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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 3543 p4p, 24434 weight class) and Mr Azerbaijan (ranked 384 p4p, 506 weight class). Azerbaijan has chosen Huka Blues - Harry Slash & The Slashtones 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Azerbaijan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azerbaijan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medeiros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azerbaijan to score with a decent uppercut.
Azerbaijan avoids the body shot from Medeiros.
Azerbaijan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Azerbaijan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Azerbaijan prevents a body shot from Medeiros.
Azerbaijan lands a damaging elbow.
Azerbaijan throws a punch but it's blocked by Medeiros.
Medeiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azerbaijan.
Medeiros throws a punch but it's blocked by Azerbaijan.
Medeiros dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Medeiros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azerbaijan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Medeiros's elbow.
Medeiros has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Azerbaijan regains guard immediately.
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!
Medeiros is working Azerbaijan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Medeiros connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azerbaijan is trying to keep Medeiros in close.
Azerbaijan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medeiros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Azerbaijan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azerbaijan has his hands on Medeiros's head, controlling the position.
Medeiros seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Medeiros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Medeiros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Azerbaijan keeps moving.
Azerbaijan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Medeiros stands up over Azerbaijan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Medeiros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Azerbaijan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Medeiros working some strikes from top position.
Medeiros chips away with some ground and pound.
Medeiros controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Medeiros preventing the sweep.
Medeiros connects with a couple of short punches.
Medeiros landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros connects with a couple of short punches.
Azerbaijan working a defensive guard here.
Medeiros lands a couple of digs.
Medeiros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Medeiros preventing the sweep.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Azerbaijan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azerbaijan trying to keep a closed guard but Medeiros is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Medeiros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Azerbaijan keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
Azerbaijan wants to sweep here but Medeiros controlling him for the moment.
Azerbaijan is trying to control the position but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medeiros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Medeiros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Medeiros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Medeiros lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aljosa Medeiros dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Medeiros.
Mr Azerbaijan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medeiros loads up on a big right hand but Azerbaijan slips the punch.
Azerbaijan throws a right hand that misses
and Medeiros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Medeiros scores with a body shot.
Medeiros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Azerbaijan did well to prevent Medeiros getting side control.
Azerbaijan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. Azerbaijan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medeiros is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Azerbaijan's half guard.
Medeiros content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Medeiros.
Medeiros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Medeiros 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Medeiros there.
Medeiros lands with a punch from half guard.
Medeiros drops an elbow to the side of Azerbaijan's head.
Medeiros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Azerbaijan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Azerbaijan tries to get to full guard but Medeiros has control of the leg.
Medeiros slips a nice elbow through Azerbaijan's hands, connecting with Azerbaijan's forehead.
Medeiros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azerbaijan trying to control here.
Azerbaijan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 Azerbaijan is rocked!
Medeiros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Azerbaijan is still in real trouble! Can Medeiros finish him?
Azerbaijan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medeiros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Medeiros is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Medeiros controlling the pace.
Medeiros slips a nice elbow through Azerbaijan's hands, connecting with Azerbaijan's forehead.
Medeiros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azerbaijan can do to turn this around?
Medeiros working Azerbaijan over with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medeiros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Medeiros scores with a big shot! Azerbaijan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Azerbaijan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aljosa Medeiros!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 2942 p4p, 23169 weight class) and Felix Hall (ranked 339 p4p, 557 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Hall!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hall trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Hall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hall, into his guard.
Chai prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Chai is standing up over Hall. Hall looks to escape but Chai dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall prevents Chai from moving into mount.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hall stops Chai from passing to mount.
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chai blocks the strikes from Hall.
Hall has a hand on Chai's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chai takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
Chai tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Hall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chai gets a clinch.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Chai is controlling the position.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Chai has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Chai to the mat.
Hall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Hall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Hall throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Felix Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hall sprawling to the canvas! Hall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chai finish him?!
Hall is rocked!
Bigi Boi Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall loses concentration momentarily and Chai pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hall crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Chai finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bigi Boi Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Bigi Boi Chai 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope Cozad (ranked 2692 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 342 p4p, 502 weight class). Cozad comes to the cage accompanied by Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. Pope Cozad 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cozad tries to work over Ruttu's front leg with a kick but Ruttu checks it.
Ruttu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cozad throws a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad throws a chopping leg kick but Ruttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cozad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruttu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cozad is out of range.
Cozad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Cozad.
A clash of legs there as Ruttu blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad misses with the combination.
Ruttu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad with a jab.
Cozad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttu's shoulder, as Ruttu tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Cozad is predictable there
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cozad.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
Pope Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
Cozad throws a leg kick
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Ruttu.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cozad looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Cozad missing with a left hand there. Ruttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Ruttu slips the punch.
Ruttu throws a fast counter high kick but Cozad manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cozad looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a good low kick that Cozad was not able to check.
Ruttu checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad scores with a nice strike.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looks like Cozad has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cozad ducks right into an uppercut from Ruttu.
Cozad connects with a looping right hand.
Ruttu with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cozad.
Cozad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut.
Cozad throws a front kick that sends Ruttu stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Ruttu.
Nice shot lands for Cozad.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Cozad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cozad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruttu counters with a good, hard body kick but Cozad shrugs it off.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad backing away here, and Ruttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Cozad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Cozad misses with a hook. Ruttu ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruttu swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Cozad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ruttu just manages to avoid it.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruttu should have avoided that one.
Cozad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
Cozad throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Pope Cozad has been cut.
Cozad throws an off balance right hand
and Cozad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cozad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruttu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cozad misses with an uppercut. Ruttu saw that one coming.
Ruttu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cozad with a body shot.
Cozad throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands a leg kick that knocks Cozad off balance momentarily.
Cozad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruttu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Cozad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cozad scoring well with a low kick there.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cozad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu blocks a jab.
Cozad scores with a three punch combo!
Ruttu defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cozad misses.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Cozad.
Cozad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Cozad misses.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruttu misses the target.
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu lands with a shot to the body.
Cozad lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruttu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cozad lands a jab.
Cozad connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pope Cozad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cozad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Cozad misses with a straight right.
Ruttu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cozad throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
It seemed like Ruttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Ruttu blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu needs to keep his hands up - Cozad had a free shot at his head there.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruttu punishes Cozad's body with a nice straight punch.
Cozad misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Ruttu checks it.
Ruttu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cozad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruttu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Cozad tenderised Ruttu's leg. Ruttu is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cozad momentarily.
Ruttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruttu throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Cozad saw that one coming.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Cozad misses.
Cozad backing away here, and Ruttu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cozad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Cozad with a nice calf kick.
Cozad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ruttu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruttu slips a straight right by Cozad.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cozad throws a combination that misses
and Ruttu counters with a low kick, right behind Cozad 's knee.
Pope Cozad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cozad tests Ruttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Cozad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cozad 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Cozad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Mountain (ranked 2702 p4p, 3838 weight class) and Tobias Jorgensen (ranked 365 p4p, 484 weight class). Jorgensen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peyton Parrish - My Mother Told Me. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jorgensen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mountain - the referee stops the clock and Jorgensen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mountain. Jorgensen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jorgensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jorgensen. Beautiful body shot.
Mountain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jorgensen lands a slapping body shot.
Jorgensen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mountain misses with the body kick
and Jorgensen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorgensen loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Jorgensen moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Jorgensen throws a wild body kick that Mountain sees coming a mile off.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Jorgensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jorgensen misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jorgensen checks a leg kick.
Jorgensen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jorgensen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Mountain.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jorgensen.
It appears Mountain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mountain throws a body punch but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Tobias Jorgensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mountain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorgensen.
Mountain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Mountain.
Jorgensen with a jab.
Mountain misses with a hook. Jorgensen ducked under it nicely.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mountain. That's going to slow Jorgensen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Mountain.
Mountain throws a body kick that misses.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jorgensen at a distance.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Jorgensen.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Jorgensen.
Mountain lands a body shot.
Mountain lands with an overhand left.
Mountain lands a head kick. Jorgensen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Mountain blocks a leg kick.
Jorgensen throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Jorgensen feints and then cracks Mountain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mountain down.
Jorgensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorgensen swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jorgensen lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorgensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorgensen. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mountain lands a head shot.
Jorgensen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jorgensen. Jorgensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jorgensen misses with a hook
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Mountain jabs Jorgensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jorgensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Mountain misses the target.
Jorgensen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Mountain lands.
Mountain with a nice calf kick.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jorgensen is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
Mountain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jorgensen throws out the jab.
Mountain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Jorgensen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mountain connects with a jab.
Jorgensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorgensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Mountain finds it's way through Jorgensen's defenses.
Jorgensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Jorgensen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mountain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.
Jorgensen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Jorgensen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorgensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Mountain throws the left hand but Jorgensen avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Jorgensen.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jorgensen at a distance.
We've been informed that Jorgensen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jorgensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mountain.
Jorgensen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
Mountain lands with a cross.
 It looks like Tobias Jorgensen has been cut.
Jorgensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jorgensen's knee momentarily.
Jorgensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain slips under a jab.
Jorgensen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mountain in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Jorgensen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jorgensen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jorgensen looks to throw a body kick
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorgensen misses with a straight right.
Jorgensen misses the body punch
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Jorgensen slips a straight right by Mountain.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain clobbers Jorgensen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mountain blocks a jab.
Jorgensen swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorgensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
Mountain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorgensen momentarily.
Jorgensen misses with a hook to the body
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jorgensen thinking.
Jorgensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain thuds his shin into the meat of Jorgensen's side.
Jorgensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Jorgensen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
Jorgensen throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Jorgensen off balance momentarily.
Jorgensen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jorgensen throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorgensen throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgensen throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Jorgensen is out of range.
Jorgensen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jorgensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jorgensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jorgensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorgensen.
Mountain throws a hook but Jorgensen blocks it.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Jorgensen wants to slow Mountain down by chopping away at his legs.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorgensen loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Mountain finds it's way through Jorgensen's defenses.
Jorgensen throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Mountain coming out on top.
Jorgensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jorgensen throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Jorgensen throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mountain throws a jab when Jorgensen was well out of range.
Jorgensen misses with an uppercut
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jorgensen. Jorgensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jorgensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
Jorgensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Jorgensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Jorgensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgensen throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jorgensen thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a right hand to the body.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Jorgensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorgensen tries to avoid it.
Jorgensen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jorgensen misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mountain.
Mountain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jorgensen. Jorgensen obviously looking to wear him down.
Mountain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgensen on the side of the head.
Jorgensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorgensen moves away.
A low kick lands for Mountain.
Some bone on bone action there as Jorgensen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain feints and then cracks Jorgensen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorgensen down.
Mountain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Jorgensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mountain throws a nice head kick!
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jorgensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jorgensen throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Jorgensen misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorgensen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jorgensen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Jorgensen moved away.
A little jabbing left from Jorgensen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jorgensen.
Mountain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jorgensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Jorgensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throws a good cross that connects.
Jorgensen lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Mountain slips a jab from Jorgensen.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain backing away here, and Jorgensen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mountain slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen throws a body kick that misses.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorgensen drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mountain takes a swing at Jorgensen's ribcage but misses.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Jorgensen's body. Jorgensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jorgensen.
Mountain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jorgensen. That did some damage!
Mountain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mountain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mountain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jorgensen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jorgensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Nice shot lands for Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorgensen loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Jorgensen lands a nice shot that snaps Mountain's head back.
Mountain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain scores with a head kick.
Kari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Mountain.
Jorgensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with an inside leg kick.
Jorgensen ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Jorgensen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jorgensen avoids a kick to the body.
And Jorgensen responds with a good body kick, but Mountain manages to step out the way in time.
Jorgensen walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.
Jorgensen throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
Jorgensen misses with a wild body shot.
Jorgensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a shot to the body.
Jorgensen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mountain at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Mountain.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Jorgensen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mountain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Jorgensen.
Mountain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jorgensen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mountains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jorgensen misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jorgensen.
Mountain connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mountain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
Mountain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jorgensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jorgensen digs a good hook to Mountain's body.
Jorgensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jorgensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jorgensen jabs Mountain right on the nose. Mountain blinks but takes it well.
Mountain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jorgensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mountain lands a really nice looking cross but Jorgensen seems unphased.
Mountain throws a wild body kick that Jorgensen sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgensen looks to land a body kick but Mountain moved away.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tobias Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mountain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jorgensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mountain 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Mountain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Kouame (ranked 3012 p4p, 3392 weight class) and James Wilson (ranked 396 p4p, 435 weight class). Kouame's entrance music is 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Kouame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kouame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kouame instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Kouame is blocking nicely.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame working aggressively here.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Kouame has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Kouame fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kouame is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouame is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Kouame is controlling the position.
Kouame prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Kouame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kouame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson lands a left and a right that send Kouame crashing to the mat, dazed. Wilson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Kouame is rocked!
Kouame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a straight that turns Kouame's legs to rubber! Wilson pushes forward with more strikes and Kouame goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Wilson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarques Mills (ranked 3402 p4p, 3762 weight class) and Larry Tact (ranked 375 p4p, 405 weight class). Mills comes to the cage accompanied by Kurt Angle - Medal (Entrance Theme). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarques Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Tact!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tact defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills.
Mills moves away from the strike by Tact.
Tact with a nice cross.
Mills is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tact just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Mills has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Larry Tact!
Larry Tact 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 Panomrunglek Sitsongrit (ranked 3464 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Steel Adams (ranked 378 p4p, 321 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panomrunglek Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit .
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit , right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit . That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit .
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Adams swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit 's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Adams.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adams doesn't seem phased though.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Adams's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Adams.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes Adams away with a front kick.
Adams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams 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.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adams connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Adams trying to stall but Sitsongrit improves his position.
Adams effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit motions for Adams to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a three punch combo!
Adams throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit 's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steel Adams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams works on Sitsongrit 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sitsongrit is working Adams over against the cage.
Adams is stalling here.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Sitsongrit .
Adams prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Sitsongrit improves position.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit 's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Adams tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adams.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit letting Adams take a breather here.
Adams blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit .
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adams checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Adams misses.
Sitsongrit cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adams! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams checks a low kick from Sitsongrit .
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit .
Adams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams 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.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit 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!
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Adams throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Adams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
Adams misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Adams.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a big counter combination but Adams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Adams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit . Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Adams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Adams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Adams.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams takes a swing at Sitsongrit 's ribcage but misses.
Adams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adams takes a swing at Sitsongrit 's ribcage but misses.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Adams avoids it.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit .
And that's the end of the fight!
Panomrunglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panomrunglek Sitsongrit !
During a confident post fight interview, Panomrunglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 2565 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Marcus Wheeler (ranked 334 p4p, 271 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wheeler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donal moves into the clinch.
Donal misses with a body punch.
Wheeler looking to stall.
Wheeler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler walks into a jab.
Wheeler throws out a loose jab but Donal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal is looking to counter the offense by Wheeler and move into the clinch.
Donal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donal duly obliges.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wheeler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donal circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Donal misses the target.
Donal looks to clinch
letting Wheeler counter with a right hand.
Donal throws a leg kick which misses Wheeler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheeler tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheeler misses with a body shot
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wheeler is out of range and Donal settles back down.
It seemed like Wheeler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with a straight left.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Wheeler ducks down to avoid it.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the body
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal moves into the clinch.
A short right from Donal on the inside.
A short right from Wheeler.
Donal tries to throw a body punch but Wheeler avoids it by throwing Donal back against the cage.
Wheeler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wheeler slows down the pace here.
Donal breaks the clinch.
Donal misses with the body kick
and Wheeler counters with a nice body shot.
Wheeler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Donal misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donal fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donal staying out of range there.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Donal lands with a hook. Wheeler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wheeler tries to get set, Donal tries to push him back and clinch up but Wheeler manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Wheeler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donal connects with a crisp jab.
Donal looks to land a left hand but Wheeler moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheeler smiles and moves away.
Wheeler misses with a body shot.
Wheeler swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal throws out a leg kick but Wheeler moves out of range and Donal only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Wheeler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donal moves out of range as Wheeler strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal throws a right hand that misses
and Wheeler counters with a nice body shot.
Donal lunges at Wheeler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wheeler's hand.
Donal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheeler.
Donal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wheeler takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Wheeler manages to avoid it.
Donal has managed to clinch.
Donal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donal breaks the clinch.
Wheeler digs a good hook to Donal's body.
Wheeler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Wheeler checks the leg kick.
Donal scores with the left hand. Wheeler knows he should have avoided that one.
Donal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal misses with a leg kick.
Donal throws a solid leg kick but Wheeler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donal.
Wheeler cracks Donal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wheeler keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheeler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donal with a body shot.
Donal misses with a body shot.
Wheeler misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wheeler slips under a jab from Donal.
Wheeler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donal moves away.
Donal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wheeler digs a good hook to Donal's body.
Wheeler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donal staying out of range there.
Wheeler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wheeler throws a sloppy body shot
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Wheeler coming out on top.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Wheeler ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wheeler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheeler takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Wheeler tests Donal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donal tried to score with a low kick but Wheeler checks it.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
Donal is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wheeler.
Wheeler moves out of range of the body kick from Donal.
It seemed like Wheeler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wheeler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Wheeler misses its intended target.
Donal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donal loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Donal throws a sloppy body shot
and Wheeler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wheeler blocks a jab.
Wheeler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wheeler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Wheeler misses its intended target.
Wheeler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donal at a distance.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal thuds his right hand into Wheeler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wheeler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wheeler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donal moves away from the strike by Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a right hand that misses
and Donal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wheeler loads up on a big right hand but Donal slips the punch.
Donal misses with a body punch
and Wheeler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wheeler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Wheeler there.
Wheeler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donal manages to avoid it.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Wheeler manages to avoid it.
Wheeler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donal momentarily.
Donal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wheeler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler throws a series of punches but Donal avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Wheeler.
Wheeler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcus Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheeler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Donal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wheeler's head.
Wheeler tries to move into range but Donal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wheeler throws an off balance right hand
and Donal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wheeler really felt that one!
Wheeler walks into a jab.
Wheeler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donal scores with a jab to the head.
Wheeler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donal tries to work over Wheeler's front leg with a kick but Wheeler checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut.
Donal punishes Wheeler's body with a nice straight punch.
Donal throws a big shot that misses.
Wheeler throws an overhand right that lands on Donal's shoulder, as Donal tries to avoid the shot.
Wheeler staying out of range there.
Donal lands with a cross.
Donal thumps Wheeler with a low kick.
Wheeler throws out a loose jab but Donal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal throws a front kick that sends Wheeler stumbling back into the cage.
Donal misses with a wild body shot.
Wheeler throws a counter combo.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elwyn Donal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wheeler throws a lazy uppercut
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
Wheeler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wheeler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Donal! Wheeler is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal 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 Albert Rockefeller (ranked 2190 p4p, 2648 weight class) and Tomahawk Chai (ranked 287 p4p, 340 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Roll with it- Oasis. Albert Rockefeller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomahawk Chai'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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Rockefeller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rockefeller misses with a hook.
As Rockefeller backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Rockefeller manages to avoid it all.
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Rockefeller is looking to counter punch.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Rockefeller saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Rockefeller loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockefeller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Rockefeller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Rockefeller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with the combination.
Chai throws the left hand but Rockefeller avoids the punch easily.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rockefeller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Rockefeller slips a jab from Chai.
Chai is looking to chop away at Rockefeller's legs.
Rockefeller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rockefeller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chai is rocked!
Chai looks to land a body kick but Rockefeller moved away.
A quick step to the side and Rockefeller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockefeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockefeller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockefeller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai slips a straight right by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller avoids a kick to the body.
Rockefeller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rockefeller throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a series of strikes. Rockefeller will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Rockefeller throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockefeller moves away.
Rockefeller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai with a nice cross.
Rockefeller is rocked!
Chai finds Rockefeller's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Rockefeller flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Chai lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Rockefeller will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomahawk Chai!
A very excited looking Tomahawk Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Khinchegashvili (ranked 1334 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Roberto Rossi (ranked 185 p4p, 274 weight class). David Khinchegashvili has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Khinchegashvili!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khinchegashvili throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roberto Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi misses with a low kick as Khinchegashvili jumps back.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khinchegashvili. Khinchegashvili circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khinchegashvili swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi checks a leg kick.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Khinchegashvili on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Khinchegashvili slips the punch.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Khinchegashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Khinchegashvili sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Rossi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khinchegashvili fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rossi just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khinchegashvili doesn't seem phased though.
Khinchegashvili with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khinchegashvili takes one to the chin there.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
It looks like Roberto Rossi has been cut.
Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossi misses with a jab to the body
and Khinchegashvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khinchegashvilis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rossi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Khinchegashvili half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut.
Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rossi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili gets a clinch.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Khinchegashvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Khinchegashvili controls the action.
Khinchegashvili has Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khinchegashvili prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Khinchegashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khinchegashvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khinchegashvili tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khinchegashvili momentarily.
Khinchegashvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi checks a leg kick.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khinchegashvili is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Khinchegashvili misses its intended target.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Khinchegashvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khinchegashvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Rossi as he checks the leg kick.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khinchegashvili had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
Khinchegashvili takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rossi slips a straight right by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khinchegashvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khinchegashvili.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khinchegashvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Khinchegashvili backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khinchegashvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Khinchegashvili sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khinchegashvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khinchegashvili on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khinchegashvili avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khinchegashvili throwing a counter right hand but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi digs a good body shot into Khinchegashvili's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khinchegashvili is able to avoid easily.
Rossi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khinchegashvili checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rossi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberto Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi punishes Khinchegashvili's body with a nice straight punch.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khinchegashvili.
Rossi throws out a counter right but Khinchegashvili avoids it with no problem.
Khinchegashvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Khinchegashvili staying out of range there.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khinchegashvili.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khinchegashvili checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi motions for Khinchegashvili to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khinchegashvili on the side of the head.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Khinchegashvili looks to throw the jab but Rossi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Khinchegashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Khinchegashvili checks it.
Khinchegashvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Khinchegashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khinchegashvili drops his hands momentarily and Rossi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rossi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rossi misses with a hook.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Khinchegashvili sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khinchegashvili swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Khinchegashvili counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khinchegashvili counters with a good low kick that Rossi was not able to check.
Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Khinchegashvili finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Khinchegashvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khinchegashvili's corner calls for a 1-2. Khinchegashvili obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khinchegashvili tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Khinchegashvili ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Khinchegashvili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Khinchegashvili's head but Khinchegashvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Khinchegashvili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khinchegashvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
An attempted straight right counter from Khinchegashvili misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Khinchegashvili counters with a nice leg kick.
Khinchegashvili defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Khinchegashvili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Rossi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Khinchegashvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Roberto Rossi's cut even more.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Khinchegashvili checks it.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rossi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khinchegashvili.
A little feinted left hand from Khinchegashvili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khinchegashvili throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khinchegashvili tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khinchegashvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi thows a leg kick but Khinchegashvili checks it
and Khinchegashvili counters with a nice body shot.
Khinchegashvili misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Khinchegashvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Roberto Rossi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rossi misses.
An inside leg kick from Rossi misses.
Rossi tries to land a leg kick but Khinchegashvili saw it coming and moves away.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khinchegashvili looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Khinchegashvili is just out of range.
As Rossi backs away, Khinchegashvili returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Khinchegashvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi swings widly with a right hand
and Khinchegashvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khinchegashvili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khinchegashvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi cracks Khinchegashvili with an open hand slap.
Khinchegashvili is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rossi throws a low kick but Khinchegashvili moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rossi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rossi lands a leg kick that knocks Khinchegashvili off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khinchegashvili checks a leg kick nicely.
Khinchegashvili moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khinchegashvili throws a low kick but Rossi avoids it.
Good shot there by Rossi.
Rossi lands a head kick. Khinchegashvili smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Rossi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a hook but Khinchegashvili blocks it.
Khinchegashvili is looking to counter punch.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khinchegashvili lands with a shot to the body.
Khinchegashvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Khinchegashvili stuns Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Khinchegashvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Khinchegashvili throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khinchegashvili staying out of range there.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Khinchegashvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Khinchegashvili ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Khinchegashvili is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
David Khinchegashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili drops his hands momentarily and Rossi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khinchegashvili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Khinchegashvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi lands with a hook. Khinchegashvili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khinchegashvili cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Khinchegashvili wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rossi avoids a kick to the body.
Rossi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rossi moves away from the strike by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
Rossi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khinchegashvili's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Roberto Rossi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
Khinchegashvili throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Khinchegashvili connects with the punch.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khinchegashvili doesn't seem phased though.
Rossi blocks a low kick nicely.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khinchegashvili makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rossi lands a jab.
Khinchegashvili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rossi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khinchegashvili.
Rossi throws a hook but Khinchegashvili avoids it easily.
Rossi throws a solid leg kick but Khinchegashvili takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rossi.
Rossi tries to move into range but Khinchegashvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Rossi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Khinchegashvili!
David Khinchegashvili retains his light heavyweight title!
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