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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1232 p4p, 149 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 1371 p4p, 171 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mamchenko tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Mamchenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mamchenko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Frost clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Frost trying to get back to his feet but Mamchenko is in full control for now.
Mamchenko is working the ground and pound. Can Frost escape?
Mamchenko is punishing Frost with strikes - can he finish him?!
Mamchenko is looking for the choke from the back position but Frost is controlling his hands well.
Mamchenko struggling to land strikes to the head as Frost covers up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamchenko has the hooks in. Frost is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mamchenko lands a shot to the head.
Mamchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frost wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Frost up.
Mamchenko is looking to control Frost but Frost is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Frost trying to get back to his feet but Mamchenko is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost trying to control but not successfully.
Mamchenko tightening his grip on Frost, looking for the choke.
Frost is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frost lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mamchenko's head backwards.
Frost lands with a nice combination. Mamchenko backs away looking to recover.
Frost lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mamchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frost at a distance.
Mamchenko throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Frost is predictable there
and Mamchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost is leaning against Mamchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mamchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamchenko gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko blocks a body shot from Frost.
Mamchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost pushes Mamchenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mamchenko tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Frost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Frost lands a left hand.
Mamchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamchenko throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Mamchenko looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost unleashes a big counter combination but Mamchenko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Frost misses with the combination.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mamchenko with a poor takedown
and Frost counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mamchenko looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Mamchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.
Mamchenko throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mamchenko's knee momentarily.
Frost misses with a combination
and Mamchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Mamchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mamchenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Frost sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frost defending well as Mamchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Mamchenko connects with a single shot there.
Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mamchenko prevents Frost from standing back up.
Mamchenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frost is just riding it out for now. Mamchenko eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost pushes Mamchenko off looking to stand but Mamchenko dives back in and keeps control.
Mamchenko is nestled in close to Frost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Frost is trying to stand up here but Mamchenko is controlling him well.
Mamchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frost defending well though.
Frost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamchenko.
Frost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mamchenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mamchenko trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Mamchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mamchenko cracks Frost with a solid left hand.
Mamchenko won't allow Frost to get back to his feet.
Mamchenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mamchenko has managed to get both his arms back between Frost's legs - danger averted.
Mamchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Mamchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamchenko throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Mamchenko cracks Frost with an uppercut from hell and Frost crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mamchenko's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Evgenii Mamchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamchenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamchenko trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamchenko working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mamchenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mamchenko slips nicely into half guard.
Mamchenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost has hold of Mamchenko's hands but Mamchenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mamchenko moves into full mount! Frost won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgenii Mamchenko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost is trying to stall.
Mamchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mamchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mamchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Mamchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamchenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Mamchenko with that takedown attempt.
Mamchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a leg kick but Mamchenko moved away.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
Frost needs to keep his hands up - Mamchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Mamchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamchenko misses the target.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
Evgenii Mamchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost connects with a solid leg kick.
Mamchenko misses with a straight right.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olaf Frost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Mamchenko controls the action.
Mamchenko working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Frost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamchenko blocks a body shot from Frost.
Mamchenko tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
A short right from Frost.
Mamchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamchenko.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mamchenko backwards.
Frost works on Mamchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Frost.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Mamchenko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mamchenko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mamchenko looking to control.
Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Mamchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frost trying to control but Mamchenko is working from the bottom.
Frost must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko wants to sweep here but Frost controlling him for the moment.
Mamchenko looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Frost throws the kick towards the body but Mamchenko avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Mamchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Frost with that takedown attempt.
Frost looks to land a combination but Mamchenko avoids it well.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
Frost is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frost 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
A victorious Olaf Frost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 841 p4p, 116 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 1069 p4p, 145 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jan Kriel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kriel does no damage.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Kriel slips the punch.
Kriel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Kriel throws a big counter head kick but Maneno avoids it with no problem.
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Kriel connects with a looping right hand.
Maneno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maneno works Kriel's body with a nice hook.
Maneno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maneno misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Maneno misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy.
Kriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
Maneno with a hook.
Kriel is rocked!
Maneno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Kriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Maneno finish him?
Kriel misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Kriel throws out a counter right but Maneno avoids it with no problem.
Kriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
Jab from Maneno.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kriel on the side of the head.
Maneno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kriel under the eye.
Maneno throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Kriel saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Maneno.
Maneno lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kriel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kriel.
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Kriel moved out of range.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Kriel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maneno lunges at Kriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriel's hand.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Despite the aggression on Kriel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maneno scores with a jab.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maneno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kriel counters with a three punch combo that has Maneno backing up. Maneno nods at Kriel to acknowledge the strikes.
Kriel lands a left and a right that send Maneno crashing to the mat, dazed. Kriel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriel manages to avoid it.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Kriel misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Kriel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maneno misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Maneno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kriel doesn't seem phased though.
Maneno takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Maneno scores with a nice head shot.
Kriel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maneno with a body shot.
Maneno throws a hook but Kriel avoids it easily.
Maneno walks into a straight right hand from Kriel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno lands a nice looking body shot.
Maneno lands a jab to Kriel's midsection.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
Kriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maneno with a body shot.
Maneno lands with an uppercut that bounces Kriel off the cage and back into range.
Kriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Jan Kriel's cut even more.
Maneno circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kriel to the canvas! Kriel doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maneno keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
A relieved looking Chiku Maneno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 480 p4p, 76 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 1025 p4p, 140 weight class). Imbula kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ~Apache~. Anderson has chosen The Enforcer as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Imbula.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imbula lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Imbula has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Imbula moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Imbula lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Imbula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Imbula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson darts in and clinches Imbula up against the cage.
Imbula is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Imbula.
A right hook to the body lands for Imbula.
Imbula blocks an uppercut.
Imbula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Imbula blocks an uppercut.
Imbula has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Imbula has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Anderson doesn't defend quickly enough and Imbula has managed to lock this one up! Can Anderson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Imbula on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 914 p4p, 142 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 1039 p4p, 160 weight class). Juan Marfaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zsiga Venczel's chin.
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker scores with a hook to the body. Venczel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marfaker takes a swing at Venczel's ribcage but misses.
Venczel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Venczel drives through and clinches with Marfaker against the cage.
Marfaker lands an elbow just above Venczel 's eye.
It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Marfaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marfaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venczel misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Venczel 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.
Nice jab there from Marfaker.
Marfaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Marfaker digs a good body shot into Venczel's ribs.
Venczel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marfaker defends well and Venczel ends up having to push Marfaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marfaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marfaker looks to land a body kick but Venczel moved away.
Venczel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venczel gets a double leg takedown into Marfaker's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Venczel throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venczel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marfaker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Venczel, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marfaker escapes and throws Venczel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Venczel tries to improve position but can't.
Venczel has one of Marfaker's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Venczel is looking to regain half guard here but Marfaker keeps moving and retains side control.
Venczel is trying to strike from the bottom but Marfaker has passed into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Venczel regains half guard.
Venczel wants to get back to full guard.
Venczel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Venczel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Venczel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marfaker has picked Venczel up and slammed him! Venczel can't keep hold of the triangle and Marfaker manages to pass to side control!
Venczel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Venczel trying his best to control but Marfaker has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel is desperately trying to improve his position but Marfaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Venczel is still trying to improve position.
Marfaker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Venczel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marfaker looking to control but Venczel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marfaker avoids the attempt from Venczel to control.
Venczel working to try and regain half guard.
Venczel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel keeps trying to improve his position.
Marfaker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Venczel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Venczel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Marfaker. What's that going to do exactly?
Marfaker prevents Venczel from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Venczel misses with an uppercut. Marfaker saw that one coming.
Marfaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker lands with a shot to the body.
Venczel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marfaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Venczel momentarily.
Marfaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venczel misses with an uppercut.
Marfaker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Venczel takes a swing at Marfaker's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marfaker. Venczel shrugs it off though.
Venczel looks to throw the jab but Marfaker is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Marfaker there.
Venczel tries to clinch up.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Marfaker.
Venczel misses with a looping right.
Marfaker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marfaker staying out of range there.
Marfaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marfaker slips under a jab.
Venczel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Venczel throws a series of punches but Marfaker avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venczel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venczel. Venczel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venczel tries for a takedown but Marfaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Venczel throws a sloppy body shot
and Marfaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Marfaker ducks under a wild hook from Venczel.
Venczel moves forwards but Marfaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marfaker cracks the inside of Venczel's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marfaker.
Marfaker digs a good hook to Venczel's body.
Marfaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Venczel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venczel feints and then cracks Marfaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marfaker down.
Marfaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marfaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Venczel's front leg but catches the back leg as Venczel tries to avoid it.
Marfaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marfaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel moves into range and clinches up with Marfaker.
Marfaker misses with a body punch.
Venczel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marfaker is defending well for now.
Venczel tries a knee to the head but Marfaker blocks it.
Venczel gets control of Marfaker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Venczel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marfaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marfaker 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.
Venczel controls Marfaker momentarily but Marfaker frees himself.
Marfaker stopping the sweep attempt from Venczel.
Venczel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel looking for subs off his back but Marfaker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Venczel looking for submissions off his back.
Venczel looking for submissions off his back.
Marfaker slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marfaker prevents Venczel from improving his position.
Venczel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Venczel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Venczel wants to control but Marfaker passes into side.
Venczel is trying to improve his position.
Venczel gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body punch from Marfaker.
Marfaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Venczel's front leg but catches the back leg as Venczel tries to avoid it.
Marfaker scores with a spinning back kick!
Marfaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Venczel counters with a nice uppercut.
Marfaker throws a push kick but Venczel slaps the foot to one side.
Marfaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venczel tries to clinch but Marfaker is having none of it.
Venczel throws a body kick that misses.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venczel.
Good work by Marfaker as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker throws a wild body kick that Venczel sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Marfaker misses.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Venczel tries to clinch but Marfaker moves away
and Marfaker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Venczel really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marfaker, right into the meat.
Marfaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Venczel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Venczel's front leg but catches the back leg as Venczel tries to avoid it.
Venczel with a poor takedown
and Marfaker counters with a straight right hand.
Marfaker scores with a hook to the body. Venczel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Venczel tries to clinch up but Marfaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Marfaker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Venczel takes one on the button.
Venczel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marfaker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marfaker. Venczel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marfaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venczel manages to avoid it.
Venczel looks to clinch
and Venczel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venczel connects with a jab.
Venczel blocks a jab.
Venczel tries to clinch but Marfaker moves out of range.
Marfaker throws a jab when Venczel was well out of range.
Venczel shoots in but no luck this time.
Juan Marfaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Marfaker.
Marfaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marfaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Venczel tries to clinch up.
Marfaker wants to land a leg kick but Venczel is out of range.
Venczel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marfaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Venczel. Venczel gets slowly back to his feet.
Juan Marfaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zsiga Venczel.
Venczel dives in for a single leg takedown but Marfaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick from Marfaker is predictable there
and Venczel counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Marfaker tenderised Venczel's leg. Venczel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Venczel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
Venczel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Venczel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Venczel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker sizes up Venczel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marfaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venczel has time to react.
Venczel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venczel there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel throws a hook but Marfaker blocks it.
Venczel moves into the clinch successfully.
Venczel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marfaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Marfaker blocks a body shot from Venczel.
Marfaker avoids the elbow strike from Venczel, against the cage.
Venczel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marfaker is defending well for now.
Marfaker blocking some punches.
Venczel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marfaker dodges an elbow strike from Venczel.
Marfaker blocks the elbow strike.
Venczel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel misses with a body punch.
Zsiga Venczel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venczel has a couple of punches blocked by Marfaker.
Venczel pushes off an throws an elbow but Marfaker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Venczel tries a knee to the head but Marfaker blocks it.
Venczel struggles to land a body shot inside as Marfaker controls his hands.
Venczel decides to pull guard.
Venczel working a defensive guard here.
Marfaker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marfaker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Venczel's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Marfaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marfaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
Juan Marfaker 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 Max Barathian (ranked 590 p4p, 73 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 1257 p4p, 163 weight class). Barathian comes to the cage accompanied by Anderswelt - Schandmaul. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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171 lbs
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30
166 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt thuds his shin into the meat of Barathian's side.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Barathian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Barathian moved away.
Barathian misses with a wild combination.
Schmidt defending well as Barathian loads up on a big left hand.
Barathian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmidt.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
That kick from Barathian tenderised Schmidt's leg. Schmidt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Barathian misses with a hook.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barathian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barathian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barathian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schmidt - the referee stops the clock and Barathian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schmidt. Barathian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barathian's sensitive parts.
Barathian just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barathian.
A little feinted left hand from Barathian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barathian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Barathian is looking to counter punch.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Barathian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmidt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
Good work by Barathian as he checks the leg kick.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Barathian checks it
letting Barathian counter with a right hand.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barathian can pounce on him.
Barathian blocks a low kick nicely.
Barathian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barathian wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt keeps Barathian at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt dips to his left and cracks Barathian with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schmidt, as that shot connected.
Barathian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Barathian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt throws a hook but Barathian blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barathian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barathian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barathian misses with a hook.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Barathian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Barathian semi-blocks.
Schmidt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barathian is looking to counter punch.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barathian is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Barathian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but Barathian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Barathian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barathian checks a leg kick nicely.
Barathian is looking to counter punch.
Schmidt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a right hand
and Barathian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Barathian sees coming a mile off.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick
and Barathian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barathian clinches.
Schmidt being controlled against the cage.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
Barathian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Barathian.
Barathian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
That has opened up Dieter Schmidt's cut even more.
Barathian misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt drops his hands for a split second and Barathian immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Schmidt face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Barathian follows up with a right hand that knocks Schmidt into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Barathian!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Barathian 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stasius Venom (ranked 503 p4p, 78 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 122 p4p, 20 weight class). Bosch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oktoberfest kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stasius Venom is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stasius Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Venom misses with a low kick.
Bosch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Venom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosch thuds his shin into the meat of Venom's side.
Venom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Venom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Venom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venom tried to score with a low kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Venom misses
and Bosch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom lands an overhand right.
Venom misses with a low kick.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Bosch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Venom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Venom.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch cracks Venom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bosch lands a jab to the nose.
Venom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Venom's ribs.
Venom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venom tries to move into range but Bosch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom.
A swing and a miss from Venom.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Bosch connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bosch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Venom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bosch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Venom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bosch pushes Venom away with a front kick.
Bosch thuds a left hand into Venom's body.
Venom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bosch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Venom scrambles back to his feet.
Venom swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Bosch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bosch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bosch jabs Venom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venom is looking to score with low kicks.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bosch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Venom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Venom throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bosch, as that shot connected.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
Venom avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Venom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venom's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Venom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bosch jabs Venom right on the nose. Venom blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated 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.
Bosch lands a jab to the nose.
A cross from Bosch lands.
Venom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bosch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Venom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosch. That did some damage!
Bosch thumps Venom with a low kick.
A combination from Venom does no damage.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Bosch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heribert Bosch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Bosch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Venom.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Venom blocks the body kick.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Venom tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Venom might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bosch lands an overhand right.
Bosch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Bosch there.
Venom throws a combination that misses
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
Bosch walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch is looking to slow Venom down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bosch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Venom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Venom throws an off balance right hand
and Bosch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bosch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Venom's ribs.
Bosch lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch throws a head kick but Venom moves out of range.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom.
Bosch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Venom will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bosch finds it's way round the side to connect with Venom's head.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Bosch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bosch finds it's way round the side to connect with Venom's head.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosch feints and then cracks Venom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venom down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venom avoids a kick to the body.
Venom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bosch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venom throws a lazy uppercut
and Bosch counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosch catches Venom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Venom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosch clobbers Venom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Venom is rocked!
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Venom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bosch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Venom's head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bosch! Venom is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heribert Bosch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Heribert Bosch waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 41 p4p, 6 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 289 p4p, 36 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock with a jab.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Letaivu in his tracks.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Letaivu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock catches Letaivu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Letaivu misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Letaivu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
A jab from Letaivu does it's job there.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Letaivu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Letaivu blocks the leg kick.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Letaivu checks it well.
Letaivu works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
Letaivu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letaivu lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
I was talking to Shamrock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Letaivu to work.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Letaivu tries to tie him up.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Letaivu moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Letaivu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Letaivu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Letaivu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Letaivu's head.
Letaivu dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu blocks a jab.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Jab from Shamrock.
A jab lands there for Letaivu.
Shamrock takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Letaivu moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Letaivu drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Letaivu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock presses Letaivu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu lands with a right to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Letaivu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letaivu is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Letaivu slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letaivu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Letaivu.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shamrock swings for the body but Letaivu moves out of range.
Letaivu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Letaivu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Letaivu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Letaivu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shamrock.
A cross from Letaivu lands.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a two punch combo.
Letaivu lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Letaivu.
Shamrock motions for Letaivu to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Letaivu ducks under and follows up with a left that Letaivu also avoids with ease.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Letaivu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Letaivu clinches up against the cage.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letaivu or not.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Letaivu.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Letaivus head.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
A shot in the inside from Letaivu.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock is leaning against Letaivu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with an open hand slap.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Good exchange - Letaivu coming out on top.
Letaivu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letaivu doesn't seem phased though.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Letaivu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Letaivu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Letaivu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Letaivu gets a clinch.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock gets through Letaivu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Letaivu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
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!
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A right hook to the body lands for Letaivu.
Letaivu gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Letaivu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Letaivu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
Letaivu misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock had his way with Pascal Letaivu in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Letaivu instigates a clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
A short right from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letaivu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock pushes Letaivu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Letaivu on the inside.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Letaivu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
Letaivu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Letaivu tries to tie him up.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Letaivu's head.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock pushes Letaivu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
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 Nick Shamrock.
Well Shamrock 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 William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koba Wyatt (ranked 208 p4p, 16 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 955 p4p, 104 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Channel Zero. Fakiiri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nakki Fakiiri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Wyatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fakiiri.
Wyatt throws a big counter combination but Fakiiri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
Wyatt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wyatt misses with a head kick.
Wyatt avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Wyatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Wyatt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wyatt throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Wyatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wyatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Fakiiri there.
Wyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri scores with the left hand. Wyatt knows he should have avoided that one.
Wyatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wyatt misses with a wild combination.
Fakiiri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wyatt takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wyatt walks into a stiff left hand from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri drops his hands momentarily and Wyatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot that snaps Wyatt's head back.
Fakiiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fakiiri scores with a decent looking hook.
Wyatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fakiiri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fakiiri connects with a single shot there.
Wyatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fakiiri cracks Wyatt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fakiiri misses with a double jab
and Wyatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri feints and then cracks Wyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyatt down.
Fakiiri throws a head kick but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fakiiri under the eye.
Wyatt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyatt throws a shot to the body.
Wyatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fakiiri misses with a right hand
and Wyatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fakiiri scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fakiiri misses
and Wyatt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fakiiri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fakiiri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fakiiri closes the distance and clinches.
Fakiiri prevents Wyatt from breaking the clinch.
Fakiiri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wyatt misses with a double jab.
Fakiiri rushes Wyatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fakiiri throws an elbow but misses.
Wyatt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Wyatt wants to get back to striking at distance but Fakiiri won't allow it.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wyatt's elbow.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to work over Wyatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri missing with knees to the body.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri feints and then cracks Wyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyatt down.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Wyatt counters with a quick kick to the body but Fakiiri blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyatt misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wyatt.
A head kick misses from Wyatt.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Fakiiri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyatt counters with a left and a right that stings Fakiiri.
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Fakiiri scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Wyatt ducked under it nicely.
Wyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Wyatt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fakiiri throws a series of punches but Wyatt avoids them all with ease.
Wyatt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Wyatt is looking to wear down Fakiiri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fakiiri thuds his right hand into Wyatt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fakiiri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wyatt.
Wyatt walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri is looking to score with low kicks.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands with a cross.
Fakiiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Wyatt.
Fakiiri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but Wyatt slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Fakiiri. That snapped Wyatt's head back.
Fakiiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Wyatt misses with a wild combination.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
As Fakiiri looks to move away, Wyatt throws a big counter combo but Fakiiri just gets out of the way.
Fakiiri throws a right hand that Wyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyatt also avoids with ease.
Wyatt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fakiiri jabs Wyatt right on the nose. Wyatt blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri connects with the punch.
Wyatt checks a low kick from Fakiiri.
As Fakiiri backs away, Wyatt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
Fakiiri lands a right hand.
Wyatt tries to circle away but Fakiiri has him pinned against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Wyatt tries to break free but Fakiiri pushes him back against the cage.
Wyatt can't break the clinch.
Fakiiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyatts head.
Wyatt is rocked!
Fakiiri lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Wyatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fakiiri misses with a combination
and Wyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Fakiiri pushes Wyatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fakiiri throws out a loose jab but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri misses with the combination.
Fakiiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wyatt throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
Wyatt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wyatt walks into a stiff left hand from Fakiiri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri drops Wyatt with a beautiful combination! Wyatt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fakiiri is looking for the KO!
A punch combination from Wyatt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.
Wyatt throws a big counter combination but Fakiiri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fakiiri lands with a cross.
Fakiiri throws a lazy right hand but Wyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fakiiri lands with an uppercut that bounces Wyatt off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws a front kick that sends Wyatt stumbling back into the cage.
Fakiiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fakiiri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nakki Fakiiri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fakiiri lands a big uppercut and Wyatt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wyatt looks OK. Fakiiri waves Wyatt back to his feet!
No joy there for Wyatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fakiiri moves into the clinch successfully.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but Fakiiri keeps him there for the moment.
Wyatt dodges an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands an elbow inside that Wyatt shrugs off.
It looks like Koba Wyatt has been cut.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Wyatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wyatt blocks an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wyatt tries to break free but Fakiiri pushes him back against the cage.
Fakiiri misses with a punch to the body.
Wyatt blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Wyatt tries to break free but Fakiiri pushes him back against the cage.
Fakiiri prevents Wyatt from breaking the clinch.
Fakiiri lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Fakiiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Wyatt controls his hands.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Wyatt avoids the damage to the body.
Fakiiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyatts head.
Fakiiri lands an elbow just above Wyatt 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fakiiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Wyatt! Fakiiri unloads with more strikes and Wyatt sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Our winner, Nakki Fakiiri, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 87 p4p, 12 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 107 p4p, 15 weight class). Intruder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bed Intruder. Tree Knee Dad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Falling by Mudvayne. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a right hand
and Intruder counters with a straight right hand.
Tree Knee Dad lands a glancing blow to the side of Intruder's head.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a nice looking jab.
Intruder moves forwards but Tree Knee Dad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
Tree Knee Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Intruder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping right.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a two punch combination.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree Knee Dad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Intruder is trying to defend but Tree Knee Dad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Tree Knee Dad is looking to take a break and control but Intruder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad drops an elbow to the side of Intruder's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control. Intruder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pass to full mount but Intruder defends it.
Intruder wants to get back to full guard.
Intruder wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Intruder controlling the position for now.
Intruder's coaches at Team Alpha Midget have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Intruder won't allow Tree Knee Dad to pass to mount.
Intruder is not content to let Tree Knee Dad control the position.
Intruder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tree Knee Dad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tree Knee Dad is pressing down on Intruder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Intruder is holding on for now.
Intruder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Intruder is defending well.
Tree Knee Dad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Intruder preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tree Knee Dad is pressing down on Intruder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Intruder is holding on for now.
Intruder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Intruder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tree Knee Dad won't allow Intruder to sweep him here.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Intruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Intruder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Intruder keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tree Knee Dad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Intruder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with an uppercut. Intruder saw that one coming.
Intruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad lands a glancing blow to the side of Intruder's head.
Tree Knee Dad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Intruder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tree Knee Dad 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.
Tree Knee Dad scores with the left hand. Intruder knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder blocks a jab.
Intruder is looking to counter the offense by Tree Knee Dad and move into the clinch.
Donk. Tree Knee Dad catches Intruder right on the button with a cross.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping right.
Intruder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tree Knee Dad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tree Knee Dad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tree Knee Dad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Intruder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tree Knee Dad doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy right hand but Intruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Intruder finds it's target.
Intruder walks into a jab.
Tree Knee Dad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Intruder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tree Knee Dad thinking.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a few strikes there.
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tree Knee Dad counter with a right hand.
Tree Knee Dad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Intruder throws an overhand right that lands on Tree Knee Dad's shoulder, as Tree Knee Dad tries to avoid the shot.
Intruder misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Tree Knee Dad.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Intruder.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Intruder counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tree Knee Dad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tree Knee Dad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tree Knee Dad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Intruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Intruder is keeping the position.
Intruder has momentary wrist control but Tree Knee Dad slips an elbow through the middle.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Intruder pulls Tree Knee Dad in close to prevent any damage.
Tree Knee Dad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tree Knee Dad 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position but Intruder is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Intruder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tree Knee Dad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the action but Intruder is working from the bottom.
Intruder can't do much from the bottom here.
Tree Knee Dad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Intruder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tree Knee Dad off and has taken his back!
Intruder controlling the position well here. Tree Knee Dad rolled but Intruder kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tree Knee Dad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tree Knee Dad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to escape the mount.
Intruder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tree Knee Dad tries to reverse the position but Intruder maintains control.
Tree Knee Dad is squirming around, avoiding Intruder's attempts to control the action.
Intruder controlling from the full mount.
Tree Knee Dad tries to hold on but Intruder postures up.
Tree Knee Dad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Intruder working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tree Knee Dad swings widly with a right hand
enabling Intruder to counter with a crisp jab.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a hook. Intruder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Intruder.
Intruder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tree Knee Dad.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Intruder with an open hand slap.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot.
Intruder takes one on the button.
Tree Knee Dad throws the left hand but Intruder avoids the punch easily.
Intruder walks into a stiff left hand from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping right.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Intruder misses with a looping left.
Intruder looks to land a right hand but Tree Knee Dad moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Intruder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tree Knee Dad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a right hand but Intruder moved out of range.
Intruder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Intruder misses with a hook. Tree Knee Dad ducked under it nicely.
Intruder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Intruder defending well as Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big left hand.
Tree Knee Dad swings widly with a right hand
and Intruder counters with a nice uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad lands with an overhand left.
Intruder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tree Knee Dad throws out the jab.
Intruder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Intruder. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Intruder's head backwards.
Tree Knee Dad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Intruder.
Intruder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Intruder throws a shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Intruder was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tree Knee Dad.
Intruder takes one on the button.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Intruder misses the target.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Intruder with a good jab.
Tree Knee Dad's corner calls for a 1-2. Tree Knee Dad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab. Intruder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Intruder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big right hand but Intruder slips the punch.
It looked like Intruder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Tree Knee Dad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Intruder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tree Knee Dad lands a head shot.
Tree Knee Dad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tree Knee Dad. Those never looked like landing.
Intruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Intruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
Intruder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Intruder slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Intruder with an open hand slap.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab but it's blocked by Intruder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Intruder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Intruder's corner calls for a 1-2. Intruder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tree Knee Dad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tree Knee Dad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Tree Knee Dad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Intruder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Intruder looks to throw the jab but Tree Knee Dad is out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab but it's blocked by Intruder.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Intruder is just out of range.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Intruder throws a jab when Tree Knee Dad was well out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Intruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Intruder blocks it.
Intruder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a left hand but Intruder moved out of range nicely.
Bed Intruder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy uppercut
and Intruder counters with a two punch combo.
Tree Knee Dad is rocked!
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Intruder counters with a huge left! Tree Knee Dad is in big trouble! He's backing up but Intruder isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tree Knee Dad from any more damage. A dominating finish by Intruder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bed Intruder!
Bed Intruder retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Bed Intruder, 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.
Venum Tree Knee Dad spoke after the fight, saying '@#%&$*&^#$%!#$^&%$#'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 85 p4p, 17 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 36 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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36
180 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker checks the leg kick.
Baker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baker feints and then cracks Pera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pera down.
Pera walks into a jab.
Pera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pera somewhat.
A jab lands there for Baker.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker stalks Pera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pera's face. Pera staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Baker is looking to chop away at Pera's legs.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pera manages to avoid it.
Pera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pera shoots in and bounces Baker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pera has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pera's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Pera.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Pera scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pera.
Pera takes a shot to the head.
Pera takes a shot to the head.
Pera prevents a body shot from Baker.
Pera prevents a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Pera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Pera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peras head.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Pera is controlling him.
Pera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Pera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baker is looking to get back to his feet here but Pera is keeping cool and he's managed to take Baker's back.
Pera is landing with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Baker as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Pera!
Pera scores with strikes from the back.
Baker rolls, trying to escape but Pera keeps control of the position.
Pera trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Baker trying to control the action but Pera just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera tries to keep control of the position but Baker is staying busy.
Baker is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pera punches the canvas rather than the man.
Baker covering up well under a series of strikes from Pera.
Baker prevents Pera from getting a body triangle.
Baker is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Baker up.
Pera doesn't have the hooks in and Baker manages to turn into his guard.
Baker wants to control from the top but Pera keeps moving.
Pera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pera has Baker pulled in close to control his posture.
Baker trying to control but Pera is working from the bottom.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Pera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's time! Pera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pera misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Baker.
Pera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Pera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pera.
Pera darts in looking for a takedown but Baker gets double underhooks and turns Pera into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Baker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pera misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Pera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baker wants to stand up but Pera is controlling him.
Baker trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying to keep Pera in close.
Pera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baker pulls Pera in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Pera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Pera's head.
Pera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baker! But no joy.
Baker connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Humphrey Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Pera misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick from Baker.
Baker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pera throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Pera is out of range.
Baker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by Pera.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Pera moves away and avoids it.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pera misses with a low kick.
Pera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pera lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baker. That did some damage!
Pera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Pera counters with a low kick, right behind Baker 's knee.
Baker with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pera.
Pera closes the distance and clinches.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Pera as the two fighters clinch.
Pera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pera blocks an uppercut.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Pera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker checks a low kick from Pera.
Baker thumps Pera with a low kick.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pera. Pera obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pera.
Pera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Pera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker misses with some punches.
Pera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pera trying to stall but Baker improves his position.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pera slowing the pace effectively.
Baker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baker can turn it around.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Pera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baker's knee momentarily.
Baker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pera scores with the left hand. Baker knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Baker lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pera.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Pera counters with a good, hard body kick but Baker shrugs it off.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Pera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pera tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Pera moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Pera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker tries to score with a low kick but Pera moves his leg out of the way.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Pera ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baker. That one must have hurt.
Baker is looking to slow Pera down with leg kicks.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Humphrey Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baker checks it well.
Baker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pera feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Pera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pera tries to move into full mount but can't pass Baker's legs.
Baker defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Baker manages to get back to half guard.
Pera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pera lands with a punch from half guard.
Baker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pera trying to control from half guard but Baker is working away.
Pera thows a huge punch but Baker dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pera is working away from the top position though.
Pera trying to control from half guard but Baker is working away.
Baker has hold of Pera's hands but Pera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baker scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pera manages to mount him!
Baker is trying desperately to improve position.
Baker keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pera looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baker is rocked!
Pekka Pera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pera connects with a bit shot that sees Baker covering up! More strikes from Pera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pera is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pera!
Pekka Pera retains his welterweight title!
Pekka Pera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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