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OFK 435 - Johnson Vs Durant PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Late (ranked 3064 p4p, 4939 weight class) and Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 404 p4p, 529 weight class). Unicorn Big Foot 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot drops Late with a right and a left! Big Foot comes rushing in but Late regains his composure and manages to keep Big Foot in guard.
 Late is rocked!
 It looks like Little Late has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Late keeping moving, preventing Big Foot from controlling successfully.
Oh Late is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big Foot wants to pass the guard but Late is keeping the position.
Big Foot stops Late from standing up.
Big Foot told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Big Foot trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Late seems to have got his legs back now.
Big Foot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Big Foot wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Big Foot gets to his feet. Late looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Late.
Big Foot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Late has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Late uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big Foot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt.
Late's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Late duly obliges.
 It looks like Unicorn Big Foot has been cut.
Late lands a nice shot to the body.
Big Foot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Big Foot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Big Foot is looking to take a break and control but Late is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Foot seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Late is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Unicorn Big Foot!
Little Late was interviewed post fight and said 'Duh?!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 2769 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Keir Toal (ranked 372 p4p, 209 weight class). Toal has chosen Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Doko Dokov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, 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. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 28 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keir Toal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toal tries to avoid it but Dokov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toal to the ground. Toal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toal tries to keep at a distance but Dokov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toal throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Toal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Toal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toal can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toal can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Toal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toal presses Dokov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal pushes Dokov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toal has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toal has closed the distance and engaged Dokov in a clinch.
Toal misses with the head strike.
Dokov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toal scores with a hook to the body.
Dokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toal lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toal lands with a light punch inside.
Toal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dokov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toal blocking some punches.
Toal prevents Dokov from breaking the clinch.
Dokov lands a right hand.
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!
Toal throws a head punch that misses.
Toal can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Toal scores with a shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toal's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal misses with a body punch.
Toal misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Toal.
Toal wants the takedown. Dokov is fighting it off but Toal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dokov's guard against the cage.
Toal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toal slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dokov.
Toal content to control rather than advance.
Toal working Dokov over with strikes.
Toal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dokov pushes Toal off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov blocks a head kick by Toal.
Dokov throws a big counter combination but Toal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dokov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toal finds it's way round the side to connect with Dokov's head.
Doko Dokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toal keeps the fight on the outside.
Toal takes a swing at Dokov's ribcage but misses.
Toal keeps the fight on the outside.
Dokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toal.
As Toal looks to move away, Dokov throws a big counter combo but Toal just gets out of the way.
Dokov instigates a clinch.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Toal misses with a body punch.
Toal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keir Toal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dokov wants to clinch but Toal slips to the side
letting Toal counter with a right hand.
Toal with the inside leg kick.
We've been told by Dokov's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Toal throws a body punch but Dokov moves out of range.
Dokov is looking for a counter combo.
Dokov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toal counters with a straight right hand.
Dokov throws a hook but Toal blocks it.
Dokov clinches with his opponent.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toal tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
A shot in the inside from Toal.
Toal struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal avoids the elbow strike from Dokov, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Toal fails to land.
Toal digs a right hand underneath Dokov's ribcage. Dokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toal lands a shot to the body.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Toal.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toal digs a right hand into Dokov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dokov's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dokov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keir Toal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dokov working aggressively here.
Dokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Toal fails to land.
Toal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dokov tries a body shot but Toal blocks it.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Toal has him pressed against the cage.
Dokov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Toal up against the cage.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov has Toal pushed against the cage.
Dokov tries to break free but Toal pushes him back against the cage.
Toal blocks a body shot from Dokov.
Dokov throws a head punch that misses.
Toal blocks an uppercut.
Dokov working hard to break the clinch.
Dokov can't find room to land a body shot as Toal controls the action.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov just leaning against Toal, taking a breather.
Dokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dokov misses with some punches.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov jumps guard but Toal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Toal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dokov is trying to keep an underhook but Toal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dokov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dokov staying out of range there.
Toal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Toal.
As Toal looks to move away, Dokov throws a big counter combo but Toal just gets out of the way.
Dokov throws a combination that misses
and Toal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keir Toal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toal misses with a wild body shot.
Toal misses with a kick to the body.
As Toal looks to move away, Dokov throws a big counter combo but Toal just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Toal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dokov doesn't seem phased though.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dokov tries for a takedown but Toal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dokov goes for a double leg but Toal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toal continues to drive forward.
Toal lands a shoulder strike.
Toal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokov is trying to break the clinch but Toal is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toal walks away with a smile on his face. Dokov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dokov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dokov does no damage.
Toal misses with a body shot.
Dokov darts in trying to clinch
letting Toal counter with a right hand.
Toal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Toal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov tries to clinch but Toal moves away
and Toal counters with an inside leg kick.
Dokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov goes for a double leg but Toal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toal continues to drive forward.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Toal.
A hook to the body from Toal.
Toal cracks Dokov with a nice body shot.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dokov.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Toal.
Keir Toal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal lands a left hand.
Toal can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Dokov misses with a body punch.
Toal gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dokov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Dokov trying to control from the bottom.
Toal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dokov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toal blocks the strikes from Dokov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dokov missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dokov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toal in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dokov. Those never looked like landing.
Toal throws a wild body kick that Dokov sees coming a mile off.
Toal lands with a good body shot.
Toal looks to land a combination but Dokov avoids it well.
Toal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keir Toal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keir Toal!
A relieved looking Keir Toal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 1616 p4p, 745 weight class) and Victor Fries (ranked 115 p4p, 59 weight class). Victor Fries has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexandria OcasioCortez's chin.
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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 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Fries !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fries works OcasioCortez's body with a nice hook.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
Fries throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent OcasioCortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fries throws a series of strikes that have OcasioCortez backpedaling.
OcasioCortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fries swings for the body but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
Fries cracks OcasioCortez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OcasioCortez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Fries finish him?
OcasioCortez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Fries misses the target.
OcasioCortez looks for the body kick but Fries saw that one coming.
A big left from Fries misses.
Fries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OcasioCortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fries misses with a hook. OcasioCortez ducked under it nicely.
OcasioCortez moves away from the strike by Fries .
It appears OcasioCortez was looking to counter with a kick there.
A punch combination from Fries misses.
OcasioCortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OcasioCortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fries to score with a decent uppercut.
OcasioCortez slips under a jab from Fries .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fries punishes OcasioCortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Fries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fries misses with a looping left.
OcasioCortez is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fries lands a nice shot to the body.
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fries throws out a loose jab but OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
OcasioCortez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fries manages to circle out of the way.
Fries 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fries duly obliges.
Fries lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fries lands a glancing blow to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
Fries tries to bum rush OcasioCortez with a series of wild strikes but OcasioCortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OcasioCortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fries lands a left and a right that send OcasioCortez crashing to the mat, dazed. Fries thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh OcasioCortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fries circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops OcasioCortez to the canvas! OcasioCortez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fries keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Fries !
A relieved looking Victor Fries thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Mfer (ranked 276 p4p, 1493 weight class) and Remington Knox (ranked 22 p4p, 108 weight class). Isopaa Mfer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remington Knox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox's coach down at Blacktalians MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Isopaa Mfer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer feints a jab promting Knox to slip. Mfer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Mfer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knox after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Mfer is rocked!
Knox working aggressively here.
Oh Mfer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox digs a right hand into Mfer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mfer's gas tank.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mfer tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isopaa Mfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer wants to take the fight to the mat but Knox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mfer to his knees! Knox keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remington Knox!
Remington Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Nik (ranked 215 p4p, 516 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 34 p4p, 78 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ноггано - стволок за поясок. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Nik misses.
Nik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nik blocks a head kick by Rauta.
Nik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been hearing reports that Nik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nik. Rauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rauta with a nice calf kick.
Rauta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
Nik looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Aleks Nik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta throws a front kick aimed at Nik's knee but Nik avoids it well.
Nik closes the distance and clinches up with Rauta, looking for a takedown. Nik pushes Rauta against the cage but Rauta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nik with a poor takedown
and Rauta counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rauta moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Nik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauta throws a series of punches but Nik avoids them all with ease.
Nik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rauta thuds his right hand into Nik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rauta scores with a nice right hand.
Rauta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nik scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rauta.
Nik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauta.
Nik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nik with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta misses with a low kick.
Nik feinted with a counter takedown.
Rauta with a nice cross.
Nik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rauta avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Nik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rauta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rauta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rauta throws a body kick that misses
and Nik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rauta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nik will feel that in the morning.
Nik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Nik.
Rauta throws a lazy head kick
and Nik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nik blocks a head kick by Rauta.
Rauta throws a low kick but Nik moves out of range easily.
Kulma Rauta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rauta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nik throws out a powerful jab.
Nik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rauta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nik scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik throws a good cross that connects.
Rauta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nik takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Nik misses the body punch
and Rauta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rauta scores with a jab to the head.
Nik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nik lands a nice hook to Rauta's body. Rauta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rauta sprawls well initially but Nik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rauta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nik is working away from the top position though.
Rauta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta is doing well to control the position and prevent Nik from advancing to side control.
Nik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nik.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nik connects with a nice short shot to Rauta's temple.
Nik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nik is keen to just control but Rauta is a slippery customer.
Rauta is looking for a sweep. Nik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rauta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nik is working away from the top position though.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleks Nik will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nik misses with a body shot
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rauta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nik checks it well.
Nik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rauta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nik is looking to wear down Rauta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nik looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nik looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Nik misses the jab.
Rauta lands an overhand right.
Nik misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nik misses with a hook to the body
and Rauta counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Nik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rauta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nik's hands.
Rauta thows a leg kick but Nik checks it
and Nik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rauta won't be happy with that.
Nik cracks Rauta with a big right hand but Rauta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nik is looking to take a break and control but Rauta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nik tries to score with some ground and pound. Rauta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nik working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauta struggling a bit here.
Nik working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nik trying to control the position but Rauta is working away.
The strikes coming from Nik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rauta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aleks Nik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nik trying to control the position but Rauta is working away.
Nik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rauta's legs.
Rauta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik cracks Rauta with a big right hand but Rauta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rauta holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nik working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rauta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rauta regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nik's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rauta is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Nik is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Nik is stalling here. Rauta is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nik seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rauta has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Nik going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Nik wants to control but Rauta postures up.
Rauta decides to stand back up. Rauta steps back and let's Nik get back to his feet.
Nik misses with an uppercut.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Nik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kulma Rauta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nik looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta flicks out a counter leg kick but Nik steps away.
Nice straight punches there by Nik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nik.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Kulma Rauta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nik blocks a jab.
Nik moves into the clinch.
Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a body shot from Nik.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Nik prevents a body shot from Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Nik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nik misses with a body punch.
Rauta lands a left hand.
Nik misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik misses with some punches.
Nik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nik struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta is working Nik over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nik.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta digs a right hand into Nik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nik's gas tank.
Nik prevents a body shot from Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nik.
Nik misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Rauta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Rauta pushes Nik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik blocking some punches.
Rauta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta misses the shot to the body.
Nik has his takedown stuffed
and Rauta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rauta clobbers Nik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauta.
Rauta lands with an uppercut that bounces Nik off the cage and back into range.
Rauta wants to slow Nik down by chopping away at his legs.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Nik's shoulder, as Nik tries to avoid the shot.
Nik digs a good hook to Rauta's body.
Rauta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nik on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Nik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rauta.
Rauta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nik misses with a straight left.
Nik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauta tries to sprawl but Nik drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nik misses with a head shot. Rauta uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rauta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nik is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik is fighting to break Rauta's control of his arms but Rauta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rauta is trying to control the position but Nik postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rauta keeping full guard, as Nik tries to pass.
Nik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nik throws a shot from downtown. Rauta moves away and avoids it.
Rauta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nik counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulma Rauta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rauta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Johnson (ranked 48 p4p, 917 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 11 p4p, 120 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant with a hook.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durant manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Durant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson slips under a jab from Durant.
Durant lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durant throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Durant really felt that one!
Durant connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Durant lands a front kick.
Durant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Durant
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Durant in his tracks momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Durant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durant throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a hugh head kick that removes Durant from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Haruki Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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