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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Callum Welsh (ranked 7380 p4p, 502 weight class) and Thomas Krakow (ranked 9150 p4p, 541 weight class). Callum Welsh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callum Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krakow throws a nice looking combination but Welsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krakow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Welsh - the referee stops the clock and Krakow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Welsh. Krakow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Welsh, right into the meat.
Welsh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Welsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Welsh swings for the body but Krakow moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Welsh, right into the meat.
Welsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Welsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krakow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krakow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh keeping hold of Krakow's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krakow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh tries to roll over but Krakow keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Krakow there.
Welsh moves into full guard.
Krakow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Krakow from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Welsh is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakow looking to control.
Welsh stands up and waves to Krakow to follow him.
Welsh scores with a push kick.
Krakow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Welsh.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Welsh enables Krakow to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Welsh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Welsh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakow is trying to keep Welsh in close.
Krakow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakow keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
Welsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krakow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Welsh has managed to get both his arms back between Krakow's legs - danger averted.
Welsh is looking to pass into half guard but Krakow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krakow is in guard.
Welsh 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.
Krakow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
Welsh working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakow connects with a couple of short punches.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Krakow from controlling successfully.
Krakow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Welsh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Welsh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krakow manages to get himself to full guard.
Krakow controlling the position.
Krakow keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Welsh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krakow moves out of range of the body kick from Welsh.
Krakow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Welsh. That one must have hurt.
Krakow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Welsh.
Krakow throws a body punch but Welsh moves out of range.
Welsh lands a front kick.
Welsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krakow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Welsh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Welsh lands with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Welsh. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Welsh tenderised Krakow's leg. Krakow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Welsh throws a series of strikes that have Krakow backpedaling.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Krakow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Welsh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krakow tries to pull guard but Welsh holds him up against the cage and eventually Krakow drops back down to his feet.
Callum Welsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Krakow.
Welsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh lands an elbow inside that Krakow shrugs off.
It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Welsh.
Welsh lands an uppercut.
Welsh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krakow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krakow is trying to pull guard but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
Welsh tries to work over Krakow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Welsh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Welsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krakow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welsh smiles and moves away.
Krakow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Welsh is fending him off so far but Krakow persists. Nope, Welsh circles away and we're back to standing.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Welsh scores with a one two! Krakow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakow clinches with his opponent.
Krakow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Welsh is defending well.
Welsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krakow avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krakow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakow can do to turn this around?
Welsh connects with a leg kick. Krakow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Callum Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krakow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Welsh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Welsh clinches up with Krakow and pushes him back against the cage.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakow.
Krakow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krakow dodges an elbow strike from Welsh.
Welsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krakow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Welsh.
Krakow tries to pull guard but Welsh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Welsh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Callum Welsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krakow is trying to pull guard but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakow.
Krakow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Welsh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Callum Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh lands with a nice combination. Krakow backs away looking to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Welsh checks a leg kick.
Welsh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Welsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Welsh.
Krakow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krakow fails to land with a series of punches.
Krakow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welsh tries to counter by clinching up but Krakow breaks away and moves out of range.
Welsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Callum Welsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krakow shoots and misses
and Welsh counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Welsh connects with an inside leg kick.
Welsh throws a series of punches but Krakow avoids them all with ease.
Krakow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Callum Welsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Welsh lands with a nice body kick.
Welsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Welsh stuffs the takedown attempt from Krakow. Krakow gets slowly back to his feet.
Krakow dodges the punch combination from Welsh.
Welsh pushes Krakow up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Welsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krakow.
Welsh stuffs the takedown attempt from Krakow. Krakow gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Welsh - that will leave a mark!
Krakow gets a takedown into half guard.
Krakow is trying to control. Welsh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Welsh gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakow won't allow Welsh to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Krakow is trying to keep Welsh in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Welsh defends well.
Krakow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krakow keeping full guard, as Welsh tries to pass.
Krakow keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
Welsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Krakow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Welsh is aware though and is defending 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.
Krakow has momentary wrist control but Welsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Krakow trying to strike off his back.
Welsh wants to pass the guard but Krakow is keeping the position.
Krakow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krakow keeping full guard, as Welsh tries to pass.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
Krakow keeping full guard, as Welsh tries to pass.
Welsh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throws an elbow that misses. Krakow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Welsh's guard. Nice move by Krakow!
Krakow preventing the sweep.
Krakow pushes down on Welsh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krakow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welsh keeps working.
Welsh tries to roll over but Krakow keeps him under control.
Krakow wants to control but Welsh is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow is trying to work for a kimura but Welsh is defending well.
Welsh is trying to get back to full guard.
Krakow slows the pace down in half guard.
Thomas Krakow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welsh tries to get to full guard but Krakow has control of the leg.
Thomas Krakow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Callum Welsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welsh is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Krakow.
I think Welsh 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Callum Welsh!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Callum Welsh!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Callum Welsh!
Callum Welsh wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rivera (ranked 4469 p4p, 204 weight class) and George Smith (ranked 20030 p4p, 347 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Smith!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side.
Rivera rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Rivera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith looks winded!
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith letting Rivera take a breather here.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rivera clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera is stalling here.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ruben Rivera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Smaxsons (ranked 6801 p4p, 620 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 3469 p4p, 412 weight class). Smaxsons comes into the arena with "X gon' give it to ya" by DMX blaring out of the sound system. Sam McCullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Smaxsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen slips a jab from Smaxsons.
Smaxsons misses with an uppercut. McCullen saw that one coming.
McCullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Smaxsons misses with a few strikes there.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Smaxsons avoids it with no problem.
Smaxsons missing with a left hand there. McCullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCullen lands a head shot.
It looks like Clinton Smaxsons has been cut.
McCullen shoots and misses
and Smaxsons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCullen looks to land a body kick but Smaxsons moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smaxsons misses with a series of wild punches.
McCullen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCullen moves out of range as Smaxsons strikes.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Smaxsons avoids it with no problem.
Clinton Smaxsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen throws a sloppy head kick and Smaxsons moves out of range easily.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Smaxsons.
Smaxsons loads up on a big right hand but McCullen slips the punch.
Smaxsons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCullen counters with a nice body shot.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smaxsons.
McCullen misses with a low kick.
Smaxsons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smaxsons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smaxsons defending well as McCullen loads up on a big left hand.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
Smaxsons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Smaxsons ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smaxsons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smaxsons misses with a lunging right hand
letting McCullen counter with a right hand.
Smaxsons checks a leg kick.
McCullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As McCullen backs away, Smaxsons returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smaxsons misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smaxsons throwing a counter right hand but McCullen manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen takes one to the side of the head.
Smaxsons throws out a loose jab but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen throws a body punch but Smaxsons moves out of range.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Smaxsons is just out of range.
Smaxsons lands with a good body shot.
Smaxsons looks to land a left hand but McCullen moved out of range nicely.
McCullen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smaxsons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smaxsons.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCullen.
Smaxsons ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen digs a good hook to Smaxsons's body.
Smaxsons moves out of range of the body kick.
Smaxsons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Smaxsons blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for McCullen.
Nice straight punches there by Smaxsons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smaxsons.
Clinton Smaxsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a body punch but Smaxsons moves out of range.
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
McCullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smaxsons at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
Smaxsons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from McCullen does it's job there.
McCullen takes one to the side of the head.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Smaxsons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smaxsons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smaxsons wants to clinch up but McCullen keeps it at a distance.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Smaxsons blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam McCullen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Smaxsons to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Smaxsons misses its intended target.
Smaxsons walks into a straight right hand from McCullen.
McCullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCullen misses with a jab to the body
and Smaxsons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen throws a looping overhand right but Smaxsons ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Smaxsons stumbling backwards into the cage! Smaxsons bounces back off the cage towards McCullen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! McCullen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! McCullen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam McCullen!
Sam McCullen opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Clinton Smaxsons spoke after the fight, saying 'Much respect to my opponent and he has my full respect. I'll be back to avenge this loss. I have plenty of growth in me and I'll keep training hard. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 2525 p4p, 327 weight class) and Igor Alkaev (ranked 3986 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Alkaev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkaev.
A telegraphed right hand from Alkaev misses the target.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alkaev lands an overhand right.
Alkaev throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alkaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alkaev throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Alkaev moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Alkaev misses.
A jab from Toivonen finds it's way through Alkaev's defenses.
Toivonen slips a straight right by Alkaev.
Toivonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Alkaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alkaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Alkaev with a hook.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Alkaev.
Alkaev misses with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkaev throws a hook to the side of Toivonen's head but Toivonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Toivonen.
Nice uppercut there from Alkaev.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alkaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a spinning back kick!
Toivonen cracks Alkaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Alkaev's leg. Alkaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Alkaev off balance momentarily.
Alkaev throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Alkaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alkaev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkaev misses with an uppercut.
Alkaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him?
Alkaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toivonen lands a body shot.
Toivonen scores with a nice body kick.
Alkaev looks winded!
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Igor Alkaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkaev ducks into an uppercut from Toivonen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Toivonen!
A relieved looking Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spiros Saravakos (ranked 2027 p4p, 261 weight class) and Rory McDonnell (ranked 1137 p4p, 152 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Bloc Party - Ares (Remix) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spiros Saravakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell thuds a left hand into Saravakos's body.
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Saravakos moved away.
Saravakos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Saravakos moves out of range.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Saravakos counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
Saravakos tries to land a front kick but McDonnell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Saravakos should have avoided that one.
Saravakos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Saravakos as McDonnell shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from McDonnell.
Saravakos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and Saravakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saravakos walks into a straight right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a straight right. Saravakos didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravakos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and Saravakos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saravakos keeps McDonnell at a distance using the push kick.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saravakos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saravakos throws a leg kick
and McDonnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McDonnell connects with a body shot that sends Saravakos's belly button to the back.
Saravakos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saravakos throws a head kick that misses.
Saravakos walks forward, straight into a front kick from McDonnell.
Saravakos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Saravakos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonnell's calf.
Nice jab there from Saravakos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saravakos misses with a wild body shot.
Saravakos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonnell.
Saravakos connects with a body shot that sends McDonnell's belly button to the back.
A combination from Saravakos does no damage.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Saravakos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McDonnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonnell.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonnell as he connects with a hook.
Spiros Saravakos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saravakos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonnell at a distance.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
Saravakos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saravakos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonnell throws a looping overhand right but Saravakos ducks down to avoid it.
Saravakos checks a low kick from McDonnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos throws a head kick that misses.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
McDonnell lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
Saravakos looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saravakos takes a step back to recover.
Saravakos connects with an inside leg kick.
Saravakos blocks the body kick.
Saravakos throws a low kick, looking for McDonnell's leg but McDonnell calmly moves out of range.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saravakos.
McDonnell unleashes a big counter combination but Saravakos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saravakos is looking to wear down McDonnell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saravakos moves out of range of the body kick.
Saravakos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Saravakos misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saravakos checks the leg kick.
McDonnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
McDonnell shoots and misses
and Saravakos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saravakos swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
Saravakos blocks a leg kick.
Saravakos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saravakos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Saravakos's head but Saravakos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonnell fails with a takedown attempt.
Saravakos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Spiros Saravakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a poor cross that misses
letting Saravakos counter with a right hand.
Saravakos misses with a low kick.
And McDonnell responds with a good body kick, but Saravakos manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Saravakos saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saravakos misses with the combination.
Saravakos lands a nice hook to McDonnell's body. McDonnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saravakos tries to land a leg kick but McDonnell saw it coming and moves away.
Saravakos throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonnell is looking to land body kicks.
Rory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saravakos is out of range and McDonnell settles back down.
Saravakos throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McDonnell is taking a breather. Saravakos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McDonnell is trying to control the action in half guard but Saravakos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravakos controlling the position for now.
Saravakos is looking for a sweep. McDonnell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saravakos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saravakos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonnell being controlled here momentarily.
McDonnell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell postures up.
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.
Saravakos wants to sweep but no luck.
Saravakos is trying to control the position but McDonnell postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonnell rushes Saravakos and presses him up against the cage.
Saravakos lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
McDonnell looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
Saravakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saravakos working aggressively here.
McDonnell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saravakos up against the cage.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saravakos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McDonnell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McDonnell breaks the clinch.
Saravakos avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell with a nice cross.
Saravakos has been working on his balance at White Eagle, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by McDonnell.
A good leg kick by Saravakos.
Saravakos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Saravakos throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonnell throws a push kick but Saravakos slaps the foot to one side.
Saravakos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saravakos throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the body.
McDonnell tries to land a front kick but Saravakos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saravakos.
Saravakos misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
Saravakos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saravakos works McDonnell's body with a nice hook.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McDonnell showed some decent athleticism there.
Saravakos trying to control here.
Saravakos gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saravakos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Saravakos takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
McDonnell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saravakos is out of range.
Saravakos moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell has a takedown stuffed.
Saravakos moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
Saravakos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell keeps Saravakos at a distance using the push kick.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Saravakos ducked under it nicely.
Saravakos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Saravakos counters with a leg kick.
Saravakos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saravakos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saravakos throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Saravakos is looking to score with low kicks.
Saravakos misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut.
Saravakos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saravakos wants to slow McDonnell down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saravakos.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saravakos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell tries a low kick but Saravakos avoids it.
McDonnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Saravakos.
Saravakos digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Saravakos. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Saravakos throws a low kick, looking for McDonnell's leg but McDonnell calmly moves out of range.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonnell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saravakos's guard.
Saravakos is pressing down on McDonnell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spiros Saravakos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDonnell trying to control but Saravakos is working from the bottom.
Rory McDonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos trying to control the position.
McDonnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saravakos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McDonnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McDonnell wants to pass the guard but Saravakos is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell shoots in for a takedown but Saravakos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonnell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Rory McDonnell!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Rory McDonnell!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Rory McDonnell!
Rory McDonnell wins by unanimous decision!
Rory McDonnell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 875 p4p, 82 weight class) and Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 1043 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vigorio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibu.
Ibu slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Ibu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibu.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibu throws out the jab.
Ibu misses with a straight left.
Ibu misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibu throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Ibu finds it's target.
Ibu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ibu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
enabling Ibu to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Ibu avoids it easily.
Jab from Ibu.
Ibu throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ibu with a body shot.
Ibu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A low kick from Ibu misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu lands a head kick. Gonzalez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzalez will feel that in the morning.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ibu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibu throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Ibu slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Ibu drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ibu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Ibu was well out of range.
Ibu is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibu.
A good leg kick by Ibu.
Ibu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Ibu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibu lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Ibu slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Ibu is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ibu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Ibu.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibu circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Ibu ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu 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.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Ibu counters with a nice leg kick.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Ibu misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ibu cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibu slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Ibu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Ibu slams his shin into Gonzalez's torso.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibu misses with a straight left.
Ibu scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ibu jabs at Gonzalez's body.
A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot.
Koh Ibu is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Ibu slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Ibu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibu thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Ibu lands with an overhand left.
Ibu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibu throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzalez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Ibu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ibu thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
The fighters circling - Ibu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu.
Nice defenses there by Ibu.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ibu with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibu. Ibu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ibu blocks a jab.
Ibu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Ibu connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Ibu slips under a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ibu clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibu lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzalez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibu.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Ibu staying out of range there.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Ibu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez.
Ibu with a hook.
Gonzalez is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Ibu misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ibu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Ibu.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Ibu counters with a thumping low kick.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ibu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Ibu.
Ibu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Ibu.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibu throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ibu misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu.
Good leg kick by Ibu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Ibu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ibu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Ibu misses.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Ibu.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Ibu loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ibu misses.
Gonzalez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ibu.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Ibu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ibu finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibu can pounce on him.
Ibu swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Ibu moved out of range nicely.
Ibu lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibu. Ibu obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Ibu.
Ibu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibu 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu wins by unanimous decision!
Koh Ibu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 1471 p4p, 155 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 1392 p4p, 149 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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154 lbs
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153 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Sergei Babakov has been cut.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Babakov connects with a right hand. Vovchanchyn shakes it off.
Babakov thuds a left hand into Vovchanchyn's body.
Babakov moves into the clinch successfully.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Babakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vovchanchyn's efforts to push away.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vovchanchyn controls his hands.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov digs a right hand underneath Vovchanchyn's ribcage. Vovchanchyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Babakov lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vovchanchyn backwards.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
I was talking to Babakov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vovchanchyn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babakov.
Babakov lands a shot to the body.
Babakov working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Babakov.
A nice left hand lands by Babakov.
Vovchanchyn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babakovs head.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Babakov lands with a light punch inside.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with some punches.
Babakov pushes Vovchanchyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn tries to break free but Babakov pushes him back against the cage.
Babakov lands with a light punch inside.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vovchanchyn backwards.
Babakov lands a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babakov pushes Vovchanchyn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Babakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov scores with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov cracks Vovchanchyn with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babakov.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Babakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vovchanchyn or not.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babakov.
A short body shot lands from Vovchanchyn as the two fighters clinch.
Babakov works on Vovchanchyn's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Babakov.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babakov.
Babakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike.
Babakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Babakov on the inside.
Vovchanchyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vovchanchyn blocking some punches.
Babakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Babakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babakov clinches.
Babakov scores with a shot to the side of Vovchanchyn's head.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vovchanchyn can do to turn this around?
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vovchanchyn controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Babakov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vovchanchyns head.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to Babakov's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Babakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Babakov throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babakov doesn't seem phased though.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Babakov is out of range.
Vovchanchyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babakov manages to avoid it.
Babakov misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babakov. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Babakov tries to counter by clinching up but Vovchanchyn breaks away and moves out of range.
Babakov looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Babakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Babakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Babakov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn gets tackled into the cage by Babakov. Babakov maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Babakov on the inside.
Babakov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vovchanchyns head.
Vovchanchyn pushes Babakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn blocking some punches.
Babakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sergei Babakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Babakov.
Babakov avoiding damage.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Babakov.
Babakov lands a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vovchanchyn controls his hands.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babakov backwards.
A short right from Babakov on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Babakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babakov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vovchanchyn manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Babakov forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Babakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Sergei Babakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Babakov wants to clinch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the body.
Babakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the cage.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Babakov breaks the clinch.
Babakov forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Babakov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Vovchanchyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babakov.
Babakov works on Vovchanchyn's body with a couple of short punches.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Babakov.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Babakov has double underhooks.
Babakov lands a body punch.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Babakov avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babakov scores with a hook to the body.
Babakov digs a right hand underneath Vovchanchyn's ribcage. Vovchanchyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Babakov lands with a light punch inside.
Sergei Babakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Babakov.
Vovchanchyn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Babakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babakov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Sergei Babakov!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sergei Babakov!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sergei Babakov!
Sergei Babakov wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Tronstone (ranked 1729 p4p, 35 weight class) and Poto Tupu (ranked 2357 p4p, 69 weight class). Tupu has chosen Youth Of The Nation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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264 lbs
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33
290 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Tronstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poto Tupu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronstone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tupu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tronstone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tronstone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tupu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Tupu. Those never looked like landing.
Tupu throws a head kick but Tronstone moves out of range.
Tronstone throws a lazy uppercut
and Tupu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tupu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ike Tronstone has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Tronstone there.
It looks like Poto Tupu has been cut.
Tupu misses with a wild body shot.
Tronstone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tronstone is looking to slow Tupu down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronstone wants to land a leg kick but Tupu is out of range.
Tupu tests Tronstone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tronstone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Tronstone misses.
Tupu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tronstone walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronstone misses with a hook. Tupu ducked under it nicely.
Tronstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tupu connects with an inside leg kick.
Tronstone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tronstone staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Tronstone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tupu throws a head kick that misses.
Tupu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronstone moves away.
Tronstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tupu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tronstone.
Tupu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tronstone.
Tupu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tronstone.
Tupu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tronstone rather than just go for the knockout.
Tupu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tronstone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Tronstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tronstone.
Tupu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Tronstone catches Tupu right on the button with a cross.
Tronstone throws a looping overhand right but Tupu ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tronstone is out of range and Tupu settles back down.
The fighters circling - Tupu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tronstone moves out of range of the body kick from Tupu.
Tronstone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tupu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tronstone misses with a hook.
Tronstone cracks a nice hook into Tupu's ribs.
Tronstone works Tupu's body with a nice hook.
Tupu looks winded!
Tupu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tronstone.
Tupu walks into a jab.
Tronstone misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tupu misses.
Tronstone slips under a jab.
Tupu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tronstone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tupu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tronstone lands a lovely overhand right.
Tupu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupu takes one on the button.
A solid body kick from Tupu.
Tronstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupu.
Tupu checks a leg kick.
Tronstone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tupu.
Tupu throws a head kick but Tronstone moves out of range.
Tronstone throws a big shot that misses.
Tronstone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tupu counters with a straight right hand.
Tronstone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tronstone misses with a left hand
and Tupu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tupu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tronstone throws out the jab.
Tupu looks to throw the jab but Tronstone is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tupu.
Tronstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tronstone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tupu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tronstone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Tupu.
Tronstone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone misses the jab.
Tupu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tronstone.
Tupu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Tupu.
Tupu throws a head kick but Tronstone moves out of range.
Tupu misses with a head kick.
Tupu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tronstone connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Tupu misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tupu.
Tupu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tronstone's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tronstone has his foot on Tupu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tupu works his way back into a safe position though.
Tronstone is controlling Tupu's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupu trying to control but Tronstone is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Poto Tupu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tupu checks a leg kick.
Tronstone connects with the punch.
Tronstone throws a body punch but Tupu moves out of range.
Tupu misses the shot to the body.
Tronstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupu moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tupu.
Tronstone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tupu.
That has opened up Poto Tupu's cut even more.
Tupu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupu.
Some wild striking there from Tronstone.
Tronstone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tronstone avoids the head kick by Tupu.
Tupu looks to land a body kick but Tronstone moved away.
Tronstone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tupu has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tupu misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tronstone.
Tronstone scores with a sloppy right hand. Tupu should have avoided that one.
Tronstone digs a good hook to Tupu's body.
Tronstone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tupu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tupu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tronstone can pounce on him.
Tupu throws a head kick that misses.
Tupu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tronstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Tronstone moves away from the strike by Tupu.
Tronstone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tronstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tupu misses with an uppercut. Tronstone saw that one coming.
Tupu throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tronstone cracks Tupu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tronstone misses with a low kick.
Tupu slips a straight right by Tronstone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tronstone.
Tupu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tronstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ike Tronstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tronstone throws a big shot that misses.
Tronstone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tronstone.
Tupu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Tupu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tupu.
Tupu throws a right hand that misses
and Tronstone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tupu is breathing heavily.
Tronstone throws out a powerful jab.
Tronstone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tupu misses with a left hand
and Tronstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tronstone. That's going to slow Tupu down.
Tronstone swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupu takes one on the button.
Tupu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tronstone can pounce on him.
Tronstone scores with a jab. Tupu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tupu throws out a loose jab but Tronstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tronstone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tronstone drops Tupu with a beautiful combination! Tupu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tronstone is looking for the KO!
Tupu is rocked!
The cut above Poto Tupu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice sprawl there from Tronstone as Tupu shoots in.
Tupu is still on wobbly legs! Can Tronstone finish him?
Tronstone weaves into range and cracks Tupu right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Tupu goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tronstone is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ike Tronstone!
During a confident post fight interview, Ike Tronstone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Dae Young (ranked 1041 p4p, 29 weight class) and David Cerrone (ranked 1385 p4p, 39 weight class). Seo Dae Young had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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281 lbs
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276 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seo Dae Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dae Young. That did some damage!
Dae Young misses with an uppercut
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Dae Young tries to land a leg kick but Cerrone saw it coming and moves away.
Cerrone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cerrone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cerrone throws the left hand but Dae Young avoids the punch easily.
Dae Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dae Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dae Young throws a looping overhand right but Cerrone ducks down to avoid it.
Dae Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dae Young tries to score with a low kick but Cerrone moves his leg out of the way.
Cerrone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cerrone misses with a leg kick.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dae Young slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Cerrone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cerrone throws a leg kick which misses Dae Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Dae Young tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Cerrone misses its intended target.
Dae Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerrone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dae Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerrone manages to avoid it.
Dae Young definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dae Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cerrone.
Cerrone is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Cerrone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dae Young.
Dae Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Dae Young.
Dae Young avoids the head kick by Cerrone.
Dae Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dae Young tries a low kick but Cerrone avoids it.
Dae Young moves into the clinch.
Dae Young digs a right hand into Cerrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cerrone's gas tank.
Cerrone looks winded!
Dae Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dae Young scores with a hook to the body.
Dae Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Dae Young.
Dae Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dae Young lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dae Young.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dae Young.
A right handed body shot lands from Dae Young.
Dae Young tries a body shot but Cerrone blocks it.
Dae Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dae Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Dae Young scores with a shot to the side of Cerrone's head.
Dae Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dae Young.
Dae Young scores with a shot to the side of Cerrone's head.
Dae Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dae Young lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dae Young.
Dae Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Dae Young can't find room to land a body shot as Cerrone controls the action.
Dae Young lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dae Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cerrone wants to break free but Dae Young has control.
Dae Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dae Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dae Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerrone or not.
Dae Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dae Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Dae Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dae Young lands a right hand.
Dae Young lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dae Young.
Cerrone is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Dae Young.
Cerrone is still on wobbly legs! Can Dae Young finish him?
Dae Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone seems to have recovered his senses.
Dae Young lands a shoulder strike.
Dae Young lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Dae Young as the two fighters clinch.
Dae Young misses with a punch to the body.
Dae Young drops Cerrone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cerrone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dae Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dae Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dae Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Dae Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dae Young lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Cerrone senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seo Dae Young!
A very excited looking Seo Dae Young made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated David Cerrone had this to say: 'Whuuuut?!?!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 438 p4p, 22 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 630 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump takes a swing at Prophet's ribcage but misses.
Prophet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trump checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trump tries to clinch up but Prophet circles away and keeps his distance.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.
Prophet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Prophet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Prophet tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Prophet cracks Trump with a nice body shot.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Prophet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Prophet.
Prophet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prophet misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
A short right from Trump on the inside.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prophet is trying to maintain a safe position but Trump gets an underhook and turns Prophet into the cage.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Prophet scores with a shoulder strike.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prophet has him pressed against the cage.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump working aggressively here.
Prophet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Prophet.
Prophet prevents a body shot from Trump.
Prophet misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prophet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prophet tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Prophet back against the cage.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Trump cracks Prophet with a nice body shot.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prophet or not.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Prophet's head.
Trump lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump digs a right hand underneath Prophet's ribcage. Prophet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prophet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trump has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trump and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Trump.
Trump lands a nice hook to Prophet's body. Prophet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trump swats away the attempt to clinch by Prophet.
Trump throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Prophet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Prophet.
A little feinted left hand from Trump on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Trump checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trump was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prophet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump checks a low kick from Prophet.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prophet.
Prophet lands a jab to Trump's midsection.
Prophet throws an overhand right that lands on Trump's shoulder, as Trump tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
Trump moves out of range of the body kick from Prophet.
It looked like Trump wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trump checks a leg kick.
Prophet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Trump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prophet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Trump blocks the low kick.
Trump staying out of range there.
Prophet walks into a jab.
Trump moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet feints a counter leg kick.
Trump's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prophet under the eye.
Prophet throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hillary Trump dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prophet misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
Prophet drops his hands momentarily and Trump takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prophet is rocked!
Prophet ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Trump staying out of range there.
Hillary Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Prophet connects with a leg kick. Trump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prophet lands a leg kick that knocks Trump off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Trump throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prophet scores with a sloppy right hand. Trump should have avoided that one.
It looks like Trump has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body kick there by Prophet.
Prophet slips under a jab.
Prophet moves away from the strike by Trump.
Prophet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prophet.
Trump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prophet's head.
Prophet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Prophet closes the distance and pushes Trump back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prophet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet misses with a body punch.
Prophet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Prophet controls his hands.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Prophet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Prophet.
Prophet stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Trump working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prophet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump lands an uppercut.
The Prophet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prophet scores with a shot to the side of Trump's head.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Prophet digs a right hand underneath Trump's ribcage. Trump let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump blocks a body shot from Prophet.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Trump has Prophet pressed against the cage, preventing Prophet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Trump.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Prophet controls his hands.
Trump lands a body punch.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Prophet's head.
Prophet gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Trump.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump scores with a hook to the body.
Prophet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Prophet avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump pushes Prophet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Prophet is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Trump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump pushes Prophet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump prevents a body shot from Prophet.
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prophet misses with some punches.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet blocks a body shot from Trump.
Prophet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prophet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trump.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
A body shot lands from Trump.
A short left from Trump.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prophet tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Hillary Trump will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
Prophet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trump connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Prophet throws a leg kick which misses Trump's front leg but catches the back leg as Trump tries to avoid it.
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prophet throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Trump throws a nice looking combination but Prophet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trump bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump keeps the fight on the outside.
Prophet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prophet scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Prophet is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Trump - just one landing.
Prophet misses with a wild body shot.
Trump misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump moves out of range as Prophet strikes.
Prophet misses with a looping left.
Trump misses with a double jab.
Prophet staying out of range there.
Prophet throws a chopping leg kick but Trump manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Prophet closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Trump.
Trump is working Prophet over against the cage.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
A nice left hand lands by Prophet.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trump keeps control of Prophet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prophet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prophet or not.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Trump.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prophet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trump cracks a nice hook into Prophet's ribs.
Prophet thuds a left hand into Trump's body.
Prophet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prophet throws a solid leg kick but Trump takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prophet.
Trump swings for the body but Prophet moves out of range.
Prophet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trump's calf.
Trump uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prophet.
Prophet cracks the inside of Trump's front leg.
Prophet looks to throw the jab but Trump is out of range.
Trump closes the distance and clinches.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet blocks a body shot from Trump.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Prophet tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Trump is working Prophet over against the cage.
Prophet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prophet is trying to stall.
Prophet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prophet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prophet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prophet tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Prophet back against the cage.
Prophet tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prophet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Prophet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Trump.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump breaks the clinch.
Prophet throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prophet was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
Prophet wants to counter the offense by Trump and move into the clinch position.
Trump works Prophet's body with a nice hook.
Trump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prophet throws a body kick that misses.
Trump throws a hook but Prophet avoids it easily.
Prophet throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hillary Trump did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prophet misses with a looping left.
The Prophet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trump walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prophet throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
Prophet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Prophet throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump scores with a jab. Prophet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trump lands an overhand right.
Prophet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prophet is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Trump circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Prophet to the canvas! Prophet doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Trump keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hillary Trump!
A very excited looking Hillary Trump made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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