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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Santos (ranked 23711 p4p, 267 weight class) and Kadu Alves (ranked 23761 p4p, 280 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Open the tcheka. Kadu Alves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodrigo Santos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kadu Alves! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand. Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard. Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well. Alves is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now. Santos is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santos tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg. Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet! Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santos with a lazy takedown attempt and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage. Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Santos tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily and Alves counters with a straight right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him. Santos misses with a takedown attempt and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt. Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves. Alves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Alves lands a nice forearm strike. We've been hearing good reports from Santos'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. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alves slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Alves lands a decent elbow from side control. Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alves asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alves landing a few strikes.
Santos is rocked! Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet. Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Alves has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far. Alves clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Alves pulls Santos into guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss. Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santos postures up.
Alves is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment. Santos lands a couple of digs. Alves uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos moves to clinch but Alves breaks away and Alves counters with a stiff right hand. Santos with a poor takedown and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! 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! Santos tries to clinch but Alves moves away and Alves counters with a crisp right that sends Santos to the canvas! Alves follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kadu Alves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Penn (ranked 7239 p4p, 721 weight class) and Jeremy Stylez (ranked 8643 p4p, 765 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Sky Serpent. 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjj Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice cross by Stylez.
It looks like Bjj Penn has been cut. Penn avoids the head kick by Stylez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stylez. Stylez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head. Stylez cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Stylez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stylez. Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stylez.
Penn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Stylez dives in and scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Stylez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Penn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Stylez. Penn is pushing down on Stylez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stylez is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Penn controlling the action here. Stylez keeping control of the position. Penn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stylez tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Penn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Stylez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Penn slows the pace down in half guard. Penn works his way into side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Penn has knee on belly and moves into mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stylez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bjj Penn's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Stylez as he connects with a hook. Stylez throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease. Penn tries to counter with a takedown but Stylez is quick to defend against it. Stylez looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well. Good shot there by Stylez. Jeremy Stylez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stylez throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Penn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Stylez misses. Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Stylez misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stylez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Stylez keeps moving and retains side control. Penn sneaks back into half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Stylez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard. Stylez stopping the sweep attempt from Penn. Penn is adopting a defensive guard. Penn'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.
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. Stylez wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position. Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Stylez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Stylez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Penn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Stylez is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stylez avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn is figuring out what he wants to do next. Penn prevents Stylez from standing back up.
Penn is taking a breather. Stylez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Left hook, right uppercut from Stylez. Stylez scores with a jab. A punch combination from Stylez misses. Penn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stylez keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick. Stylez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Stylez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stylez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stylez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bjj Penn's cut. That's time! Penn'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.
Stylez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Both fighters take a look at the clock. Jeremy Stylez has got the better of the ground game so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stylez wants to stand but Penn is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn tries to improve position but can't. Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stylez off and has taken his back! Penn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Stylez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stylez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. I would not like to be Stylez right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Penn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stylez for as long as he can get away with. Stylez wants to get back to his feet.
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. I would not like to be Stylez right now.
Jeremy Stylez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bjj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Penn punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that's the end of the fight! Bjj Penn showed his dominance in that final round. I think Stylez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Stylez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Opstad (ranked 7220 p4p, 655 weight class) and Sarel The Eagle (ranked 7716 p4p, 677 weight class). Opstad's entrance music is Moby - Natural Blues. A fine choice. Leon Opstad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Opstad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarel The Eagle! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Eagle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Eagle there as he acknowledges the shot. Opstad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Well, if Opstad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Eagle is trying to get back to full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Opstad stops The Eagle from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Eagle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Opstad is working away from the top position though. Opstad working The Eagle over with strikes. Opstad is taking a breather. The Eagle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Opstad tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Opstad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Eagle is just riding it out for now. Opstad eventually gives up the hold. Opstad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in half guard, Opstad seems content to control. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Opstad connects with a nice short shot to The Eagle's temple. Opstad 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. Opstad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Eagle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The Eagle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Opstad pulls his head out easily. Opstad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The Eagle tries to roll over but Opstad keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Opstad moves into full mount! The Eagle won't be happy about that! The Eagle is looking to get to half guard. Opstad controlling the pace for now. Opstad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Eagle?
Opstad controlling the position easily from mount. The Eagle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Opstad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. The Eagle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Opstad cracks The Eagle with a solid left hand. Opstad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Opstad is looking to stand up but The Eagle won't let him. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Opstad stopping the sweep attempt from The Eagle. Opstad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Eagle, up you get! Opstad connects with a single shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Opstad dominated that round. That's time! Opstad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Eagle tries to clinch but Opstad is having none of it. The Eagle tries for a takedown but Opstad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. The Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Opstad paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sarel The Eagle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Opstad lands a huge takedown. The Eagle is out but the ref is slow to react and Opstad lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. The Eagle lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Opstad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 6193 p4p, 489 weight class) and Steven Perkins (ranked 6087 p4p, 484 weight class). Perkins has chosen I'm in love with the coco as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Swearengen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Perkins! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swearengen. Swearengen throws a hook to the side of Perkins's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perkins throws out a powerful jab. Perkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Swearengen dodges the punch combination from Perkins.
Swearengen lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Swearengen misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkins throws a right and a left that both miss. Perkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Swearengen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Helsinki in the buildup to the fight. Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Swearengen is just out of range. Perkins misses with the combination.
Swearengen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swearengen lands a nice shot to the body.
Swearengen throws a hook but Perkins avoids it easily. Perkins defending well as Swearengen loads up on a big left hand. Swearengen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins.
Swearengen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
Swearengen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Swearengen misses with a straight left. Swearengen takes one on the button. Perkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swearengen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swearengen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. We've been informed that Perkins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Perkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Swearengen back to the cage. Perkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Al Swearengen has been cut. Swearengen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Steven Perkins has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perkins lands with a shot to the body. Perkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swearengen. Perkins moves away from the strike by Swearengen. Perkins scores with a decent looking hook. Swearengen clobbers Perkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Perkins takes a body punch but keeps moving. Swearengen jabs Perkins to the body, keeping him at a distance. Swearengen misses the shot to the body. A big left from Swearengen misses. Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swearengen misses with a hook. It seemed like Perkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swearengen. A nice side step and Perkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Swearengen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Swearengen misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Swearengen 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.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Steven Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Swearengen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Perkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Al Swearengen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Perkins swings for the body but Swearengen moves out of range.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Swearengen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swearengen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Swearengen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Perkins did well to prevent Swearengen getting side control. Perkins is trying to stand.
Swearengen not landing any meaningful shots this time. Swearengen slows the pace down in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perkins pushes Swearengen off looking to stand but Swearengen dives back in and keeps control.
Swearengen is figuring out what he wants to do next. Perkins manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Swearengen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Swearengen dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swearengen throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range. Swearengen cracks Perkins with a right hand to the side of the head. Swearengen throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it. Perkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Perkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swearengen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Perkins connects with a looping right hand.
Perkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swearengen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkins thinking. Swearengen swings widly with a right hand
and Perkins counters with a stiff right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Swearengen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkins on the side of the head. Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swearengen. Perkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Perkins moves away from the strike by Swearengen. Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here. Perkins moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swearengen looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range. Swearengen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Swearengen jabs at Perkins's body. Perkins drops his hands momentarily and Swearengen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Perkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swearengen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkins under the eye. A lazy left from Swearengen finds it's target. Swearengen looks to throw the jab but Perkins is out of range. Swearengen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Steven Perkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Swearengen throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range. Swearengen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkins. Perkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swearengen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swearengen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Perkins defending well as Swearengen loads up on a big left hand. No joy there for Perkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Swearengen to counter with a crisp jab. Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely. Perkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Swearengen cracks Perkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swearengen scores with a nice strike. Perkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swearengen. Swearengen connects with a body shot. A big right from Swearengen misses. Perkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkins takes one to the side of the head.
Swearengen scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Perkins.
Swearengen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Perkins scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Swearengen does it's job there. Swearengen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around? Swearengen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. 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! Swearengen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Perkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swearengen throws out the jab. Perkins blocks a jab. Swearengen catches Perkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Swearengen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Perkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Perkins throws a combination that misses and Swearengen counters with a stiff right hand. Swearengen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Swearengen dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Swearengen missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Swearengen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins.
Swearengen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkins manages to avoid it. Perkins swinging wildly here.
It looked like Swearengen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perkins. Swearengen throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkins counters with a left to the body. Perkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swearengen manages to avoid it. It looked like Swearengen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkins misses with a two punch combination.
Swearengen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins. Perkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swearengen connects with a single shot there. Perkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Swearengen looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Perkins misses. Swearengen throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it. Perkins takes a swing at Swearengen's ribcage but misses. Perkins defending well as Swearengen loads up on a big left hand. Perkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swearengen counters with a lovely shot to the body. Swearengen throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily. Swearengen staying out of range there. Swearengen throwing a counter right hand but Perkins manages to avoid it. Perkins takes a body punch but keeps moving. Swearengen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swearengen throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily. Perkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Perkins misses with a jab to the body
and Swearengen counters with a nice uppercut. Swearengen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swearengen lands in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Swearengen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkins is keeping the position for now. Perkins wants to get back to his feet but Swearengen is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Swearengen forces his way into half guard. Perkins is trying to stand back up but Swearengen is controlling him
Al Swearengen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swearengen sitting and controlling from the half guard. Swearengen is working for a kimura but Perkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Swearengen moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Perkins prevents Swearengen from improving position. Steven Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Swearengen swings around for an armbar but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Swearengen's guard. Perkins wants to stand and escape but instead Swearengen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Swearengen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkins is keeping the position for now. Swearengen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Perkins trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight! Al Swearengen showed his dominance in that final round. Well Swearengen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Swearengen! As Al Swearengen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This pussy was in the nose candy to much in training and paid for it tonight. On to the next'. Steven Perkins was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back motherfuckers!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 2993 p4p, 401 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 5032 p4p, 611 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Distacio Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red - Darkest Part. Harry Distacio Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Distacio Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Distacio Jr. Distacio Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick. Winnfield moves into the clinch. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Winnfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Distacio Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Distacio Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms. Winnfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winnfield manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Winnfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Distacio Jr is looking to improve his position.
Distacio Jr is working hard here to advance position. Winnfield is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Distacio Jr wants to get back to full guard. Distacio Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Distacio Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Winnfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Distacio Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Winnfield preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Winnfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Distacio Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. Winnfield content to stall in guard here. Winnfield pushes down on Distacio Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard. Winnfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Distacio Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Distacio Jr is trying to stand back up but Winnfield is controlling him
Winnfield trying to mount his opponent but Distacio Jr defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Winnfield swings away with a leg kick that misses. Harry Distacio Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Winnfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winnfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Distacio Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Winnfield. Winnfield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Winnfield throws a leg kick but Distacio Jr sees it coming and moves out of range. Winnfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winnfield throws a body shot but no joy. Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Distacio Jr connects with a crisp jab. Distacio Jr moves out of range of the strikes. Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Distacio Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Distacio Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Distacio Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield. Winnfield wants to clinch up but Distacio Jr keeps it at a distance. Distacio Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Winnfield throws a jab when Distacio Jr was well out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Distacio Jr misses the target. Distacio Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Winnfield, before circling back to the center of the mat. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Winnfield is looking to clinch but Distacio Jr is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Distacio Jr. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet. 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! Distacio Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Distacio Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Distacio Jr will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Distacio Jr moves away. It looked like Distacio Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Distacio Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it. Winnfield tries to clinch but Distacio Jr moves away and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Winnfield throws a leg kick that is checked and Distacio Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand! Distacio Jr throws a leg kick but Winnfield moved away. Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot. Winnfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Distacio Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Distacio Jr tries to buck Winnfield off but Winnfield is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winnfield decides to stand up, so the ref orders Distacio Jr to his feet. Distacio Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily. Winnfield throws a body punch but Distacio Jr moves out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Distacio Jr misses its target. Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Distacio Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away. Winnfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Distacio Jr's guard. Distacio Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy. Distacio Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winnfield defends it easily. Jules Winnfield has got the better of the ground game so far. Winnfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Distacio Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winnfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Distacio Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. Distacio Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy. Distacio Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Winnfield frees his head nicely. Oh but Distacio Jr has switched to an armbar! Winnfield is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Distacio Jr! A very excited looking Harry Distacio Jr 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 Mark Garbut (ranked 4620 p4p, 512 weight class) and Jesse Montgomery Iii (ranked 3737 p4p, 427 weight class). Montgomery Iii has chosen Bust A Move as his entrance music. Jesse Montgomery Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Garbut! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Montgomery Iii! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garbut shoots in looking for a takedown. Montgomery Iii tries to sprawl out of it but Garbut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montgomery Iii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Garbut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Garbut slips nicely into half guard. Garbut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Montgomery Iii is staying active underneath Garbut, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Garbut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Garbut throws a strike but Montgomery Iii avoids it easily and moves to full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garbut throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery Iii blocks nicely. Garbut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Garbut with a flurry of punches that miss. Montgomery Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garbut tries to free his leg and advance position but Montgomery Iii is retaining full guard. Garbut passes Montgomery Iii's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Montgomery Iii regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garbut. Garbut throws a big right hand that misses. Garbut 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. Garbut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garbut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Garbut trying to control but Montgomery Iii is working from the bottom. Garbut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Montgomery Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Garbut wants to control from the top but Montgomery Iii keeps moving. Montgomery Iii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garbut tries to get to full guard but Montgomery Iii has control of the leg. Garbut is working hard here to advance position. Garbut flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Garbut wants to improve his position but Montgomery Iii is controlling well.
Garbut gets full guard. Montgomery Iii passes Garbut's left leg - he's now in half guard. Garbut is looking for a sweep. Montgomery Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Garbut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garbut on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garbut tries to get out of the position. Garbut is looking to control Montgomery Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garbut avoid being mounted? Montgomery Iii performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Garbut wants to get back to full guard. Garbut throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garbut misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garbut is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Montgomery Iii jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Garbut tries to improve position but can't. The referee asks Montgomery Iii politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Montgomery Iii prefers to stall for the moment though. Garbut tries to improve position but can't. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Garbut tries to get back to half guard but can't. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Montgomery Iii takes a little break here. Garbut wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Garbut will probably get the nod. 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.
Montgomery Iii lands with an overhand left. Montgomery Iii catches Garbut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Horrible takedown attempt by Garbut or perhaps it was just good defense by Montgomery Iii, which made it look bad. Garbut shoots and misses and Montgomery Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Montgomery Iii scores with a punch to the head. Montgomery Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mark Garbut has been cut. Montgomery Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Garbut should have avoided that one. Garbut shoots in for a takedown but Montgomery Iii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Garbut. That's going to take a lot out of him. Garbut shoots in for a takedown but Montgomery Iii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Garbut misses with a takedown and Montgomery Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Garbut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Montgomery Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Montgomery Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Montgomery Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Montgomery Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Montgomery Iii digs a good body shot into Garbut's ribs. Decent striking displayed by Montgomery Iii there.
Garbut is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Montgomery Iii throws a pinpoint strike between Garbut's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Garbut crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Montgomery Iii scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Montgomery Iii! During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Montgomery Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 5893 p4p, 274 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 3669 p4p, 178 weight class). Verygood has chosen Bring Pain as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left lands for Verygood. Franco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Franco moves out of range of the body kick. A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target. Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily. Good shot there by Verygood. Franco has managed to clinch.
Verygood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Verygood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verygood lands an uppercut. Verygood breaks from the clinch.
Franco tries to clinch up. Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verygood paws at him with a jab and circles away. Verygood lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Good leg kick by Verygood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Franco is looking to clinch. Verygood scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Franco takes one on the button. Franco slips a jab from Verygood. Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco. Verygood throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it. Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verygood manages to circle out of the way. Verygood misses with a wild body shot. Verygood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Verygood tries to get set, Franco tries to push him back and clinch up but Verygood manages to avoid the attempt. Verygood misses the shot to the body. Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Verygood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Franco moves out of range of the body kick from Verygood.
Verygood throws a right and a left that both miss. Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away. Verygood misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Franco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Franco tries to clinch but Verygood moves out of range. Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood. Verygood misses with a looping right. Franco tries to counter by clinching up but Verygood breaks away and moves out of range. Franco tries to clinch up but Verygood circles away and keeps his distance. Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Franco needs to keep his hands up - Verygood had a free shot at his head there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood. Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verygood. Franco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verygood. Franco staying out of range there. Verygood misses with a straight right. Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood. Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Verygood throws a right hand that misses
and Franco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franco. Verygood pushes Franco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Verygood - that landed with a thud.
Franco working some nice short punches in the clinch. Franco misses with a knee to the head. Good body shot from Verygood.
Verygood pressing his opponent against the cage. Still in the clinch, Verygood scores with a nice short uppercut. Verygood scores with a hook to the body. Verygood cracks Franco with a nice body shot. Franco throws a head punch that misses. Verygood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verygood. Good body shot from Verygood.
A short right from Verygood on the inside. Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Franco lands with a light punch inside. Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Verygood blocks with his arms.
Franco is breathing heavily. Verygood lands a shot to the body. Verygood presses Franco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Verygood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards. Verygood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Verygood lands an uppercut. Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verygood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards. Verygood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head. Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards. Verygood scores with a shoulder strike. Verygood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Franco landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verygood's brow. Verygood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards. Verygood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verygood breaks from the clinch.
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Verygood scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one. Franco moves out of range of the strikes. Franco gets tackled into the cage by Verygood. Verygood maintains the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Franco wants to clinch. Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot. Verygood has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Franco closes the distance and pushes Verygood back into the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. A short body shot lands from Verygood as the two fighters clinch.
Verygood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards. A short right from Verygood. Verygood working some nice short punches in the clinch. Franco trying to control the position but instead, Verygood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Verygood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verygood blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Verygood to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Verygood.
Verygood blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verygood works on Franco's body with a couple of short punches. Verygood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verygood misses with a hook. Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verygood manages to circle out of the way. Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Verygood lands with a straight right. Franco didn't see that one coming. Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Franco is looking to clinch but Verygood is avoiding it.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Verygood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Verygood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup. Verygood lands an overhand right. Verygood cracks Franco with a right hand to the side of the head. Verygood with a jab. Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco. Franco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verygood jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance. Verygood throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily. Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Verygood connects with a body shot. Verygood lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Verygood. Verygood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head. Verygood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Verygood, as that shot connected.
Verygood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Verygood misses with a looping left. Pedro Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Verygood misses with a wild body shot. Franco is looking to counter the offense by Verygood and move into the clinch. A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet. Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verygood manages to circle out of the way. Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Verygood jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance. Verygood throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it. Verygood throws a hook but Franco blocks it. Verygood thuds a left hand into Franco's body. Verygood catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Good exchange - Verygood coming out on top. The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Franco ducks under a wild hook from Verygood. Franco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Verygood is looking to land body kicks. Verygood swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Franco ducks right into an uppercut from Verygood. Verygood jabs Franco right on the nose. Franco blinks but takes it well. Verygood gets a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Verygood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head. Verygood lands with a light punch inside. Franco misses with a hook from the clinch. Franco letting Verygood take a breather here. Verygood presses Franco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Verygood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Good body shot from Verygood.
Verygood lands a shot to the body. Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurt Verygood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Franco misses with a hook from the clinch. Franco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A right hook to the body lands for Verygood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Verygood lands a right hand. Verygood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards. A hook to the body from Verygood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from Verygood. Verygood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verygood looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely. Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verygood. Verygood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Franco tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Verygood counters with a left to the body. Verygood takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses. Franco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice uppercut lands for Verygood. That snapped Franco's head back.
Franco takes one to the chin there. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verygood.
Franco is looking to clinch. Verygood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Franco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verygood.
Franco moves out of range as Verygood strikes. Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verygood gets a clinch. Verygood presses Franco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Verygood cracks Franco with a nice body shot. Verygood scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Verygood controls his hands.
Verygood is working Franco over against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco. Verygood gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Verygood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verygood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verygood lands with a right to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Franco takes a shot to the head. Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verygood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Verygood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away. Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving. A leg kick checked by Franco. Franco looks to clinch and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Verygood scores with a kick to the body.
Franco tries to clinch up but Verygood circles away and keeps his distance. Verygood looks like he wants to counter punch here. Franco slips a straight right by Verygood. Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verygood. Franco slips a jab and a cross from Verygood.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franco tries to clinch there but Verygood circles away.
Franco wants to clinch up but Verygood keeps it at a distance. Verygood lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Verygood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Verygood lands a body shot.
Franco tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it. Verygood cracks Franco with an open hand slap. Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it. Pedro Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nice straight punches there by Verygood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Verygood. Verygood with a jab. Verygood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franco avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood lands with a straight right. Franco didn't see that one coming. Verygood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside. Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Verygood circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Verygood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Verygood cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs. 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! Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving. Verygood connects with a body shot that sends Franco's belly button to the back. Sloppy strikes from Verygood. Those never looked like landing. Franco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Verygood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Verygood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards. Franco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verygood dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Verygood lands a head shot. Franco is looking to clinch. Franco tries to move into range but Verygood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Kurt Verygood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Verygood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood! A very excited looking Kurt Verygood 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 2066 p4p, 254 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 4000 p4p, 444 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Offender Shuffle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zinsou connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cobb.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut. Zinsou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Cobb sends Zinsou crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cobb is motioning to the referee to let Zinsou up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zinsou is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zinsou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobb's waist but Cobb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zinsou off to one side. Zinsou is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him? Zinsou goes for a double leg but Cobb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cobb continues to drive forward. Zinsou walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Cobb! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semmy Cobb! Semmy Cobb managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Real Men Supplements, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Dillon (ranked 1882 p4p, 278 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 3459 p4p, 451 weight class). Dennis Dillon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baron Geisler's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Dillon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Geisler looks to land a body kick but Dillon moved away. Dillon misses with a double jab
and Geisler counters with a leg kick. Dillon swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Geisler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Geisler throws a wild body kick that Dillon sees coming a mile off. Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geisler digs a good hook to Dillon's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Geisler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dillon gets a takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Geisler moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geisler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Geisler pulls Dillon in close to prevent any damage. Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet. Geisler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Geisler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dillon is pushing down on Geisler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Geisler is fighting to maintain full guard but Dillon has managed to sneak the leg through. Dillon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Geisler is trying to get back to full guard. Dillon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Dillon is looking to advance position but Geisler won't allow it. Dillon prevents Geisler from improving his position. Geisler told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Dillon not landing any meaningful shots this time. Dillon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Geisler trying to control but Dillon postures up.
Nice strikes from Dillon there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillon trying to pass the guard but Geisler defending well. Geisler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Dillon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Geisler defends it well. Geisler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geisler. Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dillon throws a big right hand that misses. Geisler has momentary wrist control but Dillon slips an elbow through the middle. Geisler trying to control the position here. Geisler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dillon throwing strikes from guard but Geisler blocks nicely. Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet. Dillon 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. Geisler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Dillon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geisler swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Geisler is pulling down on Dillon's head. It's preventing any offense from Dillon, at least for the moment. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dillon throwing strikes but missing. Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Dillon dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dillon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geisler defends it nicely. A nice leg kick lands there from Geisler. Dillon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dillon cracks Geisler with a good jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Geisler. Dillon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geisler misses with a head kick.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Geisler to counter with a crisp jab. Geisler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dillon misses with a hook to the body
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand. Geisler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Dillon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillon. Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control. Geisler can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Geisler works his way to full guard. Good work. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillon is looking to work some ground and pound but Geisler has wrist control. Geisler controls Dillon momentarily but Dillon frees himself. This has been an exciting period of action! Dillon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dillon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geisler works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Geisler tries to land a sweep but no joy. Geisler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Dillon stands up over Geisler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Geisler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillon is one step ahead there. Dillon scoring with punches to the head and body. Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dillon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dillon tries to free his leg and advance position but Geisler is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Geisler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Geisler has control of Dillon's left arm, preventing Dillon from doing any damage. Geisler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Dillon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dillon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Dillon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Dillon looking to pass the guard. Geisler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Geisler has Dillon pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Geisler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Dennis Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Geisler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dillon is refusing to be controlled, as Geisler sits in half guard. Dillon gets full guard. Dillon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Geisler wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dillon punching to the body, from the bottom. Geisler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. 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 Dennis Dillon will probably get the nod. 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. 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Geisler. That's going to slow Dillon down. Geisler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Geisler feints and then cracks Dillon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dillon down. A big right from Geisler misses. Dillon appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Geisler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Geisler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Geisler throws a leg kick but Dillon sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Geisler. Geisler is looking to slow Dillon down with leg kicks. Geisler dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dillon moves out of range of the body kick. Geisler throws a head kick but Dillon moves out of range.
Geisler tries to bum rush Dillon with a series of wild strikes but Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Geisler throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Dillon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Dillon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dennis Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Dillon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Geisler for as long as he can get away with. Dillon postures up.
Geisler tries to land a sweep but no joy. Geisler being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Geisler is pulling down on Dillon's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Geisler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Dillon avoids the body shot from Geisler.
A slow jab from Dillon misses its intended target. Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Geisler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Geisler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Geisler slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch. Geisler throws out a loose jab but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Geisler misses with the body kick and Dillon counters with a shoot takedown. Geisler fights it but they end up in guard. Dillon controls the pace of the fight for a moment. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Geisler holds on and takes a little breather. Dillon controlling from the top position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Baron Geisler. I think Dillon 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Dillon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Scrotum (ranked 950 p4p, 153 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 1952 p4p, 290 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uesugi takes a swing at Scrotum's ribcage but misses. Scrotum tries to clinch but Uesugi moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uesugi! But no joy. Uesugi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Scrotum is landing a low percentage of strikes. Scrotum jabbing away but nothing is landing. Uesugi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scrotum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scrotum. Scrotum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi needs to keep his hands up - Scrotum had a free shot at his head there. Scrotum is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scrotum. A swing and a miss from Scrotum. Uesugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Scrotum misses with an uppercut. Uesugi saw that one coming. Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Scrotum ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Scrotum missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little jabbing left from Uesugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uesugi misses with a hook
and Scrotum counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A head punch on the inside from Scrotum fails to land. Uesugi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hairy Scrotum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Scrotum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Uesugi moves away from the strike by Scrotum. Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Uesugi lands with a right hand. Uesugi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scrotum momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Scrotum does a little dance to reset his feet. Uesugi throws a big shot that misses. Uesugi lands a right hook to the body.
Uesugi connects with a jab. A jab from Scrotum finds it's way through Uesugi's defenses. 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! Scrotum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrotum. Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scrotum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Scrotum moves out of range. Scrotum takes one on the button. Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Scrotum tries to clinch up but Uesugi circles away and keeps his distance. Uesugi cracks Scrotum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Uesugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Uesugi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Uesugi throws a hook to the side of Scrotum's head but Scrotum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Uesugi lands with an uppercut that bounces Scrotum off the cage and back into range. Scrotum throws an overhand right that lands on Uesugi's shoulder, as Uesugi tries to avoid the shot. Scrotum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uesugi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
Scrotum prevents Uesugi from breaking the clinch. Uesugi tries to circle away but Scrotum has him pinned against the cage. Scrotum working aggressively here.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi has Scrotum pressed against the cage.
Scrotum prevents Uesugi from breaking the clinch. Uesugi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Scrotum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Scrotum with a hook. Uesugi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Scrotum is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Uesugi slips under a jab from Scrotum. Uesugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scrotum throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scrotum cracks Uesugi with a good jab. A swing and a miss from Scrotum. Scrotum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Uesugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Scrotum. Uesugi slips a jab from Scrotum. A decent looking cross lands there for Scrotum. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Uesugi throws a good cross that connects.
Uesugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Scrotum misses with a hook. Uesugi slips under a jab from Scrotum. Scrotum thows a left - swing and a miss! Uesugi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Scrotum misses with a looping right. Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes. Scrotum throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scrotum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Uesugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scrotum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Uesugi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Scrotum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uesugi on the side of the head. Scrotum throws a shot to the body.
Scrotum blocks a jab. Scrotum throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it. Scrotum tries to close the distance and clinch but Uesugi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Scrotum misses with a straight right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scrotum throws a lazy right hand but Uesugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A countering left hand to the body from Uesugi misses. Uesugi throws a lazy uppercut
and Scrotum counters with a lovely straight right hand! Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Scrotum. Scrotum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scrotum throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range. Scrotum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Uesugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Scrotum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Scrotum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uesugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Uesugi throws a hook to the side of Scrotum's head but Scrotum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Scrotum cracks Uesugi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Uesugi misses the shot to the body. Scrotum scores with a nice head shot. Scrotum is looking to clinch. Hairy Scrotum is winning the standup battle so far. Scrotum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scrotum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uesugi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scrotum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice shot by Uesugi. Some wild striking there from Uesugi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scrotum looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Scrotum moves away and avoids it. Jab from Scrotum. Scrotum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uesugi momentarily.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scrotum. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uesugi! But no joy. Scrotum is looking to clinch. A countering left hand to the body from Uesugi misses. Uesugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uesugi! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uesugi throws a body punch but Scrotum moves out of range. Scrotum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uesugi can do to turn this around? Scrotum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Scrotum dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Scrotum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A jab lands there for Uesugi. Scrotum just misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi takes a body punch but keeps moving. Scrotum misses with an uppercut
letting Uesugi counter with a right hand. Scrotum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Uesugi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Scrotum lands a jab to Uesugi's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Scrotum tries to close the distance and clinch but Uesugi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Scrotum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uesugi. Uesugi throws out a counter right but Scrotum avoids it with no problem. Scrotum moves out of range as Uesugi strikes. Scrotum fails in his attempt to clinch. Uesugi lands a jab to Scrotum's midsection. Scrotum moves in looking to clinch but Uesugi pushes him off. Scrotum misses with a left hand and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand! A telegraphed right hand from Scrotum misses the target. Uesugi unleashes a big counter combination but Scrotum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Scrotum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uesugi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Uesugi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Scrotum lands a nice shot that snaps Uesugi's head back.
Scrotum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scrotum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Uesugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A looping hook to the body misses from Scrotum. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet. A little jabbing left from Uesugi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've been told by Scrotum's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Scrotum slips a jab and a cross from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it. Scrotum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uesugi on the side of the head. Scrotum throws a jab when Uesugi was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scrotum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrotum. A cross from Uesugi lands. Scrotum throws a jab when Uesugi was well out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Scrotum misses the target. A nice side step and Uesugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scrotum throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uesugi! But no joy. Scrotum throws out a loose jab but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it. Scrotum misses with a looping left. Scrotum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrotum throws a big shot that misses. It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Uesugi lands with an overhand left. Uesugi slips a jab from Scrotum. Uesugi loads up on a big right hand but Scrotum slips the punch. Uesugi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Scrotum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Uesugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Uesugi moves out of range as Scrotum strikes. Uesugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uesugi misses with a body shot.
Scrotum is looking to counter the offense by Uesugi and move into the clinch. Scrotum walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Scrotum clinches. Uesugi is trying to break the clinch but Scrotum is controlling him. A short right from Scrotum on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi breaks the clinch.
Scrotum throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily. Scrotum walks into a straight right hand from Uesugi. Scrotum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi. Uesugi misses with a body shot
and Scrotum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Scrotum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scrotum darts in and clinches Uesugi up against the cage. Uesugi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A left lands for Scrotum. Scrotum digs a good body shot into Uesugi's ribs. Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Scrotum. Scrotum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uesugi moves away. Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it. Uesugi misses with a hook
and Scrotum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Uesugi scores with a body shot.
Scrotum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scrotum.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scrotum wants to clinch up but Uesugi keeps it at a distance. Uesugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Uesugi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Scrotum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uesugi doesn't seem bothered though. Uesugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Uesugi takes one to the chin there. Uesugi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scrotum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrotum. Scrotum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uesugi's hands. Uesugi avoids the body shot from Scrotum.
Scrotum lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum clearly takes 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scrotum. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet. Scrotum throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Uesugi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Scrotum to counter with a crisp jab. Scrotum misses with a straight left. Scrotum throws a lazy uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrotum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrotum. A left lands for Scrotum. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scrotum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Uesugi lands the left hand. Scrotum getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Uesugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrotum.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scrotum misses the shot to the body. Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Scrotum counters with a nice uppercut. Uesugi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uesugi is rocked! Scrotum lands with a right hand. Uesugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Scrotum finish him? Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Uesugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi seems to have recovered his senses. The fight moves into the clinch position. Scrotum lands on the inside with an uppercut. Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi manages to break the clinch.
Scrotum misses with a straight left. A nice side step and Uesugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scrotum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Uesugi thuds a left hand into Scrotum's body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab lands there for Scrotum. Uesugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scrotum. Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Scrotum throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi counters with a nice uppercut. Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrotum. Uesugi cracks Scrotum with a good jab. Uesugi misses with an uppercut. Scrotum saw that one coming. Scrotum walks into a jab. Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Scrotum counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Scrotum moves away and avoids it. Scrotum misses with a hook to the body
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Uesugi blocks a jab. It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Uesugi throws an overhand right that lands on Scrotum's shoulder, as Scrotum tries to avoid the shot. Scrotum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi. Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scrotum counters with a lovely straight right hand! Scrotum slips under a jab. Scrotum scores with the left hand. Uesugi knows he should have avoided that one. Scrotum misses with a straight right. Uesugi throws a hook but Scrotum blocks it. Uesugi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scrotum walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Uesugi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Scrotum swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Uesugi's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairy Scrotum! Hairy Scrotum retains his welterweight title! An out of breath and clearly excited Hairy Scrotum thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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