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PSE 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 3741 p4p, 420 weight class) and Braven Harris (ranked 2809 p4p, 336 weight class). Harris has chosen Karma Chameleon as his entrance music. Braven Harris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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9 - 22 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez jumps guard.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harris defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Harris wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harris is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris advances position into side control!
Harris tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris stands up.
Braven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Martinez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harris 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braven Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris trying to control but Martinez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
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. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Harris tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scoring with punches from side control.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Harris wants to stand up but Martinez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Harris is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is controlling Harris's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harris wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Harris trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Harris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Martinez wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harris trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez feinted with a counter takedown.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Martinez defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Martinez is rocked!
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!
Martinez tries to get into range but Harris steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Martinez! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harris scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braven Harris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Braven Harris made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 3564 p4p, 404 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 3323 p4p, 388 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Handle has chosen Right On as his entrance music. Grisha Kamenov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Handle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Handle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle moves out of range.
Kamenov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Handle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kamenov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but Handle blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Kamenov as the two fighters clinch.
Kamenov landing knees to the head.
Kamenov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamenov has Handle up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Kamenov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Handle is trying to push Kamenov away but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kamenov missing with knees to the body.
Kamenov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Handle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamenov throws an elbow but misses.
Handle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamenov defending well as Handle loads up on a big left hand.
Handle throws a right hand that misses
and Kamenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Handle circles away.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Handle connects with a body shot.
Handle keeps the fight on the outside.
Handle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Handle circles away and keeps his distance.
Handle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamenov manages to avoid it.
Handle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamenov's sensitive parts.
Kamenov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kamenov misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenov misses with a kick to the body.
Handle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kamenov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Handle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamenov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle sizes up Kamenov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handle missing with a left hand there. Kamenov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamenov darts in trying to clinch
and Handle counters with a straight right hand.
Handle swings for the body but Kamenov moves out of range.
Handle throws out a loose jab but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kamenov defending well as Handle loads up on a big left hand.
Handle lands a really nice looking cross but Kamenov seems unphased.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov blocks a head kick by Handle.
Kamenov slips under a jab from Handle.
Handle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a kick to the body
and Handle counters with a takedown into side control.
Kamenov tries to improve position but can't.
Handle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamenov keeps working.
Kamenov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Handle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle cracks Kamenov with a big right hand but Kamenov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kamenov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kamenov tries to buck Handle off but Handle is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenov is working hard here to advance position.
Kamenov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Handle gets back to full guard.
Kamenov looking to sit in guard and control but Handle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kamenov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamenov pulls Handle in close to prevent any damage.
Kamenov is trying to keep Handle in close.
Handle throwing strikes but missing.
Handle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenov is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov managing to control the position.
Handle looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamenov is on top in guard.
Kamenov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Handle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamenov moves away.
Handle throws a sloppy head kick and Kamenov moves out of range easily.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Kamenov wants to clinch but Handle slips to the side
and Handle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamenov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Handle keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Handle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Handle misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kamenov!
Kamenov is looking to clinch.
Handle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamenov misses with a wild body shot.
Handle looks to land a body kick but Kamenov moved away.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
A big right from Handle misses.
Kamenov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Handle.
Handle tried to score with a low kick but Kamenov checks it.
Kamenov connects with a crisp jab.
Kamenov moves in looking to clinch but Handle pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handle throws out the jab.
Kamenov lands a jab to the head.
Handle misses with the combination.
Kamenov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Handle manages to circle out of the way.
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenov swings for the body but Handle moves out of range.
Handle lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle moves out of range.
Kamenov clinches with his opponent.
Handle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov checks a low kick from Handle.
It looked like Kamenov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kamenov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Handle gets tackled into the cage by Kamenov. Kamenov maintains the clinch.
Kamenov misses with a knee to the head.
Kamenov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Handle avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamenov.
Handle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handle looks to land a left hand but Kamenov moved out of range nicely.
Handle throws a right and a left that Kamenov avoids nicely.
Handle throws a body shot but no joy.
As Handle tries to get set, Kamenov tries to push him back and clinch up but Handle manages to avoid the attempt.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Handle keeps it at a distance.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Handle tries to bum rush Kamenov with a series of wild strikes but Kamenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamenov moves into range and clinches up with Handle.
Handle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handle misses with a kick to the body.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handle. Kamenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Handle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamenov ducks under a wild hook from Handle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Handle.
Kamenov blocks the body kick.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Handle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamenov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Handle.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses.
Handle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Handle circles away and keeps his distance.
Handle slips a jab and a cross from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handle misses with a double jab.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle moves away
and Handle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Handle moves out of range easily.
Handle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kamenov pinned against the cage. Kamenov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handle clobbers Kamenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handle lands a nice hook to Kamenov's body. Kamenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Handle lands the left hand.
Kamenov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Handle keeps it at a distance.
Kamenov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamenov dodges the punch combination from Handle.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Handle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Handle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kamenov throws a head kick that Handle semi-blocks.
Handle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handle.
Handle avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
It seemed like Handle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Handle blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kamenov takes one to the chin there.
Handle tests Kamenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Handle throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamenov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Handle moves out of range easily.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Handle is avoiding it.
Kamenov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Handle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamenov moves into range and clinches up with Handle.
Kamenov prevents Handle from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamenov looks to throw the jab but Handle is out of range.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle is having none of it.
Handle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handle throws out the jab.
Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handle.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Handle moves out of range easily.
Kamenov blocks a head kick by Handle.
Kamenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handle.
Handle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamenov punishes Handle's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamenov stuns Handle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Handle.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick
and Handle counters with a leg kick.
Kamenov defending well as Handle loads up on a big left hand.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Handle moves out of range easily.
Handle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov blocks a jab.
Kamenov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Handle tries to counter with a clinch but Kamenov shakes him off and moves away.
Handle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handle scores with a punch to the head.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Handle is having none of it.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Handle lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamenov moves to clinch but Handle breaks away
and Handle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kamenov!
Handle lands a nice forearm strike.
Kamenov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kamenov struggling a bit here.
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.
Handle is looking to take a break and control but Kamenov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handle lands a few punches from side control.
Kamenov is trying to get back to his feet.
Kamenov is trying to control Handle's posture but Handle avoids it.
Handle throws an elbow but Kamenov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Handle working the head and body with strikes.
Handle landing a few strikes.
Handle working the ground and pound.
Handle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kamenov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Handle prevents Kamenov from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Kamenov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Max Handle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handle stands up and beckons Kamenov to his feet.
Handle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kamenov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Handle lands with a straight right. Kamenov didn't see that one coming.
Kamenov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handle.
Kamenov throws a head kick that Handle semi-blocks.
Grisha Kamenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handle avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenov throws a combination that misses
and Handle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kamenov drops his hands momentarily and Handle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Handle moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Handle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Handle 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Handle!
A very excited looking Max Handle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Grisha Kamenov was interviewed post fight and said 'Man this guy beats me 3 times I'm very dissapointed. Sorry guys I'm going to come back with the victory thank you for the support.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Sullivan (ranked 2692 p4p, 344 weight class) and Deviante Russell (ranked 2032 p4p, 273 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Luck of the Irish. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
199 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deviante Russell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Oooooh!!! Sullivan has knocked Russell down with a huge combo! Sullivan steps away and waves a wobbly Russell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Deviante Russell has been cut.
Russell moves out of range of the leg kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Russell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Russell misses.
Sullivan slips a straight right by Russell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Russell 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
Russell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russell.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Russell misses.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell scores with a body shot.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Russell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan in his tracks.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Sullivan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Sullivan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russell lands with a right that hurts Sullivan. Sullivan looks to clinch but Russell throws a short knee that drops Sullivan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Deviante Russell!
Deviante Russell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dio (ranked 3447 p4p, 327 weight class) and Soul Jah (ranked 2732 p4p, 281 weight class). Jah has chosen Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
245 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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237 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soul Jah!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Dio finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Dio scores with a four punch combination!
Dio tries to clinch but Jah moves away
and Jah counters with a body kick.
Dio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jah counters with a nice body kick.
Dio tries to clinch up.
Jah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jah unleashes a big counter combination but Dio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dio misses the shot to the body.
Dio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jah defends it nicely.
Jah throws a counter combo.
Dio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio rushes Jah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dio looks to clinch
and Jah counters with a body kick that stops Dio in his tracks momentarily.
Dio lands with an overhand left.
Dio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dio closes the distance and clinches.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jah dodges the punch combination from Dio.
A nice side step and Jah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jah slips a jab and a cross from Dio.
Despite the aggression on Jah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Jah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dio is breathing heavily.
Dio managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
Jah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jah missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Dio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dio blocks it with crossed arms.
Jah just leaning against Dio, taking a breather.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dio rushes Jah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jah misses with a body punch.
Jah breaks the clinch.
Dio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jah is trying to defend but Dio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah is controlling Dio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dio fails with the takedown
and Jah counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Dio is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soul Jah!
Our winner, Soul Jah, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Minerva (ranked 1837 p4p, 209 weight class) and Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 1760 p4p, 198 weight class). Minerva comes to the cage accompanied by My Pal. Nielsen has chosen Wardruna - Fehu as his entrance music. Scott Minerva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Minerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minerva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Minerva.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Minerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minerva scores with a sloppy right hand. Nielsen should have avoided that one.
Minerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Minerva.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Minerva misses its intended target.
Nielsen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Minerva throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Nielsen tries to counter it with a takedown but Minerva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Minerva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Nielsen catches Minerva right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nielsen is defended easily by Minerva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva takes one to the chin there.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nielsen. Those never looked like landing.
Minerva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Nielsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Minerva defends it well.
Nielsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minerva throws a hook but Nielsen avoids it easily.
Nielsen with the counter takedown but Minerva avoids it easily.
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minerva gets back to full guard.
Nielsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Minerva has wrist control.
Nielsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nielsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minerva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minerva 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.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Minerva wants to sweep but no luck.
Nielsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minerva keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nielsen moves away from the strike by Minerva.
Nielsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Minerva.
Minerva lands a head shot.
Minerva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nielsen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Minerva throws the left hand but Nielsen avoids the punch easily.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nielsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minerva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott Minerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Nielsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nielsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut even more.
Minerva misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen feints the counter takedown.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Minerva.
Minerva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Minerva throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Minerva.
And Nielsen tries to counter it with a takedown but Minerva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minerva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen misses with a wild combination.
Nielsen misses with a two punch combination.
Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nielsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielsen connects with a crisp jab.
Minerva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minerva throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen throws a hook to the side of Minerva's head but Minerva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minerva, as that shot connected.
Minerva throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Minerva. No joy for Nielsen on that attempt.
Oooooh!!! Minerva has knocked Nielsen down with a huge combo! Minerva steps away and waves a wobbly Nielsen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nielsen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minerva cracks Nielsen with a hook to the temple - Nielsen is on wobbly legs here! Minerva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nielsen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Minerva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Minerva!
After winning the bout, Scott Minerva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hustle (ranked 1991 p4p, 241 weight class) and Lorenzo Gilyard (ranked 2478 p4p, 302 weight class). Rick Hustle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lorenzo Gilyard's chin.
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27
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Hustle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Gilyard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hustle feints and as Gilyard raises his hands in defense, Hustle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hustle trying to control but Gilyard is working from the bottom.
Hustle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gilyard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hustle has managed to get both his arms back between Gilyard's legs - danger averted.
Hustle trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hustle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hustle is in close to Gilyard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hustle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hustle sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hustle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hustle works over Gilyard with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilyard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hustle is aware though and is defending well.
Hustle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hustle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilyard is trying to control the position but Hustle postures up.
Hustle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hustle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hustle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hustle chips away with some ground and pound.
Gilyard is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hustle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilyard is still in real trouble! Can Hustle finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hustle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gilyard's head.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Gilyard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hustle throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilyard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilyard seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilyard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hustle is aware though and is defending well.
Gilyard keeping moving, preventing Hustle from controlling successfully.
Hustle scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hustle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hustle throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle landing some decent shots from guard.
Hustle trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hustle lands a couple of digs.
Gilyard keeping moving, preventing Hustle from controlling successfully.
Hustle is working Gilyard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilyard keeping moving, preventing Hustle from controlling successfully.
Hustle chips away with some ground and pound.
Hustle content to stall in guard here.
Hustle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hustle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hustle lands a couple of elbows.
Gilyard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gilyard has momentary wrist control but Hustle slips an elbow through the middle.
Hustle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hustle stands up over Gilyard, holding on to his feet. Hustle throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Gilyard is out cold! Hustle lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rick Hustle!
Our winner, Rick Hustle, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr A Hedgeh (ranked 2118 p4p, 285 weight class) and Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 2955 p4p, 368 weight class). Hedgeh comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Who?. Dr A Hedgeh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
217 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr A Hedgeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho swats away the attempt to clinch by Hedgeh.
Hedgeh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filho cracks a nice hook into Hedgeh's ribs.
Hedgeh tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
Hedgeh is looking to clinch but Filho is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Filho lands with an uppercut that bounces Hedgeh off the cage and back into range.
Filho moves into the clinch successfully.
Filho is trying to break the clinch but Hedgeh has him pressed against the cage.
Hedgeh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filho working hard to break the clinch.
Filho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Hedgeh. Those never looked like landing.
Hedgeh moves away from the strike by Filho.
Filho lands with an overhand left.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedgeh moves away.
Hedgeh tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hedgeh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filho sprawls well initially but Hedgeh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedgeh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Hedgeh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Filho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hedgeh.
Hedgeh is looking for a kimura but Filho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hedgeh to get the leverage.
Hedgeh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filho defending well though.
Filho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hedgeh.
Filho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hedgeh pulls his head out easily.
Filho trying to control but Hedgeh postures up.
Hedgeh is looking for a kimura here.
Hedgeh is nestled in close to Filho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Filho has hold of Hedgeh's hands but Hedgeh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Filho looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedgeh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Filho looking for submissions off his back.
Hedgeh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filho looking for submissions off his back.
Hedgeh is nestled in close to Filho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That has opened up Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut even more.
Filho taking some punishment here, with Hedgeh in his half guard.
The cut above Pedro Rodrigues Filho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dr A Hedgeh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 1801 p4p, 241 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 2015 p4p, 270 weight class). Feti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S-Tool - Lights Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stern's choice of entrance music: The Great American Nightmare. Howard Stern has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti blocks a jab.
Stern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Feti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
Stern changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Feti tries to avoid it but Stern manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Feti to the ground. Feti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Feti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stern lands with a good body shot.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Stern misses.
Stern throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Feti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stern is in Feti's guard.
Feti is controlling Stern's posture.
Feti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stern slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stern throwing strikes but missing.
Stern wants to control from the top but Feti keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Feti looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stern jabs Feti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Stern finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stern connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Feti scrambles back to his feet.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Feti jabs at Stern's body.
Feti swings for the body but Stern moves out of range.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but Feti ducks down to avoid it.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
and Feti counters with a nice body shot.
Stern throws a left and a right that both miss
and Feti counters with a nice uppercut.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern throws a right hand that misses
and Feti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feti staying out of range there.
Feti throws a counter high kick but Stern was just alert enough to avoid it.
Feti blocks a jab.
Feti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stern at a distance.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
It looked like Feti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stern.
That kick from Stern tenderised Feti's leg. Feti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Feti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Stern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Feti doesn't seem phased though.
Stern backs away from a small jab... but Feti lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Stern crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Feti with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sione Feti!
After winning the bout, Sione Feti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 960 p4p, 130 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 1218 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! OConnell has knocked Palmer down with a huge combo! OConnell steps away and waves a wobbly Palmer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Roy Palmer has been cut.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
OConnell throws a big counter combination but Palmer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer slips under a jab from OConnell.
A jab from Palmer misses.
OConnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palmer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
OConnell connects with a combination that backs up Palmer into the cage. OConnell lands a flurry of punches that gets past Palmer's guard. Palmer is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! OConnell bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul OConnell!
A very excited looking Paul OConnell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 748 p4p, 110 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 1024 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer moves out of range as Fischer throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Packer misses the target.
Packer misses with a straight left.
Fischer throws a body punch but Packer moves out of range.
Fischer throws a series of punches but Packer moves out of range.
Fischer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Packer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Packer misses the jab.
Packer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Packer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fischer lands a jab to the head.
Fischer connects with a nice looking jab.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Packer throws a leg kick but Fischer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fischer throws a looping overhand right but Packer ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Packer misses with a double jab.
Packer throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer lands with an uppercut that bounces Fischer off the cage and back into range.
Fischer misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Packer misses.
Fischer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Packer's sensitive parts.
Packer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fischer with a nice cross.
Packer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fischer circles away quickly and effectively.
Packer throws a series of punches but Fischer moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fischer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Packer doesn't seem phased though.
Fischer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fischer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Packer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fischer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Packer.
Fischer throws a low kick but Packer moves out of range easily.
Fischer jabs Packer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Fischer's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Packer lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
Packer needs to keep his hands up - Fischer had a free shot at his head there.
Packer takes one on the button.
Fischer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fischer connects with a body shot.
Packer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fischer.
Fischer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Packer.
Fischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Packer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Packer. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Packer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer thuds his shin into the meat of Packer's side.
A head kick misses from Fischer.
Packer unleashes a big counter combination but Fischer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Packer missing with a left hand there. Fischer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Packer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Packer throws a jab when Fischer was well out of range.
Fischer lands with an overhand left.
Packer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fischer backs up against the cage.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Packer.
Fischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fischer tries to work over Packer's front leg with a kick but Packer checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fischer.
Fischer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Packer misses with a looping right.
Fischer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Packer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fischer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Packer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fischer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Packer scrambles back to his feet.
Fischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Packer. Those never looked like landing.
Fischer looks to land a left hand but Packer moved out of range nicely.
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fischer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Packer in his tracks.
Fischer throws a low kick but Packer avoids it.
Fischer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fischer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Packer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fischer. Fischer obviously looking to wear him down.
Fischer scores with a nice head shot.
Fischer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Packer moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Packer both land. Nice combination.
Packer digs a good body shot into Fischer's ribs.
Fischer throws a sloppy body shot
and Packer counters with a left and a right that stings Fischer.
Fischer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Packer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fischer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Packer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Dennis Fischer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Packer throws a head kick but Fischer moves out of range.
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fischer.
Fischer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Packer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fischer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Packer punishes Fischer's body with a nice straight punch.
Fischer swings for the body but Packer moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fischer. Beautiful body shot.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fischer scores with a leg kick.
Fischer is looking to slow Packer down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fischer looks for the body kick but Packer saw that one coming.
Dennis Fischer is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fischer.
Fischer cracks Packer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fischer.
Packer throws a sloppy head kick and Fischer moves out of range easily.
Fischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Packer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Packer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fischer with a body shot.
Packer throws a low kick but Fischer avoids it.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Packer is looking for the big counter here.
Packer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Packer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Packer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fischer lands with a cross.
Fischer scores with a hook to the body. Packer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Fischer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fischer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fischer.
Fischer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Packer tries to land a leg kick but Fischer saw it coming and moves away.
Fischer tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer throws a leg kick that misses.
Packer throws a right hand that Fischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Fischer also avoids with ease.
Packer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Packer looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Packer's head.
Fischer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fischer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Packer is out of range and Fischer settles back down.
Packer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fischer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Packer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Packer.
Packer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Packer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fischer lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Fischer backs off Packer throws a huge counter combo but Fischer manages to avoid it all.
Fischer throws a push kick but Packer slaps the foot to one side.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Fischer lands a jab to Packer's midsection.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Fischer throws a solid leg kick but Packer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fischer.
Fischer 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.
Fischer throws the left hand but Packer avoids the punch easily.
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fischer.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Packer.
Packer throws a series of punches but Fischer avoids them all with ease.
Fischer throws a wild body kick that Packer sees coming a mile off.
Packer lands with a nice body punch.
Fischer wants to land a leg kick but Packer is out of range.
Fischer connects with a jab.
Fischer wants to slow Packer down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer moves away from the strike by Packer.
Fischer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Packer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd Packer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Packer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fischer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fischer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Packer doesn't seem bothered though.
Packer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Packer blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer defending well as Packer loads up on a big left hand.
Fischer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Packer just manages to avoid it.
Packer throws a body punch but Fischer moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fischer throws a big shot that misses.
Packer misses the shot to the body.
Fischer tries to land a front kick but Packer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fischer misses with a body shot.
Packer stalks Fischer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fischer's face. Fischer staggers backwards, shaken.
Fischer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Packer on the side of the head.
Fischer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fischer takes one to the chin there.
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fischer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Packer walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Packer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Packer throws out a counter right but Fischer avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fischer.
Packer throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer swings for the body but Packer moves out of range.
Packer looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Packer misses with a few strikes there.
Fischer throws a leg kick that misses.
Packer looks to throw the jab but Fischer is out of range.
Fischer cracks Packer with an open hand slap.
Fischer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Packer avoids a kick to the body.
Packer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Packer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fischer works the jab nicely.
Fischer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Packer is out of range.
Fischer lands with a nice combination. Packer backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fischer lands a front kick.
Packer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fischer.
Fischer scores with a decent looking hook.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Packer moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Packer does no damage.
A left lands for Fischer.
A punch combination from Packer misses.
Packer looks to land a combination but Fischer avoids it well.
Packer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fischer.
Fischer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fischer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Packer.
Packer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fischer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fischer.
Fischer thumps Packer with a low kick.
Fischer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fischer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fischer throws a head kick that Packer semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fischer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fischer misses the jab.
Packer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fischer moves away.
Fischer throws a leg kick that misses.
Fischer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fischer misses the shot to the body.
Packer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Packer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fischer - the referee stops the clock and Packer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fischer. Packer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Packer checks a low kick from Fischer.
Despite the aggression on Packer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
Fischer throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Packer misses.
Fischer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fischer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fischer scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer throws a chopping leg kick but Packer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fischer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fischer dips to his left and cracks Packer with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Fischer.
Fischer throws an overhand right that lands on Packer's shoulder, as Packer tries to avoid the shot.
Packer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fischer throws out the jab.
Fischer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Packer's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Packer checks a leg kick.
Fischer lands a nice hook to Packer's body. Packer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer looks to land a right hand but Fischer moved out of range.
Fischer throws a leg kick
and Packer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fischer throws a low kick but Packer moves out of range easily.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Packer throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Fischer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fischer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
Dennis Fischer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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