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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 3220 p4p, 358 weight class) and Muhammad Gartzen (ranked 3712 p4p, 398 weight class). De Sucre comes to the ring accompanied by Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. Antonio Jose De Sucre is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammad Gartzen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Sucre.
Gartzen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre lands with a cross.
De Sucre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gartzen back to the ropes. De Sucre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab by De Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gartzen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Sucre darts in looking for a takedown but Gartzen gets double underhooks and turns De Sucre into the ropes.
De Sucre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for De Sucre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gartzen misses the target.
De Sucre cracks Gartzen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Sucre or perhaps it was just good defense by Gartzen, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Gartzen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Jose De Sucre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gartzen throws a shot from downtown. De Sucre moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gartzen avoids it really well and circles away.
De Sucre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gartzen swivels and escapes.
Gartzen throws out a counter right but De Sucre avoids it with no problem.
Gartzen cracks De Sucre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gartzen.
De Sucre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Sucre moves out of range of the body kick.
Gartzen cracks De Sucre with a good jab.
Gartzen checks the leg kick.
Gartzen throws a leg kick which misses De Sucre's front leg but catches the back leg as De Sucre tries to avoid it.
De Sucre shoots in looking for a takedown. Gartzen tries to sprawl out of it but De Sucre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gartzen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre lands a nice shot to the body.
Gartzen throws a jab when De Sucre was well out of range.
De Sucre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Sucre shoots in but Gartzen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muhammad Gartzen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Sucre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre lands a head kick!
De Sucre swinging wildly here.
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 Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Sucre tries for a takedown but Gartzen circles away easily
enabling Gartzen to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sucre looks to land a combination. Gartzen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Muhammad Gartzen has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Sucre.
Gartzen connects with a single shot there.
Gartzen misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.
A cross from De Sucre lands.
De Sucre misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Gartzen.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre throws a push kick but Gartzen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gartzen.
De Sucre throws a lazy body kick
letting Gartzen counter with a right hand.
De Sucre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A punch combination from De Sucre misses.
De Sucre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Sucre is defended easily by Gartzen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Jose De Sucre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Sucre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gartzen.
De Sucre keeps Gartzen at a distance using the push kick.
De Sucre scores with a one two! Gartzen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gartzen throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
Gartzen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gartzen throws a big counter head kick but De Sucre avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre lands with a kick to the temple. Gartzen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gartzen throws a fast counter high kick but De Sucre manages to duck under it in time.
Gartzen walks into a straight right hand from De Sucre.
De Sucre connects with a looping right hand.
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gartzen throws a jab when De Sucre was well out of range.
Gartzen misses with a few strikes there.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Sucre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gartzen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Sucre has got the better of the exchanges.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Sucre looks to land a body kick but Gartzen moved away.
De Sucre lands with a shot to the body.
De Sucre lands a nice hook to Gartzen's body. Gartzen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Sucre doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gartzen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gartzen throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Gartzen. No joy for De Sucre on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Sucre. Gartzen does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Sucre misses with a takedown attempt
and Gartzen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Jose De Sucre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre has Gartzen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gartzen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gartzen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gartzen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad Gartzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gartzen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Sucre can't get the takedown.
Gartzen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen gets underhooks to prevent De Sucre's takedown attempt.
De Sucre blocking some punches.
Gartzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Sucre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gartzen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Sucre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Sucre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gartzen pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Sucre is out of range and Gartzen settles back down.
Gartzen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Sucre checks the leg kick.
De Sucre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gartzen in his tracks.
De Sucre throws a combination that misses
and Gartzen counters with a nice leg kick.
De Sucre lands a nice hook to Gartzen's body. Gartzen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Sucre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gartzen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Sucre cracks Gartzen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gartzen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Sucre moves forwards but Gartzen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gartzen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gartzen.
De Sucre misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gartzen misses.
De Sucre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Sucre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gartzen.
Gartzen misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Gartzen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Sucre 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Muhammad Gartzen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Antonio Jose De Sucre 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 2575 p4p, 278 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 2140 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bornholm really felt that one!
Bornholm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornholm misses with a kick to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Bornholm moved out of range nicely.
Bornholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Bornholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Bornholm's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornholm slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Bornholm moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Bornholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Bornholm also avoids with ease.
Bornholm flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bornholm's ribs.
Bornholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Bornholm throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a wild combination.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bornholm.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Bornholm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Bornholm cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Bornholm scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bornholm.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bornholm momentarily.
Bornholm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Bornholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bornholm blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Bornholm's head but Bornholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Bornholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bornholm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bornholm can do to turn this around?
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bornholm scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bornholm moves his leg out of the way.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bornholm throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm slips a jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornholm.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Bornholm seems unphased.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva checks a low kick from Bornholm.
Bornholm moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm scores with a shot to the body.
Bornholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bornholm avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Bornholm.
Bornholm blocks an elbow strike.
Bornholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bornholm slips a straight right by Silva.
Bornholm throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Bornholm misses its intended target.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornholm throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bornholm. That's going to slow Silva down.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Bornholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bornholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Bornholm's head back.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bornholm off balance momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bornholm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Bornholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bornholm throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bornholm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bornholm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bornholm sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bornholm throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bornholm wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bornholm lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornholm counters with a left to the body.
Bornholm looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Bornholm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bornholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva drops Bornholm with a beautiful combination! Bornholm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Daniel Bornholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bornholm is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva pounces like a tiger and cracks Bornholm with a vicious hook! Bornholm is down but not out! Silva follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Starling Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 1317 p4p, 148 weight class) and Ethan Irwin (ranked 3921 p4p, 311 weight class). Baertum comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin throws a leg kick but Baertum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baertum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baertum's knee momentarily.
Baertum looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
Baertum with a nice cross.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Baertum saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Baertum.
Irwin misses with a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baertum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Baertum avoids it with no problem.
Baertum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin cracks the inside of Baertum's front leg.
Baertum swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Baertum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin throws out a leg kick but Baertum moves out of range and Irwin only half commits.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Baertum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baertum is looking for a counter combo.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Baertum's head but Baertum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baertum misses with an uppercut
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Baertum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baertum scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Irwin misses
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baertum fails to land with a series of punches.
Baertum misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
Irwin digs a good body shot into Baertum's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Baertum.
Baertum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Baertum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irwin misses with a body punch
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Baertum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baertum takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koala Baertum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Irwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baertum throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Baertum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baertum throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
A big left from Baertum misses.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
As Baertum backs off Irwin throws a huge counter combo but Baertum manages to avoid it all.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Baertum misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Baertum's head.
Baertum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Baertum blocks a jab.
Irwin throws a body punch but Baertum moves out of range.
Baertum misses with a shot to the body
and Irwin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands with a shot to the body.
Baertum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
Baertum misses with a body shot.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Baertum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baertum misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Irwin misses with a hook. Baertum ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irwin.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baertum swings widly with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a good low kick that Baertum was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a wild body kick that Baertum sees coming a mile off.
Baertum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Baertum is out of range.
Irwin throws a leg kick which misses Baertum's front leg but catches the back leg as Baertum tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin jabs Baertum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baertum at a distance.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Irwin throws a right hand that misses
and Baertum counters with a nice uppercut.
Baertum loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Baertum misses the shot to the body.
Koala Baertum is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin throws a shot to the body.
Irwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baertum to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Baertum counters with a right hand to the body.
Ethan Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baertum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Baertum is out of range.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baertum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baertum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baertum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Baertum.
Irwin tries a quick counter leg kick but Baertum is wise to it.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Baertum throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is looking to slow Baertum down with leg kicks.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baertum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a low kick but Baertum moves out of range easily.
Baertum appears to be looking for a big counter.
Irwin walks into a straight right hand from Baertum.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Baertum throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koala Baertum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baertum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Irwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baertum misses with the combination.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Baertum there.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Baertum. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irwin ducks right into an uppercut from Baertum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koala Baertum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baertum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Koala Baertum!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Koala Baertum!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Koala Baertum!
Koala Baertum wins by unanimous decision!
Koala Baertum made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 1132 p4p, 140 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 3009 p4p, 325 weight class). Day comes to the ring accompanied by Last minute - Great day to choke you out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
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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
19 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
John Eugemia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eugemia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Day trying to control here.
Eugemia trying to control from half guard but Day is working away.
Eugemia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eugemia controlling his opponent.
Day is desperately trying to improve his position but Eugemia has a good base and remains in mount.
My spies in Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) inform me that Eugemia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eugemia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Day is looking to get to half guard.
Eugemia controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia landing strikes from the mount.
Eugemia controlling the position easily from mount.
Day working to try and regain half guard.
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Eugemia fails to take his opponent's back.
Eugemia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Eugemia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Eugemia wants to control the pace but Day is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Day sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eugemia trying to mount his opponent but Day defends it.
Eugemia controlling the action here.
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.
Eugemia trying to control the action but Day is working from the bottom.
Eugemia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Day swings for the body but Eugemia moves out of range.
Eugemia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Day will feel that in the morning.
Eugemia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eugemia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eugemia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Eugemia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Day appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Eugemia.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eugemia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Day leaves Eugemia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eugemia misses with a head kick.
Day tried to counter with a leg kick but Eugemia avoided it.
Day misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day misses with a hook. Eugemia ducked under it nicely.
Day lunges at Eugemia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eugemia's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day feints a jab promting Eugemia to slip. Day then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eugemia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eugemia is rocked!
Eugemia throws a shot to the body.
Day feints and as Eugemia raises his hands in defense, Day changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eugemia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Day manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Day is on top in guard.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Eugemia.
Eugemia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Day lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eugemia keeping full guard, as Day tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Day missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eugemia is trying to control the position but Day postures up.
Day landing with the ground and pound.
Day makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
John Eugemia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eugemia is trying to keep Day in close.
Day is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Day is looking to work some ground and pound but Eugemia has wrist control.
Eugemia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Day puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eugemia is not content to let Day control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Day dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eugemia throws a right and a left that Day avoids nicely.
John Eugemia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eugemia avoids the head kick by Day.
Day fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eugemia scores with a nice right hand.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Day.
Day shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Day not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eugemia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Day.
Eugemia gets back to full guard.
Day drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eugemia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Day has Eugemia in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Eugemia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Day controlling the position.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eugemia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eugemia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Day looking for a sweep. Not yet Day, not yet.
Day can't keep his opponent in guard - Eugemia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Day is refusing to be controlled, as Eugemia sits in half guard.
Eugemia is just content to waste time from the top position. Day takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Day throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eugemia trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Day working for a triangle but Eugemia defends it easily.
Eugemia trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eugemia preventing the sweep.
Eugemia wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Eugemia looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Eugemia.
I think Eugemia 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Gary Day!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for John Eugemia!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for John Eugemia!
John Eugemia wins by split decision!
An out of breath John Eugemia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 1821 p4p, 232 weight class) and Buster McDiggle (ranked 1908 p4p, 242 weight class). Reilly comes to the ring accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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29
209 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster McDiggle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McDiggle shoots in but Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reilly throws a counter high kick but McDiggle was just alert enough to avoid it.
McDiggle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've been informed that McDiggle 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.
McDiggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDiggle's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly is leaning against McDiggle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDiggle.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as McDiggle controls his hands.
McDiggle blocking some punches.
Reilly prevents a body shot from McDiggle.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDiggle backwards.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDiggle is looking for a takedown.
McDiggle looking for a takedown.
Mike Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster McDiggle.
McDiggle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDiggle misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDiggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly tries a body shot but McDiggle blocks it.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but McDiggle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDiggle is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDiggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDiggle backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDiggle.
McDiggle blocks an elbow strike.
McDiggle misses with a body punch.
McDiggle misses with a body punch.
McDiggle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reilly walks away with a smile on his face. McDiggle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McDiggle lands a two punch combo.
McDiggle has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly 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.
McDiggle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDiggle scrambles back to his feet.
McDiggle fails to land with a series of punches.
McDiggle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away.
Reilly cracks McDiggle with a good jab.
It looks like Buster McDiggle has been cut.
Mike Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDiggle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but McDiggle breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly connects with the punch.
McDiggle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly tries to score with a low kick but McDiggle moves his leg out of the way.
McDiggle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDiggle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Reilly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDiggle is looking to clinch but Reilly is avoiding it.
As McDiggle backs away, Reilly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Reilly digs a good body shot into McDiggle's ribs.
McDiggle drives through with a takedown into Reilly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McDiggle wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster McDiggle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McDiggle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buster McDiggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but McDiggle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDiggle misses with a kick to the body
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
McDiggle throws a fast counter high kick but Reilly manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDiggle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDiggle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Reilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly clinches up with McDiggle and pushes him back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Good body shot from McDiggle.
McDiggle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reilly pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from McDiggle misses.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks McDiggle with an uppercut!
That has opened up Buster McDiggle's cut even more.
Mike Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDiggle takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle throws a sloppy head kick
and Reilly counters with an outside leg kick.
McDiggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from McDiggle.
Reilly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDiggle takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from McDiggle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly throws a leg kick but McDiggle sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDiggle scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reilly, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mike Reilly!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Mike Reilly!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mike Reilly!
Mike Reilly wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mike Reilly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1605 p4p, 211 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 3194 p4p, 353 weight class). Morgan has chosen Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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217 lbs
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214 lbs
10 - 10 - 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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Lillard avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Lillard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Lillard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lillard.
Lillard misses with a low kick.
Lillard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lillard connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Lillard's shoulder, as Lillard tries to avoid the shot.
Lillard sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lillard misses with a looping right.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lillard punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Lillard misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lillard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lillard misses with a wild combination.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Leeland Lillard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lillard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lillard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morgan if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan looks winded!
Lillard scores with a leg kick.
Lillard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Lillard.
Lillard thumps Morgan with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lillard.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lillard rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lillard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan moves out of range as Lillard throws a body kick.
A jab from Lillard finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lillard. That one must have hurt.
Lillard avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Lillard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan takes a swing at Lillard's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Lillard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Lillard misses.
A nice side step and Morgan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lillard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lillard scores with a punch to the head.
Lillard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard 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.
Lillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lillard doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Lillard throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lillard slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Lillard blocks the leg kick.
Lillard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Lillard.
Lillard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Lillard's head but Lillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan slips under a jab from Lillard.
Lillard misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan misses with a hook. Lillard ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Lillard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lillard.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morgan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lillard has got the better of the exchanges.
Morgan throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lillard.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lillard.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Lillard's legs.
Lillard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Lillard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Lillard misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morgan just manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lillard, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Lillard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lillard.
Lillard cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Lillard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Lillard checks it.
Chase Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lillard throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Lillard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lillard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Lillard lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard scores with a body shot.
Lillard throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lillard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lillard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lillard throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lillard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lillard. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lillard. Lillard obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leeland Lillard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard throws a left that rocks Morgan and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lillard dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Morgan regain composure!
Lillard working the ground and pound.
Morgan is rocked!
Lillard working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Lillard controlling the position.
Lillard landing a few strikes.
Leeland Lillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Lillard controls the position.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Lillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lillard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leeland Lillard!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard wins by unanimous decision!
Leeland Lillard gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 2175 p4p, 241 weight class) and Proper Communist (ranked 1864 p4p, 205 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribbler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Religion - Infected. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
165 lbs
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28
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proper Communist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Communist walks into a straight right hand from Ribbler.
Communist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Ribbler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Communist.
Communist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Communist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ribbler walks into a straight right hand from Communist.
A nice leg kick lands there from Communist.
Communist throws an off balance right hand
and Ribbler counters with a stiff right hand.
Communist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Communist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ribbler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Communist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Communist. That did some damage!
Communist scores with a nice strike.
Ribbler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ribbler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Communist tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Communist. Beautiful body shot.
Ribbler throws a sloppy head kick and Communist moves out of range easily.
Proper Communist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Communist clinches up against the ropes.
Communist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Communist working aggressively here.
Ribbler misses with the head strike.
Communist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Communist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Communist just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Communist lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribbler doesn't seem phased though.
Ribbler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ribbler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ribbler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Ribbler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Communist.
Ribbler walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Communist misses with a wild combination.
Ribbler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Communist throws a shot from downtown. Ribbler moves away and avoids it.
Communist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Communist. That's going to slow Ribbler down.
Ribbler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Communist's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Communists head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Communist.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Communist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Communist scores with a shot to the side of Ribbler's head.
Ribbler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Communist's elbow.
Ribbler has Communist pressed against the ropes, preventing Communist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Communist manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Proper Communist 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.
Jab from Ribbler.
Proper Communist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Communist ducks under a wild hook from Ribbler.
Communist leaves Ribbler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Proper Communist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribbler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Communist lands a jab to the nose.
Ribbler defending well as Communist loads up on a big left hand.
Communist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbler.
Communist tries to work over Ribbler's front leg with a kick but Ribbler checks it.
It appears Ribbler was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler scores with a takedown into Communist's guard.
Ribbler prevents Communist from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler wants to control from the top but Communist keeps moving.
Ribbler tries to free his leg and advance position but Communist is retaining full guard.
Communist is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ribbler is controlling him.
Communist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ribbler wants to pass the guard but Communist is keeping the position.
Communist wants to get back to his feet but Ribbler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ribbler feints and then cracks Communist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Communist down.
Communist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ribbler keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist connects with a right hand. Ribbler shakes it off.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Communist.
Communist throws a low kick but Ribbler moves out of range easily.
Communist cracks Ribbler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Communist misses with a leg kick
and Communist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Communist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbler misses the target.
Communist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Communist does no damage.
Ribbler throwing a counter right hand but Communist manages to avoid it.
Communist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Communist just misses with a punch to the body.
Communist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ribbler has time to react.
The fighters circling - Communist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Communist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ribbler ducks under a wild hook from Communist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Proper Communist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Communist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribbler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Ribbler is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ribbler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Communist to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Communist.
Communist tries to clinch but Ribbler is having none of it.
Communist cracks Ribbler with an open hand slap.
Ribbler blocks a leg kick.
Communist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribbler counters with a low kick, right behind Communist 's knee.
Ribbler throws a leg kick but Communist moved away.
Ribbler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Communist misses with a hook.
Communist throws a poor cross that misses
and Ribbler counters with a leg kick.
Communist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Communist motions for Ribbler to come forward. Communist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist connects with a single shot there.
Ribbler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Communist cracks Ribbler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ribbler wants to slow Communist down by chopping away at his legs.
Communist misses with a low kick.
Communist throws out a loose jab but Ribbler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribbler feints and then cracks Communist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Communist down.
Ribbler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribbler throws a sloppy head kick and Communist moves out of range easily.
Jab by Communist.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ribbler checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbler misses the target.
Communist 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.
Communist lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Communist lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribbler doesn't seem phased though.
Communist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Communist throws a shot from downtown. Ribbler moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Ribbler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ribbler walks into a left hand.
Ribbler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Communist has time to react.
Ribbler blocks a leg kick.
Communist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Communist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribbler. That did some damage!
Communist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribbler counters with a body kick.
Communist connects with a looping right hand.
Communist misses with a right hand
and Ribbler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Communist.
Communist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ribbler throws a body kick that misses.
Ribbler scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Proper Communist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Communist 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Proper Communist!
Proper Communist wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Proper Communist was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 857 p4p, 113 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1262 p4p, 159 weight class). Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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36
180 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius misses with an uppercut
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Alexius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexius.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Alexius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius lands a left hand.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexius misses with some punches.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Alexius pushes Harris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris struggling a bit here.
Alexius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alexius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Alexius works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius throws a one two combo.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexius controlling the pace.
Harris wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alexius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Alexius is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alexius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to stand but Alexius has his arm trapped.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius 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.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Alexius circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Alexius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris pushes Alexius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands a right hand.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris misses with some punches.
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris connects with the punch.
Alexius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Alexius throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris looks to clinch
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Alexius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
As Alexius tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Alexius manages to avoid the attempt.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Alexius.
Harris is pressed up against the ropes. Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris forces Alexius back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris clearly takes 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.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Harris is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Harris scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Alexius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris looks to clinch
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius looks to land a strike but Harris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alexius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris clinches up with Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harris regains guard.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius misses with a body kick.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Harris.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Harris checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris sets himself, and Alexius steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexius works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Alexius tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexius lands with a right to the head.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land.
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anselmo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris rushes Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexius 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Bessarion Alexius is the new welterweight champion!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1401 p4p, 154 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 2003 p4p, 206 weight class). Hannibal Barca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megalos punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
Barca throws a leg kick
and Megalos counters with a good, hard body kick but Barca shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megalos swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Megalos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Megalos scores with a jab. Barca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Barca misses.
Megalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Barca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barca blocks a jab.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barca slips a jab from Megalos.
Barca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Megalos lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megalos appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Megalos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Megalos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarca.
Megalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barca doesn't seem bothered though.
Megalos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos throws out a powerful jab.
Barca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Megalos's shoulder, as Megalos tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Megalos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Barca.
Barca is looking to slow Megalos down with leg kicks.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Megalos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca tries a quick counter leg kick but Megalos is wise to it.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Megalos throwing a counter right hand but Barca manages to avoid it.
Megalos misses with a hook
and Barca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barca throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Megalos blocks a low kick nicely.
Megalos throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Barca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Megalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Barca's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Barca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's time! Megalos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Megalos closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the ropes.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barca fails to land.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos with a hook.
Megalos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Megalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Barca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Megalos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barca throws a leg kick but Megalos moved away.
Megalos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barca's sensitive parts.
Barca is looking to score with low kicks.
Megalos lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
Barca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
Barca misses with a looping right.
Megalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
Barca misses with a low kick as Megalos jumps back.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Megalos thuds his right hand into Barca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Megalos tests Barca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Megalos lands a jab to the nose.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Barca misses.
Nice shot lands for Megalos.
Barca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Megalos slips a straight right by Barca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws out a leg kick but Megalos moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Megalos blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Megalos misses.
Barca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barca throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Megalos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Barca down.
Barca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca cracks Megalos with a good jab.
Megalos lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barca.
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Megalos scores with a three punch combo!
Barca looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Megalos counter with a right hand.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Megalos takes one on the button.
Barca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barca throws a leg kick that misses.
Barca takes one to the chin there.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barca misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barca thows a leg kick but Megalos checks it
and Megalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Barca misses.
Barca is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos connects with a crisp jab.
Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Barca back against the ropes.
Megalos cracks Barca with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barca.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barca.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Barca is rocked!
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him?
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Megalos tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Barca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Megalos pushes Barca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Megalos presses Barca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megalos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Vasilios Megalos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 925 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 2672 p4p, 252 weight class). Cha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Decadence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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156 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cha misses with a leg kick
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Filch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Cha.
Filch blocks a jab.
Filch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Filch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cha! But no joy.
Cha misses with a straight right.
Cha throws a jab when Filch was well out of range.
Filch tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cha manages to circle out of the way.
Cha misses with a body kick.
Filch scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filch misses with a straight left.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Filch counters with a nice leg kick.
Filch swings widly with a right hand
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch misses the shot to the body.
Cha throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a hook
and Cha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filch scores with a takedown into Cha's guard.
Cha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Filch with a nice head shot there.
Cha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Filch connects with a couple of short punches.
Filch preventing the sweep.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch won't allow Cha to sweep him here.
Cha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Filch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cha seems keen to control Filch's posture.
Filch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cha wants to sweep but no luck.
Cha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cha's head.
Cha is adopting a defensive guard.
Cha 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.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Cha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Cha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Filch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Filch slips a straight right by Cha.
Filch feinted with a counter takedown.
Filch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filch.
Cha lands a slapping body shot.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a body shot but no joy.
Filch tries to bum rush Cha with a series of wild strikes but Cha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filch throws the kick towards the body but Cha avoids it.
Cha tries a quick counter leg kick but Filch is wise to it.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Filch.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with an outside leg kick.
Cha blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch misses with a body kick.
Cha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filch blocks a jab.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filch counters with a straight right hand.
Filch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cha.
Zilch Filch is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Filch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Cha. Beautiful body shot.
Filch throws a sloppy head kick and Cha moves out of range easily.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Cha throws a lazy uppercut
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cha wants to control but Filch is keeping busy.
Filch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Filch.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filch connects with a nice short shot to Cha's temple.
Cha wants to improve his position but Filch is controlling well.
Filch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Cha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cha 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.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cha has momentary wrist control but Filch slips an elbow through the middle.
Cha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filch manages to get himself to full guard.
Filch looking for a sweep. Not yet Filch, not yet.
Cha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Filch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cha preventing the sweep.
Filch throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Filch 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.
Filch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cha can do to turn this around?
Filch can't keep his opponent in guard - Cha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cha trying to control the action but Filch is working from the bottom.
Filch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Cha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Filch misses its target.
Filch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cha.
Filch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filch missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha sizes up Filch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Filch counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
Cha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch throws a looping overhand right but Cha ducks down to avoid it.
Filch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cha's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filch. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filch lands an overhand right.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Filch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Filch's shoulder, as Filch tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Cha.
Filch moves out of range of the leg kick from Cha.
Cha throws a low kick, looking for Filch's leg but Filch calmly moves out of range.
Cha swings widly with a right hand
letting Filch counter with a right hand.
Filch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch swings for the body but Cha moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch connects with a leg kick. Cha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filch slips under a jab.
Filch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Filch wants to clinch.
Cha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filch's head backwards.
Filch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filch slips under a jab from Cha.
Filch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cha sprawls and moves away.
Cha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Filch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tae Shik Cha.
I think Filch 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Zilch Filch wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Zilch Filch 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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