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WPFA XLI: Fudd vs Pratoomwong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clam Licker (ranked 4229 p4p, 4202 weight class) and Timm Cutt (ranked 406 p4p, 403 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clam Licker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Licker's head.
Licker throws a shot from downtown. Cutt moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Cutt does no damage.
Licker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cutt.
Licker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutt.
Licker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cutt doesn't seem bothered though.
Licker rushes Cutt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cutt is trying to push Licker away but Licker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Licker scores with a shoulder strike.
Licker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cutt can't break the clinch.
Cutt is trying to push Licker away but Licker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Licker.
Cutt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Licker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Licker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cutt wants to break free but Licker has control.
Licker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
Cutt wants to get back to striking at distance but Licker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Licker.
Licker lands a right hand.
Licker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Licker.
Cutt looks winded!
Cutt tries to circle away but Licker has him pinned against the cage.
Licker lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licker.
A nice left hand lands by Licker.
Licker lands a nice shot to the body.
Licker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Licker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Licker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Licker.
Cutt takes a shot to the head.
Cutt is looking to break free of the clinch but Licker has double underhooks.
Licker pushes Cutt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licker is leaning against Cutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Licker.
 Cutt is rocked!
Licker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Licker fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Licker.
Cutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Licker finish him?
Licker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutt seems to have recovered his senses.
Licker lands with a right to the head.
Licker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cutt to his knees! Licker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clam Licker!
A less than humble Clam Licker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Guinness (ranked 23848 p4p, 4132 weight class) and Victor Hugo (ranked 615 p4p, 456 weight class). Victor Hugo 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Hugo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugo tries a low kick but Guinness avoids it.
Hugo lands a left and a right that send Guinness crashing to the mat, dazed. Hugo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Guinness is rocked!
 It looks like Jake Guinness has been cut.
Victor Hugo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Guinness falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hugo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Hugo!
Victor Hugo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 1591 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Thomas Bennett (ranked 183 p4p, 154 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeppe Bjoergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennett jumps into guard, dragging Bjoergen to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett is looking for a triangle but Bjoergen pushes his legs off easily.
Bjoergen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bjoergen trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett is looking for a triangle but Bjoergen pushes his legs off easily.
Bennett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bjoergen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bjoergen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett is looking for a triangle but Bjoergen pushes his legs off easily.
Bjoergen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennett on the ground.
Bjoergen is looking to stand up but Bennett won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjoergen defends well.
Bennett has an active guard here but Bjoergen has managed to pass into half guard.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bjoergen pulls his head out easily.
Bennett is staying active underneath Bjoergen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bjoergen pulls his head out easily.
Bjoergen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bennett.
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett keeps trying to improve his position.
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bjoergen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bjoergen is looking to stall here but Bennett recovers full guard.
Bjoergen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bennett looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bjoergen is defending well. Bennett quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bjoergen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bennett celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Bennett!
After the fight, Thomas Bennett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 1162 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Scott Thomas (ranked 156 p4p, 349 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
Winchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Winchester's shoulder, as Winchester tries to avoid the shot.
Winchester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
As Thomas tries to get set, Winchester tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winchester wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas 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.
Winchester tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Winchester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Winchester throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Thomas cracks Winchester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Winchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Winchester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winchester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Winchester slips a jab from Thomas.
Winchester lands with a cross.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Winchester's head but Winchester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester staying out of range there.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winchester's head.
Scott Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Winchester avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester tries to clinch up.
Winchester throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Winchester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Winchester.
Winchester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winchester tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Winchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Winchester's body. Winchester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Winchester's ribs.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Winchester.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Winchester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winchester doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Winchester counters by clinching up.
Thomas avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
 It looks like Scott Thomas has been cut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas tries a body shot but Winchester blocks it.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Thomas.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
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!
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Winchester.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Winchester throws an elbow that misses.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Winchester scores with a knee to the head.
Winchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas is working Winchester over against the cage.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Winchester avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Winchester blocks a body shot from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Winchester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winchester.
Winchester walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Winchester's body. Winchester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas catches Winchester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winchester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winchester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Winchester is out of range.
Thomas throws a body punch but Winchester moves out of range.
Thomas swings for the body but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Winchester counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winchester misses the shot to the body.
Winchester scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Winchester counters by moving into the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Winchester lands with a short shot to the head.
Winchester has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Winchester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Winchester.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winchester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Winchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winchester throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas digs a right hand into Winchester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winchester's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Winchester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas is working Winchester over against the cage.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Winchester's ribcage. Winchester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winchester's elbow.
Thomas presses Winchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winchester.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas digs a right hand into Winchester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winchester's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winchester takes a shot to the head.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas presses Winchester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winchester.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Winchester is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Winchester controls the action.
Thomas pushes Winchester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Winchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winchester.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas dips a shoulder and cracks Winchester with a mighty uppercut! Winchester falls back against the cage and Thomas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Winchester is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thomas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thomas!
Scott Thomas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riyu Mendes (ranked 3518 p4p, 4724 weight class) and Vellu The Lathspell (ranked 460 p4p, 546 weight class). Riyu Mendes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riyu Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vellu The Lathspell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from The Lathspell finds it's target.
The Lathspell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes defending well as The Lathspell loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Lathspell throws a combination that misses
and Mendes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Lathspell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Lathspell connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by The Lathspell.
The Lathspell with a jab.
The Lathspell connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Lathspell counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lathspell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendes misses its target.
The Lathspell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes slips under a jab from The Lathspell.
Vellu The Lathspell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lathspell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendes counters with a nice leg kick.
The Lathspell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Mendes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendes scores with a hook.
It looks like Vellu The Lathspell has been cut.
Mendes walks into a stiff left hand from The Lathspell.
Good exchange - The Lathspell coming out on top.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
The Lathspell lands a body shot.
The Lathspell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendes rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to clinch up.
A big left from The Lathspell misses.
Mendes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Lathspell manages to circle out of the way.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Lathspell swinging wildly here.
The Lathspell throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Mendes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Lathspell.
The Lathspell looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
The Lathspell lands a body shot.
The Lathspell with a hook.
Mendes tries to clinch but The Lathspell moves out of range.
The Lathspell just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lathspell misses with a right hand
and Mendes counters with a solid body kick.
Mendes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by The Lathspell. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The Lathspell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from The Lathspell.
Mendes scores with a sloppy right hand. The Lathspell should have avoided that one.
The Lathspell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
The Lathspell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. The Lathspell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Lathspell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes throwing a counter right hand but The Lathspell manages to avoid it.
Mendes scores with a jab. The Lathspell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Lathspell lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Lathspell moves away.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Lathspell.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Lathspell, as that shot connected.
The Lathspell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Lathspell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Lathspell.
The Lathspell looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
The Lathspell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendes thuds his right hand into The Lathspell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Lathspell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Lathspell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vellu The Lathspell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vellu The Lathspell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Lathspell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
The Lathspell misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
The Lathspell misses the body punch
enabling Mendes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by The Lathspell.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and The Lathspell counters with a right hand to the body.
The Lathspell misses with an uppercut
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
The Lathspell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendes counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
The Lathspell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Lathspell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lathspell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendes at a distance.
The Lathspell throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Lathspell checks it well.
Mendes staying out of range there.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Lathspell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes scores with a kick to the body.
Mendes throws a leg kick which misses The Lathspell's front leg but catches the back leg as The Lathspell tries to avoid it.
The Lathspell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
The Lathspell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Vellu The Lathspell's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lathspell connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Mendes.
The Lathspell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Lathspell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vellu The Lathspell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes looks to land a right hand but The Lathspell moved out of range.
The Lathspell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendes under the eye.
The Lathspell thuds his right hand into Mendes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Lathspell lands with a shot to the body.
The Lathspell looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
The Lathspell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lathspell throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
The Lathspell throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
The Lathspell jabs at Mendes's body.
The Lathspell misses with a looping right.
The Lathspell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendes. Mendes obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from The Lathspell.
The Lathspell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Lathspell.
The Lathspell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Lathspell looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes slips a jab from The Lathspell.
The Lathspell connects with a body shot that sends Mendes's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mendes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mendes throws a hook but The Lathspell blocks it.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Lathspell.
A quick step to the side and Mendes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes slips a straight right by The Lathspell.
Mendes takes a swing at The Lathspell's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by The Lathspell as he connects with a hook.
The Lathspell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendes.
Mendes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Lathspell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vellu The Lathspell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vellu The Lathspell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendes.
The Lathspell takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
The Lathspell connects with a body shot that sends Mendes's belly button to the back.
The Lathspell misses with a right hand
and Mendes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendes.
Mendes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Lathspell takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling The Lathspell to counter with a crisp jab.
The Lathspell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendes counters with a thumping low kick.
The Lathspell looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mendes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Lathspell missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but The Lathspell is out of range.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but The Lathspell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Lathspell lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Vellu The Lathspell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but The Lathspell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Lathspell throws a good cross that connects.
The Lathspell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Lathspell swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mendes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lathspell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Lathspell scores with a body shot.
The Lathspell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Lathspell misses the body punch
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Vellu The Lathspell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The Lathspell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from The Lathspell misses the target.
Mendes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Lathspell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
The Lathspell misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Lathspell avoids it.
Riyu Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lathspell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Lathspell misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
Mendes throws a leg kick
enabling The Lathspell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendes is looking to slow The Lathspell down with leg kicks.
The Lathspell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendes counters with a nice body kick.
The Lathspell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Lathspell missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Lathspell throws out a powerful jab.
Mendes is looking to clinch but The Lathspell is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Lathspell swings widly with a right hand
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Lathspell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendes ducks right into an uppercut from The Lathspell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Lathspell lands a jab.
The Lathspell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendes closes the distance but The Lathspell moves to the side
and The Lathspell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendes throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Lathspell digs a good body shot into Mendes's ribs.
Vellu The Lathspell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Lathspell scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vellu The Lathspell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Lathspell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vellu The Lathspell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo The Berserker (ranked 4962 p4p, 4309 weight class) and Joshua Cooper (ranked 476 p4p, 450 weight class). Joshua Cooper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jarmo The Berserker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Berserker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Berserker lands with a cross.
Cooper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Berserker counters with a huge left! Cooper is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Berserker isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cooper from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Berserker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo The Berserker!
In defeat, Joshua Cooper stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can't be mad, I love this shit once I'm healed I'll be back in here in no time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John PG (ranked 1823 p4p, 2298 weight class) and Shane O Donelly (ranked 262 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John PG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane O Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
PG just misses with a punch to the body.
PG lands a big right hand that sends O Donelly crashing to the mat! PG stays standing though and waves O Donelly back to his feet!
O Donelly is rocked!
It looks like Shane O Donelly has been cut.
PG throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donelly is still on wobbly legs! Can PG finish him?
PG pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Donelly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but PG defends it well.
O Donelly seems to have recovered his senses.
PG drops O Donelly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but O Donelly looks back up at him and smiles so PG 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.
O Donelly walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! PG swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John PG!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 2026 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Wei Ru (ranked 249 p4p, 149 weight class). 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wei Ru!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru jabs at Tsavieva's body.
Tsavieva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsavieva's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsavieva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tsavieva is looking to clinch.
Ru has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tsavieva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ru clobbers Tsavieva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Tsavieva does no damage.
Tsavieva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ru misses with a looping right.
Ru misses with a looping right.
Tsavieva tries to clinch up but Ru circles away and keeps his distance.
Ru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsavieva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ru.
Ru misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsavieva tries to clinch but Ru moves away
and Tsavieva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ru misses with a hook
and Tsavieva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru lands with a shot to the body.
Tsavieva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tsavieva slips a straight right by Ru.
Ru misses with an uppercut. Tsavieva saw that one coming.
Tsavieva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ru misses with an uppercut.
Tsavieva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsavieva moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsavieva tries to counter by clinching up but Ru breaks away and moves out of range.
Ru throws a jab when Tsavieva was well out of range.
Ru misses the shot to the body.
Ru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tsavieva on the side of the head.
Tsavieva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wei Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ru catches Tsavieva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsavieva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ru has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsavieva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsavieva scores with a nice strike.
Ru misses with a wild body shot.
Tsavieva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsavieva attempts a counter takedown but Ru avoids it well and moves away.
Jab, jab by Ru - just one landing.
Wei Ru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsavieva misses with a body punch
and Ru counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsavieva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsavieva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ru misses with an uppercut.
Ru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ru just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsavieva ducks under a wild hook from Ru.
Nice straight punches there by Ru. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva slips under a jab.
Tsavieva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ru throws out the jab.
Tsavieva is looking to counter the offense by Ru and move into the clinch.
Ru slips under a jab.
Ru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tsavieva closes the distance and clinches.
Ru is trying to force a seperation but Tsavieva has the dominant position.
Tsavieva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ru's efforts to push away.
Ru wants to break free but Tsavieva has control.
Ru working hard to break the clinch.
Tsavieva tries to pull guard but Ru holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsavieva drops back down to his feet.
That's four 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.
Ru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ru throws a shot to the body.
Ru misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsavieva misses the target.
Tsavieva lands a jab.
Ru scores with a nice strike.
Tsavieva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ru misses with a straight left.
It looked like Tsavieva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsavieva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ru.
Tsavieva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ru throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Ru dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ru tests Tsavieva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ru swinging wildly here.
Tsavieva is looking to counter punch.
Tsavieva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ru.
Tsavieva wants to clinch but Ru slips to the side
and Ru counters with a straight right hand.
Ru misses with a straight right.
Ru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ru cracks Tsavieva with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsavieva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsavieva walks into a straight right hand from Ru.
Tsavieva shoots in for a double leg but Ru sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsavieva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsavieva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsavieva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ru swings widly with a right hand
letting Tsavieva counter with a right hand.
A big left from Ru misses.
Ru looks to land a right hand but Tsavieva moved out of range.
Tsavieva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsavieva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Ru.
Ru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Ru misses its intended target.
Ru moves out of range of the strikes.
Ru lands a right hook to the body.
Tsavieva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ru swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Tsavieva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ru cracks Tsavieva with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Ru.
Ru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsavieva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsavieva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ru feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsavievas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ru misses with a looping right.
Tsavieva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wei Ru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ru throws a hook but Tsavieva blocks it.
Ru misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsavieva misses the target.
Ru misses with a hook. Tsavieva ducked under it nicely.
Tsavieva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru lands a body shot.
Ru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tsavieva tries to clinch there but Ru circles away.
Donk. Ru catches Tsavieva right on the button with a cross.
Tsavieva slips a straight right by Ru.
Ru throws a jab when Tsavieva was well out of range.
Tsavieva staying out of range there.
Ru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsavieva doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsavieva slips a jab from Ru.
Ru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ru slips a jab from Tsavieva.
Tsavieva wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsavieva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsavieva doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsavieva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ru throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tsavieva counter with a right hand.
Ru lands with an uppercut that bounces Tsavieva off the cage and back into range.
Ru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tsavieva in his tracks.
Tsavieva throws a jab when Ru was well out of range.
Ru throws the left hand but Tsavieva avoids the punch easily.
Tsavieva takes one to the chin there.
Ru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsavieva under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Ru 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. And we move into the final round!
Ru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Ru. That snapped Tsavieva's head back.
Ru scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ru jabs at Tsavieva's body.
Tsavieva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ru scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ru slips under a jab.
Ru just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsavieva drops his hands momentarily and Ru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru catches Tsavieva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsavieva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsavieva tries to clinch but Ru is having none of it.
Ru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru lands with a good body shot.
Tsavieva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ru misses with a straight left.
It looked like Tsavieva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsavieva tries to clinch up but Ru circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Ru. That snapped Tsavieva's head back.
Ru jabs at Tsavieva's body.
Ru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsavieva at a distance.
Tsavieva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ru punishes Tsavieva's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Tsavieva coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Tsavieva misses
and Ru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsavieva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ru. Tsavieva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Ru finds it's target.
Ru misses with an uppercut. Tsavieva saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsavieva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Ru does it's job there.
Ru throws an overhand right that lands on Tsavieva's shoulder, as Tsavieva tries to avoid the shot.
Ru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tsavieva tries to clinch but Ru is having none of it.
It seemed like Ru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tsavieva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ru throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru throws a lazy right hand but Tsavieva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsavieva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsavieva at a distance.
Ru punishes Tsavieva's body with a nice straight punch.
Tsavieva slips under a jab from Ru.
Ru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ru works Tsavieva's body with a nice hook.
Tsavieva misses with a looping right.
Ru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tsavieva's head.
Ru misses with a few strikes there.
Tsavieva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ru throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsavieva.
Nice jab there from Ru.
Tsavieva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsavieva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ru lands the left hand.
Ru throws out a powerful jab.
Tsavieva moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsavieva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsavieva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ru lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsavieva slips a jab from Ru.
Tsavieva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nikolai Tsavieva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wei Ru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Ru.
Ru sizes up Tsavieva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Ru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wei Ru!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Jamay (ranked 1486 p4p, 528 weight class) and Ricardo Morra Jr (ranked 182 p4p, 67 weight class). Jamay comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kofi Jamay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Morra Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamay misses with a takedown attempt - Morra Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jamay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morra Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jamay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morra Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jamay has managed to get both his arms back between Morra Jr's legs - danger averted.
Morra Jr keeping moving, preventing Jamay from controlling successfully.
Morra Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morra Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jamay trying to control but Morra Jr is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morra Jr keeping full guard, as Jamay tries to pass.
Morra Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morra Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morra Jr is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jamay throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morra Jr's body to avoid the submission. Morra Jr has instead reached around Jamay's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morra Jr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricardo Morra Jr!
Our winner, Ricardo Morra Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Fudd (ranked 822 p4p, 2367 weight class) and Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 121 p4p, 323 weight class). Chakrit Pratoomwong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eldar Fudd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratoomwong throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Eldar Fudd has been cut.
The fighters circling - Pratoomwong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pratoomwong thuds his right hand into Fudd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pratoomwong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pratoomwong lands a body shot.
Fudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pratoomwong moves away.
Pratoomwong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fudd drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pratoomwong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fudd's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chakrit Pratoomwong!
Chakrit Pratoomwong is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Chakrit Pratoomwong 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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