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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hippo Potamus (ranked 5112 p4p, 389 weight class) and Phil Ure (ranked 3645 p4p, 305 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hippo Potamus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Potamus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hippo Potamus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Potamus tenderised Ure's leg. Ure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Potamus dips to his left and cracks Ure with an uppercut!
Potamus scores with a jab. Ure acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Potamus.
A good leg kick by Potamus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ure sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ure looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Potamus.
Potamus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ure there as he acknowledges the shot.
Potamus scores with a push kick.
Ure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potamus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Potamus.
Ure tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potamus fakes the leg kick and cracks Ure in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus lands with a right hand.
Potamus feints and then cracks Ure's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ure down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potamus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ure takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Potamus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potamus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Potamus jabs Ure right on the nose. Ure blinks but takes it well.
Potamus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potamus moves into the clinch.
Potamus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potamus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ure or not.
A knee to the head by Potamus.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
Potamus lands a nice elbow.
Potamus breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Potamus.
Ure tries to move into range but Potamus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Potamus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ure.
Potamus lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potamus digs a good hook to Ure's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potamus digs a good body shot into Ure's ribs.
Potamus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Potamus thumps Ure with a low kick.
Potamus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Potamus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potamus lands a body punch.
Ure has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Potamus.
Potamus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ures head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippo Potamus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Ure's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Potamus.
Potamus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potamus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ure can do to turn this around?
A nice combination there by Potamus.
Potamus clinches up against the cage.
Potamus breaks from the clinch.
Potamus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Potamus tenderised Ure's leg. Ure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Potamus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ure is breathing heavily.
Potamus breaks the clinch.
Potamus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potamus.
Potamus lands a nice looking body shot.
Potamus scores with a push kick.
Phil Ure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potamus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hippo Potamus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ure has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Potamus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Potamus lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Potamus.
Potamus lands with an uppercut that bounces Ure off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potamus lands with a cross.
Ure's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Potamus lands a jab to the nose.
Potamus clinches up against the cage.
Ure working hard to break the clinch.
Potamus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Potamus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potamus thuds his right hand into Ure's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ure walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Potamus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potamus lands with a straight right. Ure didn't see that one coming.
Ure is rocked!
Potamus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Potamus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ure on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ure is still on wobbly legs! Can Potamus finish him?
Potamus drops Ure with a straight right hand, right on the button! Potamus follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hippo Potamus!
During a confident post fight interview, Hippo Potamus 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 Piotr Boryska (ranked 4814 p4p, 428 weight class) and Rich Wood (ranked 1981 p4p, 218 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boryska cracks Wood with a good jab.
Boryska throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wood blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Boryska backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Boryska throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Boryska.
Wood misses with the combination.
Boryska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boryska is out of range.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Boryska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a body punch but Boryska moves out of range.
It looked like Boryska was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boryska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses
and Boryska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Boryska moved out of range nicely.
Boryska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Boryska misses.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Boryska saw that one coming.
Boryska throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Wood lands.
Wood lands a nice hook to Boryska's body. Boryska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boryska misses with the combination.
Boryska misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boryska appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boryska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boryska misses with a two punch combination.
Wood feints a jab promting Boryska to slip. Wood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boryska slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Boryska connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boryska clobbers Wood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Boryska with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boryska doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Boryska does no damage.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Boryska. Beautiful body shot.
Boryska walks into a left hand.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boryska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rich Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piotr Boryska will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
Boryska misses with a left hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boryska defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Piotr Boryska is winning the standup battle so far.
Boryska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boryska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boryska swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Boryska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boryska takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Boryska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Boryska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boryska swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boryska fails to land the takedown.
Boryska ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook but Boryska avoids it easily.
Boryska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Boryska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Boryska misses with the combination.
Boryska tries a head kick but it misses.
Piotr Boryska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boryska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boryska fails to land with a series of punches.
Boryska throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a body shot.
Boryska throws a one two combo.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Boryska throws a combination that misses
and Wood counters with a leg kick.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
Wood connects with a jab.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood lunges at Boryska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boryska's hand.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska throws a combination that misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boryska misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
Wood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boryska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Boryska's head back.
Wood lands with a hook. Boryska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood cracks Boryska with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Boryska with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boryska misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood throws out a counter right but Boryska avoids it with no problem.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boryska throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boryska gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boryska.
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
Boryska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boryska throws a leg kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boryska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boryska.
Boryska misses with a double jab.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Boryska should have avoided that one.
Boryska swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Boryska there.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boryska throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boryska moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood looks to land a combination. Boryska sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boryska at a distance.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boryska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boryska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Boryska's front leg but catches the back leg as Boryska tries to avoid it.
Boryska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boryska moves away from the strike by Wood.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boryska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boryska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Wood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
A determined Rich Wood didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Alves (ranked 4093 p4p, 298 weight class) and Peter Szczawinski (ranked 4545 p4p, 323 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Szczawinski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Alves tries for a kimura but Szczawinski is defending well.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alves is trying to get an arm triangle but Szczawinski is defending well.
Alves misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position but Szczawinski is working away.
Alves is working to tighten his grip on Szczawinski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Szczawinski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Alves is really squeezing tight and eventually Szczawinski passes out! Alves breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Alves!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luiz Alves waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Peter Szczawinski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good Fight!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hope (ranked 2470 p4p, 339 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 3253 p4p, 427 weight class). Hope comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Sturridge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 0 Eight - By: Sap. Billy Hope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturridge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sturridge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Hope's head coaches at Fight Hard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sturridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
An attempted straight right counter from Hope misses the target.
Hope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Hope moved out of range.
Hope walks into a stiff left hand from Sturridge.
Hope throws a head kick but Sturridge moves out of range.
Hope moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturridge throws a leg kick but Hope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hope tests Sturridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hope. That snapped Sturridge's head back.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturridge misses with a straight left.
Hope throws a head kick that misses.
Hope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Sturridge.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturridge avoids the body shot from Hope.
Hope throws a body shot but no joy.
Hope takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hope throws a jab when Sturridge was well out of range.
Hope walks into a stiff left hand from Sturridge.
Hope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Billy Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hope moves forwards but Sturridge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturridge can pounce on him.
Sturridge with a poor takedown
and Hope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Sturridge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sturridge scores with the left hand. Hope knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturridge avoids the body shot from Hope.
Hope lands with an overhand left.
Hope throws out a powerful jab.
Hope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hope lands a slapping body shot.
Hope misses with a few strikes there.
Hope throws a head kick that misses.
Hope cracks Sturridge with an open hand slap.
Sturridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturridge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sturridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sturridge is rocked!
Hope moves forwards but Sturridge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturridge shoots in for a double leg but Hope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hope lands with a shot to the body.
Hope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sturridge finds it's way round the side to connect with Hope's head.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.
Sturridge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sturridge on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sturridge lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturridge with the ground and pound but Hope uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sturridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hope is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturridge postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hope is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sturridge, into his guard.
Hope tries to stand but Sturridge is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sturridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sturridge is working an open guard so Hope takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sturridge misses with a head kick.
Hope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Hope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sturridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Sturridge.
Hope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturridge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sturridge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The strikes coming from Sturridge are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sturridge throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sturridge has hold of Hope's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hope seems comfortable defending it but Sturridge has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hope is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hope is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sturridge couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isaiah Sturridge!
During a confident post fight interview, Isaiah Sturridge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Billy Hope had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Brady (ranked 3663 p4p, 150 weight class) and Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 3040 p4p, 128 weight class). Baron Brady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Skrarski's chin.
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarski misses with a series of wild punches.
Brady has Skrarski up against the cage in a clinch.
Brady is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skrarski has picked Brady up - he's going for a ride! Skrarski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Skrarski wants to work for an arm triangle but Brady is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Skrarski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brady is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarski is working for a submission of some sort.
Skrarski is thwarting Brady's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarski is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skrarski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brady is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Skrarski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brady moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skrarski slips nicely into half guard.
Skrarski is thwarting Brady's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brady moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skrarski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skrarski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skrarski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skrarski wants to pass the guard but Brady is keeping the position.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Skrarski from controlling successfully.
Brady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Skrarski defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skrarski is aware though and is defending well.
Skrarski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skrarski throwing strikes but missing.
Brady wants to sweep but no luck.
Brady thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Brady seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skrarski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brady's head.
Brady looking for a sweep. Not yet Brady, not yet.
Skrarski is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Skrarski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski distracts Brady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Skrarski stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
Brady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skrarski.
Brady trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skrarski is pushing down on Brady's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brady is fighting to maintain full guard but Skrarski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Skrarski lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Skrarski.
Brady is rocked!
Skrarski lands a big elbow - Brady is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Skrarski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Skrarski!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Skrarski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mee Vattalles (ranked 1932 p4p, 213 weight class) and Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 2326 p4p, 241 weight class). Vattalles comes to the cage accompanied by JVG - Matti & Teppo . Ebbitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX-Ain't No Sunshine. 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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181 lbs
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186 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mee Vattalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Ebbitt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles feints and as Ebbitt raises his hands in defense, Vattalles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vattalles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ebbitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vattalles stopping the sweep attempt from Ebbitt.
Ebbitt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vattalles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ebbitt is looking to improve his position.
Ebbitt misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ebbitt is in trouble now - Vattalles has advanced to mount!
Vattalles has hold of Ebbitt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ebbitt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ebbitt is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebbitt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebbitt is squirming around, avoiding Vattalles's attempts to control the action.
Vattalles with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vattalles working for a guillotine from mount but Ebbitt is in no mood to give up.
Ebbitt tries to reverse the position but Vattalles maintains control.
Vattalles working the ground and pound effectively.
Ebbitt taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vattalles landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vattalles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ebbitt tries to hold on but Vattalles pushes him away.
Vattalles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebbitt is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Vattalles locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ebbitt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mee Vattalles!
In his post fight interview, Mee Vattalles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Tommy Ebbitt was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll be back, we all win, We all lose. Its how you respond that matters...I need to spend time with my kids, get wasted and get in the gym'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 3075 p4p, 334 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 2035 p4p, 238 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Geisler misses with a looping left.
Point misses with a left hand
and Geisler counters with a nice body kick.
Geisler misses with a right hand
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Point throws a right and a left that Geisler avoids nicely.
Geisler throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
Geisler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Point moves out of range of the body kick.
Geisler misses with a low kick.
Geisler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Geisler scoring well with a low kick there.
Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler throws a body kick that misses.
Geisler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Point's head backwards.
Geisler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Point checks it well.
Geisler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Point throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Geisler thumps Point with a low kick.
Geisler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Geisler misses with a looping left.
Point looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Point misses with a looping left.
Geisler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Point.
Geisler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Point under the eye.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Geisler.
Point throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geisler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geisler lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Geisler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Point doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Geisler misses.
Geisler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Geisler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Point was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geisler misses the jab.
It seemed like Point was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Point misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Geisler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Point's head.
Geisler throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
Point doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Geisler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Geisler scores with a head kick. Point tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
Geisler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Point follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geisler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Point takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geisler thows a leg kick but Point checks it
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geisler.
Geisler misses with a left hand
and Point counters with a good low kick that Geisler was not able to check.
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Geisler, right into the meat.
Point on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Point blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Point's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick from Geisler misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Geisler throws a sloppy head kick and Point moves out of range easily.
Point punishes Geisler's body with a nice straight punch.
Point drops his hands momentarily and Geisler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Geisler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Geisler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Despite the aggression on Point's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Geisler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
Geisler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geisler missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Point slips a straight right by Geisler.
Point is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Point misses.
Baron Geisler is winning the standup battle so far.
Geisler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Point takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Geisler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a nice right hand that sends Geisler toppling to the canvas! Geisler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Point finish him?!
Geisler is rocked!
Geisler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Geisler misses
and Point counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Point!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 459 p4p, 25 weight class) and Konstantin Uszatov (ranked 4303 p4p, 167 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
308 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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288 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Uszatov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body punch but Uszatov moves out of range.
Smith punishes Uszatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Uszatov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith is pressing down on Uszatov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uszatov is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Uszatov is having none of it.
Uszatov postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Uszatov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Uszatov is having none of it.
Uszatov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uszatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Uszatov wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uszatov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith gets caught napping as Uszatov dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Smith manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Uszatov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Konstantin Uszatov has been cut.
Smith leaves Uszatov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uszatov tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Uszatov.
Smith drops Uszatov with a beautiful combination! Uszatov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Uszatov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Uszatov on that attempt.
Uszatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uszatov walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Uszatov limp body while Smith jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Smith!
An out of breath John Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Jones (ranked 805 p4p, 106 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 644 p4p, 85 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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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a left hand
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones works Suleyman's body with a nice hook.
Jones misses with a hook. Suleyman ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a hook but Suleyman blocks it.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suleyman feints a counter leg kick.
Suleyman scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Suleyman manages to avoid it.
Jab from Jones .
Jones tries to bum rush Suleyman with a series of wild strikes but Suleyman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suleyman.
Suleyman slips a jab from Jones .
Suleyman looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Suleyman slips under a jab from Jones .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleyman, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands a nice hook to Suleyman's body. Suleyman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleyman! But no joy.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Suleyman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suleyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones checks a low kick from Suleyman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones 's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Jones , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suleyman misses with a leg kick.
Suleyman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleyman! But no joy.
Colt Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suleyman.
Suleyman is rocked!
Jones circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Suleyman tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Jones wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colt Jones !
Colt Jones opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lopez (ranked 100 p4p, 16 weight class) and Joy Rones (ranked 563 p4p, 72 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rones is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lopez 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.
Rones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rones but Rones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rones throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Rones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones misses with a body shot
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Joy Rones has been cut.
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rones counters with a left to the body.
Lopez misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Rones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rones cracks Lopez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lopez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rones finish him?
Lopez is rocked!
It looks like Nate Lopez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Rones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lopez! Rones lets Lopez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lopez switches off momentarily and Rones cracks him with a monster right hand! Lopez topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Rones dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Rones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy Rones!
Joy Rones is the new welterweight champion!
Joy Rones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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