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DC 6: Knightley vs Adesanya PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 5234 p4p, 3899 weight class) and Eomer Greydorian (ranked 522 p4p, 459 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eomer Greydorian!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greydorian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pauschi sprawls well initially but Greydorian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Greydorian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greydorian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pauschi's coaches at BronkĀ“s GYM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pauschi tries to get to full guard but Greydorian has control of the leg.
Greydorian has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HELLsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pauschi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greydorian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pauschi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pauschi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greydorian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauschi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greydorian.
Greydorian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pauschi keeping control of the position.
Pauschi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greydorian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
Greydorian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greydorian trying to control from half guard but Pauschi is working away.
Greydorian slips a nice elbow through Pauschi's hands, connecting with Pauschi's forehead.
Greydorian prevents Pauschi from improving his position.
Greydorian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pauschi's head.
Pauschi tries to get to full guard but Greydorian has control of the leg.
Greydorian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pauschi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi controlling the position for now.
Greydorian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greydorian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pauschi wants to improve his position but Greydorian is controlling well.
Pauschi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greydorian trying to mount his opponent but Pauschi defends it.
Pauschi wants to improve his position but Greydorian is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Greydorian.
Pauschi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greydorian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pauschi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian works over Pauschi with some ground and pound from guard.
Greydorian is working Pauschi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greydorian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greydorian throws a big right hand that misses.
Greydorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Pauschi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greydorian wants to pass the guard but Pauschi is keeping the position.
Greydorian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greydorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pauschi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greydorian with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greydorian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pauschi is controlling Greydorian's posture.
Greydorian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pauschi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pauschi pulls Greydorian in to control the position.
Pauschi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greydorian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Greydorian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Greydorian shoots in looking for a takedown but Pauschi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greydorian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pauschi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greydorian is defended easily by Pauschi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greydorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greydorian! But no joy.
Pauschi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greydorian.
Good shot there by Pauschi.
Greydorian slips a straight right by Pauschi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eomer Greydorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi'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.
Greydorian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pauschi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauschi tries to get out of the position.
Pauschi is trying to stand up here but Greydorian is controlling him well.
Eomer Greydorian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greydorian is nestled in close to Pauschi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pauschi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greydorian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greydorian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pauschi tries to roll over but Greydorian keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greydorian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pauschi is looking to improve his position.
Greydorian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greydorian lands with a punch from half guard.
Pauschi wants to improve his position but Greydorian is controlling well.
Greydorian looks to land a strike but Pauschi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Greydorian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pauschi has momentary wrist control but Greydorian slips an elbow through the middle.
Greydorian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greydorian is working Pauschi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chris Pauschi's cut is getting worse.
Greydorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pauschi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greydorian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greydorian preventing the sweep.
Greydorian throws a big right hand that misses.
Greydorian connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian looking to pass the guard.
Greydorian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chris Pauschi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greydorian throwing strikes but missing.
Greydorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greydorian trying to control but Pauschi is working from the bottom.
Pauschi is trying to keep Greydorian in close.
Pauschi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pauschi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greydorian.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greydorian swings for the body but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greydorian misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian misses with a takedown attempt - Pauschi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pauschi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Greydorian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pauschi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pauschi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greydorian.
Pauschi has hold of Greydorian's hands but Greydorian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Chris Pauschi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Pauschi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eomer Greydorian!
Eomer Greydorian very nearly forgot to thank Neon Zombie amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Arkinson (ranked 3897 p4p, 4544 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 142 p4p, 165 weight class). Arkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - So cold. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkinson throws a right and a left that Verdins avoids nicely.
Arkinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verdins under the eye.
Arkinson throws a series of punches but Verdins avoids them all with ease.
Verdins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Arkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arkinson misses with an uppercut. Verdins saw that one coming.
Verdins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arkinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arkinson cracks Verdins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arkinson throws out a powerful jab.
Verdins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arkinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Verdins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Arkinson finds it's way through Verdins's defenses.
Verdins looks winded!
Arkinson throws a right and a left that Verdins avoids nicely.
Arkinson works Verdins's body with a nice hook.
Arkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arkinson looks to land a combination but Verdins avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Arkinson. That snapped Verdins's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arkinson cracks Verdins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Verdins falls to his knees and Arkinson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Arkinson!
Mark Arkinson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'King Kong Donged š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦ š¦KING OF THE FUCKIN JUNGLE BABY!!! Put some respect on the big men. I AM DAT MAN I AM THE BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER ALIVE!!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 3795 p4p, 3987 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 453 p4p, 465 weight class). Rocksteady's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Right Hand. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Danny Trejo enters the cage!
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rocksteady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trejo is keeping the position for now.
Rocksteady throwing strikes but missing.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet but Rocksteady is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo keeping full guard, as Rocksteady tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo keeping full guard, as Rocksteady tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rocksteady won't allow Trejo to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Trejo 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.
Jab, jab by Trejo - just one landing.
Rocksteady takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocksteady digs a good body shot into Trejo's ribs.
Rocksteady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Trejo misses its intended target.
Trejo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocksteady counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocksteady is working for a kimura but Trejo is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksteady tries to pass to full mount but Trejo defends it.
Rocksteady throwing shots but Trejo is blocking nicely.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo kicks Rocksteady off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo scores with a body shot.
Trejo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rocksteady blocks the body kick.
Trejo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksteady counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Trejo!
Rocksteady goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Trejo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rocksteady's guard! Nice work there by Trejo!
Rocksteady wants to sweep here but Trejo controlling him for the moment.
Rocksteady is trying to control the position but Trejo postures up.
Rocksteady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo won't allow Rocksteady to sweep him here.
Trejo wanted to stand there but Rocksteady had control of the position.
Rocksteady is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trejo defends well.
Rocksteady throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo dominated that round.
That's time! Rocksteady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses
and Rocksteady counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trejo wriggles free and stands up.
Rocksteady ducks under a wild hook from Trejo.
A head kick from Trejo lands but Rocksteady takes it in his stride.
Trejo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick
and Rocksteady counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady seems to be working for a kimura but Trejo defends the submission attempt.
Rocksteady thows a huge punch but Trejo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady is trying to work for a kimura but Trejo is defending well.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
Rocksteady is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Trejo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Trejo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trejo decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danny Trejo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocksteady shoots in and drives through. Trejo sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Trejo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksteady blocks a head kick by Trejo.
Rocksteady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Nice body punch from Trejo.
Trejo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rocksteady on the side of the head.
Rocksteady lands with a nice body punch.
Rocksteady slips a straight right by Trejo.
Rocksteady tries to counter with a takedown but Trejo is quick to defend against it.
Trejo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocksteady manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo looks to land a right hand but Rocksteady moved out of range.
Rocksteady takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Rocksteady moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo scores with a leg kick.
Trejo lands a nice hook to Rocksteady's body. Rocksteady takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksteady is just out of range.
Trejo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trejo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trejo, as that shot connected.
Trejo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trejo throws a lazy head kick
and Rocksteady counters with a single leg into guard. Trejo didn't expect that.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
Trejo is looking to stand back up but Rocksteady counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Trejo.
Trejo pushes Rocksteady off looking to stand but Rocksteady dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocksteady.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocksteady stops Trejo from getting back to his feet.
Rocksteady is looking for a kimura but Trejo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rocksteady to get the leverage.
Trejo is in trouble now - Rocksteady has advanced to mount!
Trejo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rocksteady.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trejo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rocksteady counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rocksteady postures up in Trejo's guard and throws a big left but Trejo blocks it.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet but Rocksteady is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rocksteady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocksteady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trejo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rocksteady is looking to work some ground and pound but Trejo has wrist control.
James Rocksteady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trejo wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo lands a left and a right that send Rocksteady crashing to the mat, dazed. Trejo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Rocksteady is rocked!
It looks like James Rocksteady has been cut.
Rocksteady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trejo.
Oh Rocksteady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trejo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocksteady appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rocksteady seems to have got his legs back now.
Trejo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Trejo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trejo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocksteady moves away.
Trejo scores with a nice right hand.
Rocksteady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Rocksteady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Trejo. Those never looked like landing.
Trejo misses the shot to the body.
James Rocksteady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo misses the jab.
Rocksteady tries to counter with a takedown but Trejo is quick to defend against it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rocksteady.
Trejo sneaks out the side door and pushes Rocksteady away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Some wild striking there from Trejo.
Rocksteady attempts a counter takedown but Trejo avoids it well and moves away.
Rocksteady has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Rocksteady moves out of range easily.
A big right from Trejo misses.
Rocksteady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trejo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady drives through with a takedown into Trejo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rocksteady scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trejo is looking to stand up but Rocksteady isn't so interested in that idea.
Rocksteady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trejo is keeping the position for now.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Rocksteady from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danny Trejo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trejo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trejo misses with a looping left.
Rocksteady changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rocksteady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trejo throws out the jab.
Rocksteady moves in looking to clinch but Trejo pushes him off.
Trejo misses with a body shot.
Rocksteady appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trejo cracks Rocksteady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Trejo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trejo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Trejo!
An out of breath Danny Trejo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Misawa (ranked 2535 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 326 p4p, 374 weight class). Kulina has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great elbows
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Misawa drives through and clinches with Kulina against the cage.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Kulina avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Kulina tries to pull guard but Misawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kulina prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Misawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Misawa throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulina slows down the pace here.
Kulina avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
I was talking to Misawa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misawa.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Kulina.
Kulina has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Misawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mitsu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina decides to pull guard.
Misawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kulina pulls Misawa in close to his closed guard and prevents Misawa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kulina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Misawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Misawa stays in close to Kulina's body and controls the position.
Kulina looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is wriggling around but Misawa manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Misawa seems content to control.
Kulina works his way to full guard. Good work.
Misawa stays in close to Kulina's body and controls the position.
Kulina is pulling down on Misawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Misawa, at least for the moment.
Kulina pushes Misawa off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa looks to throw the jab but Kulina is out of range.
Misawa takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
And Kulina tries to counter it with a takedown but Misawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Misawa misses the target.
Misawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Misawa as he jumps to the side.
Kulina takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Misawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulina missing with knees to the body.
Kulina blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulina controls his hands.
Misawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kulina jumps guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa slows down the pace here.
Misawa working aggressively here.
Misawa stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in the clinch, Misawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Kulina shrugs off.
Misawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kulina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina closes the distance and pushes Misawa back into the cage.
Kulina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Misawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kulina prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa cracks Kulina with a nice body shot.
Misawa wants to stall.
Misawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kulina up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
That's time! Misawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Misawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Misawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Misawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulina can do to turn this around?
Kulina moves into range and clinches up with Misawa.
Kulina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulina just leaning against Misawa, taking a breather.
Kulina is trying to maintain a safe position but Misawa gets an underhook and turns Kulina into the cage.
Kulina wants a takedown.
Misawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Misawa.
Kulina scores with a shot to the side of Misawa's head.
Kulina takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Misawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kulina scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kulina taking a breather.
Misawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Misawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kulina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina lands with a right to the head.
Kulina is leaning against Misawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kulina goes for a takedown attempt but Misawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kulina.
Misawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kulina counters with a three punch combo that has Misawa backing up. Misawa nods at Kulina to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulina looks for a takedown but Misawa sprawls well.
Misawa throws out a loose jab but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina dives in for a single leg takedown but Misawa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kulina throws a right and a left that Misawa avoids nicely.
Misawa looks to throw the jab but Kulina is out of range.
Mitsu Misawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Misawa clinches up with Kulina and pushes him back against the cage.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa is pushing Kulina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kulina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Misawa after a bit of a struggle.
Kulina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kulina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misawa avoids it.
Misawa trying to control the position but instead, Kulina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misawa into the cage.
Misawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kulina is trying to break the clinch but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Misawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulina jumps guard.
Kulina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kulina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kulina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Misawa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kulina.
Kulina is looking for a sweep.
Kulina is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Misawa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kulina is squirming around, avoiding Misawa's attempts to control the action.
Kulina tries to reverse the position but Misawa maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Kulina's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kulina has a takedown stuffed.
Kulina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kulina tries to land a front kick but Misawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justin Kulina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misawa clinches with his opponent.
Misawa is trying to stall.
Misawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulina can't get the takedown.
Kulina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Misawa walks away with a smile on his face. Kulina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mitsu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Misawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misawa backing away here, and Kulina unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kulina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but Kulina persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Misawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Misawa clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
Kulina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa looking to stall.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa blocks the elbow strike.
Kulina tries to pull guard but Misawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Kulina drops back down to his feet.
Kulina blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Misawa.
Misawa tries to stall but Kulina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Misawa to keep the fight standing.
Misawa stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Misawa as Kulina tries to tie him up.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misawa gets through Kulina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Misawa as Kulina tries to tie him up.
Kulina tries to land knees in the clinch but Misawa avoids the damage to the body.
Kulina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misawa smiles and moves away.
Misawa has closed the distance and engaged Kulina in a clinch.
Mitsu Misawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulina.
Misawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsu Misawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Misawa as Kulina shoots in.
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina tries a head kick but it misses.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kulina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kulina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Misawa misses with a looping left.
Misawa throws a hook but Kulina blocks it.
Kulina unleashes a big counter combination but Misawa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kulina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but Kulina persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Misawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kulina in his tracks.
Misawa misses with a straight left.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulina looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misawa is looking to clinch.
Kulina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kulina has Misawa up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Misawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Misawa is pressed up against the cage. Kulina has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Misawa down to the mat. Misawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulina circles away.
Misawa throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Kulina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Misawa digs a good body shot into Kulina's ribs.
Kulina closes the distance and pushes Misawa back into the cage.
Misawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kulina's efforts to push away.
Kulina is trying to pull guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsu Misawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Misawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Misawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Santino (ranked 3309 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Ivan Dochenko (ranked 402 p4p, 441 weight class). Santino comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Why You Die?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Santino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Dochenko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dochenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Santino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Santino saw that one coming.
Santino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Dochenko throws a good cross that connects.
Dochenko fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Santino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santino lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santino.
It looks like Ivan Dochenko has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Dochenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santino doesn't seem phased though.
Santino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santino throws a body kick that misses.
Dochenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santino.
A swing and a miss from Dochenko.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santino.
Santino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dochenko in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko lands with an overhand left.
Santino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dochenko.
Dochenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Dochenko misses
and Santino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dochenko cracks Santino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dochenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santino.
Dochenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dochenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santino counters with a good low kick that Dochenko was not able to check.
Santino moves away from the strike by Dochenko.
Dochenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dochenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko throws a jab when Santino was well out of range.
Santino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dochenko is out of range.
Santino misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
letting Santino counter with a right hand.
Dochenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dochenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dochenko lands with a nice body punch.
Santino misses with a body kick.
Dochenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dochenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dochenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Ivan Dochenko's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dochenko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dochenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dochenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santino defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
Santino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santino scores with a kick to the body.
Dochenko loads up on a big right hand but Santino slips the punch.
A left and a right from Santino both land. Nice combination.
Dochenko checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santino.
Santino lands a nice looking body kick.
Santino moves forwards but Dochenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivan Dochenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dochenko.
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 Bobby Santino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santino misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dochenko throws out a loose jab but Santino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dochenko lands an overhand right.
A jab from Santino misses.
Santino walks into a left hand.
Dochenko slips a straight right by Santino.
Dochenko needs to keep his hands up - Santino had a free shot at his head there.
Dochenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santino is fending him off so far but Dochenko persists. Nope, Santino circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dochenko lands a jab to Santino's midsection.
Santino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Santino throwing a counter right hand but Dochenko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Dochenko misses.
Santino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dochenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Santino.
Dochenko slips under a jab from Santino.
Dochenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dochenko misses with a hook
and Santino counters with a low kick, right behind Dochenko 's knee.
Santino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Santino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dochenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Santino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Santino. Those never looked like landing.
Bobby Santino is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Dochenko scores with a nice head shot.
Dochenko throws a jab when Santino was well out of range.
Dochenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santino.
Santino throws a one two combo.
The cut above Ivan Dochenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bobby Santino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santino.
Dochenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Santino is just out of range.
Dochenko moves out of range as Santino throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dochenko.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dochenko.
Santino lands a slapping body shot.
Dochenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santino on the side of the head.
Dochenko throws a right and a left that Santino avoids nicely.
Dochenko blocks a head kick by Santino.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Santino counters with a low kick, right behind Dochenko 's knee.
Santino with a nice calf kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dochenko as he connects with a hook.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Santino counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santino scores with a three 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!
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dochenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dochenko 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.
Dochenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santino misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dochenko misses.
Santino throws a front kick aimed at Dochenko's knee but Dochenko avoids it well.
No joy there for Dochenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santino lands a nice hook to Dochenko's body. Dochenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dochenko lands with a right hand.
Dochenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Dochenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 Bobby Santino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santino with a jab.
Dochenko missing with a left hand there. Santino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dochenko lands with an overhand left.
Santino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dochenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Santino misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Santino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santino throws a series of punches but Dochenko avoids them all with ease.
Dochenko throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Santino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santino fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Dochenko blocks the leg kick.
Santino ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Dochenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santino ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Santino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dochenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Santino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santino looks to land a combination but Dochenko avoids it well.
Dochenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivan Dochenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko lands with a right hand.
Dochenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Dochenko misses.
Dochenko throws out a loose jab but Santino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivan Dochenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dochenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Dochenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Santino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dochenko thinking.
Santino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dochenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santino misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santino misses with a lunging right hand
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Santino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Bobby Santino has been cut.
Dochenko thuds his right hand into Santino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bobby Santino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Santino's shoulder, as Santino tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Santino.
Santino throws a series of punches but Dochenko avoids them all with ease.
Dochenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dochenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dochenko lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko slips a straight right by Santino.
Santino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dochenko misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dochenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Santino fails to land with a series of punches.
Dochenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Santino ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Santino counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Santino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dochenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santino 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Santino!
A less than humble Bobby Santino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Vega (ranked 2319 p4p, 2674 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 281 p4p, 323 weight class). Marcel Romanow 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a takedown attempt
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vega throws a front kick that sends Romanow stumbling back into the cage.
Vega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romanow is defended easily by Vega.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Vega slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vega is looking to chop away at Romanow's legs.
Romanow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanow. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Romanow.
Vega misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vega slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Vega.
Keaton Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vega throws a shot to the body.
Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Vega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vega throws a head kick that Romanow semi-blocks.
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!
Vega throws a head kick but Romanow moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Romanow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vega tries to clinch up but Romanow circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanow walks into a straight right hand from Vega.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Romanow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romanow in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romanow lands some shots froms side control.
Romanow scores with punches from side control.
Vega is looking for a sweep.
Romanow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vega parries the strikes from Romanow easily there. Romanow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vega to escape.
Romanow cracks Vega with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Romanow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romanow is chipping away with strikes.
Vega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanow on the ground.
Romanow cracks Vega with a big right hand but Vega just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow tries for a kimura but Vega is defending well.
Vega regains half guard, as Romanow was trying to land strikes.
Vega is holding on to half guard well.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romanow.
Romanow thows a huge punch but Vega dodges it nicely.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romanow.
Romanow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vega doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Romanow.
Romanow wants to work for an arm triangle but Vega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Romanow sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcel Romanow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vega clinches up with Romanow and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanow goes for a takedown attempt but Vega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romanow walks into a jab.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romanow shoots in but Vega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Vega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Vega.
Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow scores with a decent looking hook.
Romanow works the jab nicely.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega slips a straight right by Romanow.
Vega scores with a jab to the head.
Keaton Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega looks to land a left hand but Romanow moved out of range nicely.
Romanow moves away from the strike by Vega.
Vega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romanow connects with a crisp jab.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vega slips a jab from Romanow.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Romanow misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vega misses the target.
Nice body kick from Vega.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Romanow misses with a few strikes there.
Vega scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vega misses the jab.
Romanow throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romanow keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romanow throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Vega throws the kick towards the body but Romanow avoids it.
Vega goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Romanow throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega pushes Romanow up against the cage in a clinch.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
Vega prevents a body shot from Romanow.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romanow backwards.
Romanow misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Romanow.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vega is looking to break free of the clinch but Romanow has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Vega wants to break free but Romanow has control.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow moves out of range as Vega strikes.
Romanow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vega defends it well.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow stuns Vega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romanow misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vega throws a body kick that misses.
Vega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanow keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Keaton Vega will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.
Vega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vega loads up on a big right hand but Romanow slips the punch.
Romanow feints the counter takedown.
Vega slips under a jab from Romanow.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vega slips under a jab.
Romanow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Romanow looks to score with a jab to the body but Vega is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow scores with a one two! Vega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Vega moved out of range nicely.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romanow connects with a nice looking jab.
Romanow misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanow.
Romanow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romanow just manages to avoid it.
Romanow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romanow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega is looking to score with low kicks.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Vega pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romanow scores with a hook to the body. Vega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romanow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Romanow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Romanow tries to score a body lock takedown but Vega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with an uppercut. Romanow saw that one coming.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Vega avoids it easily.
A cross from Vega lands.
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!
Romanow lands with a good body shot.
Romanow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega scores with a nice body kick.
Vega scores with a nice strike.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense.
Romanow swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanow goes for a double leg but Vega avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vega continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and Vega tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keaton Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Romanow.
Crunch! Vega slams his shin into Romanow's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanow.
Vega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vega wants it to stay on the feet.
Romanow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega scores with a spinning back kick!
Vega leaves Romanow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vega slips under a jab.
Vega throws a head kick that Romanow semi-blocks.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow throws a right hand that misses
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Romanow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vega.
Vega with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega lands with a slapping head kick.
A left lands for Vega.
Romanow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romanow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vega scores with a spinning back kick!
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keaton Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keaton Vega!
After winning the bout, Keaton Vega 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar KyrvƤnsyylƤ (ranked 3074 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Luis Sinisterra (ranked 122 p4p, 287 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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267
10 - 10 - 0 |
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240
7 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar KyrvƤnsyylƤ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinisterra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on KyrvƤnsyylƤ. That did some damage!
Sinisterra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KyrvƤnsyylƤ.
Jab by KyrvƤnsyylƤ.
KyrvƤnsyylƤ throws a right and a left that Sinisterra avoids nicely.
Sinisterra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooh!!! KyrvƤnsyylƤ has knocked Sinisterra down with a huge combo! KyrvƤnsyylƤ steps away and waves a wobbly Sinisterra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinisterra misses with a hook
and KyrvƤnsyylƤ counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
KyrvƤnsyylƤ rushes Sinisterra with punches - Sinisterra moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sinisterra goes down! KyrvƤnsyylƤ follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar KyrvƤnsyylƤ!
Einar KyrvƤnsyylƤ tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 2524 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 360 p4p, 440 weight class). Manus Murphy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Herro looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Herro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Herro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Herro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Murphy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herro throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Herro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Murphy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Murphy breaks Herro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Herro is retaining full guard.
Herro is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Herro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
Herro content to stall in guard here.
Murphy is looking for a triangle here but Herro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Herro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herro is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Herro is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herro is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Herro with a nice head shot there.
Herro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herro tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Herro from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murphy holds on and takes a little breather.
Murphy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Herro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Herro tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Herro tries to clinch up.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Herro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanner Herro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
Herro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Herro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Herro tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Herro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy shoots and misses
and Herro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanner Herro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Herro defends it well.
Herro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murphy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murphy is trying to control Herro's posture but Herro avoids it.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Herro controlling him for the moment.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herro trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy looking to control.
Herro preventing the sweep.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanner Herro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy seems keen to control Herro's posture.
Herro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murphy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murphy has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Herro is retaining full guard.
Herro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Herro working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Herro keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands and throws Herro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murphy tries to move to mount but Herro blocks the move with his legs.
Herro is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Herro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Herro!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Herro throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Murphy looking for the RNC.
Murphy is looking for the choke from the back position but Herro is controlling his hands well.
Herro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murphy trying to control momentarily.
Well, with Murphy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Herro is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Herro breaks Murphy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Herro postures up.
Herro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herro tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manus Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Herro.
Herro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
Herro trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Herro from controlling successfully.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Herro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murphy jumps into side control!
Herro manages to get back to half guard.
Herro moves into full guard.
Murphy slips nicely into half guard.
Murphy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Herro is keeping him busy.
Herro is looking to escape.
Herro trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Herro is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Herro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Herro wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murphy is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is thwarting Herro's attempts to control the position.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Murphy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Herro wants to get back to full guard but Murphy has passed into side control.
Murphy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Herro!
Murphy controlling from the full mount.
Murphy tries to control but Herro wriggling away.
Herro tries to improve his position but instead Murphy has taken his back!
Herro tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Murphy has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Herro is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Manus Murphy!
Manus Murphy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1961 p4p, 1885 weight class) and Ed Bridger (ranked 200 p4p, 196 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Bridger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Bridger.
Bridger staying out of range there.
Hanma backing away here, and Bridger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick from Bridger.
Bridger feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.
Hanma clobbers Bridger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bridger lands with a nice body kick.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Bridger is out of range.
Bridger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bridger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Bridger's ribs.
Bridger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanma takes a swing at Bridger's ribcage but misses.
Bridger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Bridger counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Hanma finds it's way through Bridger's defenses.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Bridger.
Bridger doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Bridger manages to avoid it.
Bridger tries to land a front kick but Hanma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanma takes a swing at Bridger's ribcage but misses.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Bridger is out of range.
Hanma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bridger on the side of the head.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
A left lands for Hanma.
Bridger tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bridger throws a wild body kick that Hanma sees coming a mile off.
Bridger lands a leg kick that knocks Hanma off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Bridger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bridger pushes Hanma away with a front kick.
Bridger jabs Hanma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridger is just out of range.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Hanma tests Bridger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Bridger counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bridger wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bridger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanma misses with a body punch
and Bridger counters with a nice body kick.
Bridger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bridger was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Hanma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bridger cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws the left hand but Bridger avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma lands with a hook. Bridger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bridger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a shot to the body
and Bridger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
letting Bridger counter with a right hand.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Bridger.
Bridger throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Hanma moves out of range as Bridger throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Bridger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bridger clinches.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Bridger misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bridger loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bridger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bridger misses with a kick to the body.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Bridger.
Bridger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bridger feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.
Bridger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma tries to pull guard but Bridger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridger.
I was talking to Hanma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bridger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanma.
Bridger looking to throw knees to the head but Hanma is blocking nicely.
Bridger scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanma avoids the damage to the body.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Bridger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger is leaning against Hanma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridger.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
Bridger with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Hanma tries a body shot but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Hanma tries to work over Bridger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma.
A hook to the body from Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Bridger can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Bridger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Bridger landing knees to the head.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger lands a knee to the head.
Bridger misses with a knee to the head.
Bridger misses with a knee to the head.
Bridger throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Bridger tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Bridger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ed Bridger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Bridger's head.
Hanma working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bridger landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridger.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bridger smiles and moves away.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Bridger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ed Bridger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bridger throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Bridger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanma jabs at Bridger's body.
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
Bridger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Bridger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Bridger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but Hanma blocks it.
Bridger landing knees to the head.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries a body shot but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Bridger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bridger prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Bridger misses with a knee strike.
Bridger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bridger.
A short right from Bridger on the inside.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bridger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bridger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bridger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hanma.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Bridger misses with some punches.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma fails to pull guard.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bridger controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bridger's elbow.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bridger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bridger prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridger lands with a light punch inside.
Bridger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Bridger throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bridger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hanma is working Bridger over against the cage.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bridger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Bridger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Baki Hanma did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bridger walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Bridger keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bridger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma slips a straight right by Bridger.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bridger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Bridger saw that one coming.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Bridger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Bridger moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Bridger slams his shin into Hanma's torso.
Bridger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bridger.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma lands a nice hook to Bridger's body. Bridger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Good exchange - Bridger coming out on top.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bridger moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
As Hanma backs off Bridger throws a huge counter combo but Hanma manages to avoid it all.
Hanma misses the jab.
Bridger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Hanma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
Bridger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanma under the eye.
Bridger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Bridger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanma's knee momentarily.
Hanma cracks Bridger with a good jab.
Hanma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bridger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridger throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Bridger connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanma. That snapped Bridger's head back.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridger.
Bridger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bridger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Bridger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bridger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridger.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bridger moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Despite the aggression on Bridger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Bridger's head but Bridger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bridger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bridger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Bridger throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Bridger misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger staying out of range there.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Bridger.
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Bridger lunges at Hanma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanma's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bridger thuds his right hand into Hanma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Bridger.
Hanma misses the jab.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bridger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Bridger slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Bridger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma had his way with Ed Bridger in that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
A big left from Hanma misses.
As Hanma backs off Bridger throws a huge counter combo but Hanma manages to avoid it all.
Hanma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Bridger's ribs.
Bridger misses with a looping left.
Bridger lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bridger lands a high kick!
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Hanma.
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Bridger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Bridger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bridger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Bridger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bridger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a left hand
enabling Bridger to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma checks a low kick from Bridger.
Bridger ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bridger! But no joy.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Hanma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bridger. That one must have hurt.
Bridger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanma back to the cage. Bridger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ed Bridger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bridger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bridger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bridger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bridger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Bridger tries to land a front kick but Hanma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hanma blocks it well.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
Bridger ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma moves out of range as Bridger strikes.
Bridger slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bridger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bridger duly obliges.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Bridger moved out of range.
Bridger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Bridger's head but Bridger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger blocks a jab.
Bridger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bridger misses with a leg kick.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Bridger's belly button to the back.
Hanma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridger.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridger.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bridger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bridger moves forwards but Hanma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to clinch but Bridger moves out of range.
Hanma misses with a right hand
and Bridger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanma really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanma misses with a hook to the body
and Bridger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanma checks the leg kick.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
Hanma pushes Bridger up against the cage in a clinch.
Bridger blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Bridger.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
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 Baki Hanma.
I think Hanma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ed Bridger!
Ed Bridger is the new featherweight champion!
Ed Bridger 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Knightley (ranked 1400 p4p, 3838 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 206 p4p, 456 weight class). Knightley comes to the cage accompanied by Some Bodies Gonna Get It ft. Three-Six Mafia. Donny Knightley 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donny Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesanya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knightley blocks the body kick.
Knightley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
It looks like Anderson Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Knightley lands.
A jab from Knightley misses.
Nice sprawl there from Knightley as Adesanya shoots in.
A big right from Knightley misses.
Knightley throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Knightley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Adesanya throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya tries a quick counter leg kick but Knightley is wise to it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Knightley! Adesanya is out on his feet! Knightley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Adesanya is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Adesanya is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Knightley!
Our winner, Donny Knightley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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