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ABW 108 Scrotum - Uesugi II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davos Kung (ranked 23234 p4p, 742 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 23198 p4p, 780 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meechum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Meechum. No joy for Kung on that attempt.
Kung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meechum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meechum shoots in but Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meechum clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meechum's elbow.
Meechum leaning against his opponent.
Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kung fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Meechum is just out of range.
And Meechum tries to counter it with a takedown but Kung pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown but Kung shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davos Kung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Meechum.
Meechum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kung.
Meechum shoots in but Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Meechum looks to move away, Kung throws a big counter combo but Meechum just gets out of the way.
Kung shoots in for a takedown but Meechum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meechum throws a nice head kick!
Meechum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meechum breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung clinches with his opponent.
Kung tries to pull guard but Meechum holds him up against the cage and eventually Kung drops back down to his feet.
Kung lands an uppercut.
Kung is pressed up against the cage. Meechum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kung down to the mat. Kung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Meechum looks for the body kick but Kung saw that one coming.
Kung appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Meechum closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meechum lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Kung looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meechum manages to get himself to full guard.
Meechum looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Meechum working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kung stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A shot to the liver by Meechum. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meechum doesn't seem phased though.
Kung shoots in but Meechum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meechum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meechum gets a double leg takedown into Kung's guard.
Meechum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Meechum 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.
Meechum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kung avoids it really well and circles away.
Meechum shoots for a takedown but Kung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meechum or perhaps it was just good defense by Kung, which made it look bad.
Davos Kung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Meechum.
Kung throws a right and a left that Meechum avoids nicely.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meechum swivels and escapes.
Meechum wants to counter the offense by Kung and move into the clinch position.
Nice sprawl there from Meechum as Kung shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung throws a combination. Meechum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Kung does no damage.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kung sprawls well. Kung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meechum gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Meechum. No joy for Kung on that attempt.
Meechum dives in and grabs Kung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kung pushes down on Meechum's head and hops out.
Davos Kung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meechum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kung misses with the body kick
and Meechum makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kung really felt that one!
Kung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Meechum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kung is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Meechum presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown. Meechum tries to sprawl out of it but Kung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meechum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Meechum tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meechum jumps guard.
Kung wants to control from the top but Meechum keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Meechum has Kung pulled in close to control his posture.
Kung pushes down on Meechum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kung is keen to just control but Meechum is a slippery customer.
Kung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meechum is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meechum lands a high kick!
It looks like Davos Kung has been cut.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kung sprawls well. Kung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meechum gets slowly back to his feet.
Meechum fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meechum tries for a takedown but Kung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meechum fails with the takedown
and Kung counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davos Kung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davos Kung's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kung shoots in and drives through. Meechum sprawls well.
Meechum feints the counter takedown.
Kung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meechum swats away the attempt to clinch by Kung.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kung sprawls well. Kung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meechum gets slowly back to his feet.
Meechum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kung defends well and Meechum ends up having to push Kung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meechum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kung somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meechum.
Kung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meechum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kung somewhat.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meechum pinned against the cage. Meechum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kung tries for a takedown but Meechum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Meechum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kung is looking to clinch but Meechum is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Meechum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Meechum shoots in but Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kung wants it to stay on the feet.
Kung dives in and grabs Meechum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meechum pushes down on Kung's head and hops out.
Kung fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Meechum with that takedown attempt.
Meechum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meechum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kung defends it nicely.
Kung tries to clinch there but Meechum circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meechum counters with a two punch combo.
Kung has closed the distance and engaged Meechum in a clinch.
Meechum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kung pulls guard.
Kung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meechum's guard.
Meechum wants to sweep but no luck.
Meechum seems keen to control Kung's posture.
Meechum wants to sweep but no luck.
Davos Kung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum keeping moving, preventing Kung from controlling successfully.
Meechum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Meechum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kung trying to control but Meechum is working from the bottom.
Kung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Meechum.
I think Meechum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Meechum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Law (ranked 9014 p4p, 319 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 3330 p4p, 149 weight class). Damien Law had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes drives through and clinches with Law against the cage.
Law decides to pull guard.
Law trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Law has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Law trying his best to control but Mendes has mounted him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes takes Law's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Law is in trouble.
Law might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Law wants to escape the position.
Well, with Mendes on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Law is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law trying to control but not successfully.
Mendes is hanging on to Law's back as he tries to escape.
Mendes controlling from the back.
Mendes not allowing Law to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Law preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mendes.
I would not like to be Law right now.
Law won't enjoy being in this position. Mendes looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Law is tapping - it's over boys! Mendes picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Mendes!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Mendes 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 Jeremy Stylez (ranked 3393 p4p, 426 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 4394 p4p, 520 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stylez throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Stylez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stylez looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perez closes the distance and pushes Stylez back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Perez - that landed with a thud.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stylez has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez digs a right hand into Stylez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stylez's gas tank.
Stylez is breathing heavily.
Perez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stylez backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez lands a shoulder strike.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez is working Stylez over against the cage.
Perez cracks Stylez with a nice body shot.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Perez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stylez backwards.
Perez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stylez is rocked!
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Stylez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perez lands a shot to the body.
Perez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stylez with a big uppercut! Stylez tries to clinch up but Perez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stylez to the mat! Stylez covers up and Perez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Enzo Perez!
A victorious Enzo Perez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Rosicky (ranked 6429 p4p, 419 weight class) and Chosu Viv (ranked 3516 p4p, 302 weight class). Pavel Rosicky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Rosicky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu Viv!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosicky with a poor takedown
and Viv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rosicky but Rosicky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Viv misses with a takedown attempt - Rosicky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Rosicky has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Viv fails with the takedown.
Pavel Rosicky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Viv shoots in for a takedown but Rosicky shows good takedown defense.
Viv shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rosicky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Viv working the ground and pound.
Rosicky is trying to buck Viv off.
Rosicky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosicky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Viv looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rosicky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rosicky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rosicky working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosicky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Viv stops Rosicky from passing to mount.
Viv is looking for a sweep.
Rosicky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Viv is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Viv is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rosicky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rosicky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viv knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rosicky is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Viv looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rosicky gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Viv is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rosicky lets go of the hold and Viv can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Rosicky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Grimdal (ranked 5683 p4p, 570 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2794 p4p, 325 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Reggie Grimdal has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Reggie Grimdal seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimdal throws a sloppy head kick and Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Niedzwiedzinski.
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Niedzwiedzinski backs away, Grimdal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body kick.
Grimdal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a leg kick
and Grimdal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Niedzwiedzinski batters Grimdal with a massive right followed by a huge left! Grimdal is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Niedzwiedzinski lands a final crushing right hand to drop Grimdal to the mat with a gruesome thud! Niedzwiedzinski is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 1939 p4p, 217 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 7195 p4p, 560 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Osinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.
Kettu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Osinen throws a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a hook but Osinen avoids it easily.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Osinen moved out of range.
Osinen throws a counter combo.
Kettu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osinen's head.
Osinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kettu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Osinen drives through and clinches with Kettu against the cage.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu avoiding damage as Osinen throws knees to the body.
Osinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Kettu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Osinen shoots for a takedown but Kettu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Osinen shoots in and drives through. Kettu sprawls well.
Esa Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
Osinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kettu circles away.
Kettu lands a nice hook to Osinen's body. Osinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kettu as he jumps to the side.
Kettu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kettu as Osinen shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu lands with a hook. Osinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osinen has time to react.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Osinen should have avoided that one.
Osinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kettu with a jab.
Osinen is rocked!
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osinen! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kettu.
Kettu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osinen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Osinen's head but Osinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Osinen staying out of range there.
Kettu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kettu wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Osinen misses.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osinen moves away.
Despite the aggression on Osinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kettu scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen blocks a head kick by Kettu.
Kettu lands a head kick. Osinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kettu duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Kettu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu throws a leg kick that misses.
Osinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Osinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kettu lands with a nice body kick.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu throws a jab when Osinen was well out of range.
Osinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Osinen ducks down to avoid it.
Kettu cracks Osinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kettu misses with a leg kick.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kettu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Osinen takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Osinen saw that one coming.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osinen can do to turn this around?
Osinen dives in and grabs Kettu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kettu pushes down on Osinen's head and hops out.
Esa Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu throws a head kick but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kettu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Osinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Osinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kettu is defending well for now.
Osinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kettu.
Kettu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Osinen.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu scores with a one two! Osinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Kettu.
Osinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Osinen seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Osinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osinen's calf.
A solid body kick from Kettu.
Kettu tests Osinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osinen.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Osinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. Osinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Osinen shakes it off.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but Kettu shows good takedown defense.
Kettu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kettu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osinen.
Osinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kettu punishes Osinen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kettu as he avoids it easily.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kettu, as that shot connected.
A cross from Kettu lands.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Osinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Osinen slips the punch.
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Osinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kettu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kettu lands a left and a right that send Osinen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kettu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Osinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Kettu cracks Osinen with a hook to the temple - Osinen is on wobbly legs here! Kettu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Osinen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kettu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2922 p4p, 261 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 2574 p4p, 237 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov is looking for a counter combo.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plutov slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Plutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses
and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Plutov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Tertelgte blocks with his arms.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Tertelgte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tertelgte's brow.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Tertelgte blocks with his arms.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Plutov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov is leaning against Tertelgte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tertelgte avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte takes an elbow to the temple.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov throws a head kick but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Plutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Plutov scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Plutov throws a leg kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tertelgte closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Tertelgte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Plutov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tertelgte blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short left from Tertelgte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Plutov lands a knee to the body.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tertelgte's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Tertelgte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
A head kick by Plutov misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tertelgte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plutov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 2313 p4p, 107 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 986 p4p, 45 weight class). Sunny Day has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
130 lbs
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140 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Day missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sunny Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka has Day pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
Tanaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Day up against the cage.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
The referee calls for Tanaka to work.
Tanaka gets control of Day's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tanaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Day is sitting in close to Tanaka's body. Tanaka has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Day is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Day is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tanaka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nobunaga Tanaka!
Our winner, Nobunaga Tanaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 653 p4p, 94 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 2105 p4p, 267 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from McGettigan finds it's target.
Schmitt slips under a jab.
McGettigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmitt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGettigan throwing a counter right hand but Schmitt manages to avoid it.
McGettigan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Schmitt tries to clinch up
and McGettigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tumleh Schmitt has been cut.
No joy there for McGettigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGettigan looks to throw the jab but Schmitt is out of range.
Schmitt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McGettigan throws a hook but Schmitt blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schmitt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schmitt there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGettigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schmitt counters with a single leg into guard. McGettigan didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGettigan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGettigan tries to get out of the position.
McGettigan trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGettigan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schmitt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGettigan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schmitt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schmitt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schmitt looking to pass the guard.
Schmitt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGettigan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schmitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGettigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGettigan wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmitt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGettigan is adopting a defensive guard.
Schmitt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmitt throwing strikes but missing.
Schmitt trying to control but McGettigan is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schmitt stops McGettigan from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGettigan throws a right hand that Schmitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmitt also avoids with ease.
Schmitt fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmitt misses the body punch
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGettigan throws an overhand right that lands on Schmitt's shoulder, as Schmitt tries to avoid the shot.
Tom McGettigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGettigan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGettigan duly obliges.
Schmitt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schmitt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGettigan defending well though.
Schmitt decides to return to a standing position.
Schmitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmitt misses with a double jab.
Schmitt throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGettigan connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGettigan swinging wildly here.
McGettigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmitt was well out of range. Poor timing from McGettigan.
A head kick by Schmitt misses
and McGettigan counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGettigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmitt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmitt closes the distance and clinches.
McGettigan cracks Schmitt with a nice body shot.
Schmitt looks winded!
Schmitt pushes McGettigan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmitt struggles to land a body shot inside as McGettigan controls his hands.
McGettigan breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom McGettigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tumleh Schmitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGettigan is looking to counter punch.
Schmitt throws a series of punches but McGettigan moves out of range.
Schmitt looks to land a combination but McGettigan avoids it well.
Schmitt throws a sloppy head kick and McGettigan moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Schmitt misses
and McGettigan counters with a nice right hand that sends Schmitt toppling to the canvas! Schmitt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McGettigan finish him?!
Schmitt is rocked!
Schmitt throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGettigan counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Schmitt out cold! What a finish! McGettigan is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom McGettigan!
Tom McGettigan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sin City Allstars for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Scrotum (ranked 302 p4p, 46 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 785 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Uesugi is pushing Scrotum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrotum blocks an uppercut.
Scrotum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scrotum lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Scrotum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Uesugi is struggling to control the position.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Scrotum.
Scrotum lands a shoulder strike.
Scrotum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi cracks Scrotum with a nice body shot.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scrotum seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uesugi can turn it around.
Scrotum can't find room to land a body shot as Uesugi controls the action.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum blocks an uppercut.
Scrotum is leaning against Uesugi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
A short right from Scrotum.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uesugi looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Scrotum controls the action.
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scrotums head.
A short left from Uesugi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrotum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scrotum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uesugi is working Scrotum over against the cage.
Uesugi trying to stall but Scrotum improves his position.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Scrotum works on Uesugi's body with a couple of short punches.
Uesugi presses Scrotum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Uesugi.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scrotum.
Scrotum prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
Uesugi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scrotum up against the cage.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum blocking some punches.
Scrotum struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Scrotum.
Scrotum can't find room to land a body shot as Uesugi controls the action.
Uesugi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Uesugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Scrotum being controlled against the cage.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Uesugi.
Uesugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uesugi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uesugi stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scrotum lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrotum takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a nice uppercut.
Uesugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Uesugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Uesugi taking a breather.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Scrotum avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi tries to stall but Scrotum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scrotum defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Uesugi jabs Scrotum right on the nose. Scrotum blinks but takes it well.
Scrotum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Scrotum misses.
Uesugi walks into a straight right hand from Scrotum.
Scrotum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrotum.
Scrotum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scrotum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scrotum misses with a hook.
Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrotum looks to land a left hand but Uesugi moved out of range nicely.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Scrotum is looking to counter punch.
Scrotum misses with a hook. Uesugi ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scrotum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uesugi scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scrotum.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uesugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scrotum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scrotum missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Scrotum misses.
Scrotum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scrotum blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Scrotum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scrotum with a jab.
Scrotum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scrotum sets himself, and Uesugi steps forward looking for the clinch! Scrotum avoids it this time.
Scrotum moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Scrotum avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scrotum.
Scrotum being controlled against the cage.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scrotum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uesugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uesugi slowing the pace effectively.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Uesugi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uesugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scrotum pushes Uesugi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Scrotum controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to work over Scrotum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Uesugi on the inside.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Scrotum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum scores with a shoulder strike.
Scrotum throws a head punch that misses.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Scrotum controls his hands.
Uesugi is trying to stall.
Scrotum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Uesugi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Uesugi tries to stall but Scrotum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Scrotum's head.
A short right from Scrotum.
Scrotum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scrotum lands a nice shot to the body.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scrotum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Scrotum - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrotum pushes Uesugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uesugi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Scrotum fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Uesugi fails to land.
A short left from Scrotum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi blocks a body shot from Scrotum.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scrotum lands a hook that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uesugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi lands with a hook. Scrotum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scrotum.
Scrotum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Scrotum throws out a loose jab but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scrotum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scrotum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uesugi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrotum swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi throws an overhand right that lands on Scrotum's shoulder, as Scrotum tries to avoid the shot.
Uesugi throws a looping overhand right but Scrotum ducks down to avoid it.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrotum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrotum avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Nice uppercut there from Scrotum.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch but Scrotum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scrotum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scrotum throws the left hand but Uesugi avoids the punch easily.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Scrotum.
Scrotum misses with an uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Scrotum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi avoids the body shot from Scrotum.
Uesugi defending well as Scrotum loads up on a big left hand.
Scrotum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi slips a jab from Scrotum.
Uesugi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scrotum.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Scrotum misses with a lunging right hand
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uesugi lands with a good body shot.
Uesugi moves away from the strike by Scrotum.
Uesugi slips a jab from Scrotum.
Uesugi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Scrotum connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uesugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scrotum.
Uesugi wants to counter the offense by Scrotum and move into the clinch position.
Uesugi gets a clinch.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Uesugi tries to stall but Scrotum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uesugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scrotum throws a head punch that misses.
Uesugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scrotum backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Scrotum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrotum lands with a light punch inside.
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uesugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scrotum up against the cage.
Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to work over Scrotum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scrotum lands an uppercut.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
Scrotum blocks an uppercut.
Uesugi trying to stall but Scrotum improves his position.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
A short right from Scrotum.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Scrotum prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Scrotum.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Scrotum.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scrotum scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
Uesugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum.
Uesugi is stalling here.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hairy Scrotum did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scrotum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scrotum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Scrotum.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi stalling.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Scrotum avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scrotum's elbow.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Scrotum.
Uesugi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Scrotum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scrotum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Scrotum.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uesugi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scrotum backwards.
Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scrotum blocking some punches.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scrotum lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Scrotum.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
Uesugi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scrotum up against the cage.
Scrotum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uesugi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
Uesugi stalling the fight.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Uesugi effectively controlling the action here.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uesugi.
Scrotum gets through Uesugi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Scrotum on the inside.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scrotum.
Scrotum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scrotum.
Uesugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scrotum prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Scrotum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scrotum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Scrotum fails to land.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Scrotum.
Scrotum misses with a punch to the body.
Scrotum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking to control Scrotum's arms but Scrotum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uesugi has his back to the cage.
Scrotum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scrotum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scrotum.
Scrotum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Scrotum throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scrotum's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Scrotum.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi stalling in the clinch but Scrotum improves position.
Scrotum lands a left hand.
Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Scrotum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scrotum lands with a light punch inside.
Uesugi gets through Scrotum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Scrotum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum had his way with Kagekatsu Uesugi in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Uesugi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uesugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uesugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Scrotum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi connects with a body shot that sends Scrotum's belly button to the back.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Scrotum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uesugi finds it's way round the side to connect with Scrotum's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scrotum misses with a hook. Uesugi ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi wants to counter the offense by Scrotum and move into the clinch position.
Scrotum moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Scrotum.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scrotum.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Scrotum shakes him off and moves away.
Scrotum misses with a hook.
Scrotum connects with a jab.
Scrotum misses with a looping left.
Hairy Scrotum is winning the standup battle so far.
Scrotum throws a right and a left that Uesugi avoids nicely.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Scrotum throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uesugi walks into a straight right hand from Scrotum.
Scrotum works Uesugi's body with a nice hook.
Scrotum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Uesugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Scrotum.
Uesugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scrotum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrotum looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Scrotum throws an off balance right hand
and Uesugi counters with a nice body shot.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scrotum moves away.
Uesugi with a jab.
Uesugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Scrotum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scrotum instigates a clinch.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scrotum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagekatsu Uesugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrotum misses with a body punch.
Scrotum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrotum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum tries to throw a body punch but Uesugi avoids it by throwing Scrotum back against the cage.
Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
Hairy Scrotum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Uesugi.
Scrotum throws a head punch that misses.
Scrotum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Uesugi is leaning against Scrotum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
Scrotum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uesugi prevents a body shot from Scrotum.
Scrotum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Uesugi.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scrotum blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Uesugi to work.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hairy Scrotum.
Well Scrotum 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hairy Scrotum!
Hairy Scrotum retains his welterweight title!
Hairy Scrotum very nearly forgot to thank Green Machine Nutritional Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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