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ABW 88 Tektas - O'Byrne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 3805 p4p, 192 weight class) and Oliver Ramirez (ranked 5385 p4p, 245 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Whatever It Takes as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 6 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Ramirez stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Franco defends well and Ramirez ends up having to push Franco into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Franco tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
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.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pedro Franco has been cut.
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliver Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franco did well to prevent Ramirez getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco pushes Ramirez off looking to stand but Ramirez dives back in and keeps control.
Ramirez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramirez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Franco is just riding it out for now. Ramirez eventually gives up the hold.
Franco wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura but Franco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramirez to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ramirez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Franco tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oliver Ramirez!
Oliver Ramirez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boon Wrecking Ball (ranked 3597 p4p, 394 weight class) and Suck it (ranked 5713 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wrecking Ball might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to " Wrecking Ball ". There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boon Wrecking Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suck it!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
it stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Boon Wrecking Ball has been cut.
it has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wrecking Ball is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wrecking Ball shoots in for a double leg but it sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wrecking Ball scores with a takedown into it's guard.
it utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
it avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wrecking Ball throwing strikes from guard but it blocks nicely.
Wrecking Ball with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Suck it has been cut.
it wants to get back to his feet but Wrecking Ball is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecking Ball with a flurry of punches that miss.
it has Wrecking Ball pulled in close to control his posture.
it 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wrecking Ball loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wrecking Ball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wrecking Ball postures up in it's guard and throws a big left but it blocks it.
Wrecking Ball is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wrecking Ball connects with a couple of short punches.
That has opened up Suck it's cut even more.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrecking Ball accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wrecking Ball throws a big right hand that misses.
it preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
it manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wrecking Ball manages to get himself to full guard.
Wrecking Ball pulls it in close to prevent any damage.
Wrecking Ball has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as it controls the pace.
Wrecking Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrecking Ball is trying to keep it in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrecking Ball is trying to control the position from the bottom.
it showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wrecking Ball throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around it's waist but it gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wrecking Ball off to one side.
Wrecking Ball fails to land the takedown.
it thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boon Wrecking Ball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by it. Beautiful body shot.
Wrecking Ball shoots for a takedown but it saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from it on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
it avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wrecking Ball tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but it swivels and escapes.
it lands a really nice looking cross but Wrecking Ball seems unphased.
Wrecking Ball shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts it as he jumps to the side.
Wrecking Ball is breathing heavily.
Wrecking Ball with a lazy takedown attempt
and it makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
it drops Wrecking Ball with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wrecking Ball looks back up at him and smiles so it waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wrecking Ball is rocked!
Boon Wrecking Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecking Ball glances at the clock... BAM! it nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wrecking Ball crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wrecking Ball is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suck it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 2807 p4p, 358 weight class) and Jozen Joestar (ranked 5333 p4p, 573 weight class). Jozen Joestar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class MT
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jozen Joestar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago throws a chopping leg kick but Joestar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joestar jabs at Thiago's body.
A lazy body kick from Thiago
and Joestar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joestar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thiago tries to move into range but Joestar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joestar just misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Thiago lands a leg kick that knocks Joestar off balance momentarily.
Thiago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thiago clobbers Joestar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joestar scores with a one two! Thiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Thiago connects with the punch.
Joestar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
Joestar tries to bum rush Thiago with a series of wild strikes but Thiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses.
Joestar is looking for the big counter here.
Joestar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thiago's hands.
Joestar closes the distance and clinches.
Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joestar.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Joestar.
Thiago blocks a body shot from Joestar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joestar.
Thiago tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago has a couple of punches blocked by Joestar.
Thiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Thiago tries to throw a body punch but Joestar avoids it by throwing Thiago back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thiago's elbow.
Thiago can't find room to land a body shot as Joestar controls the action.
Joestar tries to throw a body punch but Thiago avoids it by throwing Joestar back against the cage.
Joestar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thiago seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joestar can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thiago.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Joestar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thiago can't find room to land a body shot as Joestar controls the action.
Joestar tries to throw a body punch but Thiago avoids it by throwing Joestar back against the cage.
Joestar prevents a body shot from Thiago.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joestar.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Thiago.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Joestar down.
Thiago throws a push kick but Joestar slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar just misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar throws a shot to the body.
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiago throws a leg kick
and Joestar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joestar with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Thiago misses.
Joestar throws a body shot but no joy.
Thiago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thiago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joestar moves into the clinch.
Joestar working aggressively here.
Joestar lands a nice shot to the body.
Joestar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thiago's elbow.
Joestar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thiago.
Joestar is leaning against Thiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joestar misses with some punches.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
Joestar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Joestar.
Joestar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Thiago.
Joestar misses with a punch on the inside.
Thiago tries to throw a body punch but Joestar avoids it by throwing Thiago back against the cage.
Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joestar misses with some punches.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozen Joestar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joestar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joestar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joestar checks a low kick from Thiago.
Joestar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Thiago.
Joestar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiago throws a head kick but Joestar moves out of range.
It seemed like Joestar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joestar throws a combination that misses
and Thiago counters with a thumping low kick.
Thiago throws a head kick but Joestar moves out of range.
Jab from Thiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar scores with a sloppy right hand. Thiago should have avoided that one.
Joestar throws a big shot that misses.
Joestar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joestar tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Joestar misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws a front kick aimed at Joestar's knee but Joestar avoids it well.
Joestar missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Thiago lands a jab to Joestar's midsection.
Jozen Joestar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago darts in and clinches Joestar up against the cage.
Thiago tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Joestar controls his hands.
Joestar can't find room to land a body shot as Thiago controls the action.
Thiago trying to control the position but instead, Joestar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thiago into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joestar.
Joestar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joestar lands with a right to the head.
Joestar lands with a left to the head.
Joestar can't find room to land a body shot as Thiago controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joestar digs a right hand underneath Thiago's ribcage. Thiago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thiago gets through Joestar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thiago throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joestar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joestar tries a body shot but Thiago blocks it.
Joestar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Joestar.
Thiago throws a head punch that misses.
Joestar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thiago tries to throw a body punch but Joestar avoids it by throwing Thiago back against the cage.
Thiago misses with an elbow over the top.
Thiago has a couple of punches blocked by Joestar.
Thiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joestar.
Joestar throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joestar working aggressively here.
Thiago prevents a body shot from Joestar.
Thiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joestar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thiago is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joestar is keeping busy.
Joestar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thiago.
Thiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Joestar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joestar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar prevents a body shot from Thiago.
Thiago leaning against his opponent.
Joestar lands with a right to the head.
Thiago lands a hook that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Joestar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joestar's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joestar's elbow.
Joestar prevents a body shot from Thiago.
Thiago taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jozen Joestar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joestar throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Thiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joestar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thiago trying to land knees to the body.
Thiago lands a left hand.
Thiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thiago has a couple of punches blocked by Joestar.
Thiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thiago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joestar uses from the top position.
Joestar looking to sit in guard and control but Thiago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Thiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
Joestar tries to clinch but Thiago is having none of it.
Thiago quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Joestar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joestar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thiago counters with a body kick that stops Joestar in his tracks momentarily.
Joestar misses with a double jab.
Joestar misses the shot to the body.
Joestar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thiago misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joestar manages to avoid it.
Joestar scores with a body shot.
Joestar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joestar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thiago rather than just go for the knockout.
Joestar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar cracks Thiago with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joestar misses with a few strikes there.
Joestar checks a leg kick.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joestar blocks the body kick.
Joestar throws a shot to the body.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Joestar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joestar avoids a kick to the body.
Joestar jabs at Thiago's body.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Joestar catches Thiago right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a body kick.
Joestar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joestar scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joestar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Thiago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
Joestar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joestar moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Joestar connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thiago throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joestar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thiago misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thiago throws a low kick but Joestar moves out of range easily.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joestar misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joestar scores with a body shot.
Thiago tries to land a front kick but Joestar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thiago avoids the head kick by Joestar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joestar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joestar throws a shot to the body.
Joestar lands a jab to the head.
Thiago thows a leg kick but Joestar checks it
and Joestar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joestar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joestar misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joestar.
Joestar throws a looping overhand right but Thiago ducks down to avoid it.
Joestar doesn't manage to clinch there - Thiago circles away.
Joestar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
Joestar forces Thiago back against the cage and clinches.
Thiago tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joestar smiles and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thiago.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozen Joestar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joestar 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozen Joestar!
Jozen Joestar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 4043 p4p, 467 weight class) and Jack Holer (ranked 3908 p4p, 457 weight class). Roderick Turnbull had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
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, Jack Holer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull connects with a solid leg kick.
Holer throws a series of punches but Turnbull avoids them all with ease.
Holer blocks the body kick.
A cross from Holer lands.
Turnbull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holer moves into the clinch.
Holer throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Holer lands with a light punch inside.
Holer scores with a shot to the side of Turnbull's head.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holer can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body.
Holer throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holer.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holer misses with the head strike.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holer tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Holer back against the cage.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Holer's head.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holer misses with some punches.
Holer misses with some punches.
Holer misses with the head strike.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holer.
Holer misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holer.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Holer tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull gets through Holer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Holer.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holer tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Holer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Turnbull seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holer can turn it around.
Holer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Holer controls his hands.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Holer backwards.
Holer blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Holer avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
Holer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holer.
A shot in the inside from Holer.
Holer struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holer throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Holer can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Holer's ribcage. Holer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Holer controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Holer lands a shoulder strike.
Holer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holer backwards.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Holer tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull pushes Holer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Holer avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull pushes Holer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Holer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holer lands a right hand.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Holer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holer's gas tank.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holer is leaning against Turnbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull is leaning against Holer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holer lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Holer.
Holer working aggressively here.
Holer scores with a hook to the body.
Holer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that round.
That's time! Turnbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holer throws a lazy uppercut
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holer looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Turnbull scores with a nice head shot.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holer moves away.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holer has time to react.
Turnbull tries to clinch up but Holer circles away and keeps his distance.
Holer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Turnbull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Holer misses its intended target.
Turnbull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turnbull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull looks to land a left hand but Holer moved out of range nicely.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a nice body kick.
Roderick Turnbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turnbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holer misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Turnbull's head coaches at Rowdy's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holer throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Holer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Holer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turnbull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holer checks a leg kick nicely.
Turnbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holer misses with a body shot.
Turnbull scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Holer misses with a body punch
and Turnbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Turnbull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holer loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
Turnbull throwing a counter right hand but Holer manages to avoid it.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holer.
Turnbull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turnbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holer can do to turn this around?
A big right from Holer misses.
Holer misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
Holer throws a poor cross that misses
and Turnbull counters with a nice body kick.
Holer swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
Holer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holer throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holer blocks a head kick by Turnbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a good hook to Holer's body.
Turnbull has Holer up against the cage in a clinch.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Holer controls the action.
Holer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holer misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holer lands with a right to the head.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Holer lands a shoulder strike.
Holer lands a shoulder strike.
Roderick Turnbull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holer lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Holer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Holer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holer misses with the head strike.
Holer lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Holer avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Holer.
Holer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holer misses with the head strike.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Holer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holer's gas tank.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holer backwards.
Holer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Holer fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Holer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Holer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Holer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turnbull. Holer shrugs it off though.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Holer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turnbull, right into the meat.
Holer missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holer loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
No joy there for Holer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turnbull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turnbull takes a swing at Holer's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Holer.
Holer throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holer.
Holer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Holer struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Holer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
Holer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holer tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Holer back against the cage.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Holer struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Holer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Holer fails to land.
Holer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Holer's head.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull scores with a shoulder strike.
Jack Holer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Holer controls the action.
Holer blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Holer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holer's gas tank.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
Holer tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Holer back against the cage.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Holer.
Holer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull is leaning against Holer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Holer controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Holer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turnbull gets through Holer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Holer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Holer avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turnbull pushes Holer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holer misses with a body punch.
Holer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holer.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
Holer throws a head punch that misses.
Holer swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holer misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnbull lands a body punch.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holer's elbow.
Turnbull is working Holer over against the cage.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Holer's head.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Holer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holer's gas tank.
Turnbull scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Holer is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Holer controls the action.
Holer misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turnbull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Opstad (ranked 3859 p4p, 442 weight class) and Leon Cotton (ranked 5559 p4p, 577 weight class). Opstad comes to the cage accompanied by Moby - Natural Blues. Cotton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. Leon Opstad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leon Cotton's chin.
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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
4 - 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opstad throws the left hand but Cotton avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotton! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Opstad.
Cotton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Opstad is fending him off so far but Cotton persists. Nope, Opstad circles away and we're back to standing.
Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch but Opstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Opstad.
Cotton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cotton misses with the combination.
Opstad moves into the clinch.
Cotton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opstad shoots in for a takedown but Cotton shows good takedown defense.
Cotton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Opstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cotton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cotton slips under a jab.
Opstad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cotton defends well and Opstad ends up having to push Cotton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cotton scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cotton.
Cotton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Opstad circles away quickly and effectively.
Opstad looks to land a right hand but Cotton moved out of range.
Opstad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotton.
Opstad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cotton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Opstad pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotton moves into full guard.
Cotton looking for a guillotine here but Opstad defends easily.
Opstad tries to free his leg and advance position but Cotton is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton is trying to control the position but Opstad postures up.
Opstad has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cotton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Opstad is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cotton pulls down on the head and he's put Opstad to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leon Cotton!
After the fight, Leon Cotton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto Tjack (ranked 2734 p4p, 137 weight class) and Yajson Mrar (ranked 3432 p4p, 171 weight class). Mrar has chosen Sweet Dreams- Emily Browning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Tjack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tjack.
Tjack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mrar.
Nice straight punches there by Tjack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tjack.
Tjack looks to land a combination. Mrar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrar misses with a right hand
letting Tjack counter with a right hand.
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrar swings for the body but Tjack moves out of range.
Mrar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrar.
Tjack takes a swing at Mrar's ribcage but misses.
Mrar throws a shot from downtown. Tjack moves away and avoids it.
Mrar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Mrar.
Tjack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tjack moves into the clinch successfully.
Mrar breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Mrar misses.
Tjack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Mrar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrar misses with the combination.
Mrar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tjack counters with a one-two to the body.
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tjack lands with a nice combination. Mrar backs away looking to recover.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mrar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tjack finds it's way round the side to connect with Mrar's head.
Mrar throws a combination. Tjack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tjack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mrar has time to react.
Mrar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tjack eats them both and turns towards Mrar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mrar throws a body punch but Tjack moves out of range.
Tjack throws a series of punches but Mrar avoids them all with ease.
Tjack scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrar.
Tjack throwing a counter right hand but Mrar manages to avoid it.
Mrar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tjack is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mrar misses with a hook
and Tjack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mrar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tjack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mrar throws a nice looking combination but Tjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mrar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tjack is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tjack misses the target.
Mrar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tjack rather than just go for the knockout.
Tjack throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrar misses the target.
Tjack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mrar counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjack connects with a looping right hand.
Tjack instigates a clinch.
Mrar breaks the clinch.
Tjack moves into range and clinches up with Mrar.
Tjack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack throws a lazy uppercut
and Mrar counters with a two punch combo.
Mrar misses with a series of wild punches.
Tjack lands with a right hand.
Tjack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mrar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
Tjack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tjack throws a body shot but no joy.
Tjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away.
Mrar throws out a counter right but Tjack avoids it with no problem.
Tjack has managed to clinch.
Tjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Mrar.
Tjack misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tjack scores with a shoulder strike.
Tjack misses with a body punch.
Tjack tries to work over Mrar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Mrar blocks an uppercut.
Tjack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mrar breaks the clinch.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Tjack avoids it well.
Tjack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Tjack.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
Tjack looks to land a left hand but Mrar moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Mrar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Tjack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mrar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mrar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tjack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mrar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tjack.
Tjack tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mrar manages to circle out of the way.
Mrar misses the shot to the body.
Otto Tjack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tjack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mrar misses with an uppercut.
Tjack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mrar. Mrar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Mrar does no damage.
Mrar misses with a two punch combination.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack scores with a hook.
Tjack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mrar eats them both and turns towards Tjack to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tjack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mrar counters with a series of strikes. Tjack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tjack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mrar under the eye.
Tjack slips a straight right by Mrar.
Mrar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tjack to score with a decent uppercut.
Tjack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tjack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mrar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjack lands a jab to Mrar's midsection.
Tjack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mrar's hands.
Mrar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tjack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tjack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mrar can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tjack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tjack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tjack misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mrar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjack avoids the body shot from Mrar.
Tjack lands a jab-cross combination.
Mrar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tjack tests Mrar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mrar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tjack.
Tjack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tjack.
Tjack has closed the distance and engaged Mrar in a clinch.
Mrar breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tjack.
Mrar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tjack.
Despite the aggression on Mrar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrar is just out of range.
Tjack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mrar. Those never looked like landing.
Mrar misses with a double jab.
Mrar throws a shot to the body.
Tjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mrar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mrar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tjack connects with a body shot that sends Mrar's belly button to the back.
Mrar blocks a low kick nicely.
Mrar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mrar lands a nice shot to the body.
Mrar misses with a wild combination.
Mrar looks to land a combination. Tjack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Mrar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tjack clinches up with Mrar and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjack breaks the clinch.
Mrar avoids the body shot from Tjack.
Tjack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mrar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mrar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tjack throws a shot from downtown. Mrar moves away and avoids it.
Tjack lands with an overhand left.
Tjack cracks Mrar with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Mrar misses its intended target.
Tjack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tjack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away.
Mrar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tjack misses with a looping left.
Tjack tests Mrar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Tjack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mrar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tjack.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tjack!
Tjack clinches up against the cage.
Mrar breaks the clinch.
Tjack staying out of range there.
Tjack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tjack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mrar throws the left hand but Tjack avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Tjack misses its intended target.
Tjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mrar manages to avoid it.
Tjack slips under a jab.
Mrar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack throws a right hand that Mrar ducks under and follows up with a left that Mrar also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mrar! But no joy.
Tjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrar throws a right hand that Tjack ducks under and follows up with a left that Tjack also avoids with ease.
Tjack wants to clinch up but Mrar keeps it at a distance.
Tjack fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tjack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tjack. Mrar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrar. Tjack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tjack is looking to counter punch.
Tjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrar. Tjack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mrar fails to land with a series of punches.
Tjack punishes Mrar's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mrar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mrar lands a nice shot that snaps Tjack's head back.
Mrar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tjack clinches up with Mrar and pushes him back against the cage.
Mrar manages to break the clinch.
Mrar misses with a combination
and Tjack counters with a stiff right hand.
Tjack with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tjack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar avoids the body shot from Tjack.
Tjack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tjack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tjack misses with a few strikes there.
Mrar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tjack is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Tjack - just one landing.
Mrar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tjack moves in looking to clinch but Mrar pushes him off.
Mrar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tjack closes the distance and pushes Mrar back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Tjack working aggressively here.
Tjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tjack.
Mrar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tjack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrar moves out of range of the strikes.
Mrar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mrar's corner calls for a 1-2. Mrar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mrar throws a looping overhand right but Tjack ducks down to avoid it.
Otto Tjack is winning the standup battle so far.
Tjack just misses with a punch to the body.
Tjack works over Mrar's head and body with a nice combination.
Tjack defending well as Mrar loads up on a big left hand.
Mrar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tjack lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjack takes a swing at Mrar's ribcage but misses.
Tjack lands a two punch combo.
Tjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjack is looking to clinch.
Tjack forces Mrar back against the cage and clinches.
Tjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Tjack working aggressively here.
Tjack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mrar throws a body punch but Tjack moves out of range.
Tjack throws out a loose jab but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yajson Mrar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tjack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mrar backs up against the cage.
Tjack misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Otto Tjack has been cut.
Mrar tries to move into range but Tjack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Otto Tjack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Tjack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tjack 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Tjack!
Otto Tjack decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 2393 p4p, 332 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 3590 p4p, 435 weight class). Nivolumab Opdivo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt slips a straight right by Opdivo.
Opdivo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmitt's head.
It looks like Tumleh Schmitt has been cut.
Opdivo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schmitt or perhaps it was just good defense by Opdivo, which made it look bad.
A combination from Opdivo does no damage.
Opdivo lands a big right hand that sends Schmitt crashing to the mat! Opdivo stays standing though and waves Schmitt back to his feet!
Schmitt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opdivo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmitt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Opdivo!
Schmitt is still in real trouble! Can Opdivo finish him?
Opdivo's coaches at Jitsu Jim have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Opdivo is not content to let Schmitt control the position.
Schmitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schmitt is trying to ground and pound but Opdivo uses the momentary lack of control by Schmitt to regain half guard.
Schmitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmitt is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Opdivo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tumleh Schmitt!
Tumleh Schmitt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Attack (ranked 3695 p4p, 346 weight class) and Dave Monson (ranked 2210 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Monson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack misses with a two punch combination.
Monson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Attack.
Monson shoots in for a takedown but Attack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monson checks the leg kick.
Monson dives in for a single leg takedown but Attack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Monson scores with a leg kick.
Attack throws a body shot but no joy.
Attack swinging wildly here.
Attack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Attack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monson feints the counter takedown.
Monson throws a leg kick
and Attack counters with a three punch combo that has Monson backing up. Monson nods at Attack to acknowledge the strikes.
Attack misses with a series of wild punches.
Monson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Attack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson shoots for a takedown but Attack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zach Attack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Monson.
Attack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monson. Monson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Dave Monson has been cut.
Attack throws a nice looking combination but Monson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Attack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zach Attack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attack throws a right hand that Monson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monson also avoids with ease.
Attack throws a right hand that Monson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monson also avoids with ease.
Attack misses with the combination.
Attack moves out of range of the body kick.
Attack misses with a few strikes there.
Attack cracks Monson with an open hand slap.
Attack tries a head kick but it misses.
Monson misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Attack blocks the leg kick.
Monson throws a wild body kick that Attack sees coming a mile off.
Monson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Monson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Attack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monson counters with a shoot takedown. Attack fights it but they end up in guard.
Monson trying to control but Attack is working from the bottom.
Attack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monson is one step ahead there.
Attack looking to control but Monson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monson moves into full mount! Attack won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monson controlling from mount.
Monson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Attack is looking to escape.
Attack is looking to improve his position but Monson isn't that keen on the idea.
Attack tries to hold on but Monson pushes him away.
Monson wants to control the pace but Attack is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson looking to secure an arm triangle but Attack defends it well.
Monson working for a guillotine from mount but Attack is in no mood to give up.
Attack bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Attack defends it easily.
Monson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Attack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Monson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Attack counters with a nice uppercut.
Zach Attack is winning the standup battle so far.
Attack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monson counters with a single leg into guard. Attack didn't expect that.
Attack pulls Monson in close to prevent any damage.
Monson trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attack is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Attack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Attack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Attack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attack manages to avoid it.
Monson digs a good body shot into Attack's ribs.
Attack tries to bum rush Monson with a series of wild strikes but Monson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Attack checks it well.
Zach Attack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monson throws a head kick but Attack moves out of range.
Attack is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Attack sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Attack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Attack tries to land a front kick but Monson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monson misses with a low kick.
Monson throws a sloppy head kick and Attack moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Monson looks to move away, Attack throws a big counter combo but Monson just gets out of the way.
A low kick from Monson misses
and Monson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Attack throws a series of punches but Monson avoids them all with ease.
Attack throws a right hand that Monson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monson also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack looks to land a combination. Monson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Attack.
Attack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Attack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Attack!
A shot to the liver by Attack. Beautiful body shot.
Monson avoids the body shot from Attack.
Attack misses with a few strikes there.
And Monson tries to counter it with a takedown but Attack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A combination from Attack does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson thows a body kick. Attack tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Attack throws a body punch but Monson moves out of range.
Monson connects with a solid leg kick.
Attack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monson. Monson obviously looking to wear him down.
Attack walks into a stiff left hand from Monson.
Monson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Attack.
Monson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Attack tries a head kick but it misses.
Monson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Attack scores with a shot to the body.
Monson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Attack.
Attack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Attack misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack misses with a body kick.
Monson with the counter takedown but Attack avoids it easily.
Attack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Attack just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monson.
Attack misses with a body shot.
Attack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Attack missing with a left hand there. Monson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Attack moves out of range of the body kick from Monson.
Monson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAttack.
Attack takes a swing at Monson's ribcage but misses.
Monson lands a leg kick that knocks Attack off balance momentarily.
Monson dives in and grabs Attack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes down on Monson's head and hops out.
Attack scores with a hook.
Monson misses with a low kick.
Attack throws a combination that misses
and Monson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Monson trying to control the action but Attack is working from the bottom.
Monson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Attack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Monson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Monson blocks a head kick by Attack.
Attack looks to score with a jab to the body but Monson is just out of range.
Monson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Attack lands a slapping body shot.
Attack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Monson back to the cage. Attack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Attack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monson blocks a head kick by Attack.
Monson dives in and scores a takedown into Attack's guard.
Attack wants to get back to his feet but Monson passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monson works his way into side control.
Monson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Monson is trying to get an arm triangle but Attack is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack tries to improve position but can't.
Attack prevents Monson from moving into mount.
Attack is pushing Monson's head away, looking to escape. Monson manages to hold on to the position though.
Monson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Monson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Attack, who protects the arm well.
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.
Monson is trying to get an arm triangle but Attack is defending well.
Attack is looking to regain half guard here but Monson keeps moving and retains side control.
Monson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attack keeps working.
Monson tries for a kimura but Attack is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack is looking to reverse the position.
Monson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Attack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Attack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Monson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Monson has control of Attack's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Attack regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Monson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Attack is surviving well by controlling Monson's body position as best he can.
Dave Monson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Monson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Monson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Monson moves to take his opponent's back.
Zach Attack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Attack wants to escape the position.
Dave Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monson throws strikes from the back but Attack rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Attack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Monson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Attack 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 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Attack!
Zach Attack gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Dave Monson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Naaah'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Tektas (ranked 785 p4p, 74 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 2461 p4p, 237 weight class). Tektas comes to the cage accompanied by Alexander The Great. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tektas.
Tektas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tektas shoots in for a takedown but OByrne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
OByrne misses with a body kick.
OByrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tektas shoots and misses
and OByrne counters with a good low kick that Tektas was not able to check.
Tektas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been hearing reports that Tektas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tektas's sensitive parts.
Tektas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OByrne.
OByrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tektas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne feints and then cracks Tektas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tektas down.
OByrne motions for Tektas to come forward. OByrne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Tektas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
OByrne misses with a looping left.
Tektas misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Tektas. Those never looked like landing.
OByrne moves out of range of the strikes.
Tektas shoots in looking for a takedown. OByrne tries to sprawl out of it but Tektas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. OByrne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Tektas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tektas throws a leg kick
and OByrne counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tektas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tektas misses with a wild body shot.
OByrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tektas. That did some damage!
Tektas throws a hook but OByrne avoids it easily.
Tektas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tektas throws a body punch but OByrne moves out of range.
Tektas throws a body shot but no joy.
OByrne throws out a counter right but Tektas avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by OByrne.
A swing and a miss from Tektas.
Tektas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tektas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
OByrne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tektas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and OByrne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tektas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
OByrne throws out a loose jab but Tektas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tektas misses with a looping left.
Tektas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tektas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before OByrne can pounce on him.
OByrne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tektas checks a leg kick.
Tektas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by OByrne.
OByrne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tektas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! OByrne scrambles back to his feet.
Tektas tries to score with a low kick but OByrne moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OByrne lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by OByrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
OByrne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tektas with a jab.
Tektas misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
OByrne slips a straight right by Tektas.
Tektas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OByrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tektas is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
OByrne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tektas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tektas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and OByrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tektas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from OByrne. Tektas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tektas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
OByrne throws a low kick but Tektas avoids it.
OByrne lands with an overhand left.
OByrne has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by OByrne.
OByrne misses with a body shot.
OByrne scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
OByrne misses with a low kick as Tektas jumps back.
Tektas looks to score with a jab to the body but OByrne is just out of range.
Tektas fails with the takedown
and OByrne counters with a nice body shot.
OByrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from OByrne.
An inside leg kick lands from OByrne.
OByrne slips under a jab from Tektas.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tektas throws a big shot that misses.
Tektas moves out of range of the body kick from OByrne.
Crunch! OByrne slams his shin into Tektas's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas misses with a straight right.
OByrne throws a chopping leg kick but Tektas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OByrne digs a good hook to Tektas's body.
Tektas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tektas throws a hook but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne scores with a leg kick.
Tektas moves out of range as OByrne throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tektas's sensitive parts.
Joseph OByrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tektas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OByrne lands a body shot.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tektas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tektas avoids the body shot from OByrne.
Tektas misses with a straight right.
OByrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tektas shoots in and gets a takedown into OByrne's guard.
Tektas looking to pass the guard.
OByrne keeping moving, preventing Tektas from controlling successfully.
OByrne has Tektas pulled in close to control his posture.
Tektas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OByrne is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas trying to control but OByrne is working from the bottom.
Tektas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OByrne is on top in guard.
Tektas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OByrne slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tektas.
Tektas missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for OByrne.
OByrne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tektas finds it's way round the side to connect with OByrne's head.
OByrne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tektas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OByrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Tektas backs off OByrne throws a huge counter combo but Tektas manages to avoid it all.
Tektas misses with a low kick.
Tektas misses with a shot to the body
and Tektas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from OByrne
and Tektas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tektas is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne tries to roll over but Tektas keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas passes to side control.
Tektas wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, OByrne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tektas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, OByrne has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tektas but great work by OByrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas is looking to regain half guard here but OByrne keeps moving and retains side control.
Tektas being controlled for a moment.
Tektas tries to buck OByrne off but OByrne is having none of it.
Tektas wants to control but OByrne postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tektas can't do much from the bottom here.
Tektas is looking to regain half guard here but OByrne keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tektas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tektas is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by OByrne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OByrne.
Tektas looks to score with a jab to the body but OByrne is just out of range.
Tektas clobbers OByrne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OByrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tektas. That did some damage!
OByrne lands a slapping body shot.
OByrne blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joseph OByrne just about did enough to take it.
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.
Tektas blocks the body kick.
OByrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tektas connects with a body shot.
OByrne misses with a leg kick.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OByrne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tektas throws the left hand but OByrne avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
OByrne moves away from the strike by Tektas.
Tektas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
OByrne wants to improve his position but Tektas is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tektas wants to take a breather but OByrne is having none of it.
Tektas wants to work for an arm triangle but OByrne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and OByrne defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tektas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Demetrius Tektas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tektas tries to pass the half guard into mount. OByrne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tektas is keen to just control but OByrne is a slippery customer.
Tektas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tektas is looking to advance position but OByrne won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OByrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Tektas.
Tektas misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
OByrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
OByrne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tektas finds it's way round the side to connect with OByrne's head.
OByrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tektas manages to avoid it.
Tektas is looking to score with low kicks.
Tektas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but OByrne is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a shot to the body.
OByrne is looking to land body kicks.
Tektas shoots in looking for a takedown. OByrne tries to sprawl out of it but Tektas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. OByrne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tektas misses the target.
Tektas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OByrne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OByrne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
OByrne takes a swing at Tektas's ribcage but misses.
Tektas misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Demetrius Tektas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tektas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tektas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
OByrne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tektas's calf.
OByrne cracks a nice hook into Tektas's ribs.
OByrne connects with a body shot that sends Tektas's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from OByrne
and Tektas counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OByrne is looking to regain half guard here but Tektas keeps moving and retains side control.
Tektas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tektas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
OByrne wants to control but Tektas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas is trying to get an arm triangle but OByrne is defending well.
Tektas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. OByrne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tektas wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, OByrne has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Tektas throws a strike aimed at the side of OByrne's head but OByrne avoids it well.
Tektas wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
OByrne tries to bench press Tektas off him but Tektas keeps the position.
Tektas is looking to take a break and control but OByrne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tektas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tektas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tektas thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tektas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tektas misses with a hook
and OByrne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demetrius Tektas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne throws out a leg kick but Tektas moves out of range and OByrne only half commits.
OByrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tektas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
OByrne sizes up Tektas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tektas throws a sloppy body shot
and OByrne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tektas throws a hook to the side of OByrne's head but OByrne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OByrne jabs Tektas right on the nose. Tektas blinks but takes it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tektas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
OByrne connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OByrne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
Joseph OByrne is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph OByrne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Demetrius Tektas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takano (ranked 1533 p4p, 178 weight class) and Eddy Bengtsson (ranked 2731 p4p, 312 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bengtsson closes the distance and clinches.
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Bengtsson can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
Takano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bengtsson tries to work over Takano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takano works on Bengtsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bengtsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bengtsson lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Bengtsson - that landed with a thud.
Bengtsson misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Takano.
It looks like Eddy Bengtsson has been cut.
Takano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengtsson.
Bengtsson blocks a body shot from Takano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takano trying to land knees to the body.
Takano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Takano.
Bengtsson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengtsson.
Takano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengtsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Takano as the two fighters clinch.
Takano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bengtsson lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Takano lands a nice uppercut.
Takano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bengtsson can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
Takano tries a body shot but Bengtsson blocks it.
Takano blocking some punches.
Takano avoiding damage.
Takano pushes Bengtsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano prevents a body shot from Bengtsson.
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takano feints and then cracks Bengtsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bengtsson down.
Bengtsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
Takano keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Takano's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bengtsson's sensitive parts.
Bengtsson wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
Bengtsson tries to clinch but Takano moves away
and Takano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bengtsson wants to clinch but Takano slips to the side
and Takano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bengtsson looks to clinch
letting Takano counter with a right hand.
Bengtsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takano lands a body punch.
Bengtsson can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
Bengtsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bengtsson can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
Takano pushes Bengtsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bengtsson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bengtsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bengtsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bengtsson tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Bengtsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano stalls.
Takano blocks a body shot from Bengtsson.
Takano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bengtsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takano lunges at Bengtsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bengtsson's hand.
That has opened up Eddy Bengtsson's cut even more.
Takano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bengtsson really felt that one!
Bengtsson wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson moves in looking to clinch but Takano pushes him off.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Bengtsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Takano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bengtsson rushes Takano and presses him up against the cage.
Takano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bengtsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bengtsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano lands a shoulder strike.
Takano landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Takano.
Bengtsson is rocked!
Takano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takano creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bengtsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bengtsson drops to his knees and Takano pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Takano!
A victorious Yoshi Takano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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