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Bellicose 130 - Prospects 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Murphy (ranked 3576 p4p, 3582 weight class) and Boomer Scarborough (ranked 158 p4p, 159 weight class). Scarborough has chosen The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paddy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boomer Scarborough!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Scarborough is out of range.
Scarborough loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Scarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands with a hook. Scarborough tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paddy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarborough throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
Murphy defending well as Scarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Scarborough throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Scarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Scarborough counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Scarborough is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarborough walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scarborough on the side of the head.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scarborough has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Scarborough keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Paddy Murphy has been cut.
Scarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scarborough throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scarborough needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Scarborough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Scarborough looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Scarborough slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Scarborough moves away and avoids it.
Scarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy cracks Scarborough with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Scarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Scarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Scarborough seems unphased.
A jab from Scarborough misses.
Murphy sizes up Scarborough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Scarborough is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Scarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Scarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarborough.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Scarborough misses.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Scarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarborough is looking to clinch.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Scarborough counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy darts in and clinches Scarborough up against the cage.
Murphy slowing the pace effectively.
Scarborough tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Scarborough controls the action.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Scarborough controls the action.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarborough lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy trying to stall but Scarborough improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scarborough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Scarborough.
Scarborough presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scarborough working aggressively here.
Scarborough has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarborough is keeping busy.
Scarborough lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Scarborough.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scarborough tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Scarborough back against the cage.
Scarborough is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Scarborough working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paddy Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scarborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarborough slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Scarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarborough! But no joy.
Murphy scores with a jab. Scarborough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Scarborough.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
Scarborough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scarborough moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Scarborough misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Scarborough saw that one coming.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Scarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Jab from Murphy.
Scarborough slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarborough! But no joy.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scarborough staying out of range there.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Scarborough's shoulder, as Scarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Scarborough looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
A little jabbing left from Scarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scarborough walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a hook. Scarborough ducked under it nicely.
Scarborough ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Scarborough doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Scarborough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scarborough lands a jab to the head.
Scarborough tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Scarborough connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Scarborough.
Scarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Scarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Scarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scarborough slips a straight right by Murphy.
Scarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough takes one to the chin there.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Scarborough gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Scarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Scarborough.
Scarborough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scarborough connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scarborough throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Scarborough walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scarborough walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Scarborough saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Scarborough releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scarborough misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Scarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Scarborough lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Paddy Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Scarborough takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Scarborough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Scarborough misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Scarborough.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarborough.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarborough lands with a good body shot.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Scarborough's shoulder, as Scarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarborough.
Scarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Scarborough ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Murphy's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scarborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Scarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Scarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarborough motions for Murphy to come forward. Scarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Scarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarborough unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Scarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Scarborough blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarborough! But no joy.
Scarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Scarborough moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Scarborough moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarborough scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Scarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Scarborough is out of range.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Scarborough knows he should have avoided that one.
Paddy Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarborough is trying to counter with his kicks.
Scarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Scarborough slips a straight right by Murphy.
Scarborough throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Scarborough stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy cracks Scarborough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scarborough slips under a jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Scarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Scarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Scarborough counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Scarborough throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Scarborough misses.
Boomer Scarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarborough.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Scarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Scarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Scarborough counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Scarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scarborough's head.
Scarborough misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy with a hook.
Scarborough defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Scarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy throws the left hand but Scarborough avoids the punch easily.
Murphy misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarborough.
Scarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scarborough is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paddy Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy slips under a jab from Scarborough.
Murphy lunges at Scarborough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scarborough's hand.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
Scarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy defending well as Scarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Scarborough drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy with a hook.
Scarborough defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Scarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Scarborough's head but Scarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarborough slips a straight right by Murphy.
Scarborough appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scarborough on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Scarborough.
Scarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarborough tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Scarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Scarborough moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paddy Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Paddy Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Butler Hickok (ranked 2542 p4p, 23664 weight class) and Ford Galaxy (ranked 100 p4p, 509 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ford Galaxy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok misses the jab.
Galaxy ducks under a wild hook from Hickok.
Galaxy tries to clinch up but Hickok circles away and keeps his distance.
Galaxy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hickok sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Galaxy somewhat.
Hickok lands a nice hook to Galaxy's body. Galaxy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hickok swings for the body but Galaxy moves out of range.
Galaxy tries to counter with a clinch but Hickok shakes him off and moves away.
Hickok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickok lands a jab.
 It looks like Ford Galaxy has been cut.
Hickok drops Galaxy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Galaxy looks back up at him and smiles so Hickok waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Galaxy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galaxy shoots in for a double leg but Hickok sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galaxy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickok finish him?
Galaxy walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hickok swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Butler Hickok!
James Butler Hickok 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 Rumble Nunes (ranked 4897 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Simbolon (ranked 452 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumble Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hercules Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Hercules Simbolon has been cut.
Simbolon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunes.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Simbolon scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Rumble Nunes has been cut.
Simbolon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simbolon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simbolon throws a monster overhand right that drops Nunes! Simbolon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Simbolon!
Hercules Simbolon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 2880 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Geraint Jones (ranked 356 p4p, 470 weight class). William H Bonney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geraint Jones'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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geraint Jones!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney lands with a right hand.
It looks like Geraint Jones has been cut.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Bonney is out of range.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonney sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonney. That's going to slow Jones down.
Bonney with a nice calf kick.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Bonney dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Bonney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonney lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! Bonney lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for Bonney.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles E Boles (ranked 1960 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 242 p4p, 236 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles E Boles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Boles avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Boles misses its target.
Boles walks into a stiff left hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Boles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmagomedov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boles wants to control the position but Nurmagomedov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boles defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boles wants to get back to full guard.
Boles taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov is keen to just control but Boles is a slippery customer.
Boles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Boles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Boles wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Boles is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Boles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boles gets full guard.
Nurmagomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Boles keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Boles is refusing to be controlled, as Nurmagomedov sits in half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boles defending well though.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boles's head.
Boles wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Boles is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boles defending well though.
Boles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Boles is keeping him busy.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Boles's head.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Nurmagomedov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boles keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Boles is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Boles is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Boles is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Boles is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmagomedov looks to clinch
enabling Boles to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Boles counters with a left to the body.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Nurmagomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boles was covering up waiting for the punch and Nurmagomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boles's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
Nurmagomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boles's head.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Boles's temple.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boles is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov stalling.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Boles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Boles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boles is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nurmagomedov jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound but Boles is defending the strikes.
Boles regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nurmagomedov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Boles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boles keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Boles's temple.
Boles is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Boles's head.
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Boles is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmagomedov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmagomedov working Boles over with strikes here.
Nurmagomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov cracks Boles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov with shots to the head and body - Boles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nurmagomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Boles is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Boles misses the target.
Boles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch
and Boles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Boles is looking to counter punch.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boles blocks it with crossed arms.
Boles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boles misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boles misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Boles.
Nurmagomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Boles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown.
Boles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boles has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Boles lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Boles backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boles's elbow.
Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Boles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Boles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Nurmagomedov.
Charles E Boles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles E Boles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Boles to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boles circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Boles misses the target.
Nurmagomedov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nurmagomedov darts in trying to clinch
and Boles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov cracks Boles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Boles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles E Boles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boles is looking to counter punch.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boles is trying to defend but Nurmagomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boles looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomedov is pressing down on Boles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boles is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nurmagomedov in particular looking to stall.
Nurmagomedov wants to free his trapped foot but Boles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nurmagomedov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nurmagomedov looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurmagomedov 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
A relieved looking Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Volkov (ranked 1810 p4p, 1994 weight class) and John Koromos (ranked 69 p4p, 75 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Rasputin - Boney M.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Koromos's choice of entrance music: Matthew Parker - Signal (SPES INVICTA Remix). Nikolai Volkov 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Koromos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koromos misses with a looping left.
Koromos throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Koromos lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Koromos counters with a good low kick that Volkov was not able to check.
Koromos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koromos throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
And Volkov counters with a quick kick to the body but Koromos blocks it.
Koromos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koromos closes the distance and clinches.
Koromos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koromos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Koromos backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Koromos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Volkov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koromos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koromos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koromos throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koromos misses with a wild combination.
Koromos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Volkov slips under a jab from Koromos.
Koromos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Volkov throws the left hand but Koromos avoids the punch easily.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Koromos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koromos throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like John Koromos has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koromos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Koromos.
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!
Volkov scores with a jab.
Koromos is rocked!
BAM! Volkov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Koromos like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Nikolai Volkov!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Volkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen (ranked 1468 p4p, 2218 weight class) and Murfum Orcarm (ranked 58 p4p, 93 weight class). The key to victory for Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van ThĂĽringen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orcarm at a distance.
Orcarm closes the distance and clinches up with Van ThĂĽringen, looking for a takedown. Orcarm pushes Van ThĂĽringen against the cage but Van ThĂĽringen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van ThĂĽringen throwing a counter right hand but Orcarm manages to avoid it.
Van ThĂĽringen punishes Orcarm's body with a nice straight punch.
Van ThĂĽringen stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Van ThĂĽringen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van ThĂĽringen keeps Orcarm at a distance using the push kick.
Van ThĂĽringen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orcarm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van ThĂĽringen connects with a right hand. Orcarm shakes it off.
A lazy left from Van ThĂĽringen finds it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van ThĂĽringen - that will leave a mark!
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van ThĂĽringen as he jumps to the side.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
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!
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Van ThĂĽringen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Van ThĂĽringen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van ThĂĽringen.
Van ThĂĽringen thuds a left hand into Orcarm's body.
Van ThĂĽringen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Orcarm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orcarm misses with a takedown
and Van ThĂĽringen counters with a nice body shot.
Van ThĂĽringen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a leg kick.
Van ThĂĽringen punishes Orcarm's body with a nice straight punch.
Van ThĂĽringen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van ThĂĽringen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orcarm.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orcarm in his tracks.
Van ThĂĽringen lands the left hand.
Van ThĂĽringen cracks Orcarm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van ThĂĽringen throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van ThĂĽringen digs a good body shot into Orcarm's ribs.
Van ThĂĽringen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a shot to the body.
Orcarm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orcarm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van ThĂĽringen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orcarm looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Orcarm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van ThĂĽringen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orcarm. Orcarm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a hook.
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Van ThĂĽringen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van ThĂĽringen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van ThĂĽringen digs a good body shot into Orcarm's ribs.
Van ThĂĽringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van ThĂĽringen.
Orcarm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van ThĂĽringen pinned against the cage. Van ThĂĽringen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van ThĂĽringen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orcarm under the eye.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a jab to the head.
Van ThĂĽringen works Orcarm's body with a nice hook.
Van ThĂĽringen leaves Orcarm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van ThĂĽringen but Van ThĂĽringen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orcarm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van ThĂĽringen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a lovely overhand right.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a nice head shot.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van ThĂĽringen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orcarm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van ThĂĽringen pushes Orcarm away with a front kick.
Van ThĂĽringen digs a good body shot into Orcarm's ribs.
Orcarm 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.
Orcarm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van ThĂĽringen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orcarm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van ThĂĽringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orcarm on the side of the head.
Van ThĂĽringen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van ThĂĽringen fakes the leg kick and cracks Orcarm in the body.
Van ThĂĽringen connects with a body shot.
Orcarm closes the distance and clinches up with Van ThĂĽringen, looking for a takedown. Orcarm pushes Van ThĂĽringen against the cage but Van ThĂĽringen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orcarm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orcarm with a poor takedown
and Van ThĂĽringen counters with a left to the body.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a glancing blow to the side of Orcarm's head.
Van ThĂĽringen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a shot to the body.
Orcarm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orcarm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van ThĂĽringen slaps away a takedown attempt from Orcarm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van ThĂĽringen enables Orcarm to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van ThĂĽringen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Orcarm won't allow Van ThĂĽringen to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orcarm with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm landing with the ground and pound.
Van ThĂĽringen keeping moving, preventing Orcarm from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orcarm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van ThĂĽringen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orcarm on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orcarm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orcarm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a jab to the body.
Orcarm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a kick to the body.
Orcarm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van ThĂĽringen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Van ThĂĽringen was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a nice head shot.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a nice shot that snaps Orcarm's head back.
Van ThĂĽringen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orcarm.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a nice body kick.
Van ThĂĽringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orcarm feints and as Van ThĂĽringen raises his hands in defense, Orcarm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orcarm is breathing heavily.
Van ThĂĽringen wants to get back to his feet but Orcarm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orcarm is looking to work some ground and pound but Van ThĂĽringen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orcarm throws a strike but Van ThĂĽringen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orcarm is trying to control the position but Van ThĂĽringen postures up.
Orcarm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van ThĂĽringen gets to his feet - Orcarm follows without any prompting.
Orcarm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van ThĂĽringen tries to avoid it but Orcarm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van ThĂĽringen to the ground. Van ThĂĽringen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a nice head shot.
Van ThĂĽringen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orcarm can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Van ThĂĽringen counter with a right hand.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a nice body kick.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Van ThĂĽringen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van ThĂĽringen with a hook.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a shot to the body.
Van ThĂĽringen thuds a left hand into Orcarm's body.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Van ThĂĽringen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van ThĂĽringen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Van ThĂĽringen.
Orcarm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orcarm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van ThĂĽringen works the jab nicely.
Orcarm fails with the takedown.
Van ThĂĽringen keeps Orcarm at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crunch! Van ThĂĽringen slams his shin into Orcarm's torso.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a head shot.
Orcarm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van ThĂĽringen is trying to defend but Orcarm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van ThĂĽringen pushes Orcarm off and gets back to his feet.
Orcarm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orcarm tries for a takedown but Van ThĂĽringen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van ThĂĽringen as he jumps to the side.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a body shot.
Orcarm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van ThĂĽringen lands with a cross.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van ThĂĽringen is trying to stand up here but Orcarm is controlling him well.
Orcarm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orcarm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van ThĂĽringen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orcarm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van ThĂĽringen is just riding it out for now. Orcarm eventually gives up the hold.
Orcarm trying to control the action but Van ThĂĽringen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van ThĂĽringen pushes Orcarm off looking to stand but Orcarm dives back in and keeps control.
Orcarm throwing shots but Van ThĂĽringen is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
It looks like Van ThĂĽringen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Orcarm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van ThĂĽringen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Orcarm shoots in for a double leg but Van ThĂĽringen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van ThĂĽringen as he avoids it easily.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a nice looking body shot.
Van ThĂĽringen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van ThĂĽringen connects with a right hand. Orcarm shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van ThĂĽringen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a jab to Orcarm's midsection.
Orcarm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van ThĂĽringen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van ThĂĽringen with the inside leg kick.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a slapping body shot.
Orcarm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van ThĂĽringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a slapping body shot.
Orcarm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Van ThĂĽringen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van ThĂĽringen tests Orcarm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Van ThĂĽringen stuns Orcarm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van ThĂĽringen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orcarm's head.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Van ThĂĽringen shows good takedown defense.
Van ThĂĽringen lands a nice shot that snaps Orcarm's head back.
Orcarm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van ThĂĽringen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown but Van ThĂĽringen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van ThĂĽringen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van ThĂĽringen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van ThĂĽringen scores with a head kick.
Van ThĂĽringen thuds a left hand into Orcarm's body.
Orcarm has his takedown stuffed
and Van ThĂĽringen counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van ThĂĽringen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen!
Balthasar Van ThĂĽringen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 1553 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 212 p4p, 255 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Santa Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka wants to clinch up but Santa Perez keeps it at a distance.
Santa Perez throwing a counter right hand but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Sojka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santa Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sojka misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Santa Perez.
Sojka clinches.
Santa Perez tries to pull guard but Sojka won't allow it.
Santa Perez cracks Sojka with a nice body shot.
Sojka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka prevents a body shot from Santa Perez.
Sojka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santa Perezs head.
Santa Perez is trying to pull guard but Sojka has him pressed against the cage.
Santa Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sojka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Santa Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sojka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Santa Perez controls the action.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Santa Perez tries to pull guard but Sojka holds him up against the cage and eventually Santa Perez drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santa Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Santa Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Perez blocks an uppercut.
Santa Perez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sojka just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez fails to pull guard.
Santa Perez pulls guard successfully.
Santa Perez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sojka is defending well. Santa Perez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sojka has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Santa Perez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Santa Perez!
Jorge Santa Perez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurki Potku (ranked 639 p4p, 565 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 90 p4p, 80 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi needs to keep his hands up - Potku had a free shot at his head there.
Potku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Susi can pounce on him.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Potku misses the target.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Potku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Potku throws a body shot but no joy.
Potku swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Potku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Potku connects with a single shot there.
Susi moves out of range as Potku strikes.
Potku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Potku forces Susi back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Susi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
Potku misses with a punch to the body.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Susi.
Potku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potku lands a hook that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Potku misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Potku.
Susi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Susi.
Potku misses with the head strike.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potkus head.
Potku working aggressively here.
Susi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potku lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku is working for a submission of some sort.
Susi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Potku trying to mount his opponent but Susi defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku is trying to control the action in half guard but Susi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Potku is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Susi won't allow Potku to pass to mount.
Potku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Susi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Potku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Susi keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Susi wants to improve his position but Potku is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Potku is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Susi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potku trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Potku moves into range and clinches up with Susi.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potku backwards.
Potku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
Potku wants the takedown. Susi is fighting it off but Potku persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Susi's guard against the cage.
Potku pushes down on Susi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurki Potku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Potku takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Potku lands with a hook. Susi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Potku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potku lands a jab to Susi's midsection.
Potku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Susi.
Susi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a looping left.
Susi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Susi slips a jab from Potku.
Potku misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku misses with a straight left.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potku throws a hook to the side of Susi's head but Susi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Potku misses with a left hand
and Potku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kurki Potku has been cut.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Potku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Susi on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Susi misses with a looping right.
Potku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
Potku connects with a body shot that sends Susi's belly button to the back.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaarlo Susi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi moves forwards but Potku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Potku misses with a right hand
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Susi. Susi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Potku.
Susi throws out a counter right but Potku avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Potku does it's job there.
Potku wants to clinch up but Susi keeps it at a distance.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Potku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potku stuns Susi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Susi throws a lazy right hand but Potku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Potku throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Potku does it's job there.
Potku throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
Potku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potku closes the distance but Susi moves to the side
enabling Susi to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Potku.
Potku has closed the distance and engaged Susi in a clinch.
Susi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Potku is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Susi can't fight it off and eventually Potku manages to take the fight to the floor. Susi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku looking to pass the guard.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Potku from controlling successfully.
Kurki Potku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Potku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Susi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Potku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
Potku wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurki Potku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurki Potku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Potku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Potku misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potku misses with a right hand
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Susi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Potku scores with a nice strike.
Kaarlo Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susi slips under a jab.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potku closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Susi quickly recovers to half guard.
Potku is working for a submission of some sort.
Potku trying to mount his opponent but Susi defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku is working hard here to advance position.
Susi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Potku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Potku's back!
Potku trying to get back to his feet but Susi is in full control for now.
Potku tries to escape the position.
Susi has good solid back control here.
Potku is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Potku is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Potku's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Potku trying to control but not successfully.
Susi is trying to stick to Potku's back but Potku is turning into Susi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Susi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Potku.
Potku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Potku is stalling in the full guard.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Potku from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to control the position here.
Potku is stalling in the full guard.
Susi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Potku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Potku trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Potku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Susi controls Potku momentarily but Potku frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potku wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaarlo Susi.
Well Potku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurki Potku!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hargol Svenkter (ranked 392 p4p, 520 weight class) and Murska Mfer (ranked 14 p4p, 19 weight class). Hargol Svenkter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murska Mfer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mfer misses.
Svenkter lands with a good body shot.
Svenkter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Svenkter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Svenkter looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer flicks out a counter leg kick but Svenkter steps away.
Svenkter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Svenkter's leg. Svenkter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svenkter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenkter throws a leg kick
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hargol Svenkter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Murska Mfer has been cut.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Svenkter is just out of range.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Svenkter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Svenkter's belly button to the back.
Svenkter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svenkter - that will leave a mark!
Mfer looks winded!
Svenkter sends Mfer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Svenkter is motioning to the referee to let Mfer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Svenkter scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svenkter lands a nice hook to Mfer's body. Mfer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svenkter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mfer sprawling to the canvas! Mfer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Svenkter finish him?!
Mfer is rocked!
Svenkter misses with an uppercut.
Svenkter throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Svenkter tries a low kick but Mfer avoids it.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Svenkter saw that one coming.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svenkter throws out the jab.
We've been told by Svenkter's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Svenkter lands a big right hand that sends Mfer crashing to the mat! Svenkter stays standing though and waves Mfer back to his feet!
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Svenkter finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Svenkter's head but Svenkter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svenkter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crack! Svenkter connects with the perfect overhand right and Mfer falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Svenkter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hargol Svenkter!
Hargol Svenkter retains his super heavyweight title!
Hargol Svenkter spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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