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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlakan Targa (ranked 22840 p4p, 651 weight class) and Vitor Menezes (ranked 24366 p4p, 630 weight class). Vitor Menezes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlakan Targa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Menezes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Targa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Targa forces his way into half guard.
Targa is taking a breather. Menezes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Targa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Menezes tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Targa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vlakan Targa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jure Roglic (ranked 3982 p4p, 450 weight class) and Ryan Smith (ranked 4115 p4p, 458 weight class). Roglic's entrance music is Say My Name. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jure Roglic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roglic lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Roglic working hard to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith has Roglic pressed against the cage, preventing Roglic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roglic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roglic working hard to break the clinch.
Roglic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roglic is trying to break free.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roglic is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roglic is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Roglic breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roglic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Smith.
It looks like Jure Roglic has been cut.
Roglic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Roglic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roglic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roglic walks into a jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roglic throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roglic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roglic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Roglic blocks it.
Ryan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roglic 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roglic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roglic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roglic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roglic keeps the fight on the outside.
Roglic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roglic throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Roglic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Roglic.
Roglic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roglic moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roglic.
Roglic tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith pounces like a tiger and cracks Roglic with a vicious hook! Roglic is down but not out! Smith follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Smith!
Jure Roglic spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 2416 p4p, 262 weight class) and Danny Duff (ranked 2983 p4p, 322 weight class). Active comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Duff has chosen Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe as his entrance music. Danny Duff is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Active sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Active moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Danny Duff has been cut.
Duff 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.
Active staying out of range there.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Active slips the punch.
Duff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Active was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Active punishes Duff's body with a nice straight punch.
Active connects with a nice looking jab.
Active wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Active moves away from the strike by Duff.
Active closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Active lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Active scoring with punches to the head and body.
Active won't allow Duff to get back to his feet.
Active trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Active won't allow Duff to get back to his feet.
Active landing some decent shots from guard.
Active sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Active landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff wants to stand up but Active is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Active's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duff keeping moving, preventing Active from controlling successfully.
Active with a nice head shot there.
Duff is looking to stand up but Active isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Active cracks Duff with a solid left hand.
Active loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duff is looking to stand up but Active isn't so interested in that idea.
Active trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duff keeping moving, preventing Active from controlling successfully.
Duff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Active is controlling him.
Active drops back looking for a leg! Duff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duff manages to kick Active off! Active jumps back into Duff's guard.
Active scoring with punches to the head and body.
Active distracts Duff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Active scoring with some ground and pound.
Active arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Duff's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Radio Active!
A less than humble Radio Active misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Ison (ranked 3005 p4p, 364 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 4433 p4p, 483 weight class). The key to victory for Cole Ison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Ison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ison lands an overhand right.
Ison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ison scores with a push kick.
Ison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yueng drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ison defends it well.
Ison swats away the attempt to clinch by Yueng .
Yueng misses with a wild body shot.
Ison misses with a head kick.
Yueng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ison sends Yueng crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ison is motioning to the referee to let Yueng up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yueng is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ison ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Yueng 's jaw. Yueng 's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ison does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Ison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Williams (ranked 4408 p4p, 482 weight class) and Vedran Vincetic (ranked 4173 p4p, 461 weight class). The key to victory for Jim Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vedran Vincetic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincetic misses with a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincetic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vincetic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vincetic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincetic tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vincetic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vincetic lands a body shot.
Vincetic lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Jim Williams has been cut.
Vincetic lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincetic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams looking to stall.
Vincetic tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Vincetic breaks from the clinch.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vincetic manages to avoid it.
Vincetic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Vincetic lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Vincetic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Vincetic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams swings for the body but Vincetic moves out of range.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vincetic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vincetic comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Williams stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Vincetic is on him like rabid pit bull! Williams slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vedran Vincetic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guy Reynolds (ranked 3521 p4p, 313 weight class) and Stunna Boy (ranked 3627 p4p, 317 weight class). Guy Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stunna Boy's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stunna Boy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a takedown
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Boy.
Reynolds cracks the inside of Boy's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reynolds!
Boy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds tries to escape but Boy is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Reynolds is trying to escape and Boy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Reynolds is forced to tap! Nice work there by Boy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stunna Boy!
Stunna Boy gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 2512 p4p, 262 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1347 p4p, 164 weight class). Jake Woods 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Woods avoids the head kick by Morgan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Morgan digs a good hook to Woods's body.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Woods throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woods's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Woods takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan throws a head kick that half lands.
Morgan is looking to wear down Woods with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Woods takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Woods chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Woods takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Woods misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Woods keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan scores with a sloppy right hand. Woods should have avoided that one.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Jack Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Jack Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Woods's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Woods with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morgan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands with a hook. Woods tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Woods scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan scores with a jab.
Woods misses with a double jab.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Woods is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morgan with a body shot.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Morgan cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Morgan lands a head kick!
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Jake Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Woods in the body.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morgan coming out on top.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods pounces like a tiger and cracks Morgan with a vicious hook! Morgan is down but not out! Woods follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Woods!
Jake Woods was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Jack Morgan had this to say: 'Shit was rigged. Ref is a bum! Judges suck ass. Whatever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patty Larkin (ranked 712 p4p, 88 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 2373 p4p, 258 weight class). Maverick Syndal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Syndal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Syndal throws a jab but it's blocked by Larkin.
Larkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Larkin scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Syndal saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Syndal misses.
Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Syndal.
Larkin lands with a right hand.
Larkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larkin has a takedown stuffed.
Syndal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty Larkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a low kick but Syndal avoids it.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Syndal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Larkin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin backing away here, and Syndal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larkin throws the left hand but Syndal avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Syndal throws a one two combo.
Larkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Syndal moved out of range.
Larkin fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patty Larkin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Larkin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Syndal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Larkin has got the better of the exchanges.
Larkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Syndal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Larkin wants to control but Syndal is keeping him busy.
Syndal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Syndal some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Syndal keeping his opponent close.
Syndal wants to control but Larkin postures up.
Larkin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Syndal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Larkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Syndal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Larkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndal keeps working.
Larkin working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Syndal tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Larkin crashes against the mat.
Syndal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Syndal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Larkin controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patty Larkin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Syndal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larkin missing with a left hand there. Syndal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larkin shoots in for a double leg but Syndal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Syndal scores with a hook to the body. Larkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Syndal counters with a stiff right hand.
Larkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Syndal defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndal! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick Syndal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larkin throws a hook but Syndal avoids it easily.
Syndal blocks a low kick nicely.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Syndal tries to sprawl out of it but Larkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syndal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patty Larkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal misses with a shot to the body
and Larkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Syndal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Syndal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Larkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Syndal pulls Larkin in close to prevent any damage.
Syndal keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
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 Patty Larkin.
Well Larkin 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 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patty Larkin!
Patty Larkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martian Manhunter (ranked 2031 p4p, 226 weight class) and Drake Blaze (ranked 4256 p4p, 361 weight class). Manhunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Name Is J'onn J'onzz. Drake Blaze will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martian Manhunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Drake Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhunter connects with a right hand. Blaze shakes it off.
Manhunter misses with a wild combination.
Manhunter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manhunter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaze is rocked!
We've been told by Manhunter's head coaches at TZY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manhunter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Blaze - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martian Manhunter!
Martian Manhunter retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Martian Manhunter 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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