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SMASH: Talvela vs Ruttu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 1944 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 239 p4p, 145 weight class). Barrels comes to the cage accompanied by Lock stock and. Justen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Chargers. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Justen and Barrels is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 Barrels is rocked!
 It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Justen tries to pass.
Oh Barrels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justen is one step ahead there.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
Justen wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
Barrels trying to control the position here.
Justen tries to free his leg and advance position but Barrels is retaining full guard.
Justen preventing the sweep.
Barrels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justen trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen postures up.
Justen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justen trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Barrels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrels wants it to stay on the feet.
Justen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barrels circles away.
Barrels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Justen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barrels slips a jab from Justen.
Justen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Justen looking to pass the guard.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels wants to work for an arm triangle but Justen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barrels is keen to just control but Justen is a slippery customer.
Barrels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justen gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrels defends well.
Justen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Our spies down at at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu inform us that Justen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barrels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justen's head.
Justen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Justen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barrels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justen looking for a sweep. Not yet Justen, not yet.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Justen is retaining full guard.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justen can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Justen wants to get back to full guard.
Justen wants to control but Barrels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barrels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justen is staying active underneath Barrels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barrels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barrels stalling.
Justen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barrels pulls his head out easily.
Barrels is trying to control the action in half guard but Justen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barrels is thwarting Justen's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herbert Justen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justen dives in and grabs Barrels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrels pushes down on Justen's head and hops out.
Barrels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Justen misses with a takedown attempt
and Barrels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrels scores with a decent looking hook.
Barrels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herbert Justen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Justen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Barrels seems content to control.
Barrels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justen looking for submissions off his back.
Barrels works his way into side control.
Justen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is trying to get an arm triangle but Justen is defending well.
Justen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barrels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barrels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Justen tries to improve position but can't.
Barrels scores with punches from side control.
Justen sneaks back into half guard.
Justen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrels's back!
Barrels looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Barrels is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justen looking for the RNC.
Justen is persistently looking for the submission but Barrels is defending it well.
Justen is hanging on to Barrels's back as he tries to escape.
Barrels trying to control the action but Justen just sinks the hooks in.
Barrels is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Barrels preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Justen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justen controlling well, preventing Barrels from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Barrels knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Barrels for a finish.
Justen working for a choke but Barrels is defending well.
Barrels can't escape the position.
Barrels tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Justen prevents Barrels from getting the reversal.
Justen wants to control the pace but Barrels is squirming around nicely.
Barrels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barrels is now in Justen's guard. A big mistake from Justen there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justen keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Justen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels cracks Justen with a solid left hand.
Barrels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barrels is working Justen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Justen is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
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 Tu Barrels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justen misses with a head kick.
Herbert Justen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Justen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels is really struggling to control Justen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Justen's brow.
Justen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrels has managed to get both his arms back between Justen's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barrels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrels is aware though and is defending well.
Justen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justen working for a triangle but Barrels defends it easily.
Barrels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barrels seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Justen for as long as he can get away with.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barrels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
Justen is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
Barrels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barrels trying to control but Justen is working from the bottom.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barrels is aware though and is defending well.
Barrels landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen has his foot on Barrels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrels works his way back into a safe position though.
Barrels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrels slips nicely into half guard.
Barrels trying to control the action but Justen is working from the bottom.
Barrels lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Barrels.
Barrels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justen is refusing to be controlled, as Barrels sits in half guard.
Justen trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justen is controlling Barrels's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Justen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrels's back!
Barrels rolls, trying to escape but Justen keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barrels 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tu Barrels!
A very excited looking Tu Barrels 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.
Herbert Justen spoke after the fight, saying 'His BJJ sucks...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1527 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 123 p4p, 109 weight class). Ellacuria comes to the cage accompanied by The Boss- James Brown. Arturo Ellacuria had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Jackson lands.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that half lands.
Ellacuria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Golden Tiger Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Ellacuria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ellacuria is able to avoid easily.
Ellacuria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ellacuria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellacuria tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellacuria misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellacuria takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ellacuria is rocked!
Ellacuria is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
Oh Ellacuria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ellacuria down.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ellacuria is avoiding damage well.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson is working Ellacuria over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ellacuria pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ellacuria takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ellacuria is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ellacuria looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jackson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
An out of breath Nick Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Arturo Ellacuria was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck it. I'm doing coke with Diego after this, win or lose, anyway.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Lutang (ranked 1031 p4p, 785 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 92 p4p, 74 weight class). Lutang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter The LuTang. 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutang lands a jab to the nose.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lutang moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Lutang misses its target.
Lutang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutang manages to avoid it.
Lutang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lutang misses with a left hand
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lutang throws a big shot that misses.
Nickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lutang throws a chopping leg kick but Nickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickle misses with a right hand
and Lutang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lutang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lutang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutang throws a shot from downtown. Nickle moves away and avoids it.
Nickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lutang looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickle is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickle! But no joy.
Sun Lutang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickle.
Nickle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crunch! Lutang slams his shin into Nickle's torso.
Nickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutang.
Lutang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lutang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lutang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickle throws a hook but Lutang blocks it.
Lutang lands a right hook to the body.
Lutang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lutang lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle misses with a hook.
Lutang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutang. Nickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutang throws a jab when Nickle was well out of range.
Nickle wants to counter the offense by Lutang and move into the clinch position.
Lutang jabs Nickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lutang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
Nickle slips under a jab from Lutang.
Lutang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lutang misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Nickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lutang digs a good hook to Nickle's body.
Nickle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lutang swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
Nickle avoids the body shot from Lutang.
Lutang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickle counters with a nice body shot.
Nickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lutang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Lutang.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lutang.
Jab, jab by Lutang - just one landing.
Lutang swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutang. Nickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickle wants to counter the offense by Lutang and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lutang.
Lutang with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nickle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lutang doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lutang misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Nickle misses.
Lutang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutang misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickle! But no joy.
Lutang throws a solid leg kick but Nickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lutang.
Nickle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lutang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lutang throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle wants to counter the offense by Lutang and move into the clinch position.
Nickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lutang.
Nickle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lutang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.
Nickle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lutang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lutang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lutang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickle doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sun Lutang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lutang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lutang.
Nickle lands with a nice body punch.
Lutang lands with an overhand left.
Lutang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nickle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lutang has got the better of the exchanges.
Nickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lutang misses the jab.
Lutang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lutang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickle can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle throws an overhand right that lands on Lutang's shoulder, as Lutang tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lutang missing with a left hand there. Nickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lutang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang looks to throw the jab but Nickle is out of range.
A slow jab from Lutang misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Nickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lutang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lutang misses the shot to the body.
Lutang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lutang misses with a body shot
and Nickle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nickle drops his hands momentarily and Lutang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lutang with a hook.
Lutang jabs Nickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickle misses with a right hand
and Lutang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lutang lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutang looks to land a right hand but Nickle moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Dill Nickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Lutang there.
Lutang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutang throws a chopping leg kick but Nickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lutang scores with a head kick. Nickle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lutang jabs at Nickle's body.
Nickle misses with a straight left.
Lutang jabs Nickle right on the nose. Nickle blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lutang.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nickle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lutang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lutang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lutang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nickle defending well as Lutang loads up on a big left hand.
Lutang misses with a body shot.
Nickle wants to counter the offense by Lutang and move into the clinch position.
A shot to the body from Lutang misses
and Nickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickle takes one to the side of the head.
Lutang throws a body punch but Nickle moves out of range.
Nickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lutang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
Lutang throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang is looking to land body kicks.
Lutang with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lutang. Lutang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lutang looks to land a right hand but Nickle moved out of range.
Nickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lutang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickle manages to avoid it.
Lutang throws a hook but Nickle blocks it.
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lutang throws a good cross that connects.
Lutang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.
Lutang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lutang throws a looping overhand right but Nickle ducks down to avoid it.
Lutang misses with a kick to the body.
Nickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickle misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Lutang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lutang moves out of range as Nickle strikes.
Nickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutang.
Lutang misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickle.
Lutang lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lutang misses.
Lutang avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Lutang throws a hook to the side of Nickle's head but Nickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lutang swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lutang throws out the jab.
Nickle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lutang.
Lutang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lutang was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle.
Lutang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutang.
Lutang throws an overhand right that lands on Nickle's shoulder, as Nickle tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle wants to counter the offense by Lutang and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Nickle misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Lutang.
Lutang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lutang connects with the punch.
Lutang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang connects with a single shot there.
Nickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutang manages to avoid it.
Lutang misses the jab.
Lutang throws the left hand but Nickle avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lutang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nickle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nickle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nickle throws a counter combo.
Lutang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutang swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lutang tries to work over Nickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickle lands with a left to the head.
Lutang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lutang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nickle misses with a body punch.
Lutang misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Nickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang tries a body shot but Nickle blocks it.
Lutang gets through Nickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lutang scores with a shot to the body.
Lutang misses with an uppercut.
Nickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lutang misses with a straight right.
Nickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Lutang.
Nickle loads up on a big right hand but Lutang slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Nickle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lutang throws a big shot that misses.
Nickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle misses with a hook. Lutang ducked under it nicely.
Lutang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutang defending well as Nickle loads up on a big left hand.
Nickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lutang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nickle back to the cage. Lutang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sun Lutang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutang lands with a straight right. Nickle didn't see that one coming.
Lutang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nickle has time to react.
Lutang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lutang misses the jab.
Lutang misses with a straight left.
Dill Nickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lutang misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Lutang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lutang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Lutang!
An out of breath Sun Lutang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taromaru Momoji (ranked 432 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Steel Adams (ranked 55 p4p, 134 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Momoji slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Momoji looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams defending well as Momoji loads up on a big left hand.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Momoji shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Momoji's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Momoji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Momoji scores with a one two! Adams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Momoji.
Momoji connects with the punch.
Momoji shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taromaru Momoji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Momoji on that attempt.
Adams leaves Momoji with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Momoji.
Adams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Momoji. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Momoji does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Momoji misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Momoji moves away and avoids it.
Momoji shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Momoji throws a hook but Adams avoids it easily.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Momoji was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Taromaru Momoji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Momoji.
Momoji looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adams wants it to stay on the feet.
Adams throws out a counter right but Momoji avoids it with no problem.
Momoji closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adams did well to prevent Momoji getting side control.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams trying to control but Momoji postures up.
Adams tries to kick Momoji off but Momoji keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adams felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Momoji scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji stalling away here and it's allowed Adams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Adams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Momoji is controlling him.
Momoji is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
Momoji won't allow Adams to get back to his feet.
Adams is trying to control the position but Momoji postures up.
Momoji working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Momoji can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Momoji frees his head nicely. Oh but Adams has switched to an armbar! Momoji is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steel Adams!
Steel Adams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 676 p4p, 1080 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 92 p4p, 143 weight class). Osiris comes to the cage accompanied by Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov closes the distance but Osiris moves to the side
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Ignatov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Osiris counters with a left to the body.
Osiris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
It looked like Osiris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Ignatov.
A shot to the body from Ignatov misses
and Osiris counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Osiris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Osiris tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatov avoided it.
Ignatov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osiris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osiris staying out of range there.
Osiris thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatov throws a lazy body kick
and Osiris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut
and Osiris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ignatov thinking.
Ignatov looks winded!
Ignatov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osiris counters with a nice right hand that sends Ignatov toppling to the canvas! Ignatov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Osiris finish him?!
 Ignatov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Ignatov is predictable there
and Osiris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Osiris counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatov throws a right and a left that Osiris avoids nicely.
Ignatov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOsiris.
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Osiris counters with a good low kick that Ignatov was not able to check.
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatov throws a low kick, looking for Osiris's leg but Osiris calmly moves out of range.
As Ignatov backs away, Osiris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov misses with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ignatov! Osiris lets Ignatov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ignatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Osiris finish him?
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses
and Osiris counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 1147 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 68 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirin avoids the body shot from MacLeod.
Kirin throws the left hand but MacLeod avoids the punch easily.
Kirin tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacLeod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacLeod tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kirin manages to circle out of the way.
Kirin misses with a low kick.
Kirin is looking to clinch.
MacLeod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kirin misses with a wild combination.
MacLeod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirin misses with a straight right.
MacLeod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the body.
MacLeod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirin scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacLeod in his tracks.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirin was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
Kirin scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Panda MacLeod has been cut.
MacLeod uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a hook but Kirin avoids it easily.
MacLeod lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirin's head.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacLeod looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirin.
MacLeod doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirin circles away.
Kirin lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacLeod's sensitive parts.
Kirin lands a nice shot that snaps MacLeod's head back.
MacLeod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Kirin misses.
Kirin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Kirin is predictable there
and MacLeod moves into the clinch.
Kirin prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
Kirin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod is leaning against Kirin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirin.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kirin.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirin.
Kirin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacLeods head.
Kirin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod misses with a body punch.
MacLeod lands with a light punch inside.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from MacLeod.
Kirin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirin's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kirin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirin's elbow.
MacLeod lands with a light punch inside.
Kirin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Kirin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacLeod lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirin or not.
Kirin looks winded!
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
MacLeod gets through Kirin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
MacLeod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacLeod successfully pulls guard.
MacLeod is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kirin is aware though and is defending well.
MacLeod is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirin got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacLeod has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirin has managed to get both his arms back between MacLeod's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacLeod escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kirin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda MacLeod dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kirin misses with a looping left.
Kirin misses with a low kick as MacLeod jumps back.
Kirin is looking to clinch but MacLeod is avoiding it.
MacLeod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirin can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from MacLeod misses its intended target.
MacLeod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirin.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirin moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
MacLeod takes a swing at Kirin's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirin was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
MacLeod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacLeod counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirin controls his hands.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
MacLeod lands a right hand.
MacLeod tries to pull guard but Kirin won't allow it.
MacLeod jumps guard but Kirin stands there with MacLeod around his waist. MacLeod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirin misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirin throws an elbow but misses.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirin controls his hands.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Kirin.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Kirin.
MacLeod has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kirin uses from the top position.
MacLeod looking for a guillotine here but Kirin defends easily.
MacLeod escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kirin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kirin stands up from MacLeod's guard - Kirin perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Kirin's shoulder, as Kirin tries to avoid the shot.
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirin.
MacLeod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacLeod avoids the body shot from Kirin.
Kirin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirin keeps the fight on the outside.
MacLeod is looking to wear down Kirin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Kirin catches MacLeod right on the button with a cross.
Kirin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirin throws a looping overhand right but MacLeod ducks down to avoid it.
MacLeod avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacLeod tries to counter by clinching up but Kirin breaks away and moves out of range.
MacLeod feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacLeod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirin looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod clinches up against the cage.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
Kirin is breathing heavily.
MacLeod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirin controls his hands.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from MacLeod - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from MacLeod - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Kirin controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands with a right to the head.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirin.
MacLeod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
MacLeod lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacLeod lands a body punch.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirin's elbow.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
MacLeod lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a right hand.
Kirin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda MacLeod dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirin slips a jab from MacLeod.
Kirin's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirin takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod throws a hook but Kirin blocks it.
Kirin wants to counter the offense by MacLeod and move into the clinch position.
MacLeod throws a good cross that connects.
Kirin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacLeod's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod walks into a straight right hand from Kirin.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirin is just out of range.
Kirin slips under a jab.
Kirin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacLeod tries to clinch up.
MacLeod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacLeod is looking to counter the offense by Kirin and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirin manages to avoid it.
Kirin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
MacLeod tries to clinch there but Kirin circles away.
Kirin throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirin moves away.
Kirin throws a jab but it's blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a hook but Kirin blocks it.
Kirin misses the shot to the body.
Kirin throws a leg kick but MacLeod sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Kirin's shoulder, as Kirin tries to avoid the shot.
Kirin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab from Kirin.
Kirin rushes MacLeod and presses him up against the cage.
MacLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirin.
MacLeod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
Kirin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod lands with a short shot to the head.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacLeod.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacLeod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirins head.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirin is rocked!
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirin or not.
Kirin blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Kirin tumbles to the floor! MacLeod threw a big shot that dropped him and now MacLeod is on top looking to finish! Kirin has guard but can he survive?!
Kirin is still in real trouble! Can MacLeod finish him?
MacLeod is pushing down on Kirin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kirin is fighting to maintain full guard but MacLeod has managed to sneak the leg through.
MacLeod maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kirin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but MacLeod has cracked it and Kirin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by MacLeod!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Panda MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 673 p4p, 284 weight class) and Samson Buddha (ranked 97 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Buddha.
Nimoy looking for a sweep but Buddha has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nimoy stops Buddha from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nimoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Buddha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nimoy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buddha.
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding Buddha's attempts to control the action.
Buddha with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
My spies in Animal Fight Club inform me that Buddha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Buddha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nimoy is looking to escape.
Buddha misses with a head shot.
Buddha tries to control but Nimoy wriggling away.
Buddha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nimoy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buddha.
Buddha moves to the back position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha is not going to allow Nimoy to sit and survive in this position.
Well, with Buddha on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Nimoy is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Buddha is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Nimoy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nimoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buddha on the ground.
Buddha has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nimoy! Can he survive? No! He's out! Buddha gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samson Buddha!
Samson Buddha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 283 p4p, 232 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 38 p4p, 30 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Sgt MacKenzie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln cracks Roy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Roy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roy's head.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Roy's body. Roy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Lincoln releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roy misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Roy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lincoln scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lincoln walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lincoln listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lincoln clobbers Roy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roy misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Roy.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Roy takes one to the chin there.
Roy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lincoln .
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roy throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Lincoln with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Roy finds it's way through Lincoln 's defenses.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Lincoln slips a jab from Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a nice body kick.
Lincoln motions for Roy to come forward. Lincoln throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
Lincoln lands with a nice body kick.
Lincoln catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lincoln 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy under the eye.
Lincoln is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lincoln has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lincoln and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roy lands a jab.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy misses with a leg kick.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Jab from Lincoln .
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lincoln dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Lincoln misses.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Roy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincoln .
Good shot there by Lincoln .
Roy checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Roy as he checks the leg kick.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincoln throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roy staying out of range there.
A big left from Roy misses.
Lincoln moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lincoln throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Roy misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Roy moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincoln .
Lincoln tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lincoln . That snapped Roy's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln slips a jab from Roy.
Lincoln looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lincoln takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Roy lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Lincoln .
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Lincoln has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Roy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lincoln throws a low kick, looking for Roy's leg but Roy calmly moves out of range.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
As Lincoln backs away, Roy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Roy looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Decent striking displayed by Lincoln there.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Roy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Roy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln just manages to avoid it.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lincoln chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Roy there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Lincoln misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Roy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Roy takes one to the side of the head.
Roy throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roy momentarily.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
Roy is looking to slow Lincoln down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lincoln darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Lincoln cracks Roy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roy 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.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Roy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincoln jabs at Roy's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a punch to the head.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy misses the jab.
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!
Roy throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roy with a body shot.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
Lincoln stalks Roy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roy's face. Roy staggers backwards, shaken.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Lincoln fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roy on the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lincoln has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A victorious Alexander Lincoln thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 172 p4p, 312 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 22 p4p, 45 weight class). Lang has chosen Каспийский Груз - Табор уходит в небо as his entrance music. Nick Barkley 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 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
Barkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Lang defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Barkley.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Barkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley throws a body kick that misses.
Barkley clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lang's head.
Barkley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Barkley half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but Barkley is having none of it.
As Lang backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley checks the leg kick.
Barkley throws a shot to the body.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lang takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Barkley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Lang staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barkley blocks the leg kick.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barkley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barkley.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Lang misses.
Barkley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barkley throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Nick Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley thows a leg kick but Lang checks it
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barkley lands with a straight right. Lang didn't see that one coming.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lang.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
Barkley misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barkley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barkley lands a jab.
Lang throws a hook but Barkley avoids it easily.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lang takes one on the button.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Lang slips under a jab.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Barkley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Lang misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barkley. Beautiful body shot.
Lang throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley throws an off balance right hand
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Barkley
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Barkley.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Barkley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Barkley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Barkley. Beautiful body shot.
Barkley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barkley. That did some damage!
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barkley.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkley connects with a nice looking jab.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Lang off the cage and back into range.
Barkley misses with a leg kick
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley with a hook.
Barkley works Lang's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley checks a leg kick nicely.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barkley misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Nick Barkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkley.
Lang throws out a counter right but Barkley avoids it with no problem.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Lang.
As Lang backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barkley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLang.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barkley throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Barkley takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Lang feints a counter leg kick.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Barkley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Barkley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barkley looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barkley under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Lang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Lang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley connects with a body shot.
Lang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barkley. Barkley obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Barkley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barkley has got the better of the exchanges.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barkley.
Lang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Barkley's ribcage. Barkley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Barkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Barkley lands a body shot.
Barkley gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Barkley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lang.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barkley misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley looks to throw a body kick
and Lang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barkley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang wants to counter the offense by Barkley and move into the clinch position.
Lang punishes Barkley's body with a nice straight punch.
Barkley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Barkley as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
Lang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barkley.
Nice shot by Lang.
Barkley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barkley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lang misses.
Barkley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
Barkley catches Lang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lang blocks the body kick.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Lang.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkley counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley throws out a powerful jab.
Barkley misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Barkley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang checks a low kick from Barkley.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
Barkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Barkley moves his leg out of the way.
Lang throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley throws a leg kick which misses Lang's front leg but catches the back leg as Lang tries to avoid it.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Barkley lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Barkley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barkley scores with a leg kick.
Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkley lands a right hand.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Barkley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barkley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Barkley scores with the left hand. Lang knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Barkley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Barkley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang clinches.
Lang prevents a body shot from Barkley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Barkley tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Barkley tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley lands a body punch.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
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 Nick Barkley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barkley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 50 p4p, 126 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 6 p4p, 20 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talvela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruttu on the side of the head.
Reino Ruttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talvela.
Ruttu feints and then cracks Talvela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talvela down.
Ruttu misses with a straight right.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruttu throws a big shot that misses.
Ruttu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruttu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talvela is out of range and Ruttu settles back down.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Talvela throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruttu was covering up waiting for the punch and Talvela finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu wants to stand and escape but Talvela is having none of it.
Talvela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talvela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruttu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruttu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talvela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talvela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talvela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talvela postures up in Ruttu's guard and throws a big left but Ruttu blocks it.
Talvela wants to pass the guard but Ruttu is keeping the position.
Ruttu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Talvela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu keeping moving, preventing Talvela from controlling successfully.
Ruttu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talvela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talvela is fighting to break Ruttu's control of his arms but Ruttu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ruttu working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Talvela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruttu.
Talvela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruttu throws a jab but it's blocked by Talvela.
Talvela drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruttu sprawls and moves away.
Ruttu throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Ruttu moved out of range nicely.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Talvela tries to land a front kick but Ruttu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talvela slips a jab from Ruttu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Ruttu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruttu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruttu throws a jab but it's blocked by Talvela.
Ruttu lands a jab.
Ruttu defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Ruttu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruttu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruttu with a hook.
Ruttu throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talvela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talvela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruttu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Talvela to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruttu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruttu feints and then cracks Talvela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talvela down.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Talvela.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruttu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talvela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruttu eats them both and turns towards Talvela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Talvela is looking to land body kicks.
Ruttu slaps away a takedown attempt from Talvela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Talvela's head but Talvela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu throws a jab but it's blocked by Talvela.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talvela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Talvela.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but Talvela checks it.
Talvela checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Talvela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruttu doesn't seem phased though.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Talvela. Those never looked like landing.
Talvela looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Ruttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ruttu fakes the leg kick and cracks Talvela in the body.
Ruttu lunges at Talvela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Talvela's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talvela.
Ruttu blocks a leg kick.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
Talvela walks into a jab.
Ruttu cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talvela throws a jab when Ruttu was well out of range.
Ruttu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talvela misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talvela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruttu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but Talvela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Talvela avoids the head kick by Ruttu.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruttu cracks Talvela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu throws a body kick that misses
and Talvela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruttu's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela slips under a jab.
Talvela appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Talvela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruttu eats them both and turns towards Talvela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela slips under a jab from Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with the left hand. Talvela knows he should have avoided that one.
Talvela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Talvela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talvela misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reino Ruttu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talvela throws a jab when Ruttu was well out of range.
Talvela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talvela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruttu.
Talvela shoots and misses
and Ruttu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruttu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talvela. That did some damage!
A big right from Ruttu misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruttu misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruttu. Ruttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Talvela catches Ruttu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruttu cracks Talvela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Ruttu finds it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Talvela checks a leg kick.
Talvela drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ruttu sprawls and moves away.
Ruttu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talvela.
Ruttu feints and then cracks Talvela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talvela down.
Ruttu tried to score with a low kick but Talvela checks it.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Talvela's head but Talvela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown but Ruttu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela tries to move into range but Ruttu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Ruttu does it's job there.
Ruttu thumps Talvela with a low kick.
Ruttu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruttu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruttu connects with a jab.
Ruttu lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick from Talvela misses.
Ruttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela fails with the takedown
enabling Ruttu to counter with a crisp jab.
Talvela moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruttu throws a body kick that misses.
Talvela goes for a double leg but Ruttu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruttu continues to drive forward.
Ruttu is trying to force a seperation but Talvela has the dominant position.
Talvela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruttu prevents it.
Ruttu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talvela.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruttu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talvela backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruttu.
Talvela is working for takedown but Ruttu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Talvela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruttu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruttu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruttu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruttu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talvela throws a shot from downtown. Ruttu moves away and avoids it.
Ruttu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Talvela sprawling to the canvas! Talvela rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ruttu finish him?!
Talvela is rocked!
Talvela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruttu. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Oh Talvela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruttu delivers a nice body kick.
Talvela sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reino Ruttu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruttu cracks Talvela with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ruttu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Talvela to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Talvela leaves his chin hanging out and Ruttu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Talvela crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reino Ruttu!
Reino Ruttu is the new welterweight champion!
Reino Ruttu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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