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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 3195 p4p, 313 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 2273 p4p, 239 weight class). Orlov has chosen K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Filch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Filch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filch counters with a nice leg kick.
Orlov works Filch's body with a nice hook.
Orlov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlov throws a jab when Filch was well out of range.
Filch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Filch's head.
Orlov throws a hook but Filch blocks it.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orlov scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch throws a lazy head kick
and Filch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlov throws a leg kick but Filch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filch to score with a decent uppercut.
Filch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Filch slips a jab from Orlov.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Filch moves into the clinch.
Orlov is trying to break the clinch but Filch has him pressed against the ropes.
Filch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filch has Orlov pressed against the ropes, preventing Orlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filch cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Filch - that landed with a thud.
Orlov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boris Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filch blocks a jab.
Filch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orlov just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Orlov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Filch fakes the leg kick and cracks Orlov in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Filch!
Filch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filch works the jab nicely.
Orlov takes one to the chin there.
Filch throws a body kick that misses.
Filch misses with a body shot.
Filch defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Filch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Filch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Filch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov thows a leg kick but Filch checks it
and Filch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Filch misses.
Orlov takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch 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.
Filch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filch tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orlov manages to circle out of the way.
Filch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Orlov.
Filch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlov's sensitive parts.
Filch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlov throws a series of punches but Filch avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Filch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filch defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Filch finds it's target.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlov clobbers Filch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Filch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filch blocks a jab.
Orlov catches Filch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orlov misses with a left hand
and Filch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Filch lands a nice shot that snaps Orlov's head back.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Boris Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Filch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Filch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Filch slips under a jab from Orlov.
Filch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orlov sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Orlov catches Filch right on the button with a cross.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Filch misses the target.
Orlov misses with a two punch combination.
Filch is looking to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filch tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Filch saw that one coming.
Boris Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Filch.
Orlov throws the left hand but Filch avoids the punch easily.
Orlov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov ducks right into an uppercut from Filch.
Filch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Filch moves into range and clinches up with Orlov.
Boris Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Filch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orlov is trying to force a seperation but Filch has the dominant position.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Orlov misses
and Filch counters with a straight right hand.
Filch has Orlov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Filch tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Orlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filch has him pressed against the ropes.
Orlov breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Filch.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filch counters with an outside leg kick.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Filch lands a body shot.
Orlov misses with a left hand
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Filch finds it's target.
Orlov is rocked!
Filch cracks Orlov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Filch finish him?
Filch slips a straight right by Orlov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Filch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Filch circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Orlov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Filch wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zilch Filch!
During a confident post fight interview, Zilch Filch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Boris Orlov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got vodka?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Boulder (ranked 2412 p4p, 302 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 2028 p4p, 261 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder misses with a straight left.
Boulder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boulder misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
Boulder tries to move into range but Queen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Queen scores with a jab to the head.
Boulder misses with a right hand
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boulder loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
Boulder throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
Boulder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Boulder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Queen slips under a jab.
Boulder fails with a takedown attempt.
Boulder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Queen slips under a jab.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Queen does it's job there.
No joy there for Queen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulder avoids the head kick by Queen.
Boulder misses with a hook
and Queen counters with a head kick. That will keep Boulder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Queen misses with a looping right.
Boulder moves away from the strike by Queen.
Boulder drops down looking for a counter takedown but Queen sprawls and moves away.
Queen throws a hook to the side of Boulder's head but Boulder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen fakes the leg kick and cracks Boulder in the body.
Boulder walks into a jab.
Boulder blocks a head kick by Queen.
Boulder attempts a counter takedown but Queen avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen blocks a jab.
Boulder throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Boulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Boulder misses.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boulder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boulder throws a leg kick but Queen moved away.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Boulder.
Boulder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Queen tries to bum rush Boulder with a series of wild strikes but Boulder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boulder.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Queen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Queen slips a jab from Boulder.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen 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.
Boulder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.
Queen blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Boulder misses.
Queen looks for the body kick but Boulder saw that one coming.
Queen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boulder might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Queen connects with a single shot there.
Oliver Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen slips a straight right by Boulder.
A telegraphed right hand from Boulder misses the target.
Boulder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Queen finds it's way through Boulder's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boulder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boulder connects with a jab.
Boulder scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Queen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Queen moves away from the strike by Boulder.
Queen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boulder throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Boulder misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Boulder throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen pushes Boulder away with a front kick.
Boulder blocks a head kick by Queen.
Queen checks a leg kick.
A cross from Boulder lands.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boulder throws out the jab.
Queen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boulder drops down looking for a counter takedown but Queen sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boulder throws out the jab.
Boulder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulder misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Queen wants to land a leg kick but Boulder is out of range.
Queen looks to throw a body kick
and Boulder counters with a shoot takedown. Queen fights it but they end up in guard.
Boulder working some strikes from top position.
Boulder 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.
Queen has his hands on Boulder's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boulder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Boris Boulder will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Queen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queen clobbers Boulder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Queen lands a jab to the nose.
Queen slips under a jab from Boulder.
Boulder throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boulder throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen stuffs the takedown attempt from Boulder. Boulder gets slowly back to his feet.
Queen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boulder tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Boulder tries to counter with a takedown but Queen is quick to defend against it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Queen. That's going to slow Boulder down.
Boulder shoots for a takedown but Queen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boulder's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a chopping leg kick but Boulder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boulder ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Boulder throws a leg kick that misses.
Queen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Queen lands with a kick to the temple. Boulder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boulder throws a chopping leg kick but Queen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Queen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boulder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boulder slips a jab from Queen.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boulder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boulder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boulder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boulder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Queen scores with a nice strike.
Queen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Queen 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.
Boulder loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boulder. That did some damage!
Boulder throws a solid leg kick but Queen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boulder.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Queen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boulder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Boulder moves out of range of the leg kick from Queen.
Boulder is looking to chop away at Queen's legs.
Queen throws a nice head kick!
Oliver Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulder blocks a head kick by Queen.
Boulder throws a poor cross that misses
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Queen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Queen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boris Boulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Oliver Queen!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Oliver Queen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Oliver Queen!
Oliver Queen wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Oliver Queen said 'Good fight Artie, lets go have a beer and toast one up to Eric.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Johnson (ranked 1266 p4p, 174 weight class) and TJ Guillard (ranked 2954 p4p, 349 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guillard's choice of entrance music: Duran Duran-White Lines. Jeff Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to TJ Guillard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Guillard.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guillard.
Guillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Guillard avoids nicely.
Johnson sets himself, and Guillard steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guillard misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guillard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guillard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Guillard misses.
Guillard drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guillard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillard looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Guillard isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Guillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guillard wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Guillard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Guillard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Guillard trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Guillard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Guillard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Guillard breaks the clinch.
Guillard tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Guillard tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Guillard shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Guillard stops Johnson from standing up.
Guillard throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Guillard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guillard won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Guillard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guillard stops Johnson from standing up.
Guillard cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Guillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Guillard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guillard shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guillard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guillard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guillard showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Guillard is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Guillard manages to mount him!
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Guillard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Guillard working his ground and pound in the gym.
Guillard with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillard scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Guillard raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Guillard's attempts to control the action.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Guillard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Guillard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guillard tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Guillard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Guillard misses with a head shot.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Guillard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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!
Guillard raining down shots from the mount!
Guillard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Guillard lands with some strikes.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Guillard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Guillard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Guillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Guillard circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Johnson to the canvas! Johnson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Guillard keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Guillard!
An intense looking TJ Guillard took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am the best of all time, just ask your wife. I laid my pipe in her balls fucking deep...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah David (ranked 3704 p4p, 381 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 2501 p4p, 279 weight class). Tektas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alexander The Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Tektas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but David defends it well.
Nice shot lands for Tektas.
David misses with a looping right.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
Tektas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tektas 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.
David walks into a jab.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Tektas is just out of range.
And Tektas tries to counter it with a takedown but David pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tektas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
David takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
David landing some decent shots from guard.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
David distracts Tektas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tektas pulls David in close to prevent any damage.
Tektas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tektas 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.
Tektas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
Tektas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two 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.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Tektas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
David is working Tektas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
David throwing strikes but missing.
David might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
David throws an elbow that misses. Tektas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Tektas!
Tektas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tektas throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah David dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tektas enables David to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tektas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Elijah David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tektas looking to control.
Tektas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
David lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tektas has momentary wrist control but David slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas wants to sweep but no luck.
David showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
David preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
David postures up in Tektas's guard and throws a big left but Tektas blocks it.
Tektas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.
Tektas throws a big elbow that misses.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tektas 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.
David postures up.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David wants to control from the top but Tektas keeps moving.
Tektas is pulling down on David's head to control his posture.
David throwing strikes but missing.
Tektas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David chips away with some ground and pound.
Tektas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tektas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. David manages to get himself to full guard.
David wants to sweep here but Tektas controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah David dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tektas digs a good body shot into David's ribs.
David misses with a wild combination.
Tektas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tektas slips a jab and a cross from David.
Tektas avoids a kick to the body.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tektas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from David.
David takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David gets a double leg takedown into Tektas's guard.
David is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
David stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Tektas has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! David manages to get his head free but now Tektas has transitioned to an armbar! David grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Tektas! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrius Tektas!
An out of breath and clearly excited Demetrius Tektas thanked OLIMPO for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 2816 p4p, 340 weight class) and Mee Vattalles (ranked 2830 p4p, 343 weight class). Epicity comes to the ring accompanied by Semi Charmed Life. Vattalles has chosen JVG - Matti & Teppo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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33
177 lbs
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181 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mee Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles shoots in looking for a takedown but Epicity manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vattalles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Epicity appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epicity.
Vattalles throws a nice looking combination but Epicity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vattalles tries to close the distance and clinch but Epicity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vattalles throws a leg kick
and Vattalles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicity throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vattalles drives through with a takedown into Epicity's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vattalles wants to control from the top but Epicity keeps moving.
Epicity looking for subs off his back but Vattalles has passed one foot through into half guard.
Epicity knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vattalles on the ground.
Vattalles is trying to work for a kimura but Epicity is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity is trying to get back to full guard.
Vattalles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Epicity doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vattalles.
Vattalles is working for a submission of some sort.
Epicity taking some punishment here, with Vattalles in his half guard.
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.
Vattalles is controlling the pace.
Epicity is looking to improve his position.
Vattalles trying to control the action but Epicity is working from the bottom.
Vattalles prevents Epicity from standing back up.
Vattalles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Epicity is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vattalles prevents Epicity from improving his position.
Vattalles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mee Vattalles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vattalles looks for a takedown but Epicity sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Epicity.
Vattalles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Epicity to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Vattalles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vattalles shoots in for a takedown but Epicity shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mee Vattalles.
Vattalles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Epicity is fending him off so far but Vattalles persists. Nope, Epicity circles away and we're back to standing.
Epicity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vattalles shoots in but Epicity avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mee Vattalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vattalles.
Vattalles darts in looking for a takedown but Epicity gets double underhooks and turns Vattalles into the ropes.
Epicity throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vattalles avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles misses with a right hand
and Epicity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vattalles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Epicity defends well and Vattalles ends up having to push Epicity into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vattalles is defended easily by Epicity.
Vattalles avoids a kick to the body.
Epicity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vattalles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Epicity defends well and Vattalles ends up having to push Epicity into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Epicity cracks Vattalles with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Epicity.
Vattalles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Epicity tries to land a front kick but Vattalles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles with a poor takedown
and Epicity counters with a leg kick.
Epicity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vattalles can do to turn this around?
Epicity getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vattalles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Epicity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vattalles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Epicity 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 Vattalles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vattalles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vattalles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Epicity but Epicity pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Epicity keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Epicity looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Epicity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vattalles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Epicity is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Epicity connects with a leg kick. Vattalles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Epicity keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vattalles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Vattalles has Epicity up against the ropes in a clinch.
Epicity trying to control the position but instead, Vattalles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Epicity into the ropes.
Vattalles wants to take the fight to the mat but Epicity manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Epicity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Epicity manages to break the clinch.
Epicity throws a push kick but Vattalles slaps the foot to one side.
Vattalles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Epicity swivels and escapes.
Epicity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vattalles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mee Vattalles.
Vattalles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicity jabs Vattalles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vattalles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Vattalles blocks the leg kick.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vattalles.
Vattalles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vattalles swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Vattalles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vattalles fails with the takedown
letting Epicity counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Epicity!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vattalles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Epicity knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vattalles advances to mount.
Vattalles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vattalles looking to ground and pound but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Mee Vattalles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vattalles unloads with some shots from mount but Epicity bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vattalles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Epicity showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Epicity has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Turbo Epicity!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Turbo Epicity!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Turbo Epicity!
Turbo Epicity wins by unanimous decision!
Turbo Epicity took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm not surprised by the swirls'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1826 p4p, 241 weight class) and Alejandro Scott (ranked 2311 p4p, 294 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alejandro - Lady Gaga. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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35
217 lbs
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212 lbs
13 - 7 - 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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Lillard takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lillard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lillard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leeland Lillard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Lillard stalling the fight.
Lillard has Scott pushed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lillard has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lillard gets a clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Lillard.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard wants to stall.
Lillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lillard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Lillard lands a shot to the body.
Lillard stalling against the ropes.
Lillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott tries for a takedown but Lillard manages to get underhooks.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lillard is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Lillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lillard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
Lillard takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lillard taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scott connects with a jab.
Lillard just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
Lillard throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Leeland Lillard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard taking a breather.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Lillard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leeland Lillard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Scott.
Lillard scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard is stalling here.
Lillard slowing the pace effectively.
Lillard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lillard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Lillard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Lillard to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Lillard working aggressively here.
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 Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lillard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lillard rushes Scott and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lillard scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Lillard lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lillard to work.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard wants to stall.
Maybe Lillard would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alejandro Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lillard rushes Scott and presses him up against the ropes.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Lillard is trying to stall.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Lillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Lillard wants to stall.
Lillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lillard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leeland Lillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Scott.
A short right from Scott.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Scott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lillard takes a shot to the head.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Lillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lillard, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard wins by unanimous decision!
Leeland Lillard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1987 p4p, 264 weight class) and John Kordic (ranked 2695 p4p, 333 weight class). Kordic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sleep Now In The Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kordic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kordic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kordic throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like John Kordic has been cut.
Kordic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wright throws a body punch but Kordic moves out of range.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Kordic sees coming a mile off.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Kordic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kordic.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Kordic throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
A slow jab from Kordic misses its intended target.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kordic.
Kordic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Kordic clinches up against the ropes.
Kordic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Kordic.
Kordic has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kordic has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Kordic looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright tries to circle away but Kordic has him pinned against the ropes.
Kordic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kordic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kordic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Kordic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kordic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kordic scores with a head kick. Wright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Kordic slips a jab from Wright.
Wright misses with a looping right.
A jab from Kordic does it's job there.
Kordic lands a slapping body shot.
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kordic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright is controlling Kordic's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kordic landing with the ground and pound.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Kordic is proving a slippery customer.
Kordic 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.
Kordic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright controlling the position.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Kordic is proving a slippery customer.
Kordic trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kordic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright missing with a left hand there. Kordic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kordic.
Kordic lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kordic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Kordic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kordic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kordic avoids the body shot from Wright.
Kordic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Kordic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Kordic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kordic is just out of range.
Kordic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kordic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kordic throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Kordic throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kordic throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kordic, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright punishes Kordic's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Kordic.
Kordic is looking to land body kicks.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Kordic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Kordic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kordic lands a head kick!
Wright lands with a straight right. Kordic didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Kordic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kordic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kordic shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kordic moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kordic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kordic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Kordic won't allow it.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Kordic slips the punch.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Kordic saw that one coming.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kordic throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kordic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Kordic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright slips under a jab from Kordic.
Wright cracks Kordic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Kordic off balance momentarily.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kordic on the side of the head.
Kordic is rocked!
Wright finds Kordic's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kordic flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Wright lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kordic will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 2110 p4p, 264 weight class) and Longburn Rayson (ranked 1865 p4p, 249 weight class). Hunt comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Eat You Alive. Rayson has chosen Judas Priest - No Surrender as his entrance music. Pave Hunt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Longburn Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt feints a jab promting Rayson to slip. Hunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rayson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Rayson throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Rayson slips under a jab.
Rayson lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Rayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Rayson misses with a body shot.
Rayson throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Rayson off balance momentarily.
Rayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rayson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt sends Rayson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunt is motioning to the referee to let Rayson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rayson is rocked!
Hunt lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rayson crumples to the floor! Hunt milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pave Hunt!
As Pave Hunt got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: If they think your dreams are crazy, show
them what crazy dreams can do.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 403 p4p, 62 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 566 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekkarinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salvador on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Pekkarinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Pekkarinen misses the target.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.
Salvador looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pekkarinen misses with the combination.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from Pekkarinen.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pekkarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Salvador there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salvador's corner calls for a 1-2. Salvador obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Pekkarinen.
Salvador throws a right hand that Pekkarinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekkarinen also avoids with ease.
Pekkarinen throws a big counter combination but Salvador scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pekkarinen thuds his right hand into Salvador's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pekkarinen misses
and Salvador counters with a low kick, right behind Pekkarinen 's knee.
Salvador swings widly with a right hand
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pekkarinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pekkarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pekkarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pekkarinen digs a good hook to Salvador's body.
Salvador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador throws a low kick, looking for Pekkarinen's leg but Pekkarinen calmly moves out of range.
George Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Salvador, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Salvador counters with an outside leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a lazy head kick
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salvador.
Salvador slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Salvador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping left.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Salvador listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador misses with a wild body shot.
Salvador throws a solid leg kick but Pekkarinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salvador.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pekkarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pekkarinen misses the target.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salvador displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Salvador misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Salvador connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Salvador.
Pekkarinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salvador connects with an inside leg kick.
Salvador slips a straight right by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Salvador.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador misses with a straight right.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salvador throws a hook to the side of Pekkarinen's head but Pekkarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pekkarinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Pekkarinen misses the jab.
Salvador cracks Pekkarinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salvador.
Salvador takes one to the side of the head.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salvador rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekkarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salvador is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pekkarinen.
Salvador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salvador moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salvador tried to score with a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
Salvador displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pekkarinen throws out the jab.
Pekkarinen throws a series of punches but Salvador avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pekkarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvador.
Salvador cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvador.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salvador.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch
and Salvador counters with a low kick, right behind Pekkarinen 's knee.
Pekkarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salvador looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salvador attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salvador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Salvador.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pekkarinen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Salvador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvador.
Pekkarinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
George Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvador throws a hook but Pekkarinen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Salvador fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it well.
Jab, jab by Salvador - just one landing.
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!
Pekkarinen catches Salvador with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salvador dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pekkarinen. That did some damage!
Pekkarinen looks to land a combination. Salvador sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pekkarinen jabs at Salvador's body.
Pekkarinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pekkarinen goes for a double leg but Salvador avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Salvador continues to drive forward.
Salvador connects with an inside leg kick.
Pekkarinen checks a low kick from Salvador.
Salvador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador scores with a nice strike.
Salvador takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Salvador will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen'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.
Pekkarinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salvador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvador blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
A clash of legs there as Pekkarinen blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Pekkarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salvador cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
That kick from Salvador tenderised Pekkarinen's leg. Pekkarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salvador.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that Salvador avoids nicely.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pekkarinen jabs Salvador to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pekkarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Salvador catches Pekkarinen right on the button with a cross.
Salvador throws a front kick aimed at Pekkarinen's knee but Pekkarinen avoids it well.
Salvador takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvador.
A head kick from Pekkarinen lands but Salvador takes it in his stride.
Salvador wants to slow Pekkarinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt - Salvador sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salvador can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pekkarinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salvador.
Salvador slips under a jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen scores with a head 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!
Salvador throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Salvador.
Salvador fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pekkarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salvador throws a front kick aimed at Pekkarinen's knee but Pekkarinen avoids it well.
Salvador takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salvador tried to score with a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
Pekkarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salvador misses with a leg kick
letting Pekkarinen counter with a right hand.
Salvador keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that Salvador avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pekkarinen.
Salvador throws a good cross that connects.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lauri Pekkarinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pekkarinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pekkarinen scores with a body shot.
Salvador dips to his left and cracks Pekkarinen with an uppercut!
Pekkarinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Pekkarinen.
Salvador throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvador scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekkarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Pekkarinen.
Salvador stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice sprawl there from Salvador as Pekkarinen shoots in.
Salvador throws a hook but Pekkarinen avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.
Pekkarinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pekkarinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Salvador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pekkarinen swings for the body but Salvador moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salvador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvador's waist but Salvador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
Salvador defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salvador.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pekkarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvador throws out the jab.
Salvador scores with a jab to the head.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salvador fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pekkarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salvador tries to land a leg kick but Pekkarinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvador misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador cracks Pekkarinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch.
Salvador scores with a leg kick.
Salvador feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pekkarinen's calf.
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Salvador's guard.
Pekkarinen prevents Salvador from getting back to his feet.
Pekkarinen postures up in Salvador's guard and throws a big left but Salvador blocks it.
Salvador has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Salvador misses.
Pekkarinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salvador to score with a decent uppercut.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but Salvador is having none of it.
Salvador throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Salvador avoids it easily.
Pekkarinen lands a head shot.
Salvador thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab. Salvador acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvador's waist but Salvador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
Salvador scores with a jab.
Pekkarinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well,Pekkarinen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen misses with a right hand
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pekkarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Pekkarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pekkarinen throws a combination that misses
and Salvador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvador throws a hook to the side of Pekkarinen's head but Pekkarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salvador.
Salvador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pekkarinen misses with a head kick.
Salvador now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a combination
and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekkarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pekkarinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pekkarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pekkarinen misses the target.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salvador flicks out a counter leg kick but Pekkarinen steps away.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
Salvador misses with a hook
and Pekkarinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador defending well as Pekkarinen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Salvador was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salvador uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lauri Pekkarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salvador.
Pekkarinen throws a jab when Salvador was well out of range.
Salvador uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pekkarinen.
Salvador connects with a crisp jab.
Salvador lands a nice shot to the body.
Pekkarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Salvador moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Salvador blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Salvador feints a counter leg kick.
Salvador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekkarinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Salvador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salvador 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for George Salvador!
George Salvador wins by unanimous decision!
George Salvador is the new middleweight champion!
George Salvador spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Boston (ranked 1997 p4p, 214 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 563 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Zuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zuma throws a head kick that misses.
Boston cracks Zuma with an uppercut from hell and Zuma crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Boston's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Boston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zuma wants to stand up but Boston is controlling him.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston trying to control but Zuma is working from the bottom.
Zuma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boston, as that shot connected.
Zuma thuds a left hand into Boston's body.
Boston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boston prevents a body shot from Zuma.
Zuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuma controls his hands.
Zuma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma lands with a left to the head.
Zuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Zuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Zuma misses with some punches.
Zuma lands a right hand.
Zuma lands with a light punch inside.
Zuma has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuma working aggressively here.
Zuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Boston wants to stall.
Zuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Brent Boston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monte Zuma'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.
Nice shot lands for Zuma.
Boston throws a body punch but Zuma moves out of range.
Zuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Boston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zuma dips to his left and cracks Boston with an uppercut!
Zuma is looking to slow Boston down with leg kicks.
Boston shoots in but Zuma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zuma misses with a head kick.
Boston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zuma scores with a nice head shot.
Zuma throws a body punch but Boston moves out of range.
Zuma misses with a head kick.
Boston throwing a counter right hand but Zuma manages to avoid it.
Monte Zuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boston manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Boston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zuma misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boston cracks Zuma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zuma clobbers Boston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zuma staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Zuma. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zuma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Boston misses.
Zuma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zuma lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zuma digs a good body shot into Boston's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuma lands a big head kick that sends Boston tumbling to the mat! Zuma takes a step backwards and waves Boston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boston is rocked!
Zuma misses with a head kick.
Oh Boston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Boston misses.
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Zuma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a hook. Zuma ducked under it nicely.
Zuma circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Boston to the canvas! Boston doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zuma keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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