to the body.
Defoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Defoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Defoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Defoe can't find room to land a body shot as Pulkkinen controls the action.
Defoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Defoe.
Defoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Defoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Defoe lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Defoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Defoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Defoe.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Defoe misses with some punches.
Defoe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Defoe.
Pulkkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Defoe.
Defoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Defoe blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
A big right from Defoe misses.
Defoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Defoe defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Defoe wants to clinch up but Pulkkinen keeps it at a distance.
Defoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Defoe throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Defoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Defoe saw that one coming.
Defoe throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Defoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Defoe throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a combination. Pulkkinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pulkkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defoe manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Defoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen clobbers Defoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Defoe.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Defoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulkkinen's sensitive parts.
Defoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Menace Defoe really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Defoe throws a sloppy body shot
and Defoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Defoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Defoe.
Defoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pulkkinen jabs at Defoe's body.
Defoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Defoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Defoe wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Defoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Defoe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pulkkinen.
Defoe clinches up against the cage.
Defoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe lands a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen fails to pull guard.
Pulkkinen tries to pull guard but Defoe won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Defoe.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Defoe misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Defoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Defoe digs a right hand underneath Pulkkinen's ribcage. Pulkkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Defoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Defoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Defoe presses Pulkkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Defoe lands a shoulder strike.
Defoe blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen tries to break the clinch but Defoe is controlling the position.
Defoe tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Defoe tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Defoe back against the cage.
Defoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pulkkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Defoes head.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Defoe controls his hands.
Defoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Defoe avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Defoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Defoe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Defoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
Defoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Defoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a jab.
Defoe throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Pulkkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Defoe misses the target.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Defoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Defoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Defoe throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen lands a front kick.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
Defoe thuds his shin into the meat of Pulkkinen's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen cracks Defoe with a good jab.
Defoe misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Defoe thinking.
Defoe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulkkinen. That snapped Defoe's head back.
Defoe misses with a jab to the body
and Defoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Defoe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Defoe scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one.
Defoe slips under a jab.
Defoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Defoe on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Menace Defoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Defoe with an uppercut!
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Defoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Defoe's head but Defoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Defoe.
Pulkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Defoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Defoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Defoe moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Defoe moved away.
Pulkkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Defoe misses the shot to the body.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Pulkkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Defoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Defoe.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Defoe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Defoe at a distance.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Defoe.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Defoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pulkkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pena Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Defoe throws a lazy body kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Defoe clinches with his opponent.
Defoe tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Defoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Defoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Defoe controls the action.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Pulkkinen stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Defoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pulkkinen or not.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe misses with some punches.
Defoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Defoe misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pulkkinen blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Defoe.
Pulkkinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Defoe backwards.
Defoe pushes Pulkkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pulkkinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Defoe has him pressed against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Defoe avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Menace Defoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Defoe blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Defoe as the two fighters clinch.
Defoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Defoe works on Pulkkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Defoe throws a head punch that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menace Defoe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Defoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Defoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Pulkkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Defoe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Menace Defoe!
Menace Defoe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Pena Pulkkinen had this to say: 'Youre welcome. Free win, im retiring.'.
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