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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Brigante acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Brigante!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Brigante keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Locke.
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke is trying to break the clinch but Brigante is controlling him.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brigante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Locke's efforts to push away.
Brigante tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brigante throws a right hand that Locke ducks under and follows up with a left that Locke also avoids with ease.
Brigante wants to clinch.
A combination from Locke does no damage.
Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brigante, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Brigante keeps him there for the moment.
Locke tries to circle away but Brigante has him pinned against the cage.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke avoids the head kick by Brigante.
Brigante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Locke lands.
Brigante looks gassed!
A combination from Locke does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tony Brigante has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Locke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Locke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigante in his tracks.
Locke misses with a combination
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Locke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brigante misses the target.
Locke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Locke throws a one two combo.
Tony Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to de liver by Locke. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Locke.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.
Brigante takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brigante circles away quickly and effectively.
Brigante dodges the punch combination from Locke.
Locke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Locke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Locke lands a with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Locke scores with a four punch combination!
Locke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Locke lands with a nice combination. Brigante backs away looking to recover.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brigante 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.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Locke wants to break free but Brigante has control.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Locke is trying to break free.
Locke wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
Brigante landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brigante breaks the clinch.
Locke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke tries to bum rush Brigante with a series of wild strikes but Brigante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body kick there by Brigante.
Brigante misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante looks for the body kick but Locke saw that one coming.
Locke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brigante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Locke misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Brigante.
Locke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brigante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke throws a series of punches but Brigante moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Brigante or perhaps it was just good defense by Locke which made him look bad.
Brigante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brigante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
Brigante fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Locke avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Locke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brigante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick there by Brigante.
Brigante misses with a kick to the body.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
Brigante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke can't break the clinch.
Locke can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brigante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brigante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Brigante fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Brigante's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Locke instigates a clinch.
Locke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brigante keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Locke is trying to break the clinch but Brigante has him pressed against the cage.
Brigante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigante has double underhooks.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke lands a jab-cross combination.
Brigante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke lands with a nice combination. Brigante backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Locke.
Brigante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Locke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Brigante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Locke throws a nice looking combination but Brigante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Brigante misses
and Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but Brigante has the dominant position.
Brigante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Brigante.
Brigante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brigante tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Locke tries to circle away but Brigante has him pinned against the cage.
Brigante misses with a knee strike.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but Brigante has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Brigante landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brigante tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Brigante keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke is trying to break free.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigante has double underhooks.
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Brigante prevents Locke from breaking the clinch.
Locke tries to break free but Brigante pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brigante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Locke is keeping busy.
Brigante prevents Locke from breaking the clinch.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brigante obliges.
Locke working hard to break the clinch.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Locke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brigante pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brigante loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
Locke throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Locke trying to keep a closed guard but Brigante is proving a slippery customer.
Locke wants to stand and escape but Brigante is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Locke has a closed guard, preventing Brigante from standing up.
Locke wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brigante manages to pass to side control.
Locke pushes Brigante off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Brigante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Brigante's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke lands with a nice combination. Brigante backs away looking to recover.
Brigante slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
Locke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brigante.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
Brigante tries to keep at a distance but Locke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Locke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Locke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brigante unloads a knee to the mid-section. Locke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigante has double underhooks.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brigante.
Brigante has Locke pressed against the cage, preventing Locke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brigante tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Brigante.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Brigante throws out a leg kick but Locke moves out of range and Brigante only half commits.
Locke throws a right and a left that Brigante avoids nicely.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke wants to clinch up but Brigante keeps it at a distance.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.
Brigante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Locke defending well as Brigante loads up on a big left hand.
Locke throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Locke misses with a double jab.
Locke scores with a three punch combo!
Brigante doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Brigante thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Locke if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brigante.
Locke avoids a kick to the body.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Brigante lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Locke.
Brigante has managed to clinch.
Locke can't break the clinch.
Brigante scores a nice knee to the body.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Locke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Brigante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brigante is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.
Brigante tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Brigante keeps him there for the moment.
Locke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brigante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brigante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Locke's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Brigante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Locke is trying to force a seperation but Brigante has the dominant position.
Brigante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Locke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigante has double underhooks.
Brigante looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante.
Brigante putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Locke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Locke wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brigante crunches a lovely knee into Locke's ribcage.
Brigante tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Locke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brigante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Locke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Brigante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brigante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Brigante!
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RATING
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