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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saipam Muwaitang (ranked 22194 p4p, 4846 weight class) and Ingolf Ulfriksson (ranked 603 p4p, 556 weight class). Ulfriksson has chosen Hvem Er Hun as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saipam Muwaitang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingolf Ulfriksson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muwaitang throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfriksson's shoulder, as Ulfriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Muwaitang drops Ulfriksson with a beautiful combination! Ulfriksson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muwaitang is looking for the KO!
Ulfriksson staying out of range there.
Ulfriksson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muwaitang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfriksson moves away from the strike by Muwaitang.
Ulfriksson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Muwaitang. Those never looked like landing.
Muwaitang lands with a hook. Ulfriksson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Ulfriksson is rocked!
Ulfriksson is holding his hands too far apart here. Muwaitang throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ulfriksson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saipam Muwaitang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorg Fjordlinginsson (ranked 21087 p4p, 24052 weight class) and Hideki Suzuki (ranked 518 p4p, 537 weight class). Hideki Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorg Fjordlinginsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fjordlinginsson. No joy for Suzuki on that attempt.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fjordlinginsson shoots in and bounces Suzuki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fjordlinginsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suzuki has his foot on Fjordlinginsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fjordlinginsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Fjordlinginsson drops back looking for a leg! Suzuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suzuki manages to kick Fjordlinginsson off! Fjordlinginsson jumps back into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Fjordlinginsson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjordlinginsson drops back looking for a leg! Suzuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suzuki manages to kick Fjordlinginsson off! Fjordlinginsson jumps back into Suzuki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjordlinginsson postures up in Suzuki's guard and throws a big left but Suzuki blocks it.
Fjordlinginsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fjordlinginsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fjordlinginsson stands and throws Suzuki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fjordlinginsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suzuki, who protects the arm well.
Fjordlinginsson has hold of Suzuki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Suzuki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fjordlinginsson cranks the arm and Suzuki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Suzuki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bjorg Fjordlinginsson!
In defeat, Hideki Suzuki stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Wallace (ranked 3925 p4p, 21843 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 419 p4p, 543 weight class). Wallace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smile - Jimmy Durante. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vrej Nazaryan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 51 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Wallace scores with a one two! Nazaryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wallace connects with a jab.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Wallace checks it
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Nazaryan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nazaryan misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Nazaryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazaryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazaryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a lazy head kick
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace feints a jab promting Nazaryan to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nazaryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Nazaryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a huge left! Nazaryan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wallace isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nazaryan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Wallace!
Julian Wallace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn IronSide (ranked 22402 p4p, 1362 weight class) and James Murray (ranked 606 p4p, 205 weight class). Murray has chosen Walkin - Denzel Curry as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn IronSide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Murray!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IronSide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for IronSide with that takedown attempt.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray throws a low kick but IronSide moves out of range easily.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by IronSide.
Murray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
IronSide misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Murray.
IronSide closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IronSide takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
IronSide tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn IronSide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray throws the left hand but IronSide avoids the punch easily.
IronSide wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Murray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
IronSide shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed IronSide momentarily.
 IronSide is rocked!
IronSide doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
IronSide takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh IronSide is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. IronSide takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Murray sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! IronSide bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Murray!
During a confident post fight interview, James Murray 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 2002 p4p, 4000 weight class) and Somchai Saetang (ranked 251 p4p, 425 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Somchai Saetang !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Saetang moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saetang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnston lands a jab.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Saetang .
Saetang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang looks for the body kick but Johnston saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang is looking to clinch.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Saetang takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saetang on the side of the head.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saetang throws a head kick that Johnston semi-blocks.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saetang . Saetang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saetang slips under a jab.
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnston with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Saetang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Saetang 's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Saetang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnston catches Saetang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saetang closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Saetang seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saetang on the side of the head.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Saetang .
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
Johnston takes a swing at Saetang 's ribcage but misses.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Saetang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Saetang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saetang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a body punch but Saetang moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Johnston lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Saetang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
And Saetang responds with a good body kick, but Johnston manages to step out the way in time.
Saetang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Saetang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Saetang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Saetang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Saetang .
Saetang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saetang connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saetang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Saetang slips the punch.
Saetang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saetang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Saetang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Saetang walks into a jab.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saetang 's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saetang .
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Saetang tries to score with a low kick but Johnston moves his leg out of the way.
Saetang has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saetang obliges.
Saetang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saetang can do to turn this around?
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Johnston.
Saetang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saetang scores with a kick to the body.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saetang back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
Saetang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnston works over Saetang 's head and body with a nice combination.
Saetang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saetang tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Saetang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saetang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saetang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang blocks it.
Johnston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Saetang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Saetang 's shoulder, as Saetang tries to avoid the shot.
Saetang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston jabs Saetang right on the nose. Saetang blinks but takes it well.
Saetang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnston thuds his right hand into Saetang 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saetang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Saetang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Johnston avoids it.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang slips a jab from Johnston.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Johnston.
Saetang is rocked!
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Saetang is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston throws a monster overhand right that drops Saetang ! Johnston follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hajimaro Fujinuma (ranked 3823 p4p, 2084 weight class) and Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 411 p4p, 259 weight class). Fujinuma comes to the cage accompanied by Yooooooooo. De Rossi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paky - Vita sbagliata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140
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10 - 3 - 0 |
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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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajimaro Fujinuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi clinches up against the cage.
De Rossi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fujinuma wants to take the fight to the mat but De Rossi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
De Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from De Rossi.
Fujinuma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Rossi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi is leaning against Fujinuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from De Rossi.
De Rossi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajimaro Fujinuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Rossi.
Fujinuma is breathing heavily.
De Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujinuma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fujinuma takes a shot to the head.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujinumas head.
De Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujinumas head.
De Rossi lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
Fujinuma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Rossi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fujinuma is trying to drag De Rossi to the mat but De Rossi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fujinuma is trying to drag De Rossi to the mat but De Rossi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Rossi lands a shot to the body.
De Rossi digs a right hand into Fujinuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fujinuma's gas tank.
A hook to the body from De Rossi.
A short right from De Rossi on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Rossi.
Fujinuma can't get the takedown.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujinumas head.
De Rossi lands a body punch.
De Rossi gets through Fujinuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Rossi works on Fujinuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujinuma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Rossi is defending well.
De Rossi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
De Rossi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Rossi works on Fujinuma's body with a couple of short punches.
De Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from De Rossi.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujinumas head.
De Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Rossi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rossi.
De Rossi pushes Fujinuma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujinuma is trying to break the clinch but De Rossi is controlling him.
De Rossi lands a shot to the body.
Fujinuma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Rossi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fujinuma tries to score a body lock takedown but De Rossi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
De Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Rossi lands with a short shot to the head.
De Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
Fujinuma is rocked!
Still in the clinch, De Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Fujinuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rossi.
Fujinuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fujinuma drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Rossi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujinuma misses with a takedown attempt
and De Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
Fujinuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a right hand.
De Rossi lands an uppercut.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujinumas head.
We've been informed that De Rossi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rossi gets through Fujinuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujinuma takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Rossi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
De Rossi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fujinuma backwards.
De Rossi presses Fujinuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Fujinuma's head.
De Rossi lands an uppercut.
De Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Rossi throws a big uppercut that drops Fujinuma! More strikes from De Rossi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fujinuma lies dazed against the cage as De Rossi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe De Rossi!
Post fight, Giuseppe De Rossi stared into the camera and said 'Next time keep my name out of your mouth, for all that talk you did you should be ashamed of losing to me then to be honest. Know your place little English man'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 3757 p4p, 2079 weight class) and Verney Lapierre (ranked 407 p4p, 257 weight class). Lapierre has chosen Sugar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
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20 - 29 - 0 |
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22
142
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 20 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verney Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lapierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Holey off the cage and back into range.
Holey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lapierre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Lapierre scores with a jab to the head.
Holey is rocked!
Holey walks into a straight right hand from Lapierre.
Oh Holey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lapierre scores with a decent looking hook.
Verney Lapierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapierre connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Lapierre - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lapierre lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Holey falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lapierre dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verney Lapierre!
After winning the bout, Verney Lapierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Jackson (ranked 3215 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Hinski Grang (ranked 440 p4p, 358 weight class). Grang has chosen JID - Ed, Edd & Eddy as his entrance music. 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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29
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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33
222
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hinski Grang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Grang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grang ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Grang misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Grang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grang throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Grang moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grang.
Grang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Grang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grang cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson takes a swing at Grang's ribcage but misses.
Grang throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Grang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook. Grang ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grang swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Grang throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grang.
Grang throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson slips a jab from Grang.
Grang looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grang swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Grang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Grang 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!
Grang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Grang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson moves out of range as Grang strikes.
Grang misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Grang moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Grang stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grang missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grang.
Grang throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Devon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grang scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Grang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grang 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.
Grang throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Grang.
Grang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
A big left from Grang misses.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grang, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Grang throws a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Grang should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grang moves away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Grang ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Grang misses.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Grang manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grang to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grang.
Grang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grang.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grang throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Grang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
A big left from Grang misses.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Grang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Devon Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Grang counter with a right hand.
Grang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grang misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grang moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Grang finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grang scores with a jab to the head.
Grang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Grang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Grang.
Grang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Grang is just out of range.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Grang moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Grang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grang throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grang lands a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Grang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
And Jackson counters with a quick kick to the body but Grang blocks it.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Grang.
Grang lands a two punch combo.
Grang punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Grang's leg but Grang calmly moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Grang should have avoided that one.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grang is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Grang is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Grang misses.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Grang manages to avoid it.
Grang looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grang throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Grang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Grang misses with a looping left.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson throws a low kick but Grang moves out of range easily.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Grang counter with a right hand.
Grang throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hinski Grang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Grang throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grang throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grang! But no joy.
Grang blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Grang breaks the clinch.
A big right from Grang misses.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Grang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grang scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Grang is out of range.
Grang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Grang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Grang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grang in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grang misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grang blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Grang slips under a jab.
Grang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Grang misses.
Grang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Grang misses the target.
A big right from Jackson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Grang's head but Grang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grang! But no joy.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Grang's head.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grang.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Grang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grang lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Grang counters with a one-two to the body.
Grang lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Grang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grang has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Grang circles away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Grang misses.
Grang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grang avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Grang swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devon Jackson.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Jackson!
Devon Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matsuhiro Toryiama (ranked 779 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 122 p4p, 371 weight class). Toryiama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 - Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!. Johnston has chosen Dacw 'Nghariad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matsuhiro Toryiama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Toryiama's ribs.
Johnston tries to clinch up
and Toryiama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnston's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Toryiama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toryiama is working hard here to advance position.
Toryiama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toryiama trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Toryiama tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama trying to move into half guard but instead Johnston has managed to sweep!
Johnston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toryiama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toryiama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toryiama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnston postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama wants to sweep but no luck.
Toryiama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnston manages to get himself to full guard.
Toryiama prevents Johnston from getting back to his feet.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
Toryiama trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toryiama won't allow Johnston to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Toryiama counters with a single leg into guard. Johnston didn't expect that.
Toryiama wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
Toryiama trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Toryiama wants to stand but Johnston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Toryiama advances position into side control!
Johnston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Toryiama moves into full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama cracks Johnston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Toryiama looking to control but Johnston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuhiro Toryiama dominated that 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.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toryiama counters with a single leg into guard. Johnston didn't expect that.
Toryiama looking to sit in guard and control but Johnston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toryiama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Toryiama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnston manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toryiama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Toryiama tries to pass.
Toryiama trying to move into half guard but instead Johnston has managed to sweep!
Toryiama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnston has passed into half guard!
Johnston seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Matsuhiro Toryiama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toryiama wants to improve his position but Johnston is controlling well.
Toryiama is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Reach Around, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama actively working from the bottom here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toryiama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Toryiama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnston's back!
Toryiama is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnston is defending well though. Toryiama let's go of the attempt for now.
Toryiama struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnston covers up.
Toryiama working for a choke but Johnston reverses nicely into Toryiama 's guard.
Toryiama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnston is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnston has passed into half guard!
Toryiama gets full guard.
That's four 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.
Toryiama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toryiama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toryiama looking to control.
Johnston won't allow Toryiama to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama is trying to hold Johnston in close to prevent damage but Johnston has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnston is thwarting Toryiama's attempts to control the position.
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 Matsuhiro Toryiama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toryiama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toryiama swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston pushes Toryiama up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Toryiama from controlling successfully.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama won't allow Johnston to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
Toryiama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toryiama looking to pass the guard.
Toryiama passes into half guard.
Toryiama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toryiama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toryiama is working for a kimura here but Johnston manages to reverse the position and he's now in Toryiama's guard.
Toryiama is looking for a triangle but Johnston pushes his legs off easily.
Martin Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toryiama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnston stacks Toryiama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnston!
Johnston working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Matsuhiro Toryiama has been cut.
Martin Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toryiama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toryiama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toryiama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Toryiama avoids it well.
Toryiama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toryiama keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Toryiama avoids nicely.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toryiama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toryiama.
Toryiama looking to pass the guard.
Toryiama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama wants to pass the guard but Johnston is keeping the position.
Toryiama is working Johnston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama passes into half guard.
Johnston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Toryiama is looking to stall here but Johnston recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toryiama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsuhiro Toryiama!
Matsuhiro Toryiama retains his light heavyweight title!
Matsuhiro Toryiama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Martin Johnston had this to say: 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Locke (ranked 3636 p4p, 790 weight class) and Anthony Santana (ranked 107 p4p, 17 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Pump - Mosh Pit. Santana has chosen Chief Keef - Love Sosa as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Locke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Santana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Locke lands with a cross.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Locke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santana, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana blocks a jab.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Santana lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Santana misses with a hook to the body
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana moves away from the strike by Locke.
Locke misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Locke lands with an overhand left.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Locke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Locke - just one landing.
Santana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke lands with a good body shot.
Santana swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Locke misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
Locke scores with a punch to the head.
Santana throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Locke misses the jab.
Locke misses with a right hand
and Santana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santana avoids the body shot from Locke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Locke dominated that 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.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Locke. Those never looked like landing.
Santana is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Locke with a body shot.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santana.
A jab from Santana misses.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santana to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ryan Locke has been cut.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
A swing and a miss from Locke.
Locke scores with a jab to the body.
Locke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Locke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Santana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Locke avoids the body shot from Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a right hand
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
A big right from Santana misses.
Locke throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santana lands a jab to the head.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Locke throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
Locke scores with a jab. Santana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Santana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Locke rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana digs a good body shot into Locke's ribs.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke blocks a jab.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
Santana thuds a left hand into Locke's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Locke misses.
Locke throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana connects with a body shot that sends Locke's belly button to the back.
Locke throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Locke was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke'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.
Locke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Santana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left and a right from Locke both land. Nice combination.
Santana throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Santana.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Santana misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Sloppy strikes from Locke. Those never looked like landing.
Santana avoids the body shot from Locke.
Santana lands a slapping body shot.
Locke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Locke counters with a right hand to the body.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Santana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Locke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Locke throws the left hand but Santana avoids the punch easily.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Locke misses the target.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana walks into a stiff left hand from Locke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Locke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke misses with a hook.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Locke misses with a hook
letting Santana counter with a right hand.
Ryan Locke's cut is getting worse.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Locke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke slips under a jab.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Santana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Locke clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Locke tries to bum rush Santana with a series of wild strikes but Santana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Santana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke scores with a jab to the body.
Locke slips a jab from Santana.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Locke, as that shot connected.
Locke looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Santana slips a jab from Locke.
Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Locke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Locke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santana at a distance.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke lands a nice hook to Santana's body. Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a three punch combo that has Santana backing up. Santana nods at Locke to acknowledge the strikes.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands with an uppercut that bounces Locke off the cage and back into range.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Santana throws the left hand but Locke avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santana! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Santana slips a jab from Locke.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Santana let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana slips under a jab.
Santana digs a good body shot into Locke's ribs.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana connects with a crisp jab.
Santana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan Locke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
A jab lands there for Locke.
A left and a right from Locke both land. Nice combination.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke is looking for a counter combo.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ryan Locke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Locke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Locke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Santana misses.
Locke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Locke looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Locke looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Locke misses with a left hand
enabling Santana to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke scores with a nice right hand.
Santana misses with a body punch
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Anthony Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana throws a body shot but no joy.
As Santana looks to move away, Locke throws a big counter combo but Santana just gets out of the way.
Locke connects with a single shot there.
Santana misses with a body punch
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Locke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a looping left.
A big left from Santana misses.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Santana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Locke throws a lazy uppercut
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke throws a hook but Santana avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Santana.
Well Locke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Santana!
After winning the bout, Anthony Santana thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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