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ABW 167 Wolf - Belov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 3981 p4p, 379 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 4732 p4p, 432 weight class). Watkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What Happened to That Boi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emanuel Rodrigez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigez.
Watkins rushes Rodrigez and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Rodrigez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Watkins breaks the clinch.
Watkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watkins gets to his feet. Rodrigez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Watkins throws a combination. Rodrigez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodrigez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watkins.
That kick from Watkins tenderised Rodrigez's leg. Rodrigez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodrigez takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Watkins. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigez gets tackled into the cage by Watkins. Watkins maintains the clinch.
Watkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigez avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watkins lands a nice knee to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watkins digs a right hand underneath Rodrigez's ribcage. Rodrigez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watkins breaks from the clinch.
Rodrigez moves into the clinch.
Rodrigez has clasped his hands together around Watkins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rodrigez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Watkins is not content to let Rodrigez control the position.
Rodrigez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins tries to buck Rodrigez off but Rodrigez is having none of it.
Rodrigez working the ground and pound but Watkins is defending the strikes.
Watkins wants to control but Rodrigez postures up.
Rodrigez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Watkins looks to land a combination but Rodrigez avoids it well.
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!
Rodrigez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watkins to the ground. Rodrigez is now in Watkins's guard.
Rodrigez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watkins is trying to control the position but Rodrigez postures up.
Rodrigez is in close to Watkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodrigez controlling from the top position.
Watkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodrigez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Watkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watkins trying to land knees to the body.
Watkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigez manages to break the clinch.
Watkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodrigez, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Watkins.
Watkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigez is defending well for now.
Watkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigez is defending well for now.
Watkins stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigez.
Rodrigez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Watkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodrigez postures up.
Watkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watkins working a defensive guard here.
Watkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodrigez is one step ahead there.
Rodrigez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watkins keeping moving, preventing Rodrigez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodrigez shoots in but no luck this time.
Watkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Watkins throws a leg kick
and Rodrigez counters with a single leg into guard. Watkins didn't expect that.
Watkins wants to sweep here but Rodrigez controlling him for the moment.
Watkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodrigez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodrigez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez'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.
Rodrigez won't allow Watkins to sweep him here.
Rodrigez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watkins is keeping the position for now.
Watkins is looking to sweep but instead, Rodrigez has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Watkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watkins looking to control.
Rodrigez is working Watkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodrigez content to stall in guard here.
Watkins keeping full guard, as Rodrigez tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watkins trying to keep a closed guard but Rodrigez is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Watkins does it's job there.
Rodrigez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watkins missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watkins walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodrigez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watkins. Watkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watkins.
Rodrigez dives in for a single leg takedown but Watkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watkins clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devin Watkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Watkins throws a series of strikes that have Rodrigez backpedaling.
Watkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Devin Watkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodrigez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watkins keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigez tries to score with some ground and pound. Watkins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rodrigez working the ground and pound.
Watkins struggling a bit here.
Watkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emanuel Rodrigez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez won't allow Watkins to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watkins wants to advance to full mount but Rodrigez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Watkins postures up and lands a big shot to Rodrigez's brow.
Watkins wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodrigez working some strikes from top position.
Rodrigez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watkins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watkins has escaped and now he's on top!
Watkins preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watkins postures up in Rodrigez's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigez blocks it.
Rodrigez has control of Watkins's left arm, preventing Watkins from doing any damage.
Rodrigez looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodrigez goes for a double leg but Watkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watkins continues to drive forward.
Watkins with the counter takedown but Rodrigez avoids it easily.
Watkins clinches up with Rodrigez and pushes him back against the cage.
Watkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigez won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watkins gets a double leg takedown into Rodrigez's guard.
Rodrigez has his feet on Watkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rodrigez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Rodrigez shoots for a takedown but Watkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez tries for a takedown but Watkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watkins is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodrigez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rodrigez controlling the position well.
Watkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Watkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Watkins!
Devin Watkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
Emanuel Rodrigez was interviewed post fight and said 'PUTA!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 1621 p4p, 80 weight class) and Ashton Knuckles (ranked 3251 p4p, 158 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
138 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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160 cm
29
147 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody tests Knuckles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nobody scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Nobody both land. Nice combination.
Knuckles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Nobody.
Knuckles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Nobody.
Knuckles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nobody's waist but Nobody gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knuckles off to one side.
Knuckles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nobody pinned against the cage. Nobody gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nobody moves out of range of the body kick.
Knuckles closes the distance but Nobody moves to the side
and Nobody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles takes one to the chin there.
Knuckles wants to clinch but Nobody slips to the side
and Nobody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles is rocked!
Nobody fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Knuckles to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Knuckles looks to clinch but Nobody throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Knuckles taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel Nobody!
Nigel Nobody decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kelly (ranked 2545 p4p, 322 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 3471 p4p, 415 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range nicely.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Niedzwiedzinski's ribs.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Niedzwiedzinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kelly.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks the body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Niedzwiedzinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Niedzwiedzinski works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Niedzwiedzinski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niedzwiedzinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niedzwiedzinski's head backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niedzwiedzinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kelly is rocked!
A head kick from Kelly lands but Niedzwiedzinski takes it in his stride.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Niedzwiedzinski catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski swinging wildly here.
Kelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niedzwiedzinski. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly cracks the inside of Niedzwiedzinski's front leg.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Niedzwiedzinski shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niedzwiedzinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niedzwiedzinski. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Niedzwiedzinski is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Niedzwiedzinski saw it coming and moves away.
Niedzwiedzinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niedzwiedzinski slips under a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski counters with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Niedzwiedzinski unleashes a big counter combination but Kelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski misses.
Kelly throws a jab when Niedzwiedzinski was well out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a combination
and Niedzwiedzinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski misses.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 Jack Kelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niedzwiedzinski.
Jack Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niedzwiedzinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Niedzwiedzinski. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Kelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niedzwiedzinski is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Niedzwiedzinski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niedzwiedzinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Niedzwiedzinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niedzwiedzinski.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Niedzwiedzinski pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niedzwiedzinski's knee momentarily.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niedzwiedzinski has time to react.
Niedzwiedzinski takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Niedzwiedzinski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly takes a swing at Niedzwiedzinski's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
Niedzwiedzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Niedzwiedzinski's shoulder, as Niedzwiedzinski tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Niedzwiedzinski is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Niedzwiedzinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Niedzwiedzinski throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Niedzwiedzinski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly drops Niedzwiedzinski with a huge uppercut! Niedzwiedzinski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kelly is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Kelly!
Jack Kelly very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braylin Timmon (ranked 1751 p4p, 89 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 1283 p4p, 61 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Braylin Timmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment avoids the body shot from Timmon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment.
Nice straight punches there by Experiment. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Experiment.
Experiment fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Timmon throws out a loose jab but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Timmon loads up on a big right hand but Experiment slips the punch.
Experiment misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmon misses the target.
Experiment cracks the inside of Timmon's front leg.
Experiment fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Timmon is out of range.
Experiment uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment throws a low kick but Timmon moves out of range easily.
Experiment lands with a nice body punch.
Experiment will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timmon scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Experiment.
A quick step to the side and Timmon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Timmon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Experiment takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Timmon down.
Timmon looks to land a right hand but Experiment moved out of range.
Experiment throws a push kick but Timmon slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Timmon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Experiment pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Experiment misses with a left hand
and Timmon counters with a left to the body.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
Experiment misses with a jab to the body
and Timmon counters with a straight right hand.
Experiment takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment.
Timmon tries to counter by clinching up but Experiment breaks away and moves out of range.
Timmon jabs at Experiment's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmon misses with a hook.
Timmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiment counters with a nice leg kick.
Timmon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Experiment can pounce on him.
Timmon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiment swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Timmon both land. Nice combination.
Timmon misses with a hook
and Experiment counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Timmon is out of range.
A head kick from Experiment lands but Timmon takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timmon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Experiment rushes Timmon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timmon's defenses.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Timmon misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Timmon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike.
Timmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Experiment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon is looking to control Experiment's arms but Experiment gets an underhook and turns him. Now Timmon has his back to the cage.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying to stall.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timmon's defenses.
Timmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Timmon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Experiment lands a left hand.
Timmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Experiment is trying to stall.
Timmon takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Timmon's brow.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Timmon gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Timmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment dominated that round.
That's time! Timmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Experiment dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timmon. That did some damage!
Experiment thumps Timmon with a low kick.
Experiment just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Timmon throws a hook to the side of Experiment's head but Experiment sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmon clinches with his opponent.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Timmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Experiment.
Timmon scores with a hook to the body.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment stalling in the clinch but Timmon improves position.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment stalls.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon is trying to stall.
Timmon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Experiment's efforts to push away.
Timmon trying to control the position but instead, Experiment has worked for underhooks and has pushed Timmon into the cage.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Experiment'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.
Experiment digs a right hand into Timmon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Timmon's gas tank.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon lands a left hand.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment stalling in the clinch.
Finnish Experiment seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timmon lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon is trying to maintain a safe position but Experiment gets an underhook and turns Timmon into the cage.
Experiment avoiding damage.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Timmon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment cracks Timmon with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmon.
Experiment escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmon tries to clinch up but Experiment circles away and keeps his distance.
Experiment misses with a leg kick
and Experiment takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment lands with an uppercut that bounces Timmon off the cage and back into range.
Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Experiment, pushing him back against the cage.
Timmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Experiment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment is pushing Timmon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Experiment holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Experiment continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Timmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Timmon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment trying to control the position but instead, Timmon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment into the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Braylin Timmon 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. This is the final round!
Timmon clinches up with Experiment and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment displaying some good clinch control by pressing Timmon up against the cage.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment misses with some punches.
Timmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Timmon blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Experiment's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment darts in and clinches Timmon up against the cage.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Timmon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon effectively controlling the action here.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment pressing his opponent against the cage.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Timmon's defenses.
Experiment misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the cage.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying to stall.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Timmon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Timmon stalling.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Experiment.
Timmon lands a left hand.
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Timmon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Experiment breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Experiment.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment has had enough of the clinch but Timmon keeps him there for the moment.
Timmon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Timmon lands a left hand.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Timmon gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Timmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment lands an elbow just above Timmon 's eye.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Timmon avoiding damage.
Timmon dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment lands a shoulder 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!
Timmon tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Experiment.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Experiment's ribcage. Experiment let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment.
I think Experiment has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 1364 p4p, 178 weight class) and Bruno Brunatny (ranked 2860 p4p, 349 weight class). Bruno Brunatny acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny misses with a combination
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bruno Brunatny has been cut.
Hammer drops his hands momentarily and Brunatny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick by Brunatny misses
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruno Brunatny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. Brunatny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brunatny throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
Brunatny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Brunatny throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brunatny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer lands a really nice looking cross but Brunatny seems unphased.
Brunatny is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunatny throws a sloppy head kick
and Hammer counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Lee (ranked 1236 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dale Bomber (ranked 1337 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dale Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a body shot.
Bomber moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bomber has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bomber needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Dale Bomber has been cut.
Bomber checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Bomber gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Bomber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Bomber down.
Lee connects with a right hand. Bomber shakes it off.
Bomber scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomber keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee is keen to just control but Bomber is a slippery customer.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bomber has recovered full guard.
Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bomber dives on top into guard.
Bomber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has an active guard here but Bomber has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bomber in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee wants to control the position but Bomber says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is pressing down on Bomber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee controls Bomber momentarily but Bomber frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Bomber keeps moving.
Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bomber dives on top into guard.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Bomber has passed into half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber trying to control the pace.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bomber stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bomber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bomber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee working for submissions but it's allowed Bomber to get to half guard.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Bomber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Nazz Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dale Bomber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bomber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bomber lands a head shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but Bomber moved away.
Bomber missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bomber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bomber 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.
Nazz Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee thows a leg kick but Bomber checks it
and Bomber scores with a counter punch that sends Lee to the canvas! Bomber smells blood - he's punishing Lee with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lee has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Bomber!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 1446 p4p, 219 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 1145 p4p, 183 weight class). Krison comes into the arena with Rebelution blaring out of the sound system. 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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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Thiago.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick from Thiago.
Thiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Krison in the body.
Thiago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krison.
Krison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krison thows a leg kick but Thiago checks it
and Thiago counters with a solid body kick.
Thiago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Krison counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
Krison slows down the pace here.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thiago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Krison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison tries a body shot but Thiago blocks it.
Thiago decides to pull guard.
Krison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thiago is trying to keep Krison in close.
Thiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krison defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krison controls the pace.
Thiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiago can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krison controls the pace.
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.
Thiago trying to control the position here.
Krison tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiago is retaining full guard.
Thiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krison trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krison, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Thiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
Thiago cracks Krison with a nice body shot.
Krison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thiago takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krison.
Thiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krison working aggressively here.
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison lands an uppercut.
Thiago lands a nice uppercut.
Krison scores with a shoulder 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!
Krison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago blocks an uppercut.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Thiago blocks an uppercut.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krison is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thiago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krison's calf.
Krison throws a leg kick but Thiago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thiago throws a chopping leg kick but Krison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krison misses with a low kick as Thiago jumps back.
Krison moves out of range of the body kick.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krison slips a jab from Thiago.
Thiago is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Thiago throws a lazy uppercut
and Krison counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Thiago will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiago throws a right hand that misses
and Krison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thiago thinking.
Thiago misses with a straight left.
Krison takes a swing at Thiago's ribcage but misses.
Krison avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Krison. That snapped Thiago's head back.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Thiago releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thiago throws a low kick but Krison moves out of range easily.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago throws a push kick but Krison slaps the foot to one side.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Krison punishes Thiago's body with a nice straight punch.
Thiago blocks a jab.
Thiago Thiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago delivers a nice body kick.
Thiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thiago throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
It appears Krison was looking to counter with a kick there.
A shot to the body from Krison misses
and Thiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Thiago misses.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago.
Krison is looking to wear down Thiago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thiago is looking to slow Krison down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Krison down.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiago tries to score with a low kick but Krison moves his leg out of the way.
Krison appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago misses with an uppercut.
Thiago tries a low kick but Krison avoids it.
Krison quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Krison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thiago avoids a kick to the body.
Thiago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Thiago does it's job there.
Thiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison 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.
Thiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Thiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Thiago's head but Thiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thiago's corner calls for a 1-2. Thiago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Krison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thiago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a solid body kick.
Krison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thiago on the side of the head.
Thiago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thiago throws the kick towards the body but Krison avoids it.
Thiago scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago checks a low kick from Krison.
Thiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krison momentarily.
Nice jab there from Krison.
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 Thiago misses
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Thiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Thiago backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krison gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thiago lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thiago manages to avoid it.
Thiago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thiago thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thiago misses with a left hand
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thiago misses with a straight left.
Thiago throws a solid leg kick but Krison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thiago.
Thiago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thiago looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krison tests Thiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison checks a leg kick.
Krison moves out of range of the leg kick from Thiago.
Krison misses with a wild combination.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thiago misses with a right hand
and Krison counters with a head kick.
Krison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thiago.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiago throws a push kick but Krison slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krison misses with a leg kick.
Herb Krison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison takes one on the button.
Thiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thiago scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Thiago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Thiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thiago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thiago feints a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Krison.
Thiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krison at a distance.
Thiago lands a nice looking body shot.
Krison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thiago.
A counter left hand to the body from Krison misses its target.
Krison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Thiago avoids the body shot from Krison.
Krison avoids a kick to the body.
Krison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiago checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a poor cross that misses
and Thiago counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago lands a nice looking body shot.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Krison backing away here, and Thiago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thiago catches Krison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krison works Thiago's body with a nice hook.
Krison throws a shot to the body.
Thiago Thiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Thiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thiago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Thiago!
An out of breath Thiago Thiago 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arod Doyea (ranked 682 p4p, 76 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 1590 p4p, 160 weight class). Doyea comes to the cage accompanied by Doc Holiday - Volbeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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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 Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarez rushes Doyea and presses him up against the cage.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyea.
Doyea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skrarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Skrarez.
Doyea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyea can't find room to land a body shot as Skrarez controls the action.
Doyea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyea misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doyea avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Skrarez misses with an elbow strike.
Doyea misses with some punches.
Doyea prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Doyea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Skrarez back to the cage. Doyea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrarez tries to clinch there but Doyea circles away.
Skrarez tries to clinch up but Doyea circles away and keeps his distance.
Skrarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doyea defends well and Skrarez ends up having to push Doyea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Doyea tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doyea defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doyea's half guard.
Doyea trying to control here.
Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
Doyea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Doyea's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Skrarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Doyea takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Skrarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea working for a triangle but Skrarez defends it easily.
Doyea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrarez defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skrarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyea has wrist control.
Skrarez wants to control from the top but Doyea keeps moving.
Skrarez preventing the sweep.
Skrarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrarez defends well.
Doyea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skrarez postures up in Doyea's guard and throws a big left but Doyea blocks it.
Doyea is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skrarez is aware though and is defending well.
Doyea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doyea has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Skrarez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Doyea.
Skrarez tries to advance to mount but Doyea denies him.
Doyea is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Skrarez lands an elbow.
Skrarez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Skrarez working the ground and pound.
Doyea takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Doyea being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Doyea struggling a bit here.
Skrarez working the strikes but Doyea uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Skrarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doyea's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Skrarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doyea connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyea throws out a powerful jab.
Doyea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skrarez gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Francesco Skrarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyea regains half guard, as Skrarez was trying to land strikes.
Skrarez throwing shots but Doyea is blocking nicely.
Doyea is looking to escape.
Skrarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez winds up and cracks Doyea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doyea manages to get to full guard.
Skrarez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skrarez.
Skrarez works over Doyea with some ground and pound from guard.
Doyea working for a triangle but Skrarez defends it easily.
Skrarez works over Doyea with some ground and pound from guard.
Skrarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skrarez trying to control but Doyea is working from the bottom.
Skrarez advances to half guard.
Skrarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skrarez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skrarez in particular looking to stall.
Doyea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doyea manages to get to full guard.
Skrarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doyea working a defensive guard here.
Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrarez defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skrarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Doyea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skrarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doyea trying to keep a closed guard but Skrarez is proving a slippery customer.
Doyea controlling Skrarez's posture.
Doyea has his foot on Skrarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skrarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Skrarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doyea's head.
Doyea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doyea working for a triangle but Skrarez defends it easily.
Skrarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doyea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skrarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skrarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skrarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skrarez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Doyea haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francesco Skrarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Doyea swings for the body but Skrarez moves out of range.
Doyea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyea throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skrarez avoids it.
Skrarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyea lands a leg kick that knocks Skrarez off balance momentarily.
Skrarez tries for a takedown but Doyea circles away easily
and Doyea counters with a straight right hand.
Doyea slaps away a takedown attempt from Skrarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doyea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doyea misses with a looping left.
Skrarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyea swats away the attempt to clinch by Skrarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Doyea is having none of it.
Doyea tries to sprawl but Skrarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Skrarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doyea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skrarez.
Doyea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doyea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skrarez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skrarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
Doyea looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skrarez lands a nice short elbow.
Arod Doyea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skrarez pulls his head out easily.
Skrarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Skrarez seems to be working for a kimura but Doyea defends the submission attempt.
Skrarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skrarez connects with a nice short shot to Doyea's temple.
Skrarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doyea is rocked!
Skrarez lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Doyea is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrarez scores with a big shot! Doyea's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Doyea! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Skrarez!
Francesco Skrarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 227 p4p, 13 weight class) and Ushat Belov (ranked 1433 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ushat Belov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf tests Belov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolf.
Belov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belov counters with a left and a right that stings Wolf.
Wolf misses with a hook
and Belov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
Wolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Belov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Belov is just out of range.
Belov misses with a hook
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Belov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Belov's head but Belov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belov throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf's shoulder, as Wolf tries to avoid the shot.
Belov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf sizes up Belov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belov has time to react.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Belov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolf jabs Belov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belov.
Belov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Belov has knocked Wolf down with a huge combo! Belov steps away and waves a wobbly Wolf back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've been hearing reports that Wolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Belov slips under a jab.
Belov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Belov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belov! But no joy.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Wolf 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!
Belov cracks Wolf with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wolf to stand back up!
Wolf is rocked!
Wolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolf moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Belov tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Belov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wolf fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wolf won't allow Belov to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belov is on top in guard.
Belov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belov throws an elbow that misses. Wolf uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belov's guard. Nice move by Wolf!
Belov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belov pulls Wolf in to control the position.
Wolf postures up in Belov's guard and throws a big left but Belov blocks it.
Belov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Belov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolf cracks Belov with a solid left hand.
Belov is rocked!
Wolf loads up on a big left hand. Belov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wolf looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Belov can't hide his disappointment, as Wolf celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
Howlin Wolf retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Howlin Wolf, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 946 p4p, 99 weight class) and Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 1216 p4p, 127 weight class). Tapani Kansalainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Valeron Huhrera 's chin.
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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
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tapani Kansalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kansalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huhrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kansalainen.
Huhrera scores with a nice head shot.
Kansalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huhrera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huhrera throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.
Kansalainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Huhrera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Huhrera looks to move away, Kansalainen throws a big counter combo but Huhrera just gets out of the way.
Kansalainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huhrera .
Huhrera misses with a looping left.
Kansalainen tried to counter with a leg kick but Huhrera avoided it.
Huhrera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huhrera connects with a single shot there.
Huhrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huhrera drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huhrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kansalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kansalainen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Huhrera wants to control from the top but Kansalainen keeps moving.
Kansalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in Gym inform me that Huhrera has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kansalainen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Huhrera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kansalainen wants to control but Huhrera is keeping busy.
Kansalainen is looking to escape.
Huhrera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kansalainen is just riding it out for now. Huhrera eventually gives up the hold.
Kansalainen trying to control but Huhrera postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen won't allow Huhrera to pass to mount.
Kansalainen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kansalainen is trying to stand back up but Huhrera is controlling him
Huhrera trying to mount his opponent but Kansalainen defends it.
Huhrera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Huhrera wants to take a breather but Kansalainen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kansalainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huhrera .
Huhrera is thwarting Kansalainen's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kansalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huhrera .
Huhrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kansalainen throws a head kick that half lands.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kansalainen dodges the punch combination from Huhrera .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kansalainen. That's going to slow Huhrera down.
Kansalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Huhrera . Huhrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Tapani Kansalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Valeron Huhrera .
Huhrera lands with a nice combination. Kansalainen backs away looking to recover.
Huhrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Huhrera .
Kansalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kansalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansalainen slips under a jab from Huhrera .
Kansalainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Huhrera , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huhrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Valeron Huhrera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kansalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Huhrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kansalainen but Kansalainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kansalainen fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Huhrera .
Huhrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huhrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kansalainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huhrera 's head.
Huhrera is rocked!
It looks like Julio Valeron Huhrera has been cut.
Huhrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Huhrera .
Kansalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kansalainen swinging wildly here.
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!
Huhrera shoots in but Kansalainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kansalainen throws a big counter combination but Huhrera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansalainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huhrera .
Tapani Kansalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Valeron Huhrera .
Huhrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kansalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Huhrera .
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kansalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kansalainen sets himself, and Huhrera steps forward looking for the clinch! Kansalainen avoids it this time.
Kansalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Huhrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Kansalainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huhrera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kansalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kansalainen lands a nice shot that snaps Huhrera 's head back.
Huhrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Kansalainen finish him?
Kansalainen throws a leg kick but Huhrera moved away.
Huhrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Huhrera misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
As Huhrera backs away, Kansalainen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kansalainen lands a big right hand that sends Huhrera crashing to the mat! Kansalainen stays standing though and waves Huhrera back to his feet!
Tapani Kansalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kansalainen circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kansalainen.
Huhrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Huhrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Julio Valeron Huhrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huhrera darts in and clinches Kansalainen up against the cage.
Kansalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huhrera 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kansalainen staying out of range there.
Huhrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kansalainen looks to land a combination but Huhrera avoids it well.
A jab from Kansalainen does it's job there.
Huhrera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Huhrera seems to be working for a kimura but Kansalainen defends the submission attempt.
Kansalainen is trying to stand up here but Huhrera is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kansalainen defends it well.
Huhrera is looking to take a break and control but Kansalainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kansalainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Huhrera slips nicely into half guard.
Kansalainen is trying to stand.
Huhrera passes to full mount!
Huhrera punching from mount but Kansalainen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Huhrera wants to finish this one by submission but Kansalainen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Huhrera .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera dominating with strikes here.
Kansalainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Huhrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kansalainen wants to control from the top but Huhrera keeps moving.
Huhrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Huhrera controls Kansalainen momentarily but Kansalainen frees himself.
Kansalainen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kansalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huhrera 's calf.
Kansalainen scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapani Kansalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Valeron Huhrera 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Huhrera cracks Kansalainen with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut
and Huhrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huhrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huhrera tries to clinch
and Kansalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Kansalainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huhrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kansalainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Huhrera , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huhrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kansalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huhrera throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen connects with a right hand. Huhrera shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera moves out of range as Kansalainen strikes.
Huhrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huhrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
Julio Valeron Huhrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huhrera throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
Kansalainen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Huhrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Huhrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huhrera has a takedown stuffed.
Kansalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kansalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Huhrera misses.
Huhrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Huhrera tries to clinch up but Kansalainen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huhrera misses with a wild body shot.
Kansalainen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kansalainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Kansalainen does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huhrera misses with the combination.
Huhrera shoots in for a double leg but Kansalainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tapani Kansalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Valeron Huhrera .
Huhrera tries for a takedown but Kansalainen circles away easily
and Kansalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Huhrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kansalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kansalainen scores with a punch to the head.
Huhrera has a takedown stuffed.
Kansalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huhrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kansalainen 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 Huhrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Huhrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Kansalainen backs off Huhrera throws a huge counter combo but Kansalainen manages to avoid it all.
Huhrera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kansalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kansalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Huhrera .
Huhrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Huhrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huhrera tests Kansalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huhrera lands with a nice combination. Kansalainen backs away looking to recover.
Kansalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huhrera moves into the clinch successfully.
Kansalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huhrera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kansalainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huhrera somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Huhrera .
Huhrera rushes Kansalainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kansalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kansalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huhrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansalainen throws out the jab.
Kansalainen slips a jab from Huhrera .
Kansalainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kansalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Huhrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice sprawl there from Kansalainen as Huhrera shoots in.
Kansalainen scores with a jab to the head.
Tapani Kansalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huhrera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huhrera get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Huhrera stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kansalainen runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapani Kansalainen!
Tapani Kansalainen 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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