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DMMA 406: Handerson v McIntyre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 630 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 86 p4p, 417 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a low kick but Widenose moves out of range easily.
Widenose closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Widenose has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Widenose has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Widenose pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Bigfoot BJJ inform us that Widenose has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Widenose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Widenose distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Widenose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Widenose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Widenose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Widenose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Widenose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Widenose advances to half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Widenose off but Widenose keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Widenose is controlling the pace.
Johnson controlling the position well.
Widenose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Widenose lands a nice short elbow.
Widenose prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Widenose is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Widenose eventually gives up the hold.
Widenose is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Widenose stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Widenose is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Widenose winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Widenose winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes Widenose off looking to stand but Widenose dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Widenose is controlling well.
Johnson is not content to let Widenose control the position.
Widenose might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Widenose is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widenose stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bofur Widenose dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Widenose scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Widenose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Widenose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Widenose has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Widenose defends well.
Widenose looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Widenose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Widenose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Widenose won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Bofur Widenose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Widenose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Widenose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Widenose is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Widenose is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Widenose passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Widenose is controlling well.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Widenose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Widenose has control of the leg.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Widenose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Widenose pulls his head out easily.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is not content to let Widenose control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Widenose, which made it look bad.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Widenose shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Widenose trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Widenose is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widenose slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bofur Widenose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Widenose moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Widenose lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widenose tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Widenose keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose stops Johnson from standing up.
Widenose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Widenose trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Widenose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Widenose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Widenose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to keep Widenose in close.
Widenose cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Widenose's closed guard. He's half up but Widenose has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Widenose pivots and extends the arm, Johnson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Widenose! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bofur Widenose!
After winning the bout, Bofur Widenose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porridge Wog (ranked 1736 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Tom Huller (ranked 210 p4p, 240 weight class). Tom Huller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Porridge Wog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Huller!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wog blocks a jab.
Huller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huller but Huller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wog just misses with a punch to the body.
Huller scores with a jab. Wog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wog throws a jab but it's blocked by Huller.
Huller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wog under the eye.
Wog needs to keep his hands up - Huller had a free shot at his head there.
Wog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huller tries to avoid it but Wog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huller to the ground. Huller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huller wants to counter with a clinch but Wog pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huller looking to score a takedown here. Wog is defending well but Huller drives through and ends up in Wog's guard.
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!
Wog looking for a guillotine here but Huller defends easily.
Huller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huller cracks Wog with a solid left hand.
Huller works over Wog with some ground and pound from guard.
Wog keeping full guard, as Huller tries to pass.
Wog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wog is on top in guard.
Wog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wog won't allow Huller to sweep him here.
Huller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wog advances to half guard.
Huller is looking for a sweep. Wog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wog passes to full mount!
Wog is working for a guillotine from mount but Huller frees his head quite easily.
Wog wants to control the pace but Huller is squirming around nicely.
Huller gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wog winds up and cracks Huller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wog trying to mount his opponent but Huller defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huller is looking for a sweep. Wog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huller keeps working.
Huller is trying to get back to full guard.
Wog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huller tries to get to full guard but Wog has control of the leg.
Wog is looking for submissions but instead, Huller has regained full guard.
Huller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wog scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wog slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wog scoring with punches and elbows.
Huller is looking to reverse the position.
Huller manages to get back to half guard.
Wog is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huller defends it well.
Wog trying to control from half guard but Huller is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Huller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huller looks to score with a jab to the body but Wog is just out of range.
A jab from Huller finds it's way through Wog's defenses.
Huller throws a body punch but Wog moves out of range.
Huller lands a glancing blow to the side of Wog's head.
Huller tests Wog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Huller misses.
Wog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huller wants to counter the offense by Wog and move into the clinch position.
Wog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huller's waist but Huller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wog off to one side.
Huller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wog is looking to reverse the position.
Huller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wog down.
Huller scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huller is putting a hurting on Wog here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huller off and has taken his back!
Huller staying busy and making it hard for Wog to control.
Huller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wog has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Huller is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wog.
You can see the frustration on Huller's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wog has good solid back control here.
Huller is trying to defend against the choke here but Wog has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Wog Tightens the hold and Huller taps out furiously! Wog displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Porridge Wog!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 401 p4p, 929 weight class) and Kwadwo Adunga Jr (ranked 55 p4p, 111 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adunga Jr's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Kwadwo Adunga Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
Hanma with the inside leg kick.
Adunga Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adunga Jr throws out the jab.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Adunga Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma connects with a body shot.
Hanma thumps Adunga Jr with a low kick.
Adunga Jr slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Adunga Jr.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Adunga Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adunga Jr digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
Adunga Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma thuds his right hand into Adunga Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Adunga Jr's body.
Adunga Jr tries to move into range but Hanma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Adunga Jr saw that one coming.
Hanma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adunga Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adunga Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adunga Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Adunga Jr misses.
Adunga Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Adunga Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanma.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Adunga Jr manages to avoid it.
Hanma jabs Adunga Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Adunga Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Hanma coming out on top.
Adunga Jr lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adunga Jr looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Adunga Jr misses.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adunga Jr.
A jab from Adunga Jr misses.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adunga Jr misses with a straight right.
Hanma with the inside leg kick.
Adunga Jr throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Adunga Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adunga Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Adunga Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Adunga Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adunga Jr on the side of the head.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adunga Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adunga Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adunga Jr looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma throws a head kick but Adunga Jr moves out of range.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut.
Hanma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Kwadwo Adunga Jr has been cut.
Hanma throws a hook but Adunga Jr blocks it.
Adunga Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Adunga Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Adunga Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma lands with a nice body punch.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adunga Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Adunga Jr's head but Adunga Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Adunga Jr is out of range.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Hanma tried to score with a low kick but Adunga Jr checks it.
Adunga Jr throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma misses with a head kick.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adunga Jr blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma moves out of range as Adunga Jr strikes.
Hanma throws the left hand but Adunga Jr avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Adunga Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwadwo Adunga Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adunga Jr works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
Adunga Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adunga Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Hanma throws a leg kick
and Adunga Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Adunga Jr takes a swing at Hanma's ribcage but misses.
Hanma connects with an inside leg kick.
Adunga Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Hanma seems unphased.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adunga Jr can do to turn this around?
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma throws a hook but Adunga Jr avoids it easily.
Adunga Jr connects with a right hand. Hanma shakes it off.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Adunga Jr.
Hanma walks into a jab.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a head kick but Adunga Jr moves out of range.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr lands a left and a right that send Hanma crashing to the mat, dazed. Adunga Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Hanma is rocked!
 It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adunga Jr counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
Kwadwo Adunga Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 37 p4p, 580 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 6 p4p, 73 weight class). Noeigati's entrance music is Cremation of Sam McGee. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leader's choice of entrance music: Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Noeigati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noeigati pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noeigati is looking to counter punch.
Leader misses with an uppercut
and Noeigati counters with a stiff right hand.
Noeigati misses with a straight right.
Leader throws an off balance right hand
and Leader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leader swings widly with a right hand
and Noeigati counters with a straight right hand.
Noeigati avoids the head kick by Leader.
Leader lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Benjamin Noeigati has been cut.
Leader throws a sloppy head kick
and Leader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noeigati drops Leader with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Leader! Noeigati dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Noeigati!
Benjamin Noeigati thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjornsson (ranked 70 p4p, 177 weight class) and Joe Wick (ranked 10 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wick misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Bjornsson misses the target.
Wick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wick misses with a looping right.
Joe Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson misses with a hook.
Wick lands a jab.
It looks like Erik Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wick misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick lands with a right hand.
Wick forces Bjornsson back against the cage and clinches.
Bjornsson lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage.
Wick stalls.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick working aggressively here.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjornsson lands a left hand.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Wick tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Wick back against the cage.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Wick fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Bjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornsson blocking some punches.
Wick blocks an uppercut.
Wick misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
Bjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bjornsson is defending well for now.
Wick lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wick working aggressively here.
Wick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Wick.
Wick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bjornsson is breathing heavily.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Wick pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wick lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wick.
Wick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wick pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wick with a knee to the head.
Wick scores a nice knee to the body.
Wick scores a nice knee to the body.
Wick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjornsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Wick digs a right hand underneath Bjornsson's ribcage. Bjornsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjornsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick is leaning against Bjornsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wick lands a shot to the body.
Wick can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornsson controls the action.
Wick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wick is struggling to control the position.
Wick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wick lands a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wick effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick tries to land a knee to the head but Bjornsson blocks with his arms.
Wick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Wick.
Wick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wick scores with a shot to the side of Bjornsson's head.
Good body shot from Wick.
Knees to the body from Wick.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
Wick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bjornsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wick can turn it around.
Wick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bjornsson up against the cage.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjornsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wick!
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Wick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wick scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Wick.
Nice cross by Wick.
Wick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wick scoring well with a low kick there.
Wick wants to clinch up but Bjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Joe Wick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
Joe Wick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wick scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjornsson avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wick.
Wick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjornsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wick lands a nice knee to the body.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
Wick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
A short body shot lands from Wick as the two fighters clinch.
Wick pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wick pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Wick.
A nice left hand lands by Wick.
Bjornsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wick pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wick is pushing Bjornsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Wick scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjornsson's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wick.
Bjornsson avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Wick scores a nice knee to the body.
Wick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wick.
Wick working Bjornsson over with knees to the body.
Wick gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wick on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjornsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Wick.
Wick landing knees to the head.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Wick.
Erik Bjornsson's cut is getting worse.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
Wick landing knees to the body.
Wick works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wick connects with a knee to the head.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Wick.
Wick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Wick landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick blocks an uppercut.
Wick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Wick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Wick is working Bjornsson over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erik Bjornsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wick clinches.
Erik Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wick lands a nice knee to the body.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bjornsson.
Wick can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornsson controls the action.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Bjornsson has had enough of the clinch but Wick keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wick lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Wick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjornsson or not.
Wick scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wick tries a body shot but Bjornsson blocks it.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bjornsson.
Wick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjornsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wick landing knees to the body.
Wick lands a shot to the body.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Bjornsson's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Wick.
Wick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Nice body punch from Wick - that landed with a thud.
Bjornsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Wick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Wick.
A right hook to the body lands for Wick.
Wick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjornsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick lands a left hand.
Bjornsson blocks a body shot from Wick.
Wick landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Wick.
Wick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Wick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Wick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
Bjornsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Wick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Wick misses with some punches.
Wick lands with a left to the head.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Bjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Bjornsson avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Bjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
Bjornsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wick tries a body shot but Bjornsson blocks it.
Bjornsson lands a shoulder strike.
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
Wick throws a head punch that misses.
Wick is working Bjornsson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wick.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjornsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjornsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wick taking a breather.
Bjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wick lands a left hand.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Wick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wick trying to control the position but instead, Bjornsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wick into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Wick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Wick lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjornsson won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wick 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Wick!
Joe Wick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 141 p4p, 203 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 18 p4p, 29 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Handerson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to America - A Horse With No Name. The crowd seem to be enjoying McIntyre's choice of entrance music: Gallantry. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it well and moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Handerson's head but Handerson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handerson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McIntyre looks to land a left hand but Handerson moved out of range nicely.
Handerson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
Handerson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Handerson counters with a shoot takedown. McIntyre fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handerson throws a big elbow that misses.
McIntyre has Handerson pulled in close to control his posture.
McIntyre keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Handerson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Handerson postures up in McIntyre's guard and throws a big left but McIntyre blocks it.
McIntyre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handerson advances position into side control!
Handerson working the head and body with strikes.
McIntyre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McIntyre wants to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McIntyre prevents Handerson from moving into mount.
Handerson is chipping away with strikes.
McIntyre sneaks back into half guard.
McIntyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is thwarting McIntyre's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. McIntyre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Handerson wants to control from the top but McIntyre keeps moving.
McIntyre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Handerson wants to control from the top but McIntyre keeps moving.
McIntyre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McIntyre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Handerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Handerson landing some decent shots from guard.
Handerson postures up.
Handerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McIntyre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McIntyre looks to throw the jab but Handerson is out of range.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McIntyre scores with a body shot.
McIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handerson.
No joy there for McIntyre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handerson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but McIntyre is quick to defend against it.
McIntyre misses with a looping right.
Handerson drops down looking for a counter takedown but McIntyre sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws an off balance right hand
and Handerson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Handerson.
Handerson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McIntyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but McIntyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIntyre trying to keep a closed guard but Handerson is proving a slippery customer.
McIntyre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre trying to control the position.
Handerson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McIntyre trying to control the position here.
Handerson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Handerson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handerson wants to control from the top but McIntyre keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McIntyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McIntyre misses with a looping left.
Handerson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
Handerson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre misses with an uppercut. Handerson saw that one coming.
Handerson drops down looking for a counter takedown but McIntyre sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Methodios McIntyre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
McIntyre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but McIntyre is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for McIntyre.
It looks like Dave Handerson has been cut.
McIntyre punishes Handerson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handerson.
McIntyre tries to bum rush Handerson with a series of wild strikes but Handerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre misses the shot to the body.
Handerson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from McIntyre misses the target.
Handerson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McIntyre misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - McIntyre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McIntyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson feinted with a counter takedown.
McIntyre looks to score with a jab to the body but Handerson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McIntyre.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it well and moves away.
McIntyre wants to clinch up but Handerson keeps it at a distance.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it well and moves away.
Handerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McIntyre misses with a hook to the body
and Handerson counters with a takedown into side control.
McIntyre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Handerson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on McIntyre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Handerson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Handerson is looking to take a break and control but McIntyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Handerson working the strikes but McIntyre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson'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.
McIntyre tries to clinch
and Handerson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McIntyre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Handerson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McIntyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handerson manages to avoid it.
McIntyre throws a looping overhand right but Handerson ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws a combination that misses
and Handerson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McIntyre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson is pressing down on McIntyre's thigh, looking to free his foot. McIntyre is holding on for now.
Handerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McIntyre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Handerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McIntyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McIntyre is controlling Handerson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
McIntyre trying to control from the bottom.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but McIntyre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Handerson to get the leverage.
McIntyre trying to control from the bottom.
McIntyre is looking to escape.
Handerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McIntyre is refusing to be controlled, as Handerson sits in half guard.
McIntyre is positioning himself well to prevent Handerson advancing to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McIntyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre just misses with a punch to the body.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but McIntyre is quick to defend against it.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handerson.
Methodios McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handerson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McIntyre throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
McIntyre swings widly with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McIntyre scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Handerson manages to mount him!
Handerson looking for a guillotine from mount but McIntyre is having none of it.
McIntyre felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dave Handerson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McIntyre.
Handerson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McIntyre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handerson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut
and Handerson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Handerson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handerson tries to free his leg and advance position but McIntyre is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre is adopting a defensive guard.
Handerson scoring with some ground and pound.
McIntyre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handerson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McIntyre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handerson being controlled here momentarily.
Handerson 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.
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.
McIntyre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handerson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McIntyre's guard.
McIntyre pulls Handerson in close to prevent any damage.
McIntyre keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McIntyre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Handerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McIntyre holds on and takes a little breather.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but McIntyre is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McIntyre's head.
Handerson trying to control but McIntyre is working from the bottom.
McIntyre trying to keep a closed guard but Handerson is proving a slippery customer.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but McIntyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A swing and a miss from McIntyre.
Handerson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Handerson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Handerson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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