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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 1655 p4p, 219 weight class) and Drew Sexton (ranked 2620 p4p, 304 weight class). Oliver Queen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drew Sexton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton wants to clinch but Queen slips to the side
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sexton off the ropes and back into range.
Sexton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Sexton moved out of range nicely.
Queen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sexton can pounce on him.
Sexton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sexton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sexton throws out a counter right but Queen avoids it with no problem.
Sexton throws a body shot but no joy.
Sexton blocks a leg kick.
Sexton drives through and clinches with Queen against the ropes.
Sexton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Sexton blocks an elbow strike.
Sexton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sexton tries to land a knee to the head but Queen blocks with his arms.
Queen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Sexton.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton misses with a punch to the body.
Sexton scores with a shot to the side of Queen's head.
Sexton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexton is looking to control Queen's arms but Queen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sexton has his back to the ropes.
Sexton tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen avoiding damage as Sexton throws knees to the body.
Queen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sexton obliges.
Sexton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sexton misses with a body punch.
Sexton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Queen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sexton working aggressively here.
Sexton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Sexton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sexton lands with a left to the head.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen blocks the elbow strike.
Queen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton tries to land knees in the clinch but Queen avoids the damage to the body.
Queen blocks an elbow strike.
Sexton scores with a hook to the body.
Queen prevents a body shot from Sexton.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Queen.
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Queen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sexton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Queen.
Sexton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sexton.
Sexton blocks an elbow strike from Queen.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Queen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sexton's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Sexton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sexton throws a leg kick
and Sexton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
Queen misses with an elbow over the top.
Queen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sexton misses with an elbow strike.
Sexton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sexton lands a shot to the body.
Sexton throws an elbow that misses.
Sexton trying to land knees to the body.
Sexton throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Sexton.
Sexton can't find room to land a body shot as Queen controls the action.
Sexton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton is trying to maintain a safe position but Queen gets an underhook and turns Sexton into the ropes.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sexton backwards.
Sexton trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sexton scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Sexton misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sexton blocks a body shot from Queen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
Sexton throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Nice body punch from Sexton.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sexton digs a right hand into Queen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Queen's gas tank.
Sexton struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
Queen avoiding damage as Sexton throws knees to the body.
Sexton tries a knee to the head but Queen blocks it.
Drew Sexton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton looking to throw knees to the head but Queen is blocking nicely.
Sexton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sexton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen blocks an elbow strike from Sexton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton misses with the head strike.
Sexton misses with the head strike.
Sexton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Sexton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Queen throws an elbow but it misses.
Queen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sexton avoids the damage to the body.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sexton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sexton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexton tries a body shot but Queen blocks it.
Sexton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen trying to land knees to the body.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen takes a shot to the head.
Sexton misses with a body punch.
Sexton stalling in the clinch but Queen improves position.
Sexton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Sexton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sexton misses with a hook.
Sexton throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well.
Queen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Queen misses the jab.
Sexton throws a big shot that misses.
Sexton throws a nice looking combination but Queen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sexton moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Queen motions for Sexton to come forward. Queen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Queen checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Queen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Queen slips a straight right by Sexton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sexton looks to land a right hand but Queen moved out of range.
Queen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Queen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sexton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sexton misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drew Sexton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well,Queen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Sexton tries to clinch up but Queen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sexton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Queen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
A head kick misses from Sexton.
Queen scores with a jab to the body.
Queen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sexton scores with a hook to the body. Queen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Queen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sexton moves away.
As Queen backs off Sexton throws a huge counter combo but Queen manages to avoid it all.
Sexton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queen lands a jab-cross combination.
Sexton throws a series of strikes that have Queen backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sexton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton jabs Queen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Queen misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sexton.
Queen swings widly with a right hand
and Sexton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sexton wants to clinch up but Queen keeps it at a distance.
Drew Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Sexton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Queen, right into the meat.
Sexton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen throwing a counter right hand but Sexton manages to avoid it.
Sexton has managed to clinch.
Sexton stalling.
Sexton avoids the elbow strike from Queen, against the ropes.
Queen blocks a body shot from Sexton.
Sexton avoiding damage as Queen throws knees to the body.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Queen on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Queen.
I think Sexton 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Drew Sexton!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Drew Sexton!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Drew Sexton!
Drew Sexton wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Oliver Queen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight Artie, lets go have a beer and toast one up to Eric.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 1875 p4p, 235 weight class) and Emet Golem (ranked 1457 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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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
21 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emet Golem!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost closes the distance and pushes Golem back into the ropes.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golem prevents a body shot from Frost.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Frost.
It looks like Emet Golem has been cut.
Frost digs a right hand into Golem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golem's gas tank.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Golem won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Golem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golem misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Golem.
Golem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Golem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frost has Golem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Golem lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Golem.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost presses Golem against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golem.
Golem throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Golem throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Golem pushes him off.
As Frost backs off Golem throws a huge counter combo but Frost manages to avoid it all.
Frost lands a body shot.
Golem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Golem. Those never looked like landing.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golem.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Golem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost tries to clinch up but Golem circles away and keeps his distance.
Golem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emet Golem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost wants to clinch
and Golem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost moves to clinch but Golem breaks away
letting Golem counter with a right hand.
Golem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost tries to clinch there but Golem circles away.
Golem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Golem throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Frost has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Golem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frost tries to clinch
and Golem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a jab.
Golem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Golem circles away.
Golem appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Golem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golem throws a body kick that misses.
Golem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frost tries to clinch up
and Golem counters with a two punch combo.
Golem looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Golem circles away.
Golem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Frost. That snapped Golem's head back.
Golem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frost under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem misses with a body kick.
Frost moves out of range as Golem throws a body kick.
Golem misses with a few strikes there.
Frost looks for the body kick but Golem saw that one coming.
Golem keeps the fight on the outside.
Golem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Golem's shoulder, as Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frost throws a hook but Golem avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Frost.
Frost tries to clinch but Golem moves away
and Golem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emet Golem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Golem counters with a stiff right hand.
Golem throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Golem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Golem misses.
Golem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frost clinches.
Golem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Golem won't allow it.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to clinch but Golem moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golem jabs Frost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golem blocks a jab.
Frost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Golem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost tries to clinch up but Golem circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Golem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Golem misses with a few strikes there.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Golem misses with an uppercut.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Golem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emet Golem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tobin Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost misses with a double jab
enabling Golem to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost tries to clinch
and Golem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost rushes Golem and presses him up against the ropes.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tobin Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost tries a knee to the head but Golem blocks it.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Golem.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost blocking some punches.
Golem prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Frost digs a right hand into Golem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golem's gas tank.
Golem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emet Golem.
I've got Golem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Emet Golem!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Emet Golem!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Emet Golem!
Emet Golem wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Emet Golem waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 1654 p4p, 218 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 1248 p4p, 163 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber (SING OFF vs. Pixie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dalton.
Diaz jabs Dalton right on the nose. Dalton blinks but takes it well.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalton connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Dalton misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Dalton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Dalton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dalton works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Dalton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Dalton throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Dalton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Dalton needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz is looking to slow Dalton down with leg kicks.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Dalton jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Dalton moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Dalton shakes it off.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Dalton moved out of range nicely.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dalton tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalton as he connects with a hook.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dalton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
Dalton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dalton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Dalton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dalton is just out of range.
Dalton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dalton throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalton moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalton controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dalton trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dalton into the ropes.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dalton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carlos Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalton tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalton.
Diaz thumps Dalton with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Dalton misses.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Dalton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz jabs Dalton right on the nose. Dalton blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dalton throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Dalton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz slips under a jab from Dalton.
Dalton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Dalton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Dalton.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Dalton avoids them all with ease.
Diaz swings for the body but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Dalton checks it.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz throws the left hand but Dalton avoids the punch easily.
Dalton tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton scores with a body shot.
Diaz scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Dalton down.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Dalton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dalton connects with a looping right hand.
Dalton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Dalton's head.
Dalton is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dalton.
Dalton pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Dalton is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dalton has his back to the ropes.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Dalton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Dalton moved away.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Dalton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dalton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dalton clinches with his opponent.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Dalton.
Dalton connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dalton on the side of the head.
Dalton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Dalton punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Dalton's corner calls for a 1-2. Dalton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Dalton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Dalton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dalton lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dalton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dalton misses with a straight left.
Dalton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dalton walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Dalton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Dalton motions for Diaz to come forward. Dalton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton with a jab.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dalton clinches up against the ropes.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dalton stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dalton wants to stall.
Dalton lands a right hand.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Dalton lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton breaks the clinch.
Dalton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Dalton throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Dalton.
I think Diaz 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 Nick Dalton!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Carlos Diaz!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 2728 p4p, 317 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 1094 p4p, 152 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baka Survivor. Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. Aoki Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marvin Vettori's chin.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori 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.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vettori moves to clinch but Aoki breaks away
and Aoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori takes the fight into the clinch.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Aoki Aoki has been cut.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Aoki wants to break free but Vettori has control.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Vettori is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Vettori's guard.
Aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vettori has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Vettori's legs - danger averted.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Vettori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori is looking to stand up but Aoki won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Aoki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
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 Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoki Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Vettori finds it's target.
Vettori scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vettori content to control rather than advance.
Vettori wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki has hold of Vettori's hands but Vettori slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vettori is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Vettori in his half guard.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vettori pulls his head out easily.
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.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vettori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vettori passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vettori to get the leverage.
Vettori is stalling here. Aoki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vettori seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aoki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Aoki stands up.
Nice straight punches there by Aoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aoki.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
Aoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Aoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aoki misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aoki Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vettori tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aoki defends well and Vettori ends up having to push Aoki into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Vettori. Those never looked like landing.
Vettori drives through with a takedown into Aoki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori preventing the sweep.
Vettori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vettori postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vettori trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori wants to stand but Aoki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vettori trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Vettori tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vettori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aoki to the mat! Aoki manages to get full guard.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vettori slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aoki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori taking a break here but Aoki is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori is keen to just control but Aoki is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aoki 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 Marvin Vettori!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marvin Vettori rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chosu McGrady (ranked 1498 p4p, 164 weight class) and Tusing Pocc (ranked 1550 p4p, 170 weight class). Chosu McGrady had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
20 - 22 - 1 |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tusing Pocc!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pocc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pocc slaps away a takedown attempt from McGrady, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pocc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGrady avoids it really well and circles away.
Pocc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGrady as he jumps to the side.
McGrady has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pocc.
Chosu McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tusing Pocc.
McGrady darts in looking for a takedown but Pocc gets double underhooks and turns McGrady into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pocc's half guard.
Ground and pound from McGrady.
Pocc has hold of McGrady's hands but McGrady slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pocc actively working from the bottom here.
McGrady working over Pocc with some ground and pound. Pocc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady is trying to work for a kimura but Pocc is defending well.
McGrady lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGrady tries to stand and escape but Pocc is controlling the position.
McGrady 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.
McGrady is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pocc has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pocc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pocc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGrady pulls his head out easily.
Pocc scores with a few weak punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pocc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGrady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGrady scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGrady lands strikes from half guard.
McGrady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pocc wants to get back to full guard.
Pocc manages to get to full guard.
Pocc has an active guard here but McGrady has managed to pass into half guard.
McGrady lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chosu McGrady dominated that round.
That's time! McGrady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pocc or perhaps it was just good defense by McGrady, which made it look bad.
McGrady defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pocc.
McGrady takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pocc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGrady avoids it really well and circles away.
Chosu McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tusing Pocc.
McGrady throws a series of strikes that have Pocc backpedaling.
McGrady has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Pocc.
A head kick misses from McGrady.
McGrady swats away the attempt to clinch by Pocc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady throws a good cross that connects.
Pocc is rocked!
Pocc tries for a takedown but McGrady circles away easily
and McGrady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pocc is still on wobbly legs! Can McGrady finish him?
McGrady lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Pocc up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McGrady from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Pocc's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chosu McGrady!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 1796 p4p, 201 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 1869 p4p, 209 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trowning might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shotgun - backyard brawl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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263 lbs
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller with a jab.
Trowning throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Trowning misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller takes one on the button.
Henry Trowning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trowning throws a solid leg kick but Muller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trowning.
Muller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Muller lands a left and a right that send Trowning crashing to the mat, dazed. Muller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Henry Trowning has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trowning misses with a hook
and Muller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trowning's knee momentarily.
Trowning just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller cracks the inside of Trowning's front leg.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Trowning.
Trowning avoids the head kick by Muller.
Muller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trowning manages to avoid it.
Trowning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning throws a lazy uppercut
and Muller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller cracks Trowning with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Trowning looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Muller finish him?
Trowning is rocked!
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Trowning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trowning fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trowning seems to have got his legs back now.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Trowning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trowning keeps the fight on the outside.
Trowning throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.
Trowning throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller tries to land a front kick but Trowning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trowning lands a jab to the nose.
Muller checks a leg kick nicely.
Trowning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trowning lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muller, as that shot connected.
Muller moves into range and clinches up with Trowning.
Trowning avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the ropes.
Trowning tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller works on Trowning's body with a couple of short punches.
Trowning blocks the elbow strike.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Trowning in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muller obliges.
Trowning is breathing heavily.
Muller lands a knee to the body.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trowning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Trowning avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller scores a nice knee to the body.
Muller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trowning's face.
Muller lands an elbow just above Trowning 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Trowning's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trowning chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trowning misses with a low kick.
Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of Trowning's head.
Trowning lands a jab.
Trowning throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Trowning throws a solid leg kick but Muller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trowning.
Muller tries to counter with a clinch but Trowning shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller throws a body kick that misses
and Trowning counters with a nice body shot.
Trowning throws a poor cross that misses
and Muller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trowning's knee momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Trowning throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller staying out of range there.
Trowning bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muller's head.
Trowning throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Trowning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller throws a fast counter high kick but Trowning manages to duck under it in time.
Muller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trowning.
Muller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nicolas Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trowning.
Muller feints a counter leg kick.
Muller lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trowning.
Trowning has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trowning there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muller clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Trowning avoids the damage to the body.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
Trowning has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Trowning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trowning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trowning tries to stall but Muller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Trowning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Muller.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Trowning can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Trowning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Trowning's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trowning throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
Muller tries a quick counter leg kick but Trowning is wise to it.
Muller takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trowning was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trowning misses with a looping left.
Muller has closed the distance and engaged Trowning in a clinch.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trowning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trowning misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trowning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trowning tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trowning's face.
Trowning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning breaks the clinch.
Muller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trowning has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Trowning misses with an uppercut
and Muller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trowning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trowning digs a good hook to Muller's body.
Trowning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trowning checks the leg kick.
Trowning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trowning throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller wants to counter with a clinch but Trowning pushes him away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muller.
Trowning works Muller's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller fakes the leg kick and cracks Trowning in the body.
Trowning swings widly with a right hand
and Muller counters with a low kick, right behind Trowning 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller checks a leg kick.
Muller throws the left hand but Trowning avoids the punch easily.
Trowning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trowning misses with a shot to the body
and Muller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trowning wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Trowning has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trowning dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Trowning blocks the elbow strike.
Trowning scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trowning has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nicolas Muller just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trowning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muller. That one must have hurt.
Trowning throws a poor cross that misses
and Muller counters with a nice right hand that sends Trowning toppling to the canvas! Trowning scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Muller finish him?!
Trowning throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trowning cracks a nice hook into Muller's ribs.
Trowning throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Trowning misses with a body shot
and Muller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trowning! Muller lets Trowning back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller avoids the body shot from Trowning.
Muller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trowning misses with a jab to the body
and Muller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trowning! Muller lets Trowning back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Trowning throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trowning misses with a low kick.
Muller circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Trowning to the canvas! Trowning doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Muller keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Muller!
Our winner, Nicolas Muller, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 335 p4p, 49 weight class) and Daniel Harding (ranked 796 p4p, 106 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Eat You Alive. A fine choice. Pave Hunt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Harding!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harding under the eye.
It looks like Daniel Harding has been cut.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Harding fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harding darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harding throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Harding uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harding.
Harding throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Harding misses with a kick to the body.
Harding connects with a high kick.
Harding scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Harding.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Harding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harding scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a head kick that Harding semi-blocks.
Hunt stuns Harding with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniel Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses the jab.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
The fighters circling - Harding throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harding has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harding there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harding is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Harding is rocked!
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Harding responds with a good body kick, but Hunt manages to step out the way in time.
Harding wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt is pawing at Harding, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Harding's nose. Harding is badly hurt! Hunt pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Harding tries desperately to hold on but Hunt is relentless in his assault! As Harding receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hunt away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Pave Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 1339 p4p, 170 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 576 p4p, 86 weight class). Zane Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Zane Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
Mason throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason misses the jab.
Lancaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mason motions for Lancaster to come forward. Mason throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Lancaster blocks the leg kick.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Lancaster backing away here, and Mason unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Mason.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Mason misses
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason moves away from the strike by Lancaster .
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Mason staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a body shot
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Lancaster .
Nice shot lands for Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lancaster connects with a nice looking jab.
Mason throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster .
Lancaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Mason misses.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mason. Mason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Lancaster saw it coming and moves away.
Lancaster tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mason manages to circle out of the way.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands with a hook. Lancaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Cedric Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lancaster . Lancaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster .
Mason avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
Lancaster takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Mason back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
Mason tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lancaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Mason.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster is leaning against Mason and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
That's time! Lancaster 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster .
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mason misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lancaster moves out of range of the leg kick from Mason.
Mason throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster slips a jab from Mason.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Lancaster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lancaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Zane Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cedric Lancaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Mason misses
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Mason.
Lancaster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason tries to land a body kick
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster .
Mason drops Lancaster with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lancaster looks back up at him and smiles so Mason waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lancaster is rocked!
Lancaster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason misses with a jab to the body
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cedric Lancaster .
Well Lancaster 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Cedric Lancaster !
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Cedric Lancaster !
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster wins by unanimous decision!
Cedric Lancaster spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 300 p4p, 41 weight class) and Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 1127 p4p, 149 weight class). Ribeiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ratos de Porao - Sofrer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a head kick that half lands.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power 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.
Ribeiro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Power gets tackled into the ropes by Ribeiro. Ribeiro maintains the clinch.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
Power lands a shot to the body.
Ribeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro presses Power against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Power blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Power throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the ropes.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ribeiro misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power lands a head shot.
Power connects with a body shot.
That kick from Power tenderised Ribeiro's leg. Ribeiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro with the counter takedown but Power avoids it easily.
Ribeiro takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribeiro has Power pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Power manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Power.
Ribeiro digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Power lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ribeiro wants to take the fight to the mat but Power manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Geordie Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Ribeiro.
Power gets through Ribeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ribeiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Power moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ribeiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
Ribeiro slips under a jab.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ribeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ribeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Power scores with a jab.
Ribeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Alexandre Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power scores with a head kick.
Power throws a right hand that Ribeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ribeiro also avoids with ease.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Ribeiro moves to clinch but Power breaks away
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ribeiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Ribeiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribeiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Ribeiro.
That kick from Power tenderised Ribeiro's leg. Ribeiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Power.
Ribeiro lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro closes the distance but Power moves to the side
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
A big right from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPower.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Power half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Ribeiro down.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Power seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power missing with a left hand there. Ribeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Ribeiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribeiro.
We've been told by Power's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a jab when Ribeiro was well out of range.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ribeiro.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribeiro's sensitive parts.
Ribeiro misses with a looping right.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
Ribeiro throws a good cross that connects.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Ribeiro jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
Power throws a low kick but Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Ribeiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Ribeiro off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a hook to the side of Ribeiro's head but Ribeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Ribeiro saw it coming and moves away.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
A jab from Power misses.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power jabs Ribeiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Power feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Power.
Power moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Power appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ribeiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Geordie Power did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Power lands a head kick!
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power slips a jab from Ribeiro.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ribeiro.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ribeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro lands with a right hand.
Ribeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Ribeiro blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Nice cross by Power.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Ribeiro misses with a few strikes there.
Power wants to slow Ribeiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Ribeiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Ribeiro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ribeiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Ribeiro's head back.
Ribeiro misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a jab to the head.
Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Power cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power with a jab.
Ribeiro gets a clinch.
Ribeiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Power manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Geordie Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Geordie Power will probably get the nod.
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!
Ribeiro lands a body shot.
Alexandre Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a series of strikes. Ribeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Ribeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Ribeiro blocks a head kick by Power.
Ribeiro stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good work by Ribeiro as he checks the leg kick.
Ribeiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribeiro takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Ribeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power moves away from the strike by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Power misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Ribeiro misses.
Power appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ribeiro takes one to the side of the head.
Ribeiro has Power up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ribeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the ropes.
Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Power.
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power cracks Ribeiro with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribeiro as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Ribeiro 's knee.
Ribeiro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Power scores with a hook.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Power lands but Ribeiro takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geordie Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Geordie Power wins by unanimous decision!
Geordie Power retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Geordie Power rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 254 p4p, 35 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 660 p4p, 83 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fakiiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fakiiri trying to land knees to the body.
Fakiiri stalling in the clinch but Maximus improves position.
Maximus takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Maximus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Maximus blocks it.
Fakiiri tries to work over Maximus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Maximus controls the action.
A short left from Maximus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Fakiiri.
Maximus misses the shot to the body.
Maximus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Maximus tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri misses with a wild body shot.
Maximus with a nice cross.
Fakiiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Maximus.
Maximus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fakiiri is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maximus finds it's way round the side to connect with Fakiiri's head.
Maximus lands a big head kick that sends Fakiiri tumbling to the mat! Maximus takes a step backwards and waves Fakiiri back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fakiiri is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maximus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Maximus lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximus.
Maximus lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Maximus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximus drops Fakiiri with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fakiiri looks back up at him and smiles so Maximus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fakiiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Maximus finish him?
Maximus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fakiiri walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Fakiiri limp body while Maximus jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Maximus!
DJ Maximus tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Nakki Fakiiri stepped up to the mic, saying 'My hats off to my opponent, he's a great fight great skill and tonight he was the better man. I'll be back knocking on the door of title fight.'.
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