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MMAH 81 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dayne Kekoa (ranked 3614 p4p, 5615 weight class) and Robbie Lesage (ranked 425 p4p, 553 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dayne Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesage wants to clinch.
Lesage has managed to clinch.
Lesage pulls Kekoa into guard.
Kekoa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesage working for submissions but it's allowed Kekoa to get to half guard.
Kekoa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa wants to pass to mount but Lesage is defending the position.
Kekoa passes into side control, despite Lesage's attempt to control the position.
Lesage trying to remain calm as Kekoa controls from the top position.
Lesage prevents Kekoa from improving position.
Kekoa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Lesage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kekoa advances to mount.
Kekoa controlling his opponent.
Kekoa tries to control but Lesage wriggling away.
Lesage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kekoa controlling from mount.
Lesage tries to hold on but Kekoa pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage is desperately trying to improve his position but Kekoa has a good base and remains in mount.
Lesage tries to hold on but Kekoa postures up.
Kekoa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lesage because Kekoa loaded up on that one.
Kekoa controlling from the full mount.
Kekoa avoids the attempt from Lesage to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Kekoa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesage tries to lock up and control but Kekoa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kekoa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lesage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesage tries to lock up and control but Kekoa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesage is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dayne Kekoa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekoa.
Lesage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekoa.
Lesage is looking to clinch.
Robbie Lesage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekoa throws out the jab.
Kekoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesage.
Robbie Lesage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kekoa circles away.
Lesage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kekoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Kekoa misses its target.
Lesage pushes Kekoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kekoa stalling in the clinch but Lesage improves position.
Lesage manages to pull guard.
Lesage is looking for a triangle but Kekoa pushes his legs off easily.
Lesage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kekoa controls the pace.
Kekoa is posturing up here but Lesage has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kekoa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kekoa has to tap! Slick submission there by Lesage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Lesage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Gordon (ranked 4067 p4p, 5061 weight class) and Edouart Jacquinot (ranked 435 p4p, 488 weight class). Noah Gordon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edouart Jacquinot!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquinot misses with a right hand
and Gordon counters with a takedown into side control.
Gordon trying to control the action but Jacquinot is working from the bottom.
Jacquinot wants to get back to his feet but Gordon drags him back down.
Jacquinot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gordon scoring with punches from side control.
Jacquinot taking a bit of punishment here - Gordon scoring with strikes.
Gordon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gordon working the head and body with strikes.
Gordon lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon landing a few strikes.
Gordon working the ground and pound.
Gordon wants to control but Jacquinot is keeping him busy.
Gordon 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 one minute gone in the round.
Jacquinot wants to get back to his feet.
Jacquinot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gordon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon is looking to take a break and control but Jacquinot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gordon working the head and body with strikes.
Gordon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gordon lands an elbow.
Gordon working the head with strikes.
Gordon is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gordon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jacquinot!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jacquinot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gordon landing strikes from the mount and Jacquinot is in trouble!
 Jacquinot is rocked!
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!
Gordon lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Jacquinot! Gordon sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Jacquinot and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Noah Gordon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Gauthier (ranked 4413 p4p, 4875 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 457 p4p, 477 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryder Gauthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gauthier pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Gauthier on the inside.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gauthier gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Gauthier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Gauthier away but Gauthier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gauthier lands an elbow inside.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Gauthier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryder Gauthier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jackson.
Gauthier defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Gauthier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gauthier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gauthier wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a hook but Gauthier blocks it.
Gauthier moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier slips under a jab from Jackson.
Gauthier scores with a nice right hand.
Gauthier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gauthier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson shoots in but Gauthier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gauthier forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Gauthier has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gauthier smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Gauthier.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Gauthier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson is rocked!
Gauthier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gauthier finish him?
Gauthier lands a big knee to the head and Jackson goes down! Gauthier pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryder Gauthier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Bhullar (ranked 3877 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 436 p4p, 365 weight class). Jesus Christ will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christ.
Bhullar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bhullar 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.
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christ!
Bhullar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bhullar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christ duly obliges.
 It looks like Martin Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar walks into a straight right hand from Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ cracks Bhullar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christ scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to slow Bhullar down with leg kicks.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ connects with a jab.
Christ connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
A solid body kick from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
Christ has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bhullar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Bhullar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left lands for Christ.
Christ looks to land a combination. Bhullar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ cracks Bhullar with a good jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bhullar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Christ - the referee stops the clock and Bhullar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Christ. Bhullar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bhullar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christ to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bhullar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Christ throws a head kick that Bhullar semi-blocks.
Christ scoring well with a low kick there.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bhullar on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Bhullar moves out of range easily.
Bhullar throws a big counter combination but Christ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Christ.
Bhullar walks into a straight right hand from Christ.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Bhullar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ scores with a jab. Bhullar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christ pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhullar back to the cage. Christ follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhullar was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Christ.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bhullar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bhullar's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Christ dives in looking to finish as Bhullar flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Christ's strikes! Christ is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bhullar's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bhullar was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Christ!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Kinsey (ranked 3224 p4p, 4028 weight class) and Adrien Acosta (ranked 396 p4p, 460 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borislav Kinsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrien Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinsey looks for the body kick but Acosta saw that one coming.
Acosta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kinsey. That did some damage!
Kinsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Acosta circles away.
Acosta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kinsey moves to clinch but Acosta breaks away
and Acosta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Acosta.
Kinsey wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Acosta manages to pass to side control.
Acosta working Kinsey over with strikes.
Kinsey wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Acosta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Acosta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acosta in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kinsey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Acosta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrien Acosta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Williams (ranked 3870 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Stand Nbang (ranked 426 p4p, 406 weight class). Nbang has chosen Bangarang - Skrillex as his entrance music. Tom Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stand Nbang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Nbang's head but Nbang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nbang instigates a clinch.
Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Nbang takes the fight into the clinch.
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a right and a left that Nbang avoids nicely.
Nbang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nbang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams punishes Nbang's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a nice hook to Nbang's body. Nbang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nbang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Nbang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nbang doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nbang stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nbang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nbang throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Nbang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nbang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stand Nbang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Nbang.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nbang tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Nbang forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries to break free but Nbang pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nbang.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nbang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nbang.
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nbang misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nbang gets a clinch.
Nbang breaks the clinch.
Nbang misses with a looping left.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Nbang digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nbang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Nbang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams jabs at Nbang's body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nbang moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Stand Nbang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nbang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams is looking to wear down Nbang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nbang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Nbang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nbang back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Nbang backpedaling.
Nbang is rocked!
Nbang misses the shot to the body.
Nbang is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams connects with a combination that backs up Nbang into the cage. Williams lands a flurry of punches that gets past Nbang's guard. Nbang is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Williams bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Williams!
Stand Nbang spoke after the fight, saying 'At least we banged!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pietra (ranked 3300 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Frank Wallace (ranked 368 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Pietra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Pietra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Pietra back into the cage.
Pietra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Pietra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Frank Wallace has been cut.
Wallace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pietra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pietra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pietra wants it to stay on the feet.
Frank Pietra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Wallace.
Wallace forces Pietra back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Pietra breaks the clinch.
Pietra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Pietra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Frank Pietra has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has his takedown stuffed
and Pietra counters with a crisp one two that drops Wallace! Pietra thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wallace to his feet! Wallace is in big trouble!
Wallace is rocked!
Pietra plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Wallace swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Wallace face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Pietra!
In his post fight interview, Frank Pietra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 2609 p4p, 3632 weight class) and Antwon Phisher (ranked 216 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antwon Phisher enters the cage!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antwon Phisher!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkalla gets a takedown into half guard.
Perkalla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phisher is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Phisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perkalla 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phisher wants to get back to full guard.
Phisher is staying active underneath Perkalla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkalla slips a nice elbow through Phisher's hands, connecting with Phisher's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkalla landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkalla in particular looking to stall.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phisher trying to hold on to Perkalla's head to control him but Perkalla postures up.
Perkalla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkalla controlling the pace.
Perkalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phisher wants to improve his position but Perkalla is controlling well.
Perkalla has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phisher trying to control here.
Perkalla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perkalla is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Phisher!
Phisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands a nice shot to the head.
Perkalla trying to control but Phisher is having none of it.
Phisher is trying to escape the mount.
Perkalla with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Perkalla lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perkalla shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perkalla showed some decent athleticism there.
Perkalla is looking to stall here but Phisher recovers full guard.
Phisher trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla works over Phisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Perkalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Phisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla is fighting to break Phisher's control of his arms but Phisher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla connects with a couple of short punches.
Phisher wants to hit a sweep here but Perkalla passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Phisher there!
Phisher is looking to improve his position but Perkalla isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phisher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla with the ground and pound from mount.
Perkalla controlling from mount.
Phisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perkalla avoids the attempt from Phisher to control.
Perkalla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Phisher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla landing shots from mount.
Perkalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Phisher wants to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla breaks from Phisher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Perkalla landing strikes from the mount.
Phisher is rocked!
Perkalla controlling his opponent.
Phisher is still in real trouble! Can Perkalla finish him?
Perkalla lands a big shot there that rocks Phisher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Phisher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkalla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perkalla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phisher taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phisher tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Perkalla loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Phisher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Perkalla land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Perkalla stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Perkalla!
Pekka Perkalla is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 2030 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 280 p4p, 402 weight class). Alex Gray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Alex Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Skibbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skibbo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Skibbo's ribs.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray wants to clinch but Skibbo slips to the side
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skibbo misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skibbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Skibbo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Skibbo misses.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo unleashes a big counter combination but Gray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Skibbo counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skibbo misses with a jab to the body
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skibbo thinking.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skibbo.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
Skibbo tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
and Skibbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray rushes Skibbo and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skibbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
Gray is leaning against Skibbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a left to the body.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alex Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skibbo.
Skibbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray pushes Skibbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Skibbo gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Skibbo controls the action.
We've been informed that Skibbo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Skibbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skibbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a one two combo.
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skibbo momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray 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.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray drives through and clinches with Skibbo against the cage.
Skibbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alex Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skibbo can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Skibbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray rushes Skibbo and presses him up against the cage.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skibbo is trying to push Gray away but Gray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Skibbo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Skibbo blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skibbo can do to turn this around?
Gray misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skibbo.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Skibbo can't break the clinch.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skibbo backwards.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Skibbo controls his hands.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Skibbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skibbo misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Gray misses its target.
Gray throws a body punch but Skibbo moves out of range.
Skibbo feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Skibbo lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Skibbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Alex Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Skibbo pushes him off.
A cross from Skibbo lands.
Skibbo walks into a jab.
Gray slips a straight right by Skibbo.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo slips a straight right by Gray.
A cross from Gray lands.
Skibbo lands a jab to Gray's midsection.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray closes the distance but Skibbo moves to the side
and Skibbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Skibbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skibbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skibbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skibbo scrambles back to his feet.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray digs a good hook to Skibbo's body.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skibbo throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skibbo moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray misses the body punch
and Skibbo counters with a straight right hand.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skibbo's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skibbo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skibbo throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skibbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo goes for a double leg but Gray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gray continues to drive forward.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skibbo moves out of range as Gray strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Gray clobbers Skibbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Skibbo slips the punch.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skibbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray dips to his left and cracks Skibbo with an uppercut!
Skibbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
and Skibbo counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Skibbo.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Skibbo pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skibbo.
Gray stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alex Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skibbo.
Skibbo looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skibbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skibbo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skibbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Skibbo.
Skibbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skibbo throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Gray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gray there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws out a powerful jab.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Skibbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skibbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skibbo misses with a hook.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray lunges at Skibbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skibbo's hand.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Gray defending well as Skibbo loads up on a big left hand.
Gray throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skibbo lands an overhand right.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray lands a body shot.
Skibbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skibbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Skibbo saw that one coming.
Skibbo counters with a body kick.
Gray is looking to wear down Skibbo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a hook but Skibbo avoids it easily.
Skibbo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Skibbo counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Gray.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo breaks the clinch.
Skibbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Skibbo.
Skibbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray jabs Skibbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skibbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skibbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Gray misses its target.
Jab, jab by Skibbo - just one landing.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Skibbo misses the jab.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good jab.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skibbo doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Skibbo's belly button to the back.
Skibbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skibbo.
A countering left hand to the body from Skibbo misses.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gray scores with a jab. Skibbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray had his way with Uno Skibbo in that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skibbo throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Gray.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Skibbo's shoulder, as Skibbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skibbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo scores with a nice right hand.
Skibbo throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Skibbo's head back.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Skibbo moved out of range.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray with a hook.
Skibbo throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Skibbo ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray gets a clinch.
Gray takes a shot to the head.
Skibbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gray works Skibbo's body with a nice hook.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Skibbo counters with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Skibbo takes one to the side of the head.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skibbo throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Skibbo's head but Skibbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Skibbo.
Gray lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skibbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray backing away here, and Skibbo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
Gray thuds a left hand into Skibbo's body.
Gray lands with an uppercut that bounces Skibbo off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
Alex Gray retains his welterweight title!
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