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Thoroughbred Thursday V PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont King (ranked 1765 p4p, 208 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 3192 p4p, 343 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by King For A Day - Green Day . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King gets caught flat footed, as Aurelius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aurelius won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Aurelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but King manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aurelius has King in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelius is on top in guard.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aurelius is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Aurelius postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but King manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Aurelius has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aurelius.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurelius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King misses with a low kick.
Aurelius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aurelius lands in his opponent's guard.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelius throwing strikes but missing.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but King manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is fighting to break Aurelius's control of his arms but Aurelius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King is looking to stand up but Aurelius won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcus Aurelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelius controlling King's posture.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aurelius has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
King tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
King controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont King dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
King misses with a straight left.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aurelius seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
Aurelius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Aurelius eventually gives up the hold.
Aurelius is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aurelius to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes Aurelius off looking to stand but Aurelius dives back in and keeps control.
Aurelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelius.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelius has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aurelius's guard.
Aurelius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Aurelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Aurelius!
Marcus Aurelius took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Lamont King was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to Harlem for some adjustments! Props to my opponent!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Johnsen (ranked 2439 p4p, 308 weight class) and Pierce Harper (ranked 3459 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Johnsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierce Harper!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harper to the ground. Johnsen is now in Harper's guard.
Harper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper controlling the position.
Johnsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at London's Elite Grappler's PLUS inform us that Harper has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harper keeping moving, preventing Johnsen from controlling successfully.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnsen is aware though and is defending well.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnsen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsen throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Johnsen stays in close to Harper's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnsen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harper's guard.
Johnsen throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is looking for a sweep. Johnsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnsen wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper trying to hold on to Johnsen's head to control him but Johnsen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnsen.
Johnsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsen throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnsen's back!
Harper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnsen.
Johnsen just trying to survive but Harper is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Harper tightening his grip on Johnsen, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Harper gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierce Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Johnsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnsen wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Johnsen has control of the leg.
Harper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Johnsen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Johnsen manages to break the clinch.
Johnsen lands with a shot to the body.
Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnsen wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper pushes down on Johnsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsen wants to sweep but Harper has passed to side control!
Johnsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnsen keeps working.
Harper lands a nice forearm strike.
Harper decides to stand back up.
Johnsen dives in and scores a takedown into Harper's guard.
Harper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harper tries to clinch but Johnsen is having none of it.
Johnsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnsen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harper.
Johnsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harper is looking to clinch but Johnsen is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronnie Johnsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierce Harper.
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnsen has Harper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harper tumbling to the mat - Johnsen dives into Harper's guard.
Johnsen with a nice head shot there.
Johnsen throws a sloppy strike and Harper has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Johnsen is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Harper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierce Harper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cobb (ranked 1348 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1211 p4p, 152 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jake Woods enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randall Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods's corner calls for a 1-2. Woods obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Cobb.
Cobb scores with a jab.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods misses with a hook
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb connects with a looping right hand.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Woods scores with a nice strike.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
Cobb throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Woods's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb misses with a right hand
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb is rocked!
Cobb backs away from a small jab... but Woods lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Cobb crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Woods with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jake Woods!
Jake Woods decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 1835 p4p, 210 weight class) and Redd Murphy (ranked 3161 p4p, 300 weight class). Tim Duncan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Redd Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duncan.
Murphy throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duncan.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duncan backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duncan lands a left and a right that send Murphy crashing to the mat, dazed. Duncan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murphy is rocked!
It looks like Redd Murphy 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!
Duncan wobbles Murphy with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Duncan dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Murphy to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Duncan!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Duncan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba The Stump (ranked 5650 p4p, 532 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 5805 p4p, 538 weight class). Yueng is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent . This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba The Stump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yueng drives through with a takedown into The Stump's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The Stump is trying to keep Yueng in close.
Yueng trying to control but The Stump is working from the bottom.
Yueng postures up and lands a big shot to The Stump's brow.
Yueng is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Stump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing that The Stump has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yueng gets back to full guard.
The Stump with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng pulls The Stump in close to his closed guard and prevents The Stump from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yueng can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Stump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yueng holds on and takes a little breather.
The Stump is looking to work some ground and pound but Yueng has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stump postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Stump scoring with some ground and pound.
The Stump preventing the sweep.
Yueng is still trying to improve position.
Yueng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Stump is aware though and is defending well.
Yueng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The Stump postures up in Yueng 's guard and throws a big left but Yueng blocks it.
The Stump throwing strikes but missing.
Yueng pulls The Stump in to control the position.
Yueng looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Stump is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Stump is looking to work some ground and pound but Yueng has wrist control.
The Stump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yueng works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Stump being controlled here momentarily.
Yueng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yueng pulls The Stump in close to prevent any damage.
The Stump preventing the sweep.
Yueng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The Stump could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yueng looking for a triangle here. The Stump is fighting it but it looks tight! Yueng pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, The Stump is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bolo Yueng !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 5084 p4p, 395 weight class) and Stunna Boy (ranked 2600 p4p, 262 weight class). Daniel Mendoza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stunna Boy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendoza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Boy throws an elbow but Mendoza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boy tries for a kimura but Mendoza is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Mendoza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boy landing strikes.
Boy wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendoza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendoza is looking to reverse the position.
Boy prevents Mendoza from escaping the position.
Boy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendoza, who protects the arm well.
Boy trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendoza is trying to improve his position.
Boy trying to control the position but Mendoza is working away.
Boy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendoza, who protects the arm well.
Mendoza struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendoza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendoza is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stunna Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boy tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza drops Boy with a huge uppercut! Boy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mendoza is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mendoza!
Daniel Mendoza took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pupp Eye (ranked 1472 p4p, 196 weight class) and Ryan Smith (ranked 2895 p4p, 356 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
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, Ryan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Eye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Eye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eye throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith moves out of range as Eye throws a body kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eye slips a jab from Smith.
Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eye lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
letting Eye counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Eye's head coaches at BloodBath gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith avoids the head kick by Eye.
Smith misses with a hook.
Eye takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Smith.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. Eye ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Eye scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pupp Eye will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Eye circles away.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Eye moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eye tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Eye.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith has Eye up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Eye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Smith.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eye takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Eye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Eye throws a head punch that misses.
Eye tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eye has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Ryan Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eye lands with a right to the head.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eye up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eye fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eye.
Eye swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eye lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eye throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
Eye has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eye working hard to break the clinch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith has Eye pressed against the cage, preventing Eye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eye.
Eye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eye throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eye counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eye throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Eye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Eye misses with a hook.
Eye avoids the body shot from Smith.
Eye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Eye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
Eye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a straight right.
It looked like Eye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eye looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Eye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pupp Eye did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eye misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Eye to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith slips a straight right by Eye.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Eye moved out of range.
Eye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Eye back into the cage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Eye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Eye is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eye up against the cage.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eye blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eye wants to stall.
Eye wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eye blocks an uppercut.
Eye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eye lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Eye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith is working Eye over against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Eye blocks it.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith is working Eye over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smith dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eye lands a body shot.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Eye working hard to break the clinch.
Smith working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eye taking a breather.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Eye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eye working aggressively here.
Eye throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Eye tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Eye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith prevents Eye from breaking the clinch.
Eye can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Eye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Eye controls the action.
Smith prevents Eye from breaking the clinch.
Eye tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Eye back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eyes head.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Eye being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eye wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eye's efforts to push away.
Eye misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Eye misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Smith!
Ryan Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 3680 p4p, 389 weight class) and Rodtang Jaotalaytong (ranked 22434 p4p, 543 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rodtang Jaotalaytong enters the cage!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodtang Jaotalaytong!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jaotalaytong lands but Keskinen takes it in his stride.
Rodtang Jaotalaytong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskinen thuds a left hand into Jaotalaytong's body.
Keskinen lands a jab to Jaotalaytong's midsection.
Jaotalaytong throws a head kick that misses
and Keskinen counters by clinching up.
Keskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaotalaytong backwards.
Keskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaotalaytong backwards.
Keskinen stalling in the clinch.
Jaotalaytong working hard to break the clinch.
Jaotalaytong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaotalaytong throws a head kick that Keskinen semi-blocks.
Jaotalaytong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keskinen blocks a head kick by Jaotalaytong.
Jaotalaytong throws a lazy head kick
and Keskinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaotalaytong looks winded!
Keskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaotalaytong or not.
Our sources have told us that Keskinen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Keskinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keskinen pushes Jaotalaytong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaotalaytong backwards.
Keskinen lands a left hand.
Keskinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Keskinen lands an elbow that stopped Jaotalaytong in his tracks for a moment.
Keskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaotalaytong or not.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaotalaytong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keskinen pushes Jaotalaytong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaotalaytong is trying to break the clinch but Keskinen is controlling him.
Keskinen cracks Jaotalaytong with a nice body shot.
Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Keskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaotalaytong.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen crunches a lovely knee into Jaotalaytong's ribcage.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaotalaytong's face.
Jaotalaytong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keskinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Jaotalaytong blocks it.
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keskinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keskinen works on Jaotalaytong's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keskinen leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen is leaning against Jaotalaytong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Keskinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keskinen throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keskinen.
Keskinen scores with a nice strike.
Rodtang Jaotalaytong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keskinen clinches.
Keskinen prevents Jaotalaytong from breaking the clinch.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaotalaytong blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaotalaytong tries to break the clinch but Keskinen is controlling the position.
Jaotalaytong has had enough of the clinch but Keskinen keeps him there for the moment.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaotalaytong is looking to break free of the clinch but Keskinen has double underhooks.
Jaotalaytong is breathing heavily.
Jaotalaytong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaotalaytong can do to turn this around?
Keskinen is leaning against Jaotalaytong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keskinen working Jaotalaytong over with knees to the body.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Keskinen lands with a left to the head.
Keskinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaotalaytong's defenses.
Keskinen throws an elbow that misses.
Keskinen lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Jaotalaytong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veikko Keskinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keskinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen pushes Jaotalaytong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen.
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!
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen keeps control of Jaotalaytong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keskinen working Jaotalaytong over with knees to the body.
Keskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keskinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaotalaytong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Keskinen works on Jaotalaytong's body with a couple of short punches.
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keskinen working Jaotalaytong over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaotalaytong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Keskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Keskinen lands with a hook. Jaotalaytong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaotalaytong is rocked!
Jaotalaytong tries to circle away but Keskinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jaotalaytong is still on wobbly legs! Can Keskinen finish him?
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keskinen scores with a knee to the head.
Keskinen pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Jaotalaytong! Keskinen unloads with more strikes and Jaotalaytong sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Keskinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn The Human (ranked 523 p4p, 68 weight class) and Patty Larkin (ranked 638 p4p, 82 weight class). The Human comes into the arena with Adventure Time blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
A head kick misses from Larkin.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The Human is looking to clinch.
Larkin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Human throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The Human has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
The Human drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Larkin cracks The Human with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Larkin.
And Larkin tries to counter it with a takedown but The Human pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larkin throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.
Larkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Human avoids it really well and circles away.
The Human tries to counter by clinching up but Larkin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human connects with a single shot there.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
The Human sizes up Larkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Human as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheers as Larkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Human doesn't seem phased though.
The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
The Human throws a body punch but Larkin moves out of range.
The Human misses with a hook.
Larkin tries to work over The Human's front leg with a kick but The Human checks it.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Finn The Human has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patty Larkin.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Larkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Human throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Larkin checks a leg kick.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Human throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human scores with a sloppy right hand. Larkin should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by The Human there.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larkin. Larkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Nice shot by Larkin.
A telegraphed right hand from Larkin misses the target.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch but Larkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin scores with the left hand. The Human knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Larkin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Human defends it well.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
The Human is looking to slow Larkin down with leg kicks.
The Human is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by The Human there.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Larkin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Human has got the better of the exchanges.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Larkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Larkin.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
The Human misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larkin misses with a hook.
The Human misses with a hook
and Larkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Larkin lands a nice short elbow.
The Human pushes Larkin off looking to stand but Larkin dives back in and keeps control.
The Human kicks Larkin off and gets back to his feet.
The Human lands a jab to Larkin's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human tries to move into range but Larkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Human takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larkin avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
A shot to the liver by The Human. Beautiful body shot.
Larkin slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Human throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin counters with a shoot takedown. The Human fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human is looking to stand up but Larkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Larkin wants to control from the top but The Human keeps moving.
Larkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin content to stall in guard here.
The Human is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larkin is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Human trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Larkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Human is keeping the position for now.
Larkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Larkin wants to control from the top but The Human keeps moving.
The Human is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larkin is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human misses with a body shot.
The Human takes one to the chin there.
Larkin misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patty Larkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Human misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Finn The Human is winning the standup battle so far.
The Human connects with a body shot.
The Human walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Human misses with a hook.
Larkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The Human tries to clinch but Larkin is having none of it.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Larkin both land. Nice combination.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
The Human misses with a jab to the body
and Larkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Human pushes Larkin off but Larkin dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin is working The Human over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Human is pushing Larkin's head away, looking to escape. Larkin manages to hold on to the position though.
The Human prevents Larkin from moving into mount.
Larkin trying to control the action but The Human is working from the bottom.
The Human is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Larkin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin trying to control the action but The Human is working from the bottom.
Larkin scoring with punches and elbows.
Larkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Larkin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The Human bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larkin slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human misses with a few strikes there.
Larkin blocks a jab.
Larkin moves out of range as The Human strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Human.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Larkin is out of range.
The Human lunges at Larkin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larkin's hand.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
The Human misses with a hook to the body
and Larkin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human is looking to stand up but Larkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Larkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Larkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Larkin with a nice head shot there.
Larkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Human swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larkin distracts The Human with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Larkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patty Larkin.
I think Larkin 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patty Larkin!
Our winner, Patty Larkin, 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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