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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bina Raga (ranked 7335 p4p, 542 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 22717 p4p, 556 weight class). Bina Raga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cathail Murphy's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bina Raga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Raga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Raga gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murphy kicks off Raga and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raga.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Raga misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Raga appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raga misses with a double jab.
Raga misses with a takedown
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raga tries for a takedown but Murphy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bina Raga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raga has Murphy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Raga pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murphy tumbling to the mat - Raga dives into Murphy's guard.
Raga trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raga 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.
Raga throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raga being controlled here momentarily.
Raga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murphy is pulling down on Raga's head. It's preventing any offense from Raga, at least for the moment.
Raga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Raga tries to pass.
Raga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Raga controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Raga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Raga sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raga off to one side.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raga dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Raga fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Raga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raga wants it to stay on the feet.
Raga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raga wants it to stay on the feet.
Raga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bina Raga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raga to the mat! Raga manages to get full guard.
Murphy is standing up over Raga. Raga looks to escape but Murphy dives into side control.
Raga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raga keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cathail Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raga is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Raga taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga tries to escape but Murphy is in control.
Raga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Raga's face as Murphy controls the position.
Murphy stands up and beckons Raga to his feet.
Raga pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Raga has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Raga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Raga there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raga.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Raga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Raga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raga scores with a head kick.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Raga.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Raga circles away.
Bina Raga is winning the standup battle so far.
Raga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bina Raga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raga tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raga to the ground. Raga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Raga as Murphy shoots in.
Raga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cathail Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raga throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raga avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raga's guard.
Raga is working an open guard so Murphy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Raga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raga working the strikes but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raga seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raga trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
Raga trying to control from Murphy's half guard. Murphy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Murphy trying to control the position here.
Raga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full 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 Bina Raga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raga throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Raga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Raga, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Raga against the cage but Raga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Raga appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raga counters with a nice uppercut.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Raga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raga is looking to clinch.
Raga throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Raga has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raga fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raga defends it nicely.
Murphy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raga's guard.
Murphy trying to control but Raga is working from the bottom.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Raga throws a couple of heel strikes.
Murphy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Raga is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Raga wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Raga keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Raga manages to break the clinch.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raga defends it nicely.
Raga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Raga has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy jumps guard but Raga stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raga taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raga looking for a takedown.
Murphy pulls Raga into guard.
Murphy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Raga from standing up.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bina Raga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raga, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bina Raga!
Our winner, Bina Raga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Fresh (ranked 1827 p4p, 217 weight class) and Jamie Stetson (ranked 2640 p4p, 291 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Stetson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stetson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fresh tries to keep at a distance but Stetson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fresh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stetson is keeping busy.
Stetson lands an elbow just above Fresh 's eye.
Fresh misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fresh.
Fresh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fresh blocks the elbow strike.
Stetson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stetson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fresh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stetson looking to throw knees to the head but Fresh is blocking nicely.
A short right from Stetson on the inside.
Stetson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fresh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stetson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stetson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fresh'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!
Stetson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fresh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fresh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stetson misses with a head kick.
Fresh connects with a single shot there.
Stetson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stetson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stetson throws a hook to the side of Fresh's head but Fresh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stetson dodges the punch combination from Fresh.
Fresh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stetson moves out of range as Fresh strikes.
Stetson tries to counter with a clinch but Fresh shakes him off and moves away.
Stetson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stetson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fresh is keeping busy.
Stetson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fresh avoids it.
Fresh digs a right hand underneath Stetson's ribcage. Stetson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stetson breaks the clinch.
Fresh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fresh misses with a two punch combination.
Fresh digs a good body shot into Stetson's ribs.
Stetson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stetson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fresh.
Stetson slips a jab and a cross from Fresh.
Stetson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fresh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fresh is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stetson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stetson misses with a lunging right hand
and Fresh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stetson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fresh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stetson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stetson is rocked!
Fresh walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stetson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fresh swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stetson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Fresh!
A victorious Thor Fresh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Quinteros (ranked 839 p4p, 121 weight class) and Ranulf Drengot (ranked 3516 p4p, 396 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranulf Drengot!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinteros feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drengot sprawling to the canvas! Drengot rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Quinteros finish him?!
Drengot is rocked!
It looks like Ranulf Drengot has been cut.
Quinteros throws an uppercut from hell that sends Drengot clean off his feet! He's out cold! Quinteros stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Quinteros!
During a confident post fight interview, Nelson Quinteros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ranulf Drengot stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm so disappointed, but I will be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Elukka (ranked 22852 p4p, 497 weight class) and Bone Crusher (ranked 23012 p4p, 481 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arvo Elukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bone Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elukka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crusher to the mat! Crusher manages to get full guard.
Crusher working for a triangle but Elukka defends it easily.
Elukka with a nice head shot there.
Elukka scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elukka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crusher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elukka defends well.
Elukka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elukka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elukka has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Crusher to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Elukka is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Crusher pulls down on the head and he's put Elukka to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bone Crusher!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Vuori (ranked 2969 p4p, 344 weight class) and Lucien Lachance (ranked 2877 p4p, 335 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance tries to clinch up but Vuori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vuori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vuori keeps the fight on the outside.
Lachance tries to clinch but Vuori is having none of it.
Vuori really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vuori swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Vuori as he connects with a hook.
Lachance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vuori. Vuori obviously looking to wear him down.
Lachance is looking to clinch.
Vuori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lachance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance tries to clinch
and Vuori counters with a nice uppercut.
Lachance clinches up with Vuori and pushes him back against the cage.
Vuori breaks from the clinch.
Vuori digs a good body shot into Lachance's ribs.
Lachance darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Lachance.
Vuori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Vuori circles away.
Lachance shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vuori's guard.
Lachance lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lachance showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lachance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lachance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A combination from Vuori does no damage.
Vuori lands a leg kick that knocks Lachance off balance momentarily.
Vuori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lachance counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vuori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vuori thuds his right hand into Lachance's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lachance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vuori lands a jab to the head.
Vuori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lachance. That did some damage!
Vuori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vuori feints a jab promting Lachance to slip. Vuori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lachance slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vuori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance rushes Vuori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lachance is trying to maintain a safe position but Vuori gets an underhook and turns Lachance into the cage.
Lachance tries to pull guard but Vuori won't allow it.
Vuori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lachance dives in and grabs Vuori's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vuori pushes down on Lachance's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Vuori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vuori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lachance with a nice cross.
Vuori connects with a looping right hand.
Vuori looks to land a combination. Lachance sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vuori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lachance rushes Vuori and presses him up against the cage.
Vuori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vuori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lachance throws a jab but it's blocked by Vuori.
Antero Vuori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vuori throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vuori misses the target.
Vuori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lachance manages to avoid it.
Vuori throws a front kick that sends Lachance stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Vuori has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vuori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vuori throws a poor cross that misses
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lachance fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Vuori misses the target.
Vuori scoring well with a low kick there.
Lachance wants to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vuori dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lachance blocks the body kick.
Vuori lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lachance tries to clinch but Vuori moves out of range.
Vuori tries to bum rush Lachance with a series of wild strikes but Lachance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vuori throws a leg kick but Lachance sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lachance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Vuori misses.
Lachance moves to clinch but Vuori breaks away
and Vuori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuori throws a solid leg kick but Lachance takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vuori.
Lachance tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuori lands with a good body shot.
Lachance looks for a takedown but Vuori sprawls well.
Vuori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachance can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Vuori misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vuori.
Vuori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lachance looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lachance tries to clinch up but Vuori circles away and keeps his distance.
Lachance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance tries to clinch there but Vuori circles away.
Lachance needs to keep his hands up - Vuori had a free shot at his head there.
Lachance takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vuori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vuori throws a shot to the body.
Vuori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lachance is rocked!
Lachance avoids the body shot from Vuori.
Lachance tries a quick counter leg kick but Vuori is wise to it.
Lachance is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Lachance.
Lachance moves in looking to clinch but Vuori pushes him off.
Lachance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vuori counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lachance wants to clinch.
It looked like Vuori was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vuori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vuori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lachance gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vuori.
Vuori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vuori misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance tries to clinch up.
Vuori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Lachance.
Vuori throws a chopping leg kick but Lachance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lachance is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antero Vuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuori misses with a leg kick
and Lachance counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vuori thinking.
Vuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lachance throws a counter combo.
Vuori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vuori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vuori is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lachance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lachance is looking to clinch.
Vuori digs a good body shot into Lachance's ribs.
Lachance wants to clinch.
Vuori throws a big counter combination but Lachance scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vuori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lachance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vuori misses with a series of wild punches.
Lachance looks to clinch
and Vuori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lachance thinking.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Vuori.
Antero Vuori is winning the standup battle so far.
Lachance darts in looking for a takedown but Vuori gets double underhooks and turns Lachance into the cage.
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Vuori circles away.
Vuori tried to counter with a leg kick but Lachance avoided it.
Lachance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vuori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vuori dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lachance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vuori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lachance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vuori misses with a wild body shot.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vuori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lachance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vuori.
Vuori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vuori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lachance takes one on the button.
Lachance shoots in for a takedown but Vuori shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuori lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vuori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vuori lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lachance is still on wobbly legs! Can Vuori finish him?
Lachance has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vuori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lachance circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori throws a hook to the side of Lachance's head but Lachance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vuori throws a leg kick but Lachance checks it.
Lachance seems to have recovered his senses.
Lachance moves in looking to clinch but Vuori pushes him off.
Lachance finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Vuori's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lachance falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vuori!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 3575 p4p, 312 weight class) and Mikhail Martynov (ranked 7050 p4p, 460 weight class). Knight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Compton . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suge Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Knight misses
enabling Martynov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Martynov. Martynov maintains the clinch.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martynov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martynov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martynov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Martynov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martynov.
Knight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martynov dips a shoulder and cracks Knight with a mighty uppercut! Knight falls back against the cage and Martynov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Knight is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Martynov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Martynov!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Martynov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasylis Tryfon (ranked 3289 p4p, 295 weight class) and Kerry Howarth (ranked 3844 p4p, 329 weight class). Kerry Howarth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasylis Tryfon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Howarth!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howarth lands with a cross.
It looks like Vasylis Tryfon has been cut.
Howarth misses with a hook. Tryfon ducked under it nicely.
Tryfon misses with a low kick as Howarth jumps back.
Howarth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tryfon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tryfon ducks under a wild hook from Howarth.
Howarth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tryfon doesn't seem bothered though.
Howarth works Tryfon's body with a nice hook.
Howarth stuns Tryfon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tryfon is breathing heavily.
Howarth lands a big uppercut and Tryfon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tryfon looks OK. Howarth waves Tryfon back to his feet!
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!
Howarth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Howarth.
Tryfon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Howarth cracks a nice hook into Tryfon's ribs.
Howarth fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tryfon out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kerry Howarth!
Kerry Howarth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javelle Stone (ranked 7195 p4p, 560 weight class) and Daana Wyte (ranked 3721 p4p, 430 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Matrimony by:Wale. Javelle Stone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javelle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daana Wyte!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Javelle Stone has been cut.
Wyte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wyte defending well though.
Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wyte defends it well.
Stone decides to return to a standing position.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wyte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wyte manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone jumps guard and drags Wyte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wyte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wyte pinned against the cage. Wyte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wyte connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyte.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wyte is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stone 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.
Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stone tries for a kimura but Wyte is defending well.
Stone wants to control but Wyte is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stone is controlling him well.
Stone throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wyte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stone prevents Wyte from escaping the position.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wyte keeps working.
Stone advances nicely into full mount.
Stone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wyte to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wyte shrugs it off.
Wyte really wants to buck Stone off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Stone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wyte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyte tries to buck Stone off but Stone takes his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyte wants to get back to his feet.
Stone struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyte defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Stone is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wyte defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here.
Wyte is trying to get back to his feet but Stone has full control of the position and if anything, Wyte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wyte defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Stone tightening his grip on Wyte, looking for the choke.
Stone looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wyte defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stone seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Stone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wyte has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wyte is trying to get back to his feet but Stone has full control of the position and if anything, Wyte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stone is looking for the choke from the back position but Wyte is controlling his hands well.
Stone has good solid back control here.
Stone is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wyte defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyte trying to get back to his feet but Stone is in full control for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Javelle Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javelle Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wyte with a nice cross.
Stone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wyte to the ground. Stone is now in Wyte's guard.
Stone passes into half guard.
Stone seems to be looking for submissions.
Wyte tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone is keen to just control but Wyte is a slippery customer.
Stone prevents Wyte from standing back up.
Wyte is defending against the submission attempts here by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyte won't allow Stone to pass to mount.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wyte keeps working.
Wyte is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone works his way into full mount!
Stone looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wyte tries to buck Stone off but he can't manage it.
Javelle Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stone fails to advance to Wyte's back.
Stone working for a submission but Wyte is keeping him at bay.
Stone scoring with strikes but Wyte is staying in there.
Stone has control of Wyte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wyte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wyte tries to buck Stone off but he can't manage it.
Stone working for a guillotine from mount but Wyte is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wyte can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stone working for a submission but Wyte is keeping him at bay.
Stone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wyte can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wyte bucks up and throws Stone to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wyte cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone is rocked!
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Wyte counters with a big right hand! Oh Stone is in trouble here! Wyte follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daana Wyte!
In defeat, Javelle Stone stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is imminent!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taiga Toriyama (ranked 945 p4p, 136 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 1425 p4p, 186 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toriyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Japan National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiga Toriyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toriyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Toriyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dudley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toriyama.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Toriyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dudley tries to counter with a clinch but Toriyama shakes him off and moves away.
No joy there for Toriyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Dudley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudley. That snapped Toriyama's head back.
Toriyama looks for a takedown but Dudley sprawls well.
A cross from Dudley lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toriyama fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiga Toriyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toriyama shoots in for a takedown but Dudley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dudley's waist but Dudley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toriyama off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dudley! But no joy.
Toriyama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dudley did well to prevent Toriyama getting side control.
Dudley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Toriyama has Dudley up against the cage in a clinch.
Toriyama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dudley smiles and moves away.
Dudley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Toriyama misses.
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!
Dudley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Dudley throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toriyama.
Dudley pushes Toriyama up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toriyama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toriyama has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dudley regains guard immediately.
Dudley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Toriyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Toriyama from controlling successfully.
Toriyama won't allow Dudley to sweep him here.
Toriyama wants to pass the guard but Dudley is keeping the position.
Toriyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Toriyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toriyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Toriyama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dudley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toriyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
Toriyama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dudley sprawls and moves away.
Toriyama connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Dudley misses with an uppercut. Toriyama saw that one coming.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Toriyama circles away.
Toriyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Dudley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dudley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toriyama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toriyama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dudley defends it nicely.
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Dudley misses.
Dudley misses with a straight right.
Toriyama tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toriyama thinking.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that round.
That's time! Toriyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toriyama shoots in and drives through. Dudley sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Dudley misses.
Toriyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dudley's waist but Dudley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toriyama off to one side.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Toriyama is just out of range.
Toriyama changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab, jab by Dudley - just one landing.
Toriyama tries to clinch there but Dudley circles away.
Dudley stalks Toriyama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toriyama's face. Toriyama staggers backwards, shaken.
Dudley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toriyama throws a shot from downtown. Dudley moves away and avoids it.
Taiga Toriyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toriyama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toriyama shoots in for a takedown but Dudley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiga Toriyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Dudley. No joy for Toriyama on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Toriyama. Those never looked like landing.
Dudley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Toriyama shoots and misses
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudley loads up on a big right hand but Toriyama slips the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toriyama.
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Toriyama avoids them all with ease.
Dudley rushes Toriyama and presses him up against the cage.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Toriyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dudley fails to land.
Toriyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toriyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dudley to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Dudley - just one landing.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toriyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toriyama takes one to the side of the head.
Toriyama fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Toriyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dudley.
Toriyama fails with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a left to the body.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley has managed to clinch.
Dudley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Dudley.
Dudley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dudley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dudley working aggressively here.
Dudley lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Toriyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama jumps guard but Dudley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toriyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dudley.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Dudley controls the action.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Toriyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toriyama is looking to take this one to the mat.
Toriyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Dudley leaning against his opponent.
Dudley lands with a light punch inside.
Dudley stalling in the clinch.
Toriyama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toriyama is trying to pull guard but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Damian Dudley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dudley.
Toriyama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dudley after a bit of a struggle.
Toriyama pulls guard successfully.
Dudley gets to his feet - Toriyama follows without any prompting.
Dudley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dudley throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Dudley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Toriyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudley misses with the combination.
Dudley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toriyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Damian Dudley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Dudley tries to sprawl out of it but Toriyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dudley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Toriyama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dudley defends well and Toriyama ends up having to push Dudley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toriyama.
Dudley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
No joy there for Dudley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toriyama appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toriyama defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley dips to his left and cracks Toriyama with an uppercut!
Dudley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama is looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Dudley digs a good hook to Toriyama's body.
Toriyama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dudley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiga Toriyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toriyama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dudley has closed the distance and engaged Toriyama in a clinch.
Dudley misses with some punches.
Dudley working aggressively here.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toriyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dudley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dudley.
Dudley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Toriyama goes for a takedown attempt but Dudley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dudley lands a nice hook to Toriyama's body. Toriyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Dudley misses.
Toriyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dudley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toriyama's head backwards.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toriyama is looking to clinch but Dudley is avoiding it.
Dudley lands with a right hand.
Toriyama lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Toriyama.
Decent striking displayed by Dudley there.
Toriyama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dudley clinches up against the cage.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Toriyama prevents a body shot from Dudley.
Toriyama breaks the clinch.
Dudley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toriyama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toriyama showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama wants to control but Dudley is keeping him busy.
Dudley wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dudley won't allow Toriyama to pass to mount.
Dudley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dudley is looking to escape.
Taiga Toriyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toriyama is trying to work for a kimura but Dudley is defending well.
Toriyama is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taiga Toriyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toriyama is controlling the pace.
Toriyama wants to control but Dudley is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toriyama controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Toriyama misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dudley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
A victorious Damian Dudley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 569 p4p, 82 weight class) and Green Cross (ranked 1962 p4p, 249 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Green Cross!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cross was covering up waiting for the punch and Kurri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kurri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kurri 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.
Cross being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri with a nice head shot there.
Kurri content to stall in guard here.
Cross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurri.
Kurri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kurri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Kurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kurri wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kurri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kurri stands and throws Cross's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kurri trying to control the position but Cross is working away.
Kurri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kurri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kurri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri takes a little break here. Cross wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kurri working the body and head with strikes.
Kurri has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cross is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kurri yanks on the arm and Cross is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kurri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatu Kurri!
Tatu Kurri retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Tatu Kurri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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