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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie James (ranked 2372 p4p, 301 weight class) and Tony Winkle (ranked 2311 p4p, 293 weight class). Jamie James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Winkle's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James cracks Winkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tony Winkle has been cut.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkle wants to counter with a clinch but James pushes him away.
Winkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winkle tries to counter with a clinch but James shakes him off and moves away.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winkle on the side of the head.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Winkle off balance momentarily.
James connects with a body shot that sends Winkle's belly button to the back.
James drops Winkle with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Winkle looks back up at him and smiles so James waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Winkle is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Winkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Winkle persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Winkle seems to have recovered his senses.
James weaves into range and cracks Winkle right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Winkle goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! James is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie James!
A less than humble Jamie James misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Tony Winkle spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to apologise to my sponsors for losing thank you for the fight Aapo. I'm still willing to fight any lad in the division.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 1553 p4p, 182 weight class) and Reima Poika (ranked 2128 p4p, 239 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Metal Slug Theme. Marchrius Rossi 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Poika!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossi.
Poika changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reima Poika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poika shoots and misses
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Poika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rossi lands a head shot.
Poika pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poika shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rossi's guard.
Poika landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poika looking to pass the guard.
Poika is still trying to improve position.
Rossi 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.
Poika postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rossi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rossi 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.
Poika stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rossi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rossi wants to stand but Poika is controlling the position.
Poika is fighting to break Rossi's control of his arms but Rossi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poika has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poika won't allow Rossi to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Poika is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poika shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rossi sprawls well. Rossi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poika gets slowly back to his feet.
Rossi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi throws the kick towards the body but Poika avoids it.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poika sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poika tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Poika throws a leg kick
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Poika.
Rossi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rossi delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika feints and as Rossi raises his hands in defense, Poika changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poika wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Rossi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poika is one step ahead there.
Rossi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poika is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Poika trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Poika preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rossi controlling the position for now.
Poika trying to mount his opponent but Rossi defends it.
Poika is trying to work for a kimura but Rossi is defending well.
Rossi is staying active underneath Poika, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poika lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poika lands strikes from half guard.
Poika uses his free foot to push down on Rossi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rossi.
We've been hearing good reports from Rossi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Poika looking to control but Rossi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reima Poika dominated that round.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rossi as he avoids it easily.
Rossi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Poika blocks a jab.
Poika throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Poika moved out of range.
Poika changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Poika stuns Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poika slips under a jab from Rossi.
A lazy body kick from Rossi
and Poika counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi is trying to get back to half guard.
Poika connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rossi some visible discomfort.
Poika tries for a kimura but Rossi is defending well.
The strikes coming from Poika are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rossi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Poika but great work by Rossi.
Rossi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Poika tries to buck Rossi off but Rossi is having none of it.
Reima Poika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rossi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Poika to his feet.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Poika is out of range.
Poika with the counter takedown but Rossi avoids it easily.
Reima Poika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poika is looking to chop away at Rossi's legs.
A jab from Poika misses.
Poika throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Poika fails with a takedown attempt.
Rossi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poika takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Poika misses with a head kick.
Poika closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poika lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poika trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossi is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rossi's guard.
Poika not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rossi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Poika from controlling successfully.
Poika looking to pass the guard.
Poika throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Rossi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poika is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poika trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poika is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rossi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rossi has escaped and now he's on top!
Poika escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rossi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rossi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poika swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marchrius Rossi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Poika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poika misses with a kick to the body
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poika shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossi defends it nicely.
Poika swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Poika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poika walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi moves forwards but Poika connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poika walks into a stiff left hand from Rossi.
Poika's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poika scrambles back to his feet.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Poika slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Marchrius Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poika throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Poika throws a combination that misses
and Rossi counters with a solid body kick.
Poika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Rossi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rossi.
Poika tries a head kick but it misses.
Poika looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Poika takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rossi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poika throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poika tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rossi is able to avoid easily.
Poika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poika throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Poika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi lands a nice hook to Poika's body. Poika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poika.
Poika is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poika.
Poika with a nice cross.
Poika throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poika ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poika misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi moves out of range of the body kick.
Marchrius Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poika shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchrius Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reima Poika.
Poika throws a nice head kick!
Good work by Rossi as he checks the leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Poika.
Rossi is looking to reverse the position.
Poika trying to control the position but Rossi is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rossi, who protects the arm well.
Poika prevents Rossi from escaping the position.
Rossi is trying to get back to half guard.
Rossi controls the position for a moment.
Poika working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Rossi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marchrius Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marchrius Rossi!
A less than humble Marchrius Rossi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Cricky (ranked 1172 p4p, 164 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 1456 p4p, 204 weight class). Patrick Bower will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Cricky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Cricky.
Bower misses with a hook. Cricky ducked under it nicely.
Cricky works the jab nicely.
Cricky blocks a head kick by Bower.
Bower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cricky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cricky catches Bower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cricky misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Bower misses.
Bower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bower throws a head kick but Cricky moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cricky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cricky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cricky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
Cricky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bower misses with a hook
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bower misses.
Bower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cricky.
Bower throws a body punch but Cricky moves out of range.
Bower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Cricky.
Cricky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bower throws a hook but Cricky blocks it.
It looked like Cricky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bower connects with an inside leg kick.
Cricky connects with a looping right hand.
Bower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cricky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cricky manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bower is looking to land body kicks.
Cricky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bower misses its intended target.
Cricky slips a straight right by Bower.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bower.
Patrick Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cricky.
Cricky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Bower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cricky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cricky loads up on a big right hand but Bower slips the punch.
Bower misses with a straight left.
Cricky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bower misses with a straight right.
Cricky loads up on a big right hand but Bower slips the punch.
Bower walks into a stiff left hand from Cricky.
Bower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cricky throws out a powerful jab.
Bower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bower throws a hook to the side of Cricky's head but Cricky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bower scores with a hook to the body. Cricky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Cricky misses its intended target.
Cricky scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cricky misses with the combination.
Bower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cricky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bower.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Cricky connects with a right hand. Bower shakes it off.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Bower will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bower throws out a loose jab but Cricky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cricky moves forwards but Bower connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Cricky.
Cricky misses with a wild combination.
Bower throws a shot from downtown. Cricky moves away and avoids it.
Bower throws a leg kick but Cricky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bower throws a body punch but Cricky moves out of range.
Bower misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cricky at a distance.
Bower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cricky misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bower.
Bower blocks a jab.
Bower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cricky.
Bower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cricky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Bower tests Cricky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bower throws a head kick that misses.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bower misses with a body shot.
Cricky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cricky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricky misses with a straight left.
Cricky misses with a hook.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cricky counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bower swinging wildly here.
Bower throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cricky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bower looks to score with a jab to the body but Cricky is just out of range.
Cricky is looking to counter punch.
Bower moves out of range of the strikes.
Cricky throws a one two combo.
Bower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cricky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cricky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cricky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bower misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Cricky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Bower misses.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cricky.
It looked like Cricky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bower.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cricky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cricky swings widly with a right hand
and Bower counters with a one-two to the body.
Cricky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cricky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cricky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Bower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bower throws the kick towards the body but Cricky avoids it.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with an uppercut. Cricky saw that one coming.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cricky fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cricky swinging wildly here.
Bower lands a front kick.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cricky moves away.
Cricky is looking to counter punch.
Bower lands with a cross.
Bower throws a sloppy head kick and Cricky moves out of range easily.
Cricky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Bower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cricky blocks a head kick by Bower.
Bower lands with a cross.
Cricky throws a hook but Bower blocks it.
Cricky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Bower wants to land a leg kick but Cricky is out of range.
Cricky misses with a hook.
Bower throws a hook but Cricky avoids it easily.
Cricky staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricky tries to bum rush Bower with a series of wild strikes but Bower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bower takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Bower misses.
Cricky throws a jab when Bower was well out of range.
Cricky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cricky avoids the head kick by Bower.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Cricky throws a looping overhand right but Bower ducks down to avoid it.
Cricky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cricky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cricky is rocked!
Cricky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bower.
Oh Cricky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bower throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cricky is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Bower!
A victorious Patrick Bower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 1650 p4p, 221 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 1737 p4p, 233 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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204 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Almeida seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rothco is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Almeida!
Our winner, Antonio Almeida, 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.
Frank Rothco was interviewed post fight and said 'He caught me, just bad luck.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 721 p4p, 90 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 899 p4p, 110 weight class). Pinochet has chosen I Need a Pinochet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruslan Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Pinochet is out of range.
Pinochet throws a big counter head kick but Karelin avoids it with no problem.
Pinochet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Pinochet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Pinochet slips the punch.
Pinochet ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinochet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinochet trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinochet has wrist control.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinochet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinochet's head.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Pinochet's brow.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Pinochet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pinochet keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin won't allow Pinochet to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin is working Pinochet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
Pinochet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinochet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinochet working a defensive guard here.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Pinochet is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is in close to Pinochet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinochet is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Pinochet'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 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 1059 p4p, 144 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 1070 p4p, 147 weight class). Joe Derrick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enzo Viticello's chin.
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215 lbs
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208 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Viticello. Those never looked like landing.
Viticello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viticello tries to counter with a clinch but Derrick shakes him off and moves away.
Viticello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Derrick.
A shot to the liver by Derrick. Beautiful body shot.
Viticello misses with a wild combination.
Viticello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derrick.
Viticello throws a series of punches but Derrick moves out of range.
As Viticello backs away, Derrick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Derrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viticello.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derrick with a nice cross.
It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Viticello throws a right hand that Derrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Derrick also avoids with ease.
Derrick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Viticello throws a lazy uppercut
and Viticello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Derrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viticello was well out of range. Poor timing from Derrick.
A punch lands to the side of Viticello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Viticello is rocked!
Viticello 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.
Derrick throws a leg kick that misses.
Viticello is still on wobbly legs! Can Derrick finish him?
Viticello shoots in looking for a takedown. Derrick tries to sprawl out of it but Viticello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Derrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viticello seems to have recovered his senses.
Derrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derrick plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Viticello to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Viticello just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Derrick!
A very excited looking Joe Derrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 221 p4p, 10 weight class) and Keith Primeau (ranked 364 p4p, 15 weight class). Pedro Fuentes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Primeau's chin.
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299 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
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, Keith Primeau!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primeau misses with a wild body shot.
Fuentes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Primeau counters with a leg kick.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuentes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuentes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Primeau lands a leg kick that knocks Fuentes off balance momentarily.
Primeau throws a front kick aimed at Fuentes's knee but Fuentes avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primeau checks the leg kick.
Fuentes slips under a jab from Primeau.
Primeau misses the jab.
Fuentes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primeau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Primeau tries a low kick but Fuentes avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a head kick but Primeau moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Primeau.
A little jabbing left from Primeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut
and Primeau counters with a low kick, right behind Fuentes 's knee.
Primeau moves out of range as Fuentes strikes.
Primeau connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Primeau. Fuentes shrugs it off though.
Fuentes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Primeau manages to avoid it.
Primeau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut
and Primeau counters with a solid body kick.
Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Primeau misses with a looping right.
Fuentes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fuentes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Primeau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primeau slips under a jab from Fuentes.
Primeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Primeau walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Primeau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Primeau.
Primeau with a hook.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is getting worse.
Primeau avoids the body shot from Fuentes.
Jab by Primeau.
Primeau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fuentes's head.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fuentes moves out of range as Primeau throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primeau drops Fuentes with a naaaaasty hook - Fuentes is in real trouble here! Primeau dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Primeau!
Keith Primeau is the new super heavyweight champion!
Keith Primeau thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 568 p4p, 30 weight class) and Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 224 p4p, 11 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
145 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
Corassa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Corassa.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Dilbrandt is predictable there
and Corassa counters with a body kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Corassa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Corassa checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Corassa throws a front kick that sends Dilbrandt stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corassa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Dilbrandt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Dilbrandt misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corassa throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Dilbrandt 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Corassa off balance momentarily.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dilbrandts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corassa misses the jab.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Corassa connects with a leg kick. Dilbrandt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Corassa.
It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by Corassa.
A little jabbing left from Dilbrandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corassa throws a push kick but Dilbrandt slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Dilbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
Corassa slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corassa tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corassa.
Dilbrandt misses with an elbow strike.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Corassa.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Corassa cracks Dilbrandt with a nice body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
Dilbrandt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corassa blocks it with crossed arms.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Corassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Corassa stalling against the cage.
Corassa misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa breaks the clinch.
Corassa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa digs a good hook to Dilbrandt's body.
Corassa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Dilbrandt - just one landing.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corassa slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Corassa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Corassa lands with a straight right. Dilbrandt didn't see that one coming.
A nice combination there by Dilbrandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Corassa tenderised Dilbrandt's leg. Dilbrandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
Corassa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corassa is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Corassa dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Corassa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corassa checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Corassa lands with an overhand left.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Corassa avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
Corassa's corner calls for a 1-2. Corassa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Corassa connects with a right hand. Dilbrandt shakes it off.
Dilbrandt is rocked!
Dilbrandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 425 p4p, 64 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 973 p4p, 120 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi takes one to the chin there.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fusi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sasaki is out of range.
Fusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fusi.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Fusi's shoulder, as Fusi tries to avoid the shot.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
Fusi slips a straight right by Sasaki .
Fusi scores with a jab to the body.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Good work by Sasaki as he checks the leg kick.
Fusi drops Sasaki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sasaki looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Fusi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fusi cracks Sasaki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sasaki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fusi finish him?
Sasaki is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Sasaki misses the target.
Sasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi throws a monster overhand right that drops Sasaki ! Fusi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
Our winner, James Fusi, 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.
In defeat, Haise Sasaki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym. I'll be looking for a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 192 p4p, 29 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 279 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phil Coleman enters the cage!
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254 lbs
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223 lbs
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World class MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a right hand
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Coleman throws a wild hook but Babinski just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Coleman gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Babinski raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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