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FREAKSHOW 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Trujillo (ranked 5332 p4p, 3783 weight class) and Ellis Baker (ranked 332 p4p, 274 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Baker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trujillo misses with a body shot
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trujillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baker throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Trujillo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baker tries to move into range but Trujillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trujillo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Trujillo counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Trujillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trujillo.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trujillo counters with a left to the body.
Trujillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bakers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker misses with a combination
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trujillo connects with a single shot there.
Baker misses with a combination
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Baker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left and a right from Baker both land. Nice combination.
Trujillo works over Baker's head and body with a nice combination.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Trujillo finish him?
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
Trujillo misses the jab.
Baker throws a counter combo.
Trujillo looks to land a combination. Baker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trujillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker misses with a combination
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker lunges at Trujillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trujillo's hand.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Baker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trujillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baker throws a right hand that Trujillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trujillo also avoids with ease.
Trujillo lands a left and a right that send Baker crashing to the mat, dazed. Trujillo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baker throws a right and a left that Trujillo avoids nicely.
Trujillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Trujillo counters with a straight that turns Baker's legs to rubber! Trujillo pushes forward with more strikes and Baker goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Trujillo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Kramer (ranked 3829 p4p, 4573 weight class) and Dimitri Orlov (ranked 280 p4p, 308 weight class). Orlov has chosen Trikk - Proto-Rhyt (Black Version) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jaxon Kramer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaxon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kramer.
Nice body kick from Kramer.
Kramer connects with a solid leg kick.
Kramer misses the shot to the body.
Orlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orlov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kramer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kramer misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Orlov moves to clinch but Kramer breaks away
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlov slips under a jab from Kramer.
Orlov feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Kramer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
Orlov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Kramer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Orlov with that takedown attempt.
Kramer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov defending well as Kramer loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Kramer circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kramer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kramer throws a lazy body kick
and Orlov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Orlov.
Orlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kramer has wrist control.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kramer wants to stand but Orlov is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orlov.
Orlov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Kramer wants to stand up but Orlov is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kramer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orlov backs up against the ropes.
 It looks like Dimitri Orlov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer dips to his left and cracks Orlov with an uppercut!
Orlov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kramer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Orlov.
Orlov throws a big right hand that misses.
Orlov trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Orlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Orlov throwing strikes from guard but Kramer blocks nicely.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Orlov tries to pass.
Orlov throwing strikes but missing.
Orlov works over Kramer with some ground and pound from guard.
Orlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orlov is working Kramer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orlov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Orlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kramer has wrist control.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Orlov is in close to Kramer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orlov won't allow Kramer to get back to his feet.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Orlov landing with the ground and pound.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kramer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orlov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orlov postures up in Kramer's guard and throws a big left but Kramer blocks it.
Orlov works over Kramer with some ground and pound from guard.
Orlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kramer is keeping the position for now.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Orlov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kramer's guard.
Orlov is looking to take a break and control but Kramer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlov is trying to work for a kimura but Kramer is defending well.
Kramer pushes Orlov off looking to stand but Orlov dives back in and keeps control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is defending against the submission attempts here by Orlov.
Orlov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orlov lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Orlov seems content to control.
Kramer is staying active underneath Orlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orlov is just content to waste time from the top position. Kramer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Orlov distracts Kramer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 Kramer is rocked!
Orlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orlov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Kramer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orlov chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaxon Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kramer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlov lands a couple of digs.
Orlov is working Kramer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orlov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kramer covers up, he's hurt! Orlov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Orlov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Orlov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Orlov!
A relieved looking Dimitri Orlov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bartlett (ranked 3318 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Jahmeir Myers (ranked 207 p4p, 255 weight class). Bartlett comes to the ring accompanied by Dead Celebs X Biz. Myers has chosen No Role Model as his entrance music. Jahmeir Myers acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jahmeir Myers!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bartlett misses.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartlett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartlett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myers swinging wildly here.
Bartlett throwing a counter right hand but Myers manages to avoid it.
Bartlett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartlett lands with an uppercut that bounces Myers off the ropes and back into range.
Bartlett connects with a nice looking jab.
Myers closes the distance and pushes Bartlett back into the ropes.
Bartlett lands a body punch.
Bartlett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Myers is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartlett finish him?
Myers gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bartlett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Myers is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bartlett!
Bryan Bartlett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jahmeir Myers spoke after the fight, saying 'This one is on me. I got to put more work in the gym to better my skills. The other fighter was just a better fighter tonight.... but I can be sure my next fight.... I'll come out better than I showed this fight'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grave Robber (ranked 3685 p4p, 3022 weight class) and Van Putgao (ranked 232 p4p, 192 weight class). Van Putgao acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grave Robber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Putgao!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putgao darts in and clinches Robber up against the ropes.
Putgao dodges an elbow strike from Robber.
Putgao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robber.
Robber misses with a punch to the body.
Putgao missing with knees to the body.
Robber tries to throw a body punch but Putgao avoids it by throwing Robber back against the ropes.
Putgao lands an elbow inside that Robber shrugs off.
Robber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putgao throws an elbow but it misses.
Putgao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putgao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robber avoids it.
Putgao lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Grave Robber has been cut.
Robber tries to land a knee to the head but Putgao blocks with his arms.
Putgao lands an elbow inside that Robber shrugs off.
Putgao tries to stall but Robber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robber tries a body shot but Putgao blocks it.
Robber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robber throws a head punch that misses.
Robber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putgao throws an elbow that misses.
Putgao struggles to land a body shot inside as Robber controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robber scores a nice knee to the body.
Putgao looks winded!
Robber misses with an elbow strike.
Robber missing with knees to the body.
Robber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robber lands a body punch.
Putgao stalling in the clinch but Robber improves position.
Putgao managing to block the knees to the body from Robber.
Robber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robber working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Putgao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robber's brow.
Robber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putgao is defending well for now.
Robber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putgao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robber.
Putgao takes an elbow to the temple.
Robber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putgao blocks the elbow strike.
Putgao blocks a body shot from Robber.
Robber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putgaos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robber struggles to land a body shot inside as Putgao controls his hands.
Robber blocks an elbow strike from Putgao.
Robber throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robber obliges.
Putgao tries to throw a body punch but Robber avoids it by throwing Putgao back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Robber as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robber obliges.
Putgao avoiding damage as Robber throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Putgao as the two fighters clinch.
Putgao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robber lands a good knee to the midsection. Putgao won't want to take too many of those.
Robber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robber misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robber obliges.
Robber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putgao is defending well for now.
Robber tries a knee to the head but Putgao blocks it.
Robber trying to land knees to the body.
Robber tries to land a knee to the head but Putgao blocks with his arms.
Robber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robber obliges.
Robber misses with a body punch.
Robber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putgao backwards.
Robber lands an elbow that stopped Putgao in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Van Putgao has been cut.
Robber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putgao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robber lands an elbow inside that Putgao shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Robber.
Putgao throws an elbow that misses.
Robber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putgao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robber missing with knees to the body.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Robber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Putgao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robber tries to throw a body punch but Putgao avoids it by throwing Robber back against the ropes.
A short right from Robber on the inside.
Putgao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robber tries to throw a body punch but Putgao avoids it by throwing Robber back against the ropes.
Robber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robber looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robber being controlled against the ropes.
Robber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robber misses with some punches.
Putgao avoiding damage as Robber throws knees to the body.
Putgao misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Putgao throws an elbow that misses.
Robber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Putgao or not.
Robber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putgao avoids it.
Robber blocks a body shot from Putgao.
Putgao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putgao lands a knee to the body.
Robber pushes off an throws an elbow but Putgao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Putgao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putgao tries to stall but Robber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Putgao throws an elbow that misses.
Robber blocks an elbow strike from Putgao.
Robber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putgao tries a body shot but Robber blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putgao's brow.
Robber looking to throw knees to the head but Putgao is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putgao can't find room to land a body shot as Robber controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Putgao throws an elbow but misses.
Robber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putgao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robber.
Putgao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Putgao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robber prevents a body shot from Putgao.
Putgao misses with a body punch.
Putgao prevents a body shot from Robber.
Putgao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robber tries to land knees in the clinch but Putgao avoids the damage to the body.
Putgao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putgao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Putgao lands an elbow just above Robber 's eye.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Robber in his tracks for a moment.
Putgao struggles to land a body shot inside as Robber controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Robber misses with a punch to the body.
Putgao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putgao lands an elbow inside.
Robber misses with an elbow over the top.
Putgao tries a body shot but Robber blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putgao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putgao can't find room to land a body shot as Robber controls the action.
Robber lands a damaging elbow.
Putgao tries to throw a body punch but Robber avoids it by throwing Putgao back against the ropes.
Robber misses with a punch on the inside.
Robber managing to block the knees to the body from Putgao.
Putgao avoids a wild elbow strike from Robber.
Robber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Robber misses with a body punch.
Robber looking to throw knees to the head but Putgao is blocking nicely.
Putgao blocks an elbow strike.
Robber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Putgao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putgao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robber throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Putgao dodges an elbow strike from Robber.
Robber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Putgao effectively controlling the action here.
Putgao blocks an elbow strike from Robber.
Putgao working Robber over with knees to the body.
Putgao takes an elbow to the temple.
Robber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putgao's face.
Robber lands a nice elbow.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Robber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putgao is trying to maintain a safe position but Robber gets an underhook and turns Putgao into the ropes.
Putgao holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Putgao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putgao.
Robber lands an elbow inside that Putgao shrugs off.
Putgao is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putgao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putgao is still on wobbly legs! Can Robber finish him?
Robber takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Putgao tries a body shot but Robber blocks it.
Robber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robber misses with a punch to the body.
Robber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Putgao's face.
Robber managing to block the knees to the body from Putgao.
Nice body punch from Robber.
Robber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Robber fails to land.
Putgao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putgao is defending well for now.
Putgao seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Putgao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Putgao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robber avoids the elbow strike from Putgao, against the ropes.
Robber looking to throw knees to the head but Putgao is blocking nicely.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Putgao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Robber tries to land a knee to the head but Putgao blocks with his arms.
Robber avoiding damage as Putgao throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Putgao.
Robber tries to throw a body punch but Putgao avoids it by throwing Robber back against the ropes.
Putgao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Robber looking to throw knees to the head but Putgao is blocking nicely.
Putgao takes an elbow to the temple.
Robber avoids a wild elbow strike from Putgao.
Robber swings wildly with an uppercut but Putgao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putgao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robber avoids it.
Robber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Robber working aggressively here.
Putgao avoids a wild elbow strike from Robber.
Robber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putgao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putgao.
Van Putgao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putgao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robber avoids it.
Putgao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grave Robber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robber 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Grave Robber!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Grave Robber!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Grave Robber!
Grave Robber wins by unanimous decision!
Grave Robber really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hardeep Nijjar (ranked 2841 p4p, 5210 weight class) and Luke Hickman (ranked 283 p4p, 405 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hardeep Nijjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Hickman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nijjar misses its intended target.
Nijjar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickman.
Hickman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardeep Nijjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nijjar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Nijjar 's knee.
We've been told by Nijjar's head coaches at Ze Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hickman scores with a leg kick.
Nijjar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickman counters with a nice leg kick.
Nijjar misses with a hook. Hickman ducked under it nicely.
Nijjar scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijjar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickman moves out of range of the strikes.
Nijjar misses with a few strikes there.
Nijjar throws an off balance right hand
and Hickman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nijjar thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman with a hook.
It looks like Hardeep Nijjar has been cut.
Nijjar cracks Hickman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hickman throws out a loose jab but Nijjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nijjar looks to land a right hand but Hickman moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hickman. Those never looked like landing.
Hickman pushes Nijjar away with a front kick.
Hickman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nijjar.
Nijjar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hickman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nijjar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickman works the jab nicely.
Hickman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Hickman lands a head kick!
Hickman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nijjar to score with a decent uppercut.
Nijjar throws a series of strikes that have Hickman backpedaling.
Nijjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickman is just out of range.
Nijjar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hickman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nijjar should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar misses with a looping left.
Nijjar moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHickman.
Nijjar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickman.
Nijjar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nijjar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hickman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nijjar misses with a straight right.
Hickman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nijjar misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Hickman.
Nijjar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hickman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nijjar misses with a straight right.
Hickman flicks out a counter leg kick but Nijjar steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar misses the jab.
Hickman lands a big head kick that sends Nijjar tumbling to the mat! Hickman takes a step backwards and waves Nijjar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nijjar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nijjar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hickman - the referee stops the clock and Nijjar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hickman. Nijjar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickman lands a front kick.
Hickman throws a sloppy head kick and Nijjar moves out of range easily.
Nijjar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nijjar avoids a kick to the body.
Nijjar misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hickman.
Hickman throws a jab when Nijjar was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hickman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardeep Nijjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hickman scores with a leg kick.
Nijjar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nijjar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hickman counters with a body kick.
Hickman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hickman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nijjar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickman.
Hickman ducks under a wild hook from Nijjar.
Hickman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hickman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nijjar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by Hickman.
A telegraphed right hand from Nijjar misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hickman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nijjar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hickman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nijjar.
Nijjar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hickman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nijjar will feel that in the morning.
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!
Hickman lands a jab to the nose.
Hardeep Nijjar's cut is getting worse.
Nijjar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hickman.
Hickman cracks Nijjar with a good jab.
Nijjar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Hickman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hickman.
Nijjar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Nijjar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hickman slips a jab from Nijjar.
Hickman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nijjar backs up against the ropes.
Nijjar looks to land a left hand but Hickman moved out of range nicely.
Nijjar misses with a hook. Hickman ducked under it nicely.
Hickman lands an overhand right.
Nijjar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hickman.
Nijjar looks to throw the jab but Hickman is out of range.
Nijjar moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHickman.
Hickman lands a head kick. Nijjar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardeep Nijjar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hickman.
Oh Nijjar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nijjar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickman.
Nijjar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nijjar seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Nijjar misses.
Hickman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nijjar.
Luke Hickman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hickman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from Nijjar misses.
Nijjar throws a lazy uppercut
and Hickman counters by clinching up.
Nijjar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nijjar misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hickman slips a jab from Nijjar.
Hickman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hickman misses with a head kick.
Nijjar misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a thumping low kick.
Hickman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nijjar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hickman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nijjar throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hickman counter with a right hand.
Hickman has managed to clinch.
Nijjar breaks the clinch.
Hickman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nijjar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Hickman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hickman 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight for Luke Hickman!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Luke Hickman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Luke Hickman!
Luke Hickman wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Bob Merry (ranked 3123 p4p, 25301 weight class) and Ezequiel Campos (ranked 311 p4p, 420 weight class). Campos has chosen Fumafu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Bob Merry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos misses with a straight right.
As Campos tries to get set, Merry tries to push him back and clinch up but Campos manages to avoid the attempt.
Merry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campos misses with a wild body shot.
Merry moves out of range as Campos strikes.
Merry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merry was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos.
Merry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campos throws an overhand right that lands on Merry's shoulder, as Merry tries to avoid the shot.
Campos misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merry moves away from the strike by Campos.
Merry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Merry throws a leg kick but Campos moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Merry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Campos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campos lands a nice hook to Merry's body. Merry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merry moves away from the strike by Campos.
Nice defenses there by Merry.
An attempted straight right counter from Merry misses the target.
Campos misses with an uppercut
letting Merry counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ezequiel Campos has been cut.
Campos defending well as Merry loads up on a big left hand.
Campos lands a jab to the nose.
Merry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campos.
Campos's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Campos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Campos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merry moves away from the strike by Campos.
Merry tries to counter by clinching up but Campos breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos clobbers Merry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Campos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campos throws a right hand that misses
and Merry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merry is looking to counter punch.
Campos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Merry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merry closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Merry.
Merry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campos misses with an elbow strike.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Merry has him pressed against the ropes.
Campos manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Merry misses.
Campos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Merry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Merry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Campos to counter with a crisp jab.
Campos misses with a looping left.
Campos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Merry slips a straight right by Campos.
Nice jab there from Campos.
Campos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merry counters with a good low kick that Campos was not able to check.
Merry throws a leg kick
and Campos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Campos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campos.
Merry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campos at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Merry.
Campos throws a head kick but Merry moves out of range.
Merry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Campos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campos misses with a hook. Merry ducked under it nicely.
Merry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Campos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Merry.
Campos throws a big shot that misses.
Merry is looking to counter punch.
Merry throws a lazy uppercut
and Campos counters with a straight right hand.
Campos scores with a nice right hand.
Young Bob Merry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Merry misses.
Merry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Merry moves into the clinch.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Merry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merry leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Merry.
A short uppercut from Merry.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Merry keeps him there for the moment.
Campos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Merry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Merry keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Merry struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Merry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Merry.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merry tries to work over Campos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merry lands a right hand.
Campos blocks a body shot from Merry.
Campos is trying to break free.
Merry misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Campos wants to break free but Merry has control.
Campos prevents a body shot from Merry.
Merry lands a body punch.
Merry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Merry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Merry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camposs head.
Merry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merry misses with a punch to the body.
Campos takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Merry.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Merry is controlling the position.
Campos is looking to control Merry's arms but Merry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campos has his back to the ropes.
Campos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campos manages to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Campos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campos tries a body shot but Merry blocks it.
Campos stalling in the clinch but Merry improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Campos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Merry's brow.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Campos lands an elbow just above Merry 's eye.
It looks like Young Bob Merry has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Merry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Merry won't allow it.
Campos taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Merry.
Merry struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Merry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camposs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Merry.
Campos looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Merry.
Merry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Merry lands a body punch.
Merry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merry prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Merry lands a hook that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Merry - that landed with a thud.
Merry lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Merry.
Merry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Merry.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Merry won't allow it.
Merry tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Merry leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Merry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Campos blocks a body shot from Merry.
A right handed body shot lands from Merry.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merry controlling the action here for a moment.
Merry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campos blocks a body shot from Merry.
Merry slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Merry.
Merry lands with a short shot to the head.
Campos tries to break free but Merry pushes him back against the ropes.
Merry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merry prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Campos tries to break free but Merry pushes him back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Merry as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Merry on the inside.
A hook to the body from Merry.
Merry lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Campos throws an elbow but misses.
Ezequiel Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Bob Merry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Merry 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight for Young Bob Merry!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Young Bob Merry!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Young Bob Merry!
Young Bob Merry wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Young Bob Merry 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Kapanen (ranked 2982 p4p, 2061 weight class) and Leafy Seadragon (ranked 298 p4p, 221 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saku Kapanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leafy Seadragon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapanen misses with a hook.
Kapanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kapanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kapanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Kapanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kapanen misses the jab.
Kapanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seadragon.
Seadragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Kapanen's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kapanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seadragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapanen.
Seadragon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seadragon avoids the body shot from Kapanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapanen looks to land a combination but Seadragon avoids it well.
Kapanen misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Seadragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kapanen lands with a straight right. Seadragon didn't see that one coming.
Seadragon throws a leg kick but Kapanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kapanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapanen. Seadragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seadragon throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapanen lands a really nice looking cross but Seadragon seems unphased.
Kapanen misses with a few strikes there.
Kapanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kapanen jabs at Seadragon's body.
Seadragon ducks under a wild hook from Kapanen.
Seadragon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kapanen misses with a wild body shot.
Kapanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seadragon is just out of range.
Kapanen throws a shot to the body.
Seadragon tries to move into range but Kapanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seadragon with the inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kapanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kapanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapanen looks to land a body kick but Seadragon moved away.
The fighters circling - Seadragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kapanen misses with a few strikes there.
Kapanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seadragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Seadragon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seadragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seadragon just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kapanen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapanen. Seadragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seadragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kapanen at a distance.
Seadragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapanen.
Seadragon looks to throw the jab but Kapanen is out of range.
Seadragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kapanen throws a leg kick but Seadragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seadragon tries to counter with a clinch but Kapanen shakes him off and moves away.
Kapanen lands a jab to Seadragon's midsection.
Kapanen blocks a jab.
Seadragon throws the left hand but Kapanen avoids the punch easily.
Kapanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seadragon misses with a body shot.
Seadragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapanen.
Kapanen connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seadragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapanen.
Seadragon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kapanen lands a nice shot that snaps Seadragon's head back.
Kapanen thuds his right hand into Seadragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kapanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kapanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Seadragon lands a jab to the head.
Kapanen lands a jab to Seadragon's midsection.
Seadragon thuds his right hand into Kapanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seadragon slips under a jab from Kapanen.
It seemed like Seadragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saku Kapanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seadragon scores with a jab to the body.
Seadragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kapanen lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seadragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapanen throws a jab when Seadragon was well out of range.
Kapanen swings widly with a right hand
and Seadragon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kapanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kapanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seadragon's head.
Kapanen cracks a nice hook into Seadragon's ribs.
Seadragon swings for the body but Kapanen moves out of range.
Seadragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapanen manages to avoid it.
Seadragon scores with a hook.
Seadragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapanen.
Seadragon punishes Kapanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Seadragon tries to clinch there but Kapanen circles away.
Kapanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kapanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seadragon.
A swing and a miss from Kapanen.
Nice defenses there by Kapanen.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seadragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapanen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kapanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kapanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kapanen misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Kapanen.
Kapanen misses with a body shot.
Seadragon lands a lovely overhand right.
Kapanen misses with a looping right.
Seadragon misses with a looping right.
Seadragon ducks under a wild hook from Kapanen.
Seadragon throws a shot to the body.
Kapanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seadragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seadragon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donk. Kapanen catches Seadragon right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Kapanen catches Seadragon right on the button with a cross.
Seadragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapanen moves away.
Seadragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapanen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seadragon eats them both and turns towards Kapanen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kapanen, as that shot connected.
Kapanen misses with a straight left.
Seadragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapanen lands a nice hook to Seadragon's body. Seadragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seadragon drops his hands momentarily and Kapanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Kapanen coming out on top.
Kapanen connects with a crisp jab.
Leafy Seadragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seadragon stalks Kapanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kapanen's face. Kapanen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kapanen avoids the body shot from Seadragon.
Kapanen drops Seadragon with a beautiful combination! Seadragon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kapanen is looking for the KO!
Seadragon is rocked!
It looks like Leafy Seadragon has been cut.
Kapanen cracks Seadragon with a hook to the temple - Seadragon is on wobbly legs here! Kapanen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Seadragon falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kapanen wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Saku Kapanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rantanen (ranked 1869 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Paul Coombs (ranked 155 p4p, 167 weight class). Mikko Rantanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikko Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Coombs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen 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.
Rantanen misses with a low kick.
Rantanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Coombs tried to score with a low kick but Rantanen checks it.
Coombs avoids the head kick by Rantanen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rantanen. That's going to slow Coombs down.
Mikko Rantanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rantanen thumps Coombs with a low kick.
Rantanen throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rantanen throws a head kick that misses.
Coombs misses with a leg kick
and Rantanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Coombs misses.
It looked like Rantanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rantanen looks to throw a body kick
and Rantanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Mikko Rantanen has been cut.
Rantanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coombs punishes Rantanen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coombs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rantanen with a body shot.
Rantanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coombs.
Coombs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rantanen tries to land a body kick
and Coombs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coombs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Rantanen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rantanen avoids the body shot from Coombs.
Rantanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coombs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coombs throws a lazy uppercut
and Rantanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Coombs avoids the head kick by Rantanen.
Rantanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rantanen lands a leg kick that knocks Coombs off balance momentarily.
Rantanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coombs moves away.
Coombs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rantanen thumps Coombs with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Coombs as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rantanen.
Rantanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coombs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rantanen scores with a head kick.
Rantanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coombs throws a hook to the side of Rantanen's head but Rantanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rantanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick lands for Rantanen.
Rantanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coombs avoids the head kick by Rantanen.
Coombs misses with a wild body shot.
Rantanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rantanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rantanen throws a head kick but Coombs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coombs 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.
Rantanen feints and then cracks Coombs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coombs down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rantanen - that will leave a mark!
Rantanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rantanen tries to score with a low kick but Coombs moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Rantanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rantanen scores with a push kick.
Coombs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rantanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rantanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coombs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coombs. Rantanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rantanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Coombs throws a head kick that misses.
Coombs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coombs throws a body shot but no joy.
Coombs scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen is looking to chop away at Coombs's legs.
Rantanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coombs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rantanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rantanen lands a leg kick that knocks Coombs off balance momentarily.
Rantanen tries to land a front kick but Coombs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coombs throws a leg kick
and Rantanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rantanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rantanen.
Coombs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rantanen checks it well.
Coombs throws a combination that misses
and Rantanen counters with a thumping low kick.
Rantanen misses with a head kick.
Coombs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rantanen with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coombs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rantanen is just out of range.
Rantanen misses with a head kick.
Rantanen throws a body kick that misses.
Rantanen misses with a leg kick
and Coombs counters with a stiff right hand.
Coombs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rantanen.
Rantanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rantanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rantanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rantanen throws a head kick that misses.
Rantanen checks a low kick from Coombs.
Rantanen misses with a head kick.
Rantanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coombs throws a poor cross that misses
and Rantanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rantanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rantanen misses with some punches.
Rantanen can't find room to land a body shot as Coombs controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Coombs fails to land.
Coombs can't find room to land a body shot as Rantanen controls the action.
Rantanen wants to stall.
Coombs misses with some punches.
Rantanen blocks a body shot from Coombs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rantanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rantanen lands with a left to the head.
Rantanen misses with a body punch.
Rantanen lands with a left to the head.
Coombs tries a body shot but Rantanen blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coombs taking a breather.
Rantanen blocks a body shot from Coombs.
Coombs stalling in the clinch.
Rantanen blocks an uppercut.
Coombs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rantanen can't find room to land a body shot as Coombs controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rantanen as Coombs tries to tie him up.
Coombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coombs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rantanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rantanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Coombs misses with some punches.
Coombs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rantanen blocks a body shot from Coombs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coombs has a couple of punches blocked by Rantanen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rantanen lands a right hand.
Coombs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rantanen stalling against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Coombs fails to land.
A short right from Rantanen.
Coombs tries a body shot but Rantanen blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Rantanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rantanen pushes Coombs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Coombs throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rantanen.
Rantanen stalling in the clinch.
Mikko Rantanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coombs.
Coombs looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rantanen.
Rantanen lands a left hand.
Coombs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Coombs looking to stall.
Rantanen tries a body shot but Coombs blocks it.
Good body shot from Coombs.
Rantanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Coombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul Coombs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rantanen stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Rantanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rantanen 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Mikko Rantanen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mikko Rantanen!
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight for Mikko Rantanen!
Mikko Rantanen wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Paul Coombs had this to say: 'Hey, I'm not gonna win every fight, so just gotta work with it.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hamilton (ranked 942 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Louis Clark (ranked 82 p4p, 175 weight class). Hamilton comes to the ring accompanied by Synthesizer. Louis Clark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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132
8 - 0 - 0 |
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140
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis Clark!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Hamilton avoids it.
Hamilton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamilton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Hamilton moved out of range.
Hamilton misses with a left hand
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Hamilton.
Clark scores with the left hand. Hamilton knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Hamilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Clark misses with a leg kick.
Hamilton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
A big right from Clark misses.
Hamilton misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Hamilton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton throws a right hand that misses
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark throws a hook but Hamilton blocks it.
A big right from Hamilton misses.
A nice combination there by Hamilton.
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!
Hamilton slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Hamilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hamilton takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hamilton drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark sizes up Hamilton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamilton.
A little jabbing left from Clark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Hamilton throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Hamilton throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamilton's knee momentarily.
Hamilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark looks for the body kick but Hamilton saw that one coming.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hamilton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Hamilton misses its intended target.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamilton swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamilton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamilton.
Ben Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton misses the body punch
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamilton throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamilton scores with the left hand. Clark knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamilton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hamilton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Hamilton's head.
Clark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hamilton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
A shot to the liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Clark cracks Hamilton with an open hand slap.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Hamilton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hamilton throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamilton misses with a jab to the body
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamilton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hamilton swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Hamilton throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with an inside leg kick.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Hamilton counters with a left to the body.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hamilton is able to avoid easily.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Clark misses.
It looked like Hamilton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clark.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamilton.
Hamilton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamilton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips under a jab.
Hamilton thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Hamilton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hamilton scores with a nice strike.
Hamilton checks a leg kick.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamilton is looking to counter punch.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hamilton counter with a right hand.
Hamilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Hamilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hamilton misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Hamilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
A low kick lands for Clark.
Clark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton misses with an uppercut
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark thuds his right hand into Hamilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamilton connects with a jab.
Clark throws a body punch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hamilton cracks Clark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamilton.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a jab.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamilton loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Hamilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark tries a quick counter leg kick but Hamilton is wise to it.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamilton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamilton checks a leg kick nicely.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Ben Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis Clark.
Well Clark 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Louis Clark!
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight for Louis Clark!
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Louis Clark!
Louis Clark wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 1009 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Maciej Piotr (ranked 31 p4p, 33 weight class). Maciej Piotr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Piotr wants it to stay on the feet.
Piotr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Piotr finds it's way through Gorgodze's defenses.
Piotr lands a two punch combo.
Gorgodze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Gorgodze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piotr finds it's way round the side to connect with Gorgodze's head.
Piotr throws a jab when Gorgodze was well out of range.
Piotr connects with a right hand. Gorgodze shakes it off.
Piotr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gorgodze in his tracks.
Gorgodze misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Piotr to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piotr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gorgodze is rocked!
Gorgodze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Piotr.
Oh Gorgodze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Piotr lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gorgodze falls backwards - clearly groggy! Piotr dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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