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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 1376 p4p, 1609 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 101 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smif sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
It seemed like Smif was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis misses with a hook.
Smif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries for a takedown but Smif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Smif's head but Smif sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smif doesn't seem phased though.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a nice body shot.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smif scrambles back to his feet.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Smif counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis blocks a head kick by Smif.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smif scores with a nice right hand.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smif.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Smif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a hook.
Smif flicks out a counter leg kick but Davis steps away.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Smif moves away and avoids it.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smif throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis misses with an uppercut
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Smif saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smif.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif slips a straight right by Davis.
Smif stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smif wants it to stay on the feet.
Smif is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smif moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
Davis throwing shots but Smif is blocking nicely.
Well, if Davis 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.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the body from Davis misses
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis lands with a straight right. Smif didn't see that one coming.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Smif staying out of range there.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Smif throws a big counter head kick but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Smif feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smif replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Davis blocks it well.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jumba Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Smif only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Smif buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smif fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis misses with a takedown
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Jumba Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smif wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Smif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Davis throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Smif counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Smif counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Smif counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
Smif tries a quick counter leg kick but Davis is wise to it.
Smif defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Smif saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis works over Smif's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a left to the body.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a right hand that Smif ducks under and follows up with a left that Smif also avoids with ease.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smif sprawls well. Smif wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Smif flicks out a counter leg kick but Davis steps away.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Smif's head.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smif thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis looks for a takedown but Smif sprawls well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Smif counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Smif backs away looking to recover.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Smif off the cage and back into range.
Smif defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Smif's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jumba Smif is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smif counters with a leg kick.
Smif moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smif staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Smif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Smif counters with an outside leg kick.
Smif looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis misses the body punch
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Smif slips under a jab from Davis.
Jackson Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smif 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
Jumba Smif seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 1417 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 192 p4p, 166 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Anttonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skabetti crunches a lovely knee into Anttonen's ribcage.
Anttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skabetti has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
Skabetti blocks a body shot from Anttonen.
Anttonen cracks Skabetti with a nice body shot.
Anttonen digs a right hand into Skabetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skabetti's gas tank.
Anttonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anttonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anttonen ducks under a wild hook from Skabetti.
Anttonen ducks right into an uppercut from Skabetti.
Nice body punch from Skabetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skabetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anttonen thuds his shin into the meat of Skabetti's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Anttonen misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Skabetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skabetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skabetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skabetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skabetti tried to counter with a leg kick but Anttonen avoided it.
Skabetti swings for the body but Anttonen moves out of range.
Skabetti lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick by Skabetti misses
and Anttonen counters with a body kick.
Anttonen throws a head kick that misses.
Skabetti blocks a jab.
Skabetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skabetti misses with some punches.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Anttonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Metbal Skabetti has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anttonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skabetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skabetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skabetti throws a sloppy head kick
and Anttonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Anttonen throws a head kick but Skabetti moves out of range.
Anttonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Skabetti misses with a hook. Anttonen ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Anttonen.
Anttonen misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anttonen cracks Skabetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anttonen throws a good cross that connects.
Skabetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skabetti stuns Anttonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anttonen loads up on a big right hand but Skabetti slips the punch.
Anttonen misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Skabetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anttonen throws a leg kick but Skabetti checks it.
Anttonen misses with a right hand
and Skabetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anttonen. Anttonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skabetti misses with a low kick.
Anttonen avoids the body shot from Skabetti.
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!
Anttonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skabetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anttonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skabetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anttonen scores with a jab to the body.
Anttonen sizes up Skabetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anttonen looks to land a body kick but Skabetti moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metbal Skabetti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anttonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Skabetti throws a leg kick but Anttonen moved away.
Skabetti throws a big shot that misses.
Anttonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skabetti with a body shot.
Anttonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skabetti.
Skabetti slips a straight right by Anttonen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anttonen 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.
Anttonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skabetti on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skabetti's sensitive parts.
Anttonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skabetti misses with the head strike.
Skabetti tries to throw a body punch but Anttonen avoids it by throwing Skabetti back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti lands a nice uppercut.
Anttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anttonen is working Skabetti over against the cage.
Skabetti throws a head punch that misses.
Anttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Skabetti controls the action.
Anttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skabetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skabetti misses with some punches.
Anttonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skabetti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a nice uppercut.
Skabetti cracks Anttonen with a nice body shot.
Anttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anttonen lands a nice uppercut.
Anttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttonen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen prevents a body shot from Skabetti.
Skabetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anttonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skabetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Skabetti controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skabetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anttonen's elbow.
Skabetti blocks a body shot from Anttonen.
Skabetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skabetti blocks a body shot from Anttonen.
Anttonen is trying to break the clinch but Skabetti is controlling him.
Anttonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
Anttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anttonen misses with a body punch.
Anttonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skabetti prevents a body shot from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a right hand.
Anttonen tries to work over Skabetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anttonen tries to throw a body punch but Skabetti avoids it by throwing Anttonen back against the cage.
Skabetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Anttonen.
Anttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Skabetti controls the action.
Skabetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skabetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skabetti is working Anttonen over against the cage.
Skabetti missing with knees to the body.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
Skabetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skabetti lands a shoulder strike.
Anttonen working aggressively here.
Anttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Skabetti controls the action.
Skabetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anttonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skabetti backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skabetti.
Skabetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skabetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skabetti working aggressively here.
Skabetti blocks a body shot from Anttonen.
Skabetti takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Skabetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skabetti tries to land a knee to the head but Anttonen blocks with his arms.
Anttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anttonen prevents a body shot from Skabetti.
Skabetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Anttonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
Skabetti misses with a shot to the body
and Anttonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skabetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anttonen misses with a left hand
letting Skabetti counter with a right hand.
Anttonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Anttonen looks to throw a body kick
and Skabetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pallas Anttonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Metbal Skabetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anttonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Anttonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skabetti, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skabetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skabetti.
Still in the clinch, Anttonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anttonen scores with a shot to the side of Skabetti's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Anttonen.
Anttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anttonen lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Anttonen.
Skabetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Anttonen.
Skabetti misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with some punches.
Anttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anttonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Anttonen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anttonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skabetti backwards.
Skabetti tries to throw a body punch but Anttonen avoids it by throwing Skabetti back against the cage.
Anttonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Skabetti misses its intended target.
Anttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Skabetti's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Skabetti.
Skabetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skabetti misses with a hook. Anttonen ducked under it nicely.
Anttonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skabetti with a body shot.
Anttonen missing with a left hand there. Skabetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metbal Skabetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skabetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anttonen is out of range and Skabetti settles back down.
Anttonen lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anttonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Anttonen.
Anttonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skabetti looks to land a right hand but Anttonen moved out of range.
Anttonen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anttonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Skabetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with a low kick as Anttonen jumps back.
Skabetti looks to land a left hand but Anttonen moved out of range nicely.
Anttonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anttonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anttonen misses with a low kick.
Skabetti misses with a looping right.
As Skabetti backs off Anttonen throws a huge counter combo but Skabetti manages to avoid it all.
Anttonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anttonen gets a clinch.
Anttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anttonen scores with a shot to the side of Skabetti's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti looking to throw knees to the head but Anttonen is blocking nicely.
Anttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skabetti.
Skabetti working aggressively here.
Skabetti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anttonen blocks an uppercut.
Anttonen tries to throw a body punch but Skabetti avoids it by throwing Anttonen back against the cage.
Anttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skabetti's elbow.
Anttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skabetti looking to throw knees to the head but Anttonen is blocking nicely.
Anttonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Anttonen.
Anttonen clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pallas Anttonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anttonen 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pallas Anttonen!
A relieved looking Pallas Anttonen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 1269 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Pudd Nelson (ranked 168 p4p, 161 weight class). Pudd Nelson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson slips a jab from Bispen.
Nelson defending well as Bispen loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
A nice side step and Nelson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bispen slips a straight right by Nelson.
Bispen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bispen throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson clinches up with Bispen and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Bispen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Bispen blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Bispen lands a body punch.
Bispen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bispen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bispen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Bispen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson tries to work over Bispen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Bispen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Bispen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bispen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Bispen throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is looking to clinch.
As Nelson looks to move away, Bispen throws a big counter combo but Nelson just gets out of the way.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bispen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bispen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bispen defends well and Nelson ends up having to push Bispen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bispen lunges at Nelson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nelson's hand.
Bispen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson defending well as Bispen loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Bispen moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
A combination from Bispen does no damage.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bispen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Bispen swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bispen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bispen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Bispen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bispen.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bispen.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bispen stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bispen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bispen throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bispen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson slips a jab from Bispen.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Nelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bispen doesn't seem phased though.
Bispen throws a head kick that misses
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bispen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bispen tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Pudd Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bispen tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Bispen back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bispen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Bispen.
Bispen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nelson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bispen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Bispen is working Nelson over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bispen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Bispen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bispen.
Nelson jumps guard but Bispen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Bispen blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Bispen throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Bispen lands a right hook to the body.
Bispen throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Nelson slips a straight right by Bispen.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bispen misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bispen manages to break the clinch.
Bispen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bispen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivan Bispen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pudd Nelson.
Bispen digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bispen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bispen scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Bispen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Bispen.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bispen cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Bispen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Bispen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bispen connects with a nice looking jab.
Bispen throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Bispen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Bispen circles away.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Bispen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivan Bispen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Bispen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Bispen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bispen misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bispen should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but Bispen is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bispen. Bispen obviously looking to wear him down.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Bispen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson digs a right hand into Bispen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bispen's gas tank.
Bispen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bispen lands with a right to the head.
Bispen blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Bispen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bispen prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bispen misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen 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!
Bispen misses with a left hand
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bispen throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Bispen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nelson! But no joy.
Bispen misses with a low kick.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bispen takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bispen circles away.
Bispen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Bispen keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bispen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bispen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson misses the jab.
Bispen tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nelson wants to clinch.
As Nelson looks to move away, Bispen throws a big counter combo but Nelson just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Bispen knows he should have avoided that one.
Bispen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Bispen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bispen throws a combination. Nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Nelson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bispen looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Bispen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Nelson pushes Bispen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bispen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bispen lands a body shot.
Bispen is stalling here.
Bispen lands a body punch.
Bispen pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bispen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bispen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bispen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Bispen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson clinches up with Bispen and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Ivan Bispen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Bispen.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Bispen throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bispen misses the jab.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bispen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Bispen misses.
Nelson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bispen defends well and Nelson ends up having to push Bispen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nelson slips a straight right by Bispen.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bispen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bispen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bispen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bispen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Bispen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson rushes Bispen and presses him up against the cage.
Bispen breaks from the clinch.
Pudd Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson tries to clinch up
letting Bispen counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Bispen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bispen, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Bispen!
A victorious Ivan Bispen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 673 p4p, 731 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 66 p4p, 69 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr with a hook.
Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White Jr looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Lincoln seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
White Jr lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr misses with a wild combination.
Lincoln throws a body kick that misses.
Lincoln scores with a crisp jab that stopped White Jr in his tracks.
Lincoln 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.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln cracks White Jr with a good jab.
Lincoln misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Lincoln . Beautiful body shot.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from White Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lincoln .
White Jr lands a right hook to the body.
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lincoln doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln is looking to counter punch.
White Jr drives through and clinches with Lincoln against the cage.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lincoln or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from White Jr.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Lincoln swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White Jr blocks a jab.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr jabs Lincoln to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Lincoln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln sets himself, and White Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Lincoln avoids it this time.
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Lincoln pushes him away.
White Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
White Jr blocks a head kick by Lincoln .
White Jr throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at White Jr's legs.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lincoln doesn't seem bothered though.
White Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from White Jr misses.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln 's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
A left lands for White Jr.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
A jab from White Jr misses.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincoln tries to work over White Jr's front leg with a kick but White Jr checks it.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lincoln is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lincoln moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln misses with a lunging right hand
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lincoln walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White Jr.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lincoln manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White Jr.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
White Jr slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lincoln feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White Jr lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by White Jr.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White Jr dips to his left and cracks Lincoln with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lincoln manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Lincoln misses.
White Jr rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lincoln or not.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch but White Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Lincoln lands with a left to the head.
White Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lincoln is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
White Jr is leaning against Lincoln and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lincoln .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
White Jr clinches up against the cage.
White Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
A short right from Lincoln .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
White Jr pushes Lincoln back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from White Jr.
White Jr lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Lincoln 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
White Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce White Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White Jr gets through Lincoln 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr lands a body punch.
White Jr blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr crunches a lovely knee into Lincoln 's ribcage.
White Jr tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Good body shot from White Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White Jr.
White Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Lincoln is blocking nicely.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr pushes Lincoln back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
Lincoln is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr tries to pull guard but Lincoln forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lincoln 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands an uppercut.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
White Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lincoln to keep the fight standing.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White Jr is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
White Jr scores with a hook to the body. Lincoln takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White Jr throws a leg kick which misses Lincoln 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lincoln tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a leg kick
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from White Jr lands.
Lincoln is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White Jr.
Bruce White Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White Jr digs a good hook to Lincoln 's body.
White Jr is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Lincoln on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
White Jr punishes Lincoln 's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
White Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
White Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lincoln . Lincoln obviously looking to wear him down.
White Jr throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lincoln darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White Jr lands with a hook. Lincoln tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Lincoln is rocked!
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Lincoln is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Lincoln seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
White Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
White Jr jabs at Lincoln 's body.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Lincoln stuns White Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
White Jr digs a good hook to Lincoln 's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by White Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln ducks right into an uppercut from White Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln . White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
White Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln swings widly with a right hand
and White Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lincoln takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruce White Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lincoln takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from White Jr.
White Jr lands with a right hand.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln throws an off balance right hand
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
White Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincoln to score with a decent uppercut.
White Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Lincoln seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr cracks Lincoln with an open hand slap.
Lincoln takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White Jr works Lincoln 's body with a nice hook.
White Jr tries to land a front kick but Lincoln steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Lincoln pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by White Jr.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
White Jr blocking some punches.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lincoln decides to pull guard.
White Jr pushing down on Lincoln 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lincoln regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr passes Lincoln 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lincoln missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White Jr 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 727 p4p, 890 weight class) and Maximus Furioto (ranked 55 p4p, 68 weight class). Kock comes to the cage accompanied by I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Furioto has chosen 韻è¸åˆçµ„åˆ - as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maximus Furioto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Kock.
Kock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Furioto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furioto somewhat.
Kock connects with a high kick.
Kock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kock looking to score a takedown here. Furioto is defending well but Kock drives through and ends up in Furioto's guard.
Kock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furioto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock wants to pass the guard but Furioto is keeping the position.
Kock with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kock wants to control from the top but Furioto keeps moving.
Kock lands a couple of elbows.
Furioto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furioto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kock lands a couple of elbows.
Kock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kock postures up in Furioto's guard and throws a big left but Furioto blocks it.
Kock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Furioto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furioto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws an elbow that misses. Furioto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kock's guard. Nice move by Furioto!
Kock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furioto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furioto preventing the sweep.
Kock is trying to keep Furioto in close.
Kock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Furioto has passed into half guard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kock misses with a series of wild punches.
Furioto with the counter takedown but Kock avoids it easily.
Kock wants to clinch.
Kock throws a sloppy head kick and Furioto moves out of range easily.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Kock does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furioto has time to react.
Kock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kock lands a body shot.
Furioto tries to move into range but Kock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Furioto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kock defends it well.
Furioto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kock is just riding it out for now. Furioto eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kock trying to keep a closed guard but Furioto is proving a slippery customer.
Kock is looking for a triangle here but Furioto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Furioto easily slips into full mount!
Furioto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kock tries to hold on but Furioto pushes him away.
Furioto is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kock has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kock!
Furioto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock trying to control but Furioto is working from the bottom.
Kock throws an elbow that misses. Furioto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kock's guard. Nice move by Furioto!
Kock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Furioto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Furioto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furioto drops back looking for a leg! Kock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kock manages to kick Furioto off! Furioto jumps back into Kock's guard.
Furioto distracts Kock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Furioto defends well.
Furioto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kock working a defensive guard but Furioto passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furioto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maximus Furioto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Kock. That snapped Furioto's head back.
Kock is looking to clinch.
Kock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Furioto enables Kock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Furioto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kock postures up in Furioto's guard and throws a big left but Furioto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kock is looking to work some ground and pound but Furioto has wrist control.
Kock is in close to Furioto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Furioto looking for subs off his back but Kock has passed one foot through into half guard.
Furioto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kock scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Furioto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kock.
Furioto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kock.
Kock trying to control but Furioto is working from the bottom.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furioto can do to turn this around?
Furioto has his feet on Kock's thighs here. He's pushed Kock off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kock screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Furioto!
Maximus Furioto very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Miller (ranked 812 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Cam Fleming (ranked 100 p4p, 144 weight class). Fleming has chosen Killa Cam - Cam'Ron as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller gets caught napping as Fleming dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Fleming passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fleming is just content to waste time from the top position. Miller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fleming 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.
Fleming wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller pulls Fleming in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fleming won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Fleming pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fleming wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Miller's coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Miller's hands, connecting with Miller's forehead.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Fleming trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Fleming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fleming looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fleming throws a big right hand that misses.
Fleming forces his way into half guard.
Fleming sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fleming.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Fleming throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller wants to sweep here but Fleming controlling him for the moment.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fleming lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fleming is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fleming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Fleming trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleming tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fleming.
It looked like Miller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fleming.
Joel Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Fleming.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fleming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fleming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cam Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fleming passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Fleming looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.
Fleming sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fleming misses with the ground and pound.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Miller struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Fleming's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miller tries to bench press Fleming off him but Fleming keeps the position.
Miller is not content to let Fleming control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Fleming.
Fleming throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Miller's hands, connecting with Miller's forehead.
Fleming is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Fleming is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fleming lands a nice short elbow.
Fleming looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fleming trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Fleming drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Fleming lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Fleming 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.
Fleming is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleming landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fleming lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fleming is working away from the top position though.
Fleming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Fleming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleming closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Fleming pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fleming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fleming takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fleming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Fleming doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fleming takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Cam Fleming has been cut.
Joel Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Fleming.
Fleming looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Fleming takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fleming gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleming is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Fleming off the cage and back into range.
Cam Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fleming shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fleming dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fleming throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller connects with a jab.
Fleming shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fleming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Cam Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller punishes Fleming's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Fleming.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fleming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Fleming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Joel Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away.
As Miller backs off Fleming throws a huge counter combo but Miller manages to avoid it all.
Fleming shoots in and bounces Miller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming being controlled here momentarily.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joel Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleming missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller pulls Fleming in close to his closed guard and prevents Fleming from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fleming distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fleming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Fleming fails with the takedown.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller lands a jab.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Fleming.
Fleming drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cam Fleming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fleming slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fleming 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Fleming!
After the fight, Cam Fleming was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Denver (ranked 281 p4p, 492 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 39 p4p, 69 weight class). Denver comes to the cage accompanied by Марш нової армії. Lemuel Denver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263
21 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lemuel Denver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Denver scores with a jab.
Denver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inhanamoto misses with the body kick
and Denver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Denver wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Denver tries to free his leg and advance position but Inhanamoto is retaining full guard.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Inhanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver throwing strikes from guard but Inhanamoto blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto keeping moving, preventing Denver from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inhanamoto seems keen to control Denver's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Denver misses with a takedown
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.
Denver loads up on a big right hand but Inhanamoto slips the punch.
Inhanamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inhanamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Denver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Inhanamoto scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denver was well out of range. Poor timing from Inhanamoto.
Denver lands a jab to Inhanamoto's midsection.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denver misses with a shot to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Denver shrugs it off.
Denver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inhanamoto.
Denver tries to counter with a takedown but Inhanamoto is quick to defend against it.
Danga de danga de dang - Denver scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Denver.
Denver shoots in for a takedown but Inhanamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Denver.
Lemuel Denver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denver shoots and misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemuel Denver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inhanamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Denver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Inhanamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Inhanamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Denver is staying active.
Denver remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Denver passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Inhanamoto!
Denver is landing with some decent strikes but Inhanamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Denver.
Denver 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inhanamoto at a distance.
Denver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Inhanamoto pushes Denver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lemuel Denver is winning the standup battle so far.
Denver scores with a takedown into Inhanamoto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Denver looking to sit in guard and control but Inhanamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Inhanamoto stacks Denver on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Inhanamoto!
Denver being controlled for a moment.
Denver tries to improve position but can't.
Inhanamoto just content to control the position.
That's two 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.
Denver struggling a bit here.
Denver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Denver is looking to improve his position.
Inhanamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Denver tries to get to full guard but Inhanamoto has control of the leg.
Denver looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver trying to control here.
Denver is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Inhanamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Inhanamoto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Denver misses with a jab to the body
and Inhanamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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.
Denver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Denver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inhanamoto.
Denver misses with a straight left.
Inhanamoto lands with a right hand.
Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Denver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giro Inhanamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lemuel Denver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Denver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inhanamoto at a distance.
Denver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inhanamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Inhanamoto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A cross from Denver lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Inhanamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Denver in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto walks into a jab.
A lazy body kick from Inhanamoto
and Denver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Denver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denver.
Giro Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denver scores with a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Denver.
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denver.
Inhanamoto walks into a left hand.
Denver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inhanamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Inhanamoto wants to get back to his feet but Denver is dominant here and he's now got Inhanamoto's back!
Denver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Inhanamoto breaks Denver's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Denver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inhanamoto looking to pass the guard.
Denver has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Inhanamoto is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Denver.
Denver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Inhanamoto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Denver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lemuel Denver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denver is trying to improve his position.
Denver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Denver is trying to maintain the position but Inhanamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemuel Denver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemuel Denver!
Lemuel Denver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Tetrev (ranked 170 p4p, 231 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace Hood - Undefeated. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been hearing reports that Tetrev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tetrev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tetrev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetrev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tetrev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tetrev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tetrev scores with a jab to the head.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tetrev's head.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Tetrev wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tetrev's knee momentarily.
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!
Tetrev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetrev.
Tetrev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Tetrev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetrev manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tetrev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws a leg kick but Tetrev moved away.
Tetrev throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tetrev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tetrev tries to clinch up.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tetrev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tetrev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tetrev cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tetrev throws a big shot that misses.
Tetrev backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tetrev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tetrev walks into a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Tetrev's front leg but catches the back leg as Tetrev tries to avoid it.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Tetrev lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Tetrev slips under a jab from Brown.
Tetrev misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Tetrev slips the punch.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tetrev.
Tetrev scores with a punch to the head.
Tetrev swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Tetrev throws a right hand that misses
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tetrev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Tetrev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tetrev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A big left from Tetrev misses.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tetrev misses with a looping left.
Brown throws a body punch but Tetrev moves out of range.
Tetrev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tetrev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Tetrev cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tetrev tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Tetrev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown cracks Tetrev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tetrev misses with a looping left.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Tetrev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Tetrev clinches up against the cage.
Tetrev scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tetrev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Tetrev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tetrev trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Tetrev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown is pressing down on Tetrev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tetrev counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Tetrev counters with a stiff right hand.
Tetrev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Tetrev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tetrev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Tetrev counters with a straight right hand.
Tetrev throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Tetrev slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Tetrev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tetrev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Tetrev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tetrev blocks the leg kick.
Tetrev misses with a straight left.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tetrev blocks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Tetrev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown is trying to counter with his kicks.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Tetrev counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown slips a straight right by Tetrev.
Tetrev misses with a wild combination.
Tetrev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Tetrev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
AJ Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Tetrev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Tetrev misses with a straight left.
Brown misses with a body punch
enabling Tetrev to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tetrev.
Tetrev throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tetrev checks a leg kick.
Tetrev misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tetrev.
Tetrev ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Tetrev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tetrev.
Tetrev tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown with a hook.
Tetrev throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Tetrev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tetrev.
Tetrev takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetrev.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Tetrev misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Tetrev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tetrev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tetrev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tetrev moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown scores with the left hand. Tetrev knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Tetrev ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown slips a jab from Tetrev.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
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 Tomas Tetrev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Tetrev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Tetrev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tetrev scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tetrev checks a leg kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Tetrev as he connects with a hook.
Tetrev misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetrev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tetrev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Tetrev's shoulder, as Tetrev tries to avoid the shot.
Brown lands the left hand.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Brown throws out a counter right but Tetrev avoids it with no problem.
Tetrev misses with a wild body shot.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tetrev wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Tetrev counters with a straight right hand.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tetrev.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Tetrev takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tetrev counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tetrev at a distance.
Nice shot by Tetrev.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tetrev swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Tetrev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tetrev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Tetrev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tetrev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetrev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook but Tetrev avoids it easily.
Tetrev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Tetrev.
Brown moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Tetrev throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Tetrev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Tetrev avoids a kick to the body.
Tetrev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a hook but Tetrev avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Tetrev moves away from the strike by Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tetrev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tetrev scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tetrev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetrev misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Tetrev moved away.
Tetrev is looking to counter punch.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetrev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.
A low kick from Brown misses
letting Tetrev counter with a right hand.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tetrev.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
AJ Brown 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 Anton Krylov (ranked 123 p4p, 393 weight class) and Nazaire Chenevert (ranked 15 p4p, 46 weight class). Chenevert has chosen A Milli as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazaire Chenevert!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chenevert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chenevert blocks a jab.
It seemed like Chenevert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krylov connects with a right hand. Chenevert shakes it off.
Chenevert slips a straight right by Krylov.
Chenevert throws a wild body kick that Krylov sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Chenevert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chenevert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krylov slips under a jab from Chenevert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenevert with a jab.
Krylov throws a shot from downtown. Chenevert moves away and avoids it.
Chenevert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chenevert moves forwards but Krylov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krylov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chenevert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenevert looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Krylov drops his hands momentarily and Chenevert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Chenevert.
Good leg kick by Chenevert.
Chenevert lands with a shot to the body.
Chenevert misses the jab.
Chenevert tries to move into range but Krylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Chenevert moved out of range nicely.
Krylov misses with a straight left.
Chenevert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chenevert throws a leg kick but Krylov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chenevert throws a jab when Krylov was well out of range.
Krylov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov avoids the head kick by Chenevert.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Chenevert misses the shot to the body.
Krylov avoids the head kick by Chenevert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krylov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chenevert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chenevert throws a low kick but Krylov moves out of range easily.
Chenevert closes the distance and clinches.
Krylov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Chenevert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chenevert misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Krylov is blocking nicely.
Krylov is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Chenevert.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chenevert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chenevert scores a nice knee to the body.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by Chenevert.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Krylov blocks it.
Krylov can't break the clinch.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.
Chenevert lands with a short shot to the head.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but Krylov blocks with his arms.
Chenevert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krylov avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chenevert.
Chenevert tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
Chenevert is leaning against Krylov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krylov wants to break free but Chenevert has control.
Krylov misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chenevert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krylov tries to break the clinch but Chenevert is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov wants to break free but Chenevert has control.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krylov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krylov managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chenevert cracks Krylov with a nice body shot.
Krylov stalling.
Krylov is trying to break the clinch but Chenevert has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chenevert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chenevert has Krylov pressed against the cage, preventing Krylov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krylov managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
I was talking to Krylov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krylov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chenevert throws a poor cross that misses
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chenevert fakes the leg kick and cracks Krylov in the body.
Chenevert moves out of range of the strikes.
Chenevert slips a jab and a cross from Krylov.
Chenevert scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nazaire Chenevert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chenevert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Krylov throws a hook but Chenevert avoids it easily.
Chenevert misses the body punch
and Chenevert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chenevert.
Krylov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chenevert misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chenevert throws a wild body kick that Krylov sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenevert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chenevert blocks a jab.
Chenevert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chenevert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krylov.
Chenevert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov keeps the fight on the outside.
Krylov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chenevert fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krylov is out of range.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert pushes Krylov up against the cage in a clinch.
Chenevert tries to work over Krylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krylov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chenevert can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
Chenevert lands a hook that snaps the head of Krylov backwards.
Chenevert tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Chenevert back against the cage.
Chenevert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krylov working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert blocking some punches.
Krylov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chenevert tries to clinch
letting Krylov counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert moves into range and clinches up with Krylov.
Chenevert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krylov.
Chenevert lands a right hand.
Chenevert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krylov blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov tries to break free but Chenevert pushes him back against the cage.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chenevert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krylov.
Krylov avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Chenevert.
Krylov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krylov working hard to break the clinch.
Krylov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chenevert cracks Krylov with a nice body shot.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Krylov blocks it.
Chenevert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chenevert lands with a short shot to the head.
Krylov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chenevert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but Krylov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert misses with a body punch.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krylov avoids it.
Chenevert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Krylov avoids the damage to the body.
Chenevert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chenevert with a knee to the head.
Chenevert lands a left hand.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.
Krylov avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Krylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chenevert works on Krylov's body with a couple of short punches.
Chenevert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krylov working hard to break the clinch.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Krylov blocks it.
Krylov takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Chenevert.
A left hand lands to the body for Chenevert.
Chenevert scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krylov tries to break the clinch but Chenevert is controlling the position.
Krylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Chenevert.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krylov throws a hook but Chenevert blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Krylov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krylov.
Chenevert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike.
Chenevert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krylov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chenevert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krylov or not.
Chenevert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chenevert lands with a left to the head.
Chenevert tries a body shot but Krylov blocks it.
Chenevert pushes Krylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chenevert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krylov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chenevert is leaning against Krylov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nazaire Chenevert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chenevert connects with a leg kick.
Chenevert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chenevert throws a head kick that misses.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
Chenevert slips under a jab.
Chenevert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krylov wants to break free but Chenevert has control.
Krylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chenevert tries to land a front kick but Krylov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chenevert throws a shot from downtown. Krylov moves away and avoids it.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Chenevert fails to land with a series of punches.
Krylov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krylov throws a big shot that misses.
Chenevert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Chenevert manages to avoid it.
Chenevert slips under a jab from Krylov.
Some wild striking there from Krylov.
Chenevert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chenevert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krylov.
Chenevert pushes Krylov away with a front kick.
Jab from Krylov.
Krylov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chenevert misses with a body shot.
Krylov misses the jab.
Krylov blocks a head kick by Chenevert.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Chenevert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chenevert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chenevert lands with a nice body kick.
Chenevert darts in and clinches Krylov up against the cage.
Chenevert lands with a short shot to the head.
Krylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov manages to break the clinch.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chenevert.
Chenevert goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chenevert is looking to land body kicks.
Chenevert loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
Anton Krylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chenevert missing with a left hand there. Krylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenevert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krylov.
A counter left hand to the body from Krylov misses its target.
Krylov slips under a jab from Chenevert.
Chenevert misses with a jab to the body
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krylov throws a jab when Chenevert was well out of range.
Chenevert throws a sloppy head kick and Krylov moves out of range easily.
Nazaire Chenevert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chenevert scores with a nice head shot.
Chenevert has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chenevert.
Krylov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chenevert.
Krylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chenevert.
Krylov misses with an uppercut
and Chenevert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chenevert connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chenevert.
Chenevert tries to clinch but Krylov is having none of it.
Chenevert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krylov misses with a straight left.
Chenevert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chenevert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Chenevert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krylov momentarily.
Krylov swings for the body but Chenevert moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chenevert.
Chenevert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krylov throws out the jab.
Chenevert scores with a jab. Krylov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nazaire Chenevert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chenevert 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazaire Chenevert!
A very excited looking Nazaire Chenevert 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ghetea (ranked 40 p4p, 98 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Darius Ghetea had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghetea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good work by Ruttu as he checks the leg kick.
Ghetea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ghetea with the inside leg kick.
Ruttu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruttu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghetea throws a big shot that misses.
Ruttu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ghetea misses with a straight left.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a leg kick which misses Ruttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruttu tries to avoid it.
Ruttu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ghetea is able to avoid easily.
Ruttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruttu lands a head shot.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetea moves away from the strike by Ruttu.
Jab by Ghetea.
Ghetea misses the shot to the body.
Ruttu cracks Ghetea with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghetea throws a big shot that misses.
Ghetea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a left to the body.
Ghetea connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ruttu.
A good leg kick by Ruttu.
Ruttu motions for Ghetea to come forward. Ruttu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu throws a leg kick
and Ghetea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruttu's knee momentarily.
Ghetea throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetea.
Ruttu looks to land a left hand but Ghetea moved out of range nicely.
Ghetea tried to counter with a leg kick but Ruttu avoided it.
Ruttu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghetea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruttu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruttu throws a shot to the body.
Ghetea slips under a jab from Ruttu.
Ghetea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruttu throws out the jab.
Ghetea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ghetea throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
Ghetea swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ghetea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ghetea blocks a jab.
Ghetea avoids the body shot from Ruttu.
Ruttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghetea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Ghetea blocks the low kick.
Ruttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghetea checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghetea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetea swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Darius Ghetea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghetea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetea.
Ghetea cracks Ruttu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Ghetea - just one landing.
Ghetea throws a hook but Ruttu blocks it.
Ruttu misses the jab.
Ruttu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruttu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruttu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ghetea moves out of range of the body kick from Ruttu.
An attempted straight right counter from Ghetea misses the target.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Ghetea is looking to counter punch.
Ghetea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruttu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghetea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ghetea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Ruttu misses its intended target.
Ghetea moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghetea ducks right into an uppercut from Ruttu.
Ruttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetea takes a swing at Ruttu's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttu's shoulder, as Ruttu tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghetea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruttu counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Ruttu saw that one coming.
Ruttu lands a jab to the head.
Ghetea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruttu misses the shot to the body.
Ghetea moves away from the strike by Ruttu.
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 Darius Ghetea will probably get the nod.
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.
Ghetea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ghetea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Ghetea does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetea. That's going to slow Ruttu down.
Ghetea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghetea throws a leg kick which misses Ruttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruttu tries to avoid it.
Ruttu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghetea scores with a body shot.
Ghetea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruttu.
Ruttu moves away from the strike by Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruttu.
Ruttu feints a counter leg kick.
Ghetea jabs at Ruttu's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghetea jabs Ruttu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea with a nice cross.
Ruttu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ghetea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruttu throws a sloppy head kick and Ghetea moves out of range easily.
Ruttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the body.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Ghetea is out of range.
Ruttu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruttu lands an overhand right.
Ghetea fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruttu checks it well.
Nice straight punches there by Ghetea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghetea.
Ghetea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruttu as he jumps to the side.
Ghetea misses with an uppercut. Ruttu saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ghetea misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ghetea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darius Ghetea is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Ghetea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruttu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ghetea's knee momentarily.
Ruttu misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghetea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruttu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ghetea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ghetea misses with a left hand
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
Ruttu misses with a looping right.
Ghetea misses with a wild combination.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghetea slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Ghetea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a straight right.
Ghetea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Ghetea.
Ghetea is looking to land body kicks.
Ghetea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
Ghetea misses with a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Ghetea misses the shot to the body.
Ghetea cracks Ruttu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut.
Ghetea appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruttu throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetea throws a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea lunges at Ruttu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruttu's hand.
Ruttu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghetea can pounce on him.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghetea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruttu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ghetea misses.
Ruttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ghetea misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetea.
Ruttu checks a low kick from Ghetea.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but Ghetea moved away.
Ghetea throws a right and a left that Ruttu avoids nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ghetea throws a solid leg kick but Ruttu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a leg kick.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Ruttu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ghetea misses with a hook
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Ruttu.
Ghetea throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruttu is looking to chop away at Ghetea's legs.
Ghetea cracks Ruttu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Ghetea dominated that second 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.
Ghetea misses with a right hand
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghetea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a punch to the head.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruttu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Ruttu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut.
Ruttu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghetea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghetea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruttu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ghetea moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
Ruttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghetea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a leg kick but Ruttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghetea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruttu lands a nice shot that snaps Ghetea's head back.
Ghetea moves away from the strike by Ruttu.
Ghetea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghetea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghetea checks a leg kick.
Ghetea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruttu. Ruttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghetea catches Ruttu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghetea throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Ruttu throws a right hand that misses
and Ghetea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruttu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruttu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruttu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghetea.
Ghetea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetea. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruttu.
Ghetea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Ghetea is predictable there
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghetea off the cage and back into range.
Ghetea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Ghetea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruttu missing with a left hand there. Ghetea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruttu throws a low kick but Ghetea avoids it.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruttu scores with a hook to the body. Ghetea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruttu throws a front kick aimed at Ghetea's knee but Ghetea avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea misses with a body shot.
Ruttu feints a counter leg kick.
Ruttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruttu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruttu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghetea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ruttu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ghetea is looking to counter punch.
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Ruttu slips under a jab from Ghetea.
A nice side step and Ruttu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Ghetea misses
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Ghetea misses with a wild combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruttu. Ghetea shrugs it off though.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruttu 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 Ghetea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ghetea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruttu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghetea.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghetea misses the target.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghetea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghetea throws a front kick aimed at Ruttu's knee but Ruttu avoids it well.
Ruttu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruttu scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruttu.
Ruttu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghetea is rocked!
Ruttu looks to land a left hand but Ghetea moved out of range nicely.
Oh Ghetea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ghetea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruttu.
Ghetea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
Ghetea lands a leg kick that knocks Ruttu off balance momentarily.
Ghetea throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruttu is looking for the big counter here.
Ghetea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruttu walks into a straight right hand from Ghetea.
Ghetea seems to have got his legs back now.
Ghetea lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruttu off the cage and back into range.
Ghetea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Reino Ruttu just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea shoots and misses
and Ghetea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghetea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruttu throws out the jab.
Ghetea throwing a counter right hand but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Ghetea.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghetea is just out of range.
Ruttu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ghetea just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Ghetea connects with a body shot that sends Ruttu's belly button to the back.
Ghetea throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruttu counters with a good, hard body kick but Ghetea shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghetea.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ghetea is defended easily by Ruttu.
It seemed like Ruttu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruttu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruttu missing with a left hand there. Ghetea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruttu slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ghetea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghetea connects with the punch.
Ruttu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghetea misses with a leg kick
and Ghetea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghetea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghetea moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghetea throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruttu.
Ruttu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghetea is looking to slow Ruttu down with leg kicks.
Ruttu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghetea lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghetea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It appears Ghetea was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ghetea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ghetea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruttu.
Ghetea loads up on a big right hand but Ruttu slips the punch.
Ghetea blocks a jab.
Ghetea just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu throws an off balance right hand
and Ghetea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Ghetea moved out of range.
Ghetea throws a hook to the side of Ruttu's head but Ruttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruttu lands a nice shot that snaps Ghetea's head back.
Ruttu throws a hook to the side of Ghetea's head but Ghetea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghetea 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.
Ruttu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ghetea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruttu throws a chopping leg kick but Ghetea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruttu - that will leave a mark!
Ruttu throws a hook but Ghetea avoids it easily.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetea.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Good shot there by Ghetea.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghetea thuds his right hand into Ruttu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ghetea scores with a body shot.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Ruttu scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ruttu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruttu.
Ghetea defending well as Ruttu loads up on a big left hand.
Ghetea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu throws an overhand right that lands on Ghetea's shoulder, as Ghetea tries to avoid the shot.
Ghetea throws a low kick but Ruttu avoids it.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ghetea moves out of range as Ruttu strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ruttu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Ghetea swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ghetea lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Ghetea.
Ghetea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruttu counters with a nice leg kick.
Ghetea lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghetea throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruttu counters with an outside leg kick.
Ruttu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetea misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea misses with a body shot.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Ghetea avoids it with no problem.
Ghetea scores with a push kick.
Ghetea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ghetea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruttu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruttu's hands.
Ghetea cracks Ruttu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruttu missing with a left hand there. Ghetea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruttu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghetea throwing a counter right hand but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Ghetea blocks a leg kick.
Ghetea lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruttu.
Ruttu throws a hook but Ghetea avoids it easily.
Ruttu slips a straight right by Ghetea.
Ruttu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruttu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghetea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruttu.
A big right from Ruttu misses.
Ghetea appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttu moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghetea slips under a jab.
Ruttu throws a hook but Ghetea avoids it easily.
Ghetea scoring well with a low kick there.
Ghetea scores with a shot to the body.
Ruttu scores with a spinning back kick!
Ghetea fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruttu checks it well.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Ghetea avoids it with no problem.
Ruttu throws a shot from downtown. Ghetea moves away and avoids it.
Ruttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetea.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Ghetea avoids it with no problem.
Ghetea cracks Ruttu with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu throws the left hand but Ghetea avoids the punch easily.
Ghetea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruttu needs to keep his hands up - Ghetea had a free shot at his head there.
Ruttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghetea moves away.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ghetea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Ghetea thumps Ruttu with a low kick.
Ghetea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetea throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu misses with a body kick.
Ruttu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghetea swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetea.
Ghetea dips to his left and cracks Ruttu with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruttu connects with a body shot.
Ruttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghetea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghetea throws a body punch but Ruttu moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetea. That's going to slow Ruttu down.
Ruttu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghetea.
Ghetea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruttu. That did some damage!
Ruttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghetea throws an overhand right that lands on Ruttu's shoulder, as Ruttu tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ghetea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghetea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Darius Ghetea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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