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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donall Doyle (ranked 8204 p4p, 650 weight class) and English Hooligan (ranked 22060 p4p, 719 weight class). Donall Doyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to English Hooligan's chin.
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, English Hooligan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Hooligan misses with a two punch combination.
As Hooligan tries to get set, Doyle tries to push him back and clinch up but Hooligan manages to avoid the attempt.
Hooligan lands a jab-cross combination.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hooligan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
English Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooligan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooligan lands a left and a right that send Doyle crashing to the mat, dazed. Hooligan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Doyle is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hooligan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hooligan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Doyle sprawling to the canvas! Doyle rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hooligan finish him?!
Oh Doyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Hooligan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooligan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hooligan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Doyle. Hooligan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). English Hooligan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chosu Viv (ranked 4141 p4p, 350 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 21855 p4p, 539 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu Viv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viv shoots for a double leg takedown but Long sprawls well. He's pushed Viv's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Viv keeps the fight on the outside.
Viv feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've been hearing good reports from Viv's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Viv passes Long's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Viv seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Viv is working for a submission of some sort.
Viv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Viv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viv is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Viv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Long is not content to let Viv control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Viv.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Viv has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Viv is looking for a kimura but Long is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Viv to get the leverage.
Viv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Viv there.
Viv looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Viv is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Long is just riding it out for now. Viv eventually gives up the hold.
Long taking some punishment here, with Viv in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Viv working the head and body with strikes.
Viv looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Viv there.
Long wants to get back to his feet.
Viv working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Viv slips a nice elbow through Long's hands, connecting with Long's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long is looking for a sweep. Viv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Viv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Long is rocked!
Ground and pound from Viv.
Long is still in real trouble! Can Viv finish him?
Long is trying to maintain the position but Viv is very close to passing his half guard.
Viv is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Long is hurt! He's hurt bad - Viv fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Long from any more punishment! Congratulations to Viv! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chosu Viv!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Gazelle (ranked 4226 p4p, 467 weight class) and Bruno Brunatny (ranked 4121 p4p, 454 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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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Gazelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazelle blocks a head kick by Brunatny.
Brunatny keeps Gazelle at a distance using the push kick.
Gazelle shoots in for a takedown but Brunatny shows good takedown defense.
Brunatny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brunatny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brunatny thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gazelle if he has to take too many more of those.
Gazelle is breathing heavily.
Brunatny throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gazelle crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Brunatny!
After winning the bout, Bruno Brunatny 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 Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 5339 p4p, 608 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 3731 p4p, 467 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuminen.
Nice body punch from Tuminen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuminen checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tuminen.
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Tuminen scores with a head kick.
Tuminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thiago! But no joy.
Tuminen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tuminen is out of range.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuminen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tuminen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tuminen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tuminen tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Tuminen down.
Thiago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thiago connects with a nice looking jab.
Tuminen forces Thiago back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Thiago avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.
A short left from Thiago.
Thiago lands a left hand.
Thiago managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Thiago scores with a shoulder strike.
Thiago blocks an uppercut.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thiago avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thiago.
Thiago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thiago tries to work over Tuminen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuminen misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago stalls.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thiago tries to throw a body punch but Tuminen avoids it by throwing Thiago back against the cage.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Thiago avoids the damage to the body.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thiago is defending well for now.
Thiago lands a right hand.
Tuminen is rocked!
Thiago scores with a shot to the side of Tuminen's head.
Oh Tuminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thiago unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tuminen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thiago is unloading with more strikes now! Tuminen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Thiago!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Thiago thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 3297 p4p, 427 weight class) and Jeremy Stylez (ranked 5111 p4p, 588 weight class). Jeremy Stylez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stylez trying to control but Gustafson postures up.
Gustafson is looking to take a break and control but Stylez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustafson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stylez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stylez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson is looking for a kimura but Stylez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gustafson to get the leverage.
Gustafson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stylez defends it well.
Stylez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustafson.
Stylez wants to get back to full guard.
Gustafson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stylez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stylez wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustafson slips a nice elbow through Stylez's hands, connecting with Stylez's forehead.
Gustafson is thwarting Stylez's attempts to control the position.
Gustafson wants to pass to mount but Stylez is defending the position.
Gustafson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stylez is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson prevents Stylez from improving his position.
Gustafson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafson seems to be working for a kimura but Stylez defends the submission attempt.
Gustafson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stylez tries to kick Gustafson off but Gustafson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gustafson seems to be working for a kimura but Stylez defends the submission attempt.
Gustafson is trying to control. Stylez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gustafson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gustafson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stylez!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gustafson has hold of Stylez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stylez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gustafson shoots and misses
and Stylez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustafson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustafson blocks a head kick by Stylez.
Stylez lands an overhand right.
Gustafson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stylez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stylez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stylez avoids the body shot from Gustafson.
Gustafson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gustafson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gustafson is rocked!
Gustafson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Gustafson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafson glances at the clock... BAM! Stylez nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Gustafson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Gustafson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Stylez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Point (ranked 1887 p4p, 229 weight class) and Enitan Arendse (ranked 3357 p4p, 358 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arendse 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.
Arendse throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Arendse.
Arendse tries to score with a low kick but Point moves his leg out of the way.
Arendse takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Arendse pushes Point up against the cage in a clinch.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Point.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Point's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Point breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Point blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse jabs Point to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Point lands a jab to Arendse's midsection.
Point fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arendse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
Point throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point throws a low kick but Arendse moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point 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.
Arendse takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Arendse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Point misses.
Point works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arendse lands a front kick.
Arendse looks to land a combination. Point sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point misses with a wild combination.
Arendse cracks a nice hook into Point's ribs.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Point misses
and Arendse counters with an outside leg kick.
Arendse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arendse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Point looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arendse wants to clinch up but Point keeps it at a distance.
Point takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
Arendse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Arendse misses
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Point throws a half hearted mid kick.
Point throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Point on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arendse. Arendse obviously looking to wear him down.
Arendse thuds his right hand into Point's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point lands with a thumping leg kick.
Point walks into a jab.
Point jabs Arendse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse throws a good cross that connects.
Point misses with a body shot
and Arendse counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arendse works the jab nicely.
Arendse sizes up Point with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Point throws out the jab.
Point takes one to the chin there.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Arendse's head.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point throws a front kick aimed at Arendse's knee but Arendse avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Arendse misses.
A left lands for Point.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Point paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Point walks into a straight right hand from Arendse.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arendse defending well as Point loads up on a big left hand.
Arendse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arendse lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arendse, right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Point.
Arendse's corner calls for a 1-2. Arendse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Arendse lands.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point lands a right hook to the body.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point misses with a body kick.
Arendse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Point fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arendse.
Arendse swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Arendse moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
That's time! Point's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arendse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Point.
Point misses with a looping left.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arendse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Arendse tries a head kick but it misses.
Arendse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Point throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Point misses with a wild body shot.
Point throws a sloppy head kick
and Arendse counters with an outside leg kick.
Point tried to score with a low kick but Arendse checks it.
Point misses with a straight right.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Point takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arendse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arendse lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arendse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throws the kick towards the body but Arendse avoids it.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arendse steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Point throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Arendse lands a nice hook to Point's body. Point takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arendse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Enitan Arendse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point throws a leg kick
and Arendse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Point catches Arendse right on the button with a cross.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Point.
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Arendse as he connects with a hook.
Arendse lands a leg kick that knocks Point off balance momentarily.
Arendse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse moves into range and clinches up with Point.
Point wants to break free but Arendse has control.
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Arendse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Point.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
Arendse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Points head.
Point pushes Arendse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arendse lands an uppercut.
Point lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arendse lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Point.
Arendse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Point has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arendse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Point escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Point crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arendse - the referee stops the clock and Point gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arendse. Point manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arendse.
Point blocks a jab.
Point works the jab nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arendse in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Point.
Arendse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Point walks into a jab.
Arendse connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Arendse scores with a hook.
Arendse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Point avoids it.
Point takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Point.
A jab from Arendse does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Point misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Point darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Point slips a straight right by Arendse.
Point misses with a low kick.
Point lands a jab to Arendse's midsection.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Arendse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Point throws a nice outside leg kick.
Point connects with a solid leg kick.
Point lands a two punch combo.
Point misses with a shot to the body
and Arendse counters with a thumping low kick.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Arendse ducks down to avoid it.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse is looking to score with low kicks.
Point looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Point tries to land a front kick but Arendse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse 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! This is the final round!
Arendse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Point.
Point has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arendse finds it's way round the side to connect with Point's head.
Point lands a nice shot that snaps Arendse's head back.
Point lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Arendse.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point gets tackled into the cage by Arendse. Arendse maintains the clinch.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Point tries to break the clinch but Arendse is controlling the position.
Point doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Point.
Point is pushing Arendse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Enitan Arendse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Point backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Point swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point tries to work over Arendse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Point.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse lands a shot to the body.
Arendse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Point tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Point back against the cage.
Point can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
Point lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
Point lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arendse scores with the left hand. Point knows he should have avoided that one.
Point looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Point misses with an uppercut.
Arendse lands a slapping body shot.
Arendse jabs at Point's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Point has time to react.
A low kick from Point is predictable there
and Arendse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arendse tries to score with a low kick but Point moves his leg out of the way.
Point throws a head kick that misses.
Point throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
Arendse is trying to counter with his kicks.
Point throws a jab when Arendse was well out of range.
Arendse lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse lands with a hook. Point tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arendse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse connects with the punch.
Arendse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Point as he checks the leg kick.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Arendse. Beautiful body shot.
Arendse misses with a body shot
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Arendse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arendse slips a jab from Point.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point misses with a head kick.
Arendse tries to clinch but Point moves out of range.
Arendse lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Arendse scores with a nice strike.
Point goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Point is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Point misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arendse counters with a stiff right hand.
Arendse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Point has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Point.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses.
Arendse slips under a jab from Point.
Point has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arendse finds it's way round the side to connect with Point's head.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Arendse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse lands with a shot to the body.
Jesse Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Point throws a sloppy head kick and Arendse moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arendse 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 1898 p4p, 88 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 2362 p4p, 114 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosma Wawelski's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Verygood as Wawelski shoots in.
Wawelski slips a jab from Verygood.
Verygood throws the left hand but Wawelski avoids the punch easily.
Verygood scores with a jab. Wawelski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verygood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by Wawelski.
Wawelski shoots for a double leg takedown but Verygood sprawls well. He's pushed Wawelski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wawelski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood's corner calls for a 1-2. Verygood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wawelski closes the distance and clinches up with Verygood, looking for a takedown. Wawelski pushes Verygood against the cage but Verygood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurt Verygood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosma Wawelski.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Wawelski throws a lazy head kick
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wawelski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Verygood as he connects with a hook.
Verygood misses the jab.
Verygood scores with a punch to the head.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wawelski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verygood sprawls well. Verygood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wawelski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Wawelski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Verygood defends it nicely.
Wawelski takes one to the chin there.
Verygood works Wawelski's body with a nice hook.
Wawelski slips a straight right by Verygood.
Verygood blocks a low kick nicely.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wawelski's head.
Verygood throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Verygood pinned against the cage. Verygood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Verygood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wawelski manages to circle out of the way.
Wawelski tries to clinch up.
A cross from Verygood lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wawelski throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
Verygood misses the jab.
Wawelski dives in and scores a takedown into Verygood's guard.
Verygood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski throws a big right hand that misses.
Verygood is pulling down on Wawelski's head to control his posture.
Verygood continues to stall.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing Wawelski from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wawelski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wawelski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wawelski postures up in Verygood's guard and throws a big left but Verygood blocks it.
Wawelski trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Wawelski blocks the leg kick.
Wawelski ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Wawelski throws a series of punches but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood misses with a hook
and Wawelski counters with a three punch combo that has Verygood backing up. Verygood nods at Wawelski to acknowledge the strikes.
Wawelski swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Verygood.
Wawelski shoots in but no luck this time.
Verygood throws a hook but Wawelski avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wawelski or perhaps it was just good defense by Verygood, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wawelski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wawelski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wawelski on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawelski defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Wawelski throws a counter combo.
Wawelski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verygood sprawls well. Verygood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wawelski gets slowly back to his feet.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Wawelski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Wawelski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Wawelski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verygood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wawelski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wawelski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Verygood tries to clinch up but Wawelski circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Verygood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wawelski moves in looking to clinch but Verygood pushes him off.
Kurt Verygood is winning the standup battle so far.
Verygood cracks Wawelski with a good jab.
Wawelski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawelski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wawelski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wawelski digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Verygood tests Wawelski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wawelski is rocked!
Wawelski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Verygood lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wawelski. Verygood pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood is the new bantamweight champion!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 1616 p4p, 208 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 2892 p4p, 359 weight class). Cobb's entrance music is Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobb 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 looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Turnbull works Cobb's body with a nice hook.
Turnbull scores with a spinning back kick!
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
A nice side step and Turnbull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb catches Turnbull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Cobb's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobb tries to avoid it.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Turnbull off the cage and back into range.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Turnbull defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnbull lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb jabs Turnbull right on the nose. Turnbull blinks but takes it well.
Turnbull with a nice cross.
Turnbull thuds his right hand into Cobb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turnbull dips to his left and cracks Cobb with an uppercut!
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Turnbull - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Turnbull lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
A leg kick checked by Cobb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Turnbull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turnbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull scores with a hook.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turnbull is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Turnbull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cobb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turnbull lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Turnbull thinks about the counter body kick.
Cobb blocks the body kick.
Cobb throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Turnbull swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Turnbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Turnbull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
Cobb walks into a stiff left hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Turnbull makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull misses with a straight left.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Turnbull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Turnbull digs a good body shot into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnbull moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb tries to move into range but Turnbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Turnbull's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turnbull tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Cobb's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobb tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Turnbull walks into a stiff left hand from Cobb.
Turnbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turnbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb takes one to the chin there.
Cobb throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Cobb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turnbull counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Turnbull tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Cobb misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Cobb misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnbull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turnbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull takes one on the button.
Turnbull connects with a crisp jab.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Turnbull pushes Cobb away with a front kick.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb lands a really nice looking cross but Turnbull seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Cobb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Cobb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobb connects with the punch.
Cobb lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Turnbull.
Cobb moves out of range as Turnbull throws a body kick.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobb's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Turnbull's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turnbull works the jab nicely.
Cobb throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turnbull. Cobb shrugs it off though.
Cobb misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turnbull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Turnbull counters with a stiff right hand.
Turnbull lands a jab.
Turnbull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a jab to the head.
Cobb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
Turnbull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turnbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turnbull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Cobb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Turnbull slips a jab from Cobb.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnbull as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Turnbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Cobb moved away.
Turnbull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Turnbull.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb cracks Turnbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Turnbull moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb scores with a jab to the head.
Turnbull connects with a single shot there.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Turnbull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Turnbull lands a really nice looking cross but Cobb seems unphased.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Cobb throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull lands a nice hook to Cobb's body. Cobb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnbull walks into a stiff left hand from Cobb.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cobb takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull feints and then cracks Cobb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobb down.
Cobb misses the jab.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the head.
Turnbull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobb throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Cobb throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Turnbull.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
Turnbull lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Turnbull defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnbull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Turnbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turnbull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turnbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turnbull to score with a decent uppercut.
Turnbull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turnbull lands a jab to the nose.
Turnbull defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Both fighters circling a little - Turnbull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turnbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Turnbull takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Turnbull moves away and avoids it.
Turnbull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobb.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Turnbull lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Turnbull slips the punch.
Jab by Turnbull.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Cobb looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Turnbull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turnbull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobb in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnbull scores with a nice strike.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull connects with the punch.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb misses with a hook
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Turnbull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobb throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull scores with a sloppy right hand. Cobb should have avoided that one.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnbull 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jones (ranked 2027 p4p, 96 weight class) and Sunny Day (ranked 1709 p4p, 79 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Barrels of Whiskey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sunny Day!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a sloppy head kick
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Day is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Day keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Day is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones stands up over Day, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Day is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at Holding Cell inform us that Day has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones works over Day with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones cracks Day with a solid left hand.
Day had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Day has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Day wants to sweep but no luck.
Day utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Day throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Day is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Day escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Day had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Day keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Day looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stands and throws Day's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Day takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Day tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones cracks Day with a big elbow.
Day defending against the ground and pound.
Day is looking for a sweep.
Jones cracks Day with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones grinds an elbow into Day's temple.
Day is looking to reverse the position.
Day bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Day sprawls well. Day wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Day to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Day sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day scores with a jab.
Day lands a head shot.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Day on his heels. He'll look to pass Day's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Day keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noah Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Day but Day pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Day lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Day. Beautiful body shot.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Day!
Day is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Day is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Day is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones working Day over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Day with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones prevents Day from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Day is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Day slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Noah Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Day is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Day working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Day has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones works over Day with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Day has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Day looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Day has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Day looking for submissions off his back.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Day's hands, connecting with Day's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Day is defending the position.
Day tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Day is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is thwarting Day's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Day. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad.
Noah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones goes for a double leg but Day avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Day continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Day is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Day sneaks back into half guard.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Day trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Day has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is looking to advance position but Day won't allow it.
Day blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Day moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Day is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Day takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Day is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Day is trying to keep Jones in close.
Sunny Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Day works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Day keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Day working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Day over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Day has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Day's legs - danger averted.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Day escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Jones stands up over Day, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Day working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Day looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Day.
Day has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Day's brow.
Noah Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Jones!
A victorious Noah Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 1208 p4p, 151 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 1197 p4p, 150 weight class). Wolfhelm Toten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yoshi Takano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Takano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takano staying out of range there.
Toten lands a nice shot to the body.
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toten is out of range.
Toten lands with an uppercut that bounces Takano off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Takano misses.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toten.
Toten moves away from the strike by Takano.
Toten throws a jab but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toten takes the fight into the clinch.
Takano prevents a body shot from Toten.
Takano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Totens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toten scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toten misses with the head strike.
Toten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takano scores a nice knee to the body.
Takano throws a head punch that misses.
Takano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Takano lands a shot to the body.
Takano takes a shot to the head.
Toten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Toten in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toten is breathing heavily.
Takano breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Takano. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takano.
Toten throws a jab when Takano was well out of range.
Takano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Toten looks to land a combination but Takano avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toten is out of range and Takano settles back down.
Takano is looking to land body kicks.
Toten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toten avoids the body shot from Takano.
Takano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Toten will feel that in the morning.
Toten misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Toten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takano.
Toten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takano throws a leg kick but Toten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toten's corner calls for a 1-2. Toten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Toten moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
An attempted straight right counter from Toten misses the target.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toten.
Toten appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano clobbers Toten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Toten.
Toten clinches with his opponent.
Takano lands a shot to the body.
Toten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takano.
The referee calls for Takano to work.
Toten throws a head punch that misses.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toten's elbow.
Takano is looking to control Toten's arms but Toten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takano has his back to the cage.
Takano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Totens head.
Takano missing with knees to the body.
Toten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toten blocks an uppercut.
Toten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toten scores with a hook to the body.
Toten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toten throws a head punch that misses.
Takano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toten up against the cage.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Toten.
Toten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toten throws a head punch that misses.
Takano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toten is defending well for now.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Takano takes a shot to the head.
Toten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshi Takano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toten loads up on a big right hand but Takano slips the punch.
Takano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toten with a body shot.
Takano misses with a left hand
and Toten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takano wants to slow Toten down by chopping away at his legs.
Toten has Takano up against the cage in a clinch.
Takano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takano throws a low kick, looking for Toten's leg but Toten calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toten!
Toten wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Takano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Takano lands a slapping body shot.
Toten moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Toten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Toten.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toten. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toten moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
Toten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Takano misses.
Toten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toten throws the left hand but Takano avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Toten.
Takano throws a body shot but no joy.
Toten digs a good hook to Takano's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Toten has knocked Takano down with a huge combo! Toten steps away and waves a wobbly Takano back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Takano is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toten darts in and clinches Takano up against the cage.
Takano digs a right hand into Toten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toten's gas tank.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Toten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toten working aggressively here.
Toten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toten struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Takano in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Toten throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Wolfhelm Toten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Takano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toten.
Takano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takano is looking to control Toten's arms but Toten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takano has his back to the cage.
Takano prevents a body shot from Toten.
Toten misses with a body punch.
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takano can do to turn this around?
Toten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toten looks to land a left hand but Takano moved out of range nicely.
Takano misses with the body kick
and Toten counters with a stiff right hand.
Toten's corner calls for a 1-2. Toten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takano is still on wobbly legs! Can Toten finish him?
Nice body punch from Takano.
Takano seems to have recovered his senses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toten checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Toten misses the target.
Takano lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolfhelm Toten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takano. Toten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toten just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toten wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toten moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano looks to land a body kick but Toten moved away.
Toten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takano throws a leg kick
and Toten counters with a nice uppercut.
Takano tries to keep at a distance but Toten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takano tries to work over Toten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toten lands a shot to the body.
Toten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano lands with a short shot to the head.
Takano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toten backwards.
Toten has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfhelm Toten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Toten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toten connects with a jab.
Toten tests Takano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toten misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.
Wolfhelm Toten is winning the standup battle so far.
Toten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takano.
Takano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toten throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toten misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toten throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
Takano slips under a jab from Toten.
Takano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toten doesn't seem bothered though.
Toten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toten lands a jab-cross combination.
Takano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toten misses with a lunging right hand
and Takano counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toten misses with a straight left.
A jab from Toten misses.
Toten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toten moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Toten misses its target.
Toten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takano misses the shot to the body.
Takano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toten rather than just go for the knockout.
Toten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Toten misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takano misses with a looping right.
Takano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Takano lands with a hook. Toten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takano defending well as Toten loads up on a big left hand.
Toten misses with a left hand
and Takano counters with a left and a right that stings Toten.
Toten misses with a looping right.
Takano avoids the body shot from Toten.
Toten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toten connects with a right hand. Takano shakes it off.
Takano misses with a leg kick
and Toten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toten misses with a double jab.
Takano throws a leg kick but Toten checks it.
Toten throws a jab but it's blocked by Takano.
Toten wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
Takano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takano is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Toten finds it's way through Takano's defenses.
Takano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toten connects with a right hand. Takano shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toten.
Toten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takano.
Takano misses with a low kick as Toten jumps back.
Toten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Toten's shoulder, as Toten tries to avoid the shot.
Takano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toten drops Takano with a beautiful combination! Takano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Toten is looking for the KO!
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Toten.
Takano throws a leg kick but Toten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toten missing with a left hand there. Takano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toten throws out the jab.
Takano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfhelm Toten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfhelm Toten!
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