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MMAHKI 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 2610 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Aimo Surakka (ranked 321 p4p, 216 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Draught might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to JACKEDANDSTACKEDMASSMONSTER. Aimo Surakka told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Surakka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught throws a nice looking combination but Surakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught shoots in but no luck this time.
Surakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Surakka.
Surakka scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Surakka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Draught dives in and grabs Surakka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surakka pushes down on Draught's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surakka misses with a hook.
Draught throws a big counter combination but Surakka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Surakka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Surakka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draught wants a takedown.
Surakka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surakka cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Draught is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surakka is working Draught over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Surakka.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Surakka.
A left hand lands to the body for Surakka.
Surakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draught throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Surakka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Draught is in Surakka's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surakka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Surakka is looking to stand up but Draught isn't so interested in that idea.
Surakka pulls Draught in close to his closed guard and prevents Draught from doing any damage or advancing position.
Surakka trying to keep a closed guard but Draught is proving a slippery customer.
Draught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Surakka can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draught looking to pass the guard.
Draught wants to control from the top but Surakka keeps moving.
Draught looking to pass the guard.
Surakka is looking to stand back up but Draught counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Surakka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surakka wants to get back to full guard.
Surakka is looking to get back to full guard here but Draught has managed to pass to side control instead.
Draught working the body and head with strikes.
Surakka is not content to let Draught control the position.
Draught prevents Surakka from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surakka is trying to get back to half guard.
Draught tries to score with some ground and pound. Surakka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draught tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Draught has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Draught is trying to get an arm triangle but Surakka is defending well.
Surakka tries to improve position but can't.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Surakka wants to get back to his feet but Draught drags him back down.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Surakka is not content to let Draught control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surakka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Surakka wants to get back to his feet.
Surakka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Surakka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draught moves into full mount! Surakka won't be happy about that!
Draught trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Surakka tries to hold on but Draught pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aimo Surakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draught walks into a straight right hand from Surakka.
Carlton Draught is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draught is looking for a counter combo.
Draught misses with a takedown attempt
and Surakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draught doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Surakka misses.
Surakka misses with a body shot.
Draught is looking for a counter combo.
Surakka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Surakka thuds a left hand into Draught's body.
Surakka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught shoots in for a takedown but Surakka shows good takedown defense.
Surakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draught's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Surakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draught scrambles back to his feet.
Surakka thuds his right hand into Draught's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Surakka coming out on top.
Surakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Surakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Aimo Surakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surakka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Surakka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Draught on the side of the head.
Surakka scores with a hook to the body. Draught takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Draught. Draught gets slowly back to his feet.
Draught on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surakka stuns Draught with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Surakka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draught has his takedown stuffed
and Surakka counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Surakka catches Draught right on the button with a cross.
Draught needs to keep his hands up - Surakka had a free shot at his head there.
Draught takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a left to the body.
Draught takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Draught shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draught takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surakka lands a nice hook to Draught's body. Draught takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surakka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aimo Surakka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 1051 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Colt Bennet (ranked 99 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung scores with a jab to the head.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Jung counters with a nice right hand that sends Bennet toppling to the canvas! Bennet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jung finish him?!
 Bennet is rocked!
Jung connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Bennet out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Won Yong Jung!
During a confident post fight interview, Won Yong Jung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axmed Abdullah (ranked 1420 p4p, 1356 weight class) and Howie Dewitt (ranked 181 p4p, 169 weight class). Dewitt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axmed Abdullah !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah lands a head shot.
Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dewitt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah is in close to Dewitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dewitt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah stands and throws Dewitt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah throws an elbow but Dewitt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abdullah lands a few punches from side control.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dewitt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abdullah .
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Abdullah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dewitt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dewitt keeps working.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dewitt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Dewitt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is trying to ground and pound but Dewitt uses the momentary lack of control by Abdullah to regain half guard.
Dewitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Dewitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Dewitt pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah is keen to just control but Dewitt is a slippery customer.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah prevents Dewitt from improving his position.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdullah . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah working over Dewitt with some ground and pound. Dewitt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dewitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewitt wants to stand back up but Abdullah manages to pass into side control.
Dewitt is trying to control Abdullah 's posture but Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Dewitt shows good takedown defense.
Dewitt moves out of range as Abdullah strikes.
And Dewitt responds with a good body kick, but Abdullah manages to step out the way in time.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dewitt circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Dewitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Dewitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdullah gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Dewitt is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dewitt is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Nice strikes from Abdullah there.
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
Dewitt gets full guard.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Dewitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt wriggles free and stands up.
Dewitt tries to sprawl but Abdullah drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah working Dewitt over with strikes.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Dewitt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Dewitt's temple.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abdullah drops an elbow to the side of Dewitt's head.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Abdullah scores with a big shot! Dewitt's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dewitt! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Howie Dewitt had this to say: 'That is NOT how you do it. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznecov (ranked 1752 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Brick Knuckles (ranked 218 p4p, 315 weight class). Brick Knuckles 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles tries to work over Kuznecov's front leg with a kick but Kuznecov checks it.
Knuckles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Knuckles lands.
Knuckles lands a jab.
Kuznecov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov slips a jab and a cross from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a big uppercut and Kuznecov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kuznecov looks OK. Knuckles waves Kuznecov back to his feet!
 Kuznecov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles misses with a right hand
enabling Kuznecov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznecov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznecov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knuckles.
Kuznecov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a straight right. Kuznecov didn't see that one coming.
Kuznecov throws a shot from downtown. Knuckles moves away and avoids it.
Knuckles misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuznecov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov throws a hook but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
Knuckles is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Kuznecov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Kuznecov there.
 It looks like Brick Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles defending well as Kuznecov loads up on a big left hand.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Kuznecov avoids them all with ease.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznecov is out of range and Knuckles settles back down.
Kuznecov fails with the takedown.
Kuznecov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznecov. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznecov lands a nice shot that snaps Knuckles's head back.
Kuznecov throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
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!
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuznecov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuznecov shoots in for a double leg but Knuckles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuznecov shoots in and gets a takedown into Knuckles's guard.
Kuznecov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuznecov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznecov looking to pass the guard.
Kuznecov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznecov is looking to work some ground and pound but Knuckles has wrist control.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznecov prevents Knuckles from getting back to his feet.
Kuznecov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking for a sweep. Not yet Knuckles, not yet.
Knuckles keeping moving, preventing Kuznecov from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Kuznecov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Kuznecov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuznecov.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Kuznecov avoids them all with ease.
Knuckles lands with a right hand.
Knuckles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuznecov slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Kuznecov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuznecov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuznecov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knuckles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuznecov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznecov throwing strikes from guard but Knuckles blocks nicely.
Kuznecov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznecov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knuckles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznecov.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knuckles is on top in guard.
Knuckles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuznecov is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Knuckles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brick Knuckles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knuckles throws a chopping leg kick but Kuznecov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznecov.
A little jabbing left from Knuckles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov shoots in and gets a takedown into Knuckles's guard.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznecov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kuznecov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznecov is in close to Knuckles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knuckles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knuckles managing to control the position.
Kuznecov tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckles is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznecov with a nice head shot there.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznecov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuznecov stands up over Knuckles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knuckles is adopting a defensive guard.
Kuznecov content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov is looking to work some ground and pound but Knuckles has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznecov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznecov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knuckles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznecov.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as Kuznecov tries to pass.
Kuznecov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles tries to land a leg kick but Kuznecov saw it coming and moves away.
Kuznecov throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznecov blocks a leg kick.
Kuznecov thuds a left hand into Knuckles's body.
Knuckles throws out a leg kick but Kuznecov moves out of range and Knuckles only half commits.
Kuznecov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuznecov working the ground and pound.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Kuznecov wants to control but Knuckles is keeping him busy.
Knuckles is letting Kuznecov control him for a moment.
Kuznecov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov throws a strike aimed at the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles avoids it well.
Kuznecov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Egor Kuznecov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Kuznecov crashes against the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Kuznecov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuznecov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Knuckles works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuznecov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brick Knuckles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznecov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brick Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznecov dives in and scores a takedown into Knuckles's guard.
Kuznecov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knuckles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznecov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knuckles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuznecov wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is keeping the position.
Knuckles keeping moving, preventing Kuznecov from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckles is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznecov looks for a takedown but Knuckles sprawls well.
Knuckles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuznecov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brick Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
Kuznecov misses with a double jab.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the body
and Kuznecov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznecov shoots in but no luck this time.
Knuckles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Kuznecov's body. Kuznecov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a double jab
and Kuznecov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knuckles's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knuckles is on top in guard.
Knuckles wants to stand but Kuznecov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Knuckles is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kuznecov is controlling Knuckles's posture.
Kuznecov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuznecov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuznecov controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knuckles tries to kick Kuznecov off but Kuznecov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuznecov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuznecov is keen to just control but Knuckles is a slippery customer.
Knuckles is controlling Kuznecov's trapped leg to prevent Kuznecov from advancing to side control.
Knuckles is refusing to be controlled, as Kuznecov sits in half guard.
Kuznecov throwing shots but Knuckles is blocking nicely.
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.
Kuznecov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov throws a strike but Knuckles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuznecov trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
Kuznecov prevents Knuckles from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuznecov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Egor Kuznecov.
I think Kuznecov 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Egor Kuznecov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Egor Kuznecov waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 1339 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Paul Hunter (ranked 167 p4p, 184 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drago Theme. Paul Hunter 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses the body punch
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Drago is rocked!
Hunter blocking some punches.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Hunter dips a shoulder and cracks Drago with a mighty uppercut! Drago falls back against the cage and Hunter unloads with a barrage of strikes! Drago is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hunter screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunter!
In defeat, Ivan Drago stepped up to the mic, saying 'If I die....I die'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Leben (ranked 626 p4p, 874 weight class) and Kotetsu Yama (ranked 96 p4p, 121 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yama!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben takes a swing at Yama's ribcage but misses.
Leben's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yama under the eye.
Leben cracks a nice hook into Yama's ribs.
A left lands for Leben.
Yama missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yama closes the distance and clinches up with Leben, looking for a takedown. Yama pushes Leben against the cage but Leben circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben scores with a nice head shot.
Yama misses the shot to the body.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yama throws out the jab.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Yama's head but Yama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yama feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Leben does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Leben. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leben.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a body punch but Yama moves out of range.
Yama slips a straight right by Leben.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yama has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Yama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yama scores with a nice strike.
Yama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leben finds it's way round the side to connect with Yama's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Leben misses.
Leben has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Yama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Yama slips the punch.
Yama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leben finds it's way round the side to connect with Yama's head.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Yama moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leben slips a jab from Yama.
Yama throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leben is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yama throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama staying out of range there.
Yama throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yama just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leben slips a straight right by Yama.
Leben looks to land a right hand but Yama moved out of range.
Yama with the counter takedown but Leben avoids it easily.
Leben smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yama misses with a body shot.
Yama slips a jab from Leben.
Black Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Yama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Leben.
Yama slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben throws a one two combo.
Yama digs a good hook to Leben's body.
Leben wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben cracks a nice hook into Yama's ribs.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yama was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Yama defending well as Leben loads up on a big left hand.
Yama with the counter takedown but Leben avoids it easily.
Leben jabs Yama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yama.
Yama blocks a jab.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yama.
Yama with the counter takedown but Leben avoids it easily.
Leben throws the left hand but Yama avoids the punch easily.
Yama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leben throws a hook but Yama avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leben!
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Yama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leben.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Yama finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yama.
Leben throwing a counter right hand but Yama manages to avoid it.
Black Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yama.
Jab from Leben.
Nice shot lands for Leben.
Leben scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben throws a hook but Yama avoids it easily.
Yama misses with a looping left.
Leben swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yama just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben misses with a hook. Yama ducked under it nicely.
Yama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Yama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yama misses with a wild body shot.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Yama's shoulder, as Yama tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben 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.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yama.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yama can do to turn this around?
Leben misses with a hook. Yama ducked under it nicely.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leben smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leben wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
Yama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leben regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yama.
Yama postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leben is looking to stand back up but Yama counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Leben.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben actively working from the bottom here.
Yama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yama wants to control but Leben is keeping him busy.
Yama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Leben haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nice strikes from Yama there.
Yama drops an elbow to the side of Leben's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leben does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yama throwing shots but Leben is blocking nicely.
Leben is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yama pulls his head out easily.
Yama wants to pass the guard but Leben is defending well.
Yama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leben keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yama working over Leben with some ground and pound. Leben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yama is nestled in close to Leben, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leben taking some punishment here, with Yama in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yama is thwarting Leben's attempts to control the position.
Leben holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yama trying to mount his opponent but Leben defends it.
Leben wants to get back to full guard.
Leben is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yama wants to free his trapped foot but Leben is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leben is concentrating on defense, preventing Yama from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leben's head.
Yama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leben tries to kick Yama off but Yama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leben taking some punishment here, with Yama in his half guard.
Leben is staying active underneath Yama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yama.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yama misses with a head shot. Leben uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yama scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yama.
Yama lands with an uppercut that bounces Leben off the cage and back into range.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leben moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Yama looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Leben takes a swing at Yama's ribcage but misses.
Yama misses with a straight left.
Leben throwing a counter right hand but Yama manages to avoid it.
Yama slips under a jab.
Yama lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yama blocks a jab.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yama.
Yama misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yama misses the target.
Yama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yama connects with a nice short shot to Leben's temple.
Leben wants to improve his position but Yama is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yama lands a nice short elbow.
Yama working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leben avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yama.
Yama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yama is trying to control the action in half guard but Leben is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yama is looking to advance position but Leben won't allow it.
Kotetsu Yama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leben does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leben wants to improve his position but Yama is controlling well.
Leben wants to control but Yama is keeping busy.
Yama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yama working the head and body with strikes.
Leben avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leben wants to get back to full guard.
Yama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leben is staying active underneath Yama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yama is taking a breather. Leben says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leben as he jumps to the side.
Leben throws a jab but it's blocked by Yama.
Yama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yama swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama goes for a double leg but Leben avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leben continues to drive forward.
Leben swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yama jabs Leben to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leben was well out of range. Poor timing from Yama.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Yama lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
Yama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leben was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yama.
Leben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yama throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kotetsu Yama just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Leben lands a jab.
Yama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yama fails with a takedown attempt.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yama is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yama throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
Leben lands a glancing blow to the side of Yama's head.
Yama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Yama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yama feints the counter takedown.
Leben misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yama.
Leben defending well as Yama loads up on a big left hand.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yama lands with a shot to the body.
Yama lands a jab to Leben's midsection.
Leben looks to land a right hand but Yama moved out of range.
Yama scores with the left hand. Leben knows he should have avoided that one.
Leben throws a jab but it's blocked by Yama.
Yama connects with a body shot.
A jab from Yama misses.
Yama moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Yama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leben misses with an uppercut. Yama saw that one coming.
Yama feints the counter takedown.
Leben lands a jab to Yama's midsection.
Leben throws a lazy uppercut
and Yama counters with a single leg into guard. Leben didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yama working some strikes from top position.
Yama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leben manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yama manages to get himself to full guard.
Yama has his hands on Leben's head, controlling the position.
Leben stopping the sweep attempt from Yama.
Yama wants to hit a sweep here but Leben passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yama there!
Yama tries to control Leben's body but Leben pushes him off. Yama squirms to his side and now Leben has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yama tries to lock up and control but Leben gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Leben tries to control but Yama wriggling away.
Leben is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leben stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben had his way with Kotetsu Yama in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice cross by Leben.
Yama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yama moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Yama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leben defends it well.
Yama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lebens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Yama with the counter takedown but Leben avoids it easily.
Yama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yama. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Yama's shoulder, as Yama tries to avoid the shot.
Yama with the counter takedown but Leben avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Yama slips the punch.
Yama feints the counter takedown.
Leben lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Yama moves away and avoids it.
Yama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leben did well to prevent Yama getting side control.
Leben is looking for a sweep. Yama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leben is trying to stand up here but Yama is controlling him well.
Leben pushes Yama off and gets back to his feet.
Leben scores with a jab to the body.
Yama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yama manages to avoid it.
Yama misses with a looping right.
Leben connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yama's hands.
Leben lands with an uppercut that bounces Yama off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Leben catches Yama right on the button with a cross.
Yama throws a hook but Leben avoids it easily.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Yama ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yama.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Yama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yama moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben throws a series of punches but Yama moves out of range.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Yama lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben misses with an uppercut
and Yama counters with a takedown into side control.
Leben manages to get back to half guard.
Yama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yama throwing shots but Leben is blocking nicely.
Leben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yama.
Leben trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Leben wants to hold on but Yama pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama breaks from Leben's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yama wants to control the pace but Leben is squirming around nicely.
Yama with shots to the head and body - Leben looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Yama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leben can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leben is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yama wants to control the pace but Leben is squirming around nicely.
Leben is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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 Black Leben.
I think Leben 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Black Leben!
Black Leben retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Black Leben thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 571 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 48 p4p, 96 weight class). Choi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Bruiser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi digs a good hook to Leonidas's body.
Good shot there by Leonidas.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choi.
Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Leonidas.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leonidas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Leonidas throws a big counter head kick but Choi avoids it with no problem.
Choi lands a glancing blow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Choi catches Leonidas right on the button with a cross.
Leonidas rushes Choi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Choi working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Leonidas is looking to slow Choi down with leg kicks.
Choi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi misses with a straight left.
Choi throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a front kick that sends Choi stumbling back into the cage.
Choi tries to keep at a distance but Leonidas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Leonidas is controlling him.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Choi blocks it.
Leonidas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choi.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
A hook to the body from Leonidas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas is trying to pull guard but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Choi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Choi tries to circle away but Leonidas has him pinned against the cage.
Choi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonidas won't allow it.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a body punch.
Leonidas works on Choi's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas gets through Choi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonidas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonidas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Leonidas is controlling him.
Leonidas tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi lands with a light punch inside.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi tries to break free but Leonidas pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi lands with a short shot to the head.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Draco Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonidas thuds his right hand into Choi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Choi lands a slapping body shot.
Leonidas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi misses with a looping left.
Leonidas slips under a jab from Choi.
Choi sets himself, and Leonidas steps forward looking for the clinch! Choi avoids it this time.
Leonidas slips under a jab from Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas thows a body kick. Choi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Choi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonidas as he connects with a hook.
Choi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Choi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leonidas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
Leonidas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Leonidas.
Choi prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Leonidas.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Leonidas is controlling him.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Choi moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Choi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonidas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heung Min Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Leonidas.
Choi throws a right and a left that Leonidas avoids nicely.
Leonidas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Choi catches Leonidas right on the button with a cross.
Choi throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonidas's head backwards.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Choi.
Choi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Leonidas slams his shin into Choi's torso.
Choi throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas lands with a right hand.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Choi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Choi misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four 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!
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choi moves away.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonidas is rocked!
Leonidas drives through and clinches with Choi against the cage.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Leonidas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choi moves away.
Leonidas scores with a spinning back kick!
Leonidas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Choi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leonidas counters with an outside leg kick.
Leonidas defending well as Choi loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
Choi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonidas takes the fight into the clinch.
Choi lands with a short shot to the head.
Choi tries to break free but Leonidas pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi has had enough of the clinch but Leonidas keeps him there for the moment.
Leonidas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas tries to pull guard but Choi won't allow it.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Leonidas on the inside.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a good low kick that Choi was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Choi catches Leonidas right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas clinches up with Choi and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Leonidas blocks a 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!
Leonidas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas works on Choi's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi wants to break free but Leonidas has control.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Draco Leonidas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi scores with a jab to the head.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Choi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Choi moves out of range.
Choi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Choi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi gets tackled into the cage by Leonidas. Leonidas maintains the clinch.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi is trying to break free.
Choi wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonidas won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Leonidas.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonidas.
A short right from Leonidas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
Choi prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Choi misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Leonidas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Choi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Choi prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Leonidas.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonidas tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choi doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonidas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi is trying to push Leonidas away but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi is trying to push Leonidas away but Leonidas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi misses with a looping left.
Leonidas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Leonidas misses with the body kick
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choi scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
Choi misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonidas rushes Choi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonidas jumps guard but Choi stands there with Leonidas around his waist. Leonidas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Choi cracks Leonidas with a nice body shot.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Leonidas fails to pull guard.
Leonidas lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonidas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choi blocks a body shot from Leonidas.
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!
Choi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas instigates a clinch.
Leonidas tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Leonidas.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Choi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
Choi swinging wildly here.
Leonidas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Choi misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas cracks Choi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Choi misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonidas. That snapped Choi's head back.
A jab from Choi misses.
Leonidas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leonidas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Choi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Choi takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leonidas scores with a push kick.
Leonidas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Choi to keep the fight standing.
Leonidas has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonidas takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Choi blocks a body shot from Leonidas.
A short right from Leonidas.
Choi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonidas is trying to pull guard but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Leonidas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
A short right from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas lands a shot to the body.
Choi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonidas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
Leonidas fails to pull guard.
Heung Min Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draco Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a shoulder strike.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Heung Min Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choi throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Choi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choi works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice body kick.
Leonidas thumps Choi with a low kick.
Choi misses with a straight left.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Choi moves out of range.
Leonidas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonidas clinches up against the cage.
Choi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Choi misses with a right hand
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas thumps Choi with a low kick.
Choi misses with a hook
letting Leonidas counter with a right hand.
Choi lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Leonidas blocks a jab.
Leonidas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Choi blocks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonidas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Leonidas!
Draco Leonidas is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodion Brown (ranked 601 p4p, 659 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 79 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodion Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Graves misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Rodion Brown has been cut.
Graves scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Graves strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves scores with a body shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graves connects with a jab.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Graves circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brown to the canvas! Brown doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Graves keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves is the new heavyweight champion!
Tyrone Graves was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Velha Maldita (ranked 255 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 32 p4p, 204 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldita slips a jab from Chai.
Maldita defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Maldita throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maldita to the mat! Maldita manages to get full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maldita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Maldita's brow.
Chai pushing down on Maldita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldita is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Chai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chai lands strikes from half guard.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maldita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldita's head.
Maldita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maldita looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai cracks Maldita with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai throws a right hand that Maldita ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldita also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldita misses its target.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Maldita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldita misses the target.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai staying out of range there.
Velha Maldita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Maldita moved out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldita throws out the jab.
Maldita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldita misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Maldita's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldita ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai cracks Maldita on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Maldita falls backwards against the cage. Chai follows up with more strikes that drop Maldita to his knees. Chai keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Maldita! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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