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BS:H 20 - Dude Plutos A Planet PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larissa Carolina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larissa Carolina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolina misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Carolina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones has hold of Carolina's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Carolina seems comfortable defending it but Jones has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Carolina is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Carolina is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jones couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Eldridge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banka Jansson's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eldridge is just out of range.
Jansson connects with a high kick.
It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
A slow jab from Jansson misses its intended target.
Jansson scores with a three punch combo!
Jansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eldridge connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jansson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Eldridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eldridge.
A left lands for Jansson.
Eldridge closes the distance and clinches.
Jansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eldridge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jansson is keeping busy.
Jansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jansson pushes Eldridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jansson manages to break the clinch.
Jansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Eldridge thumps Jansson with a low kick.
Eldridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jansson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jansson looks to land a body kick but Eldridge moved away.
Jansson lands a nice hook to Eldridge's body. Eldridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eldridge is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jansson throws a head kick but Eldridge moves out of range.
Jansson lands an overhand right.
Eldridge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Jansson. That snapped Eldridge's head back.
Jansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eldridge moves away.
Jansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jansson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jansson clobbers Eldridge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A good leg kick by Jansson.
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!
Jansson jabs Eldridge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jansson throws a front kick that sends Eldridge stumbling back into the cage.
Jansson lands with an overhand left.
Michael Eldridge's cut is getting worse.
Jansson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jansson scores with a hook to the body. Eldridge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick from Jansson lands but Eldridge takes it in his stride.
Eldridge is rocked!
Jansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jansson scores with a head kick.
Oh Eldridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Jansson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Banka Jansson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Togo Izocalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Mingee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izocalu's entrance music is Matti Nykänen - Markiisi de Sade . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Togo Izocalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale Mingee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mingee.
Mingee fails to land the takedown.
Mingee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mingee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Izocalu tries to avoid it but Mingee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Izocalu to the ground. Izocalu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Izocalu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Izocalu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mingee takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dale Mingee has been cut.
Izocalu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingee blocks it with crossed arms.
Izocalu misses with a knee strike.
Mingee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Mingee.
Izocalu with a knee to the head.
Izocalu crunches a lovely knee into Mingee's ribcage.
Izocalu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingee blocks it with crossed arms.
Izocalu misses with a knee strike.
Izocalu connects with a knee to the head.
Mingee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mingee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izocalu tries a knee to the head but Mingee blocks it.
Mingee stalling in the clinch but Izocalu improves position.
Izocalu landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu lands a nice knee to the body.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izocalu is breathing heavily.
Izocalu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingee is defending well for now.
Izocalu connects with a knee to the head.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izocalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mingee is looking to break free of the clinch but Izocalu has double underhooks.
Mingee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mingee fails to pull guard.
Mingee wants to break free but Izocalu has control.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but Mingee blocks with his arms.
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu won't allow it.
Mingee fails to pull guard.
Mingee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Izocalu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mingee wants to clinch but Izocalu slips to the side
and Izocalu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mingee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Izocalu smiles and moves away.
Mingee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Izocalu circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Izocalu looking to throw knees to the head but Mingee is blocking nicely.
Izocalu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingee blocks it with crossed arms.
Mingee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mingee jumps guard but Izocalu stands there with Mingee around his waist. Mingee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izocalu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Izocalu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mingee avoids the damage to the body.
Izocalu prevents the takedown attempt.
Izocalu misses with a knee to the head.
Mingee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Izocalu smiles and moves away.
Mingee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Izocalu circles away.
Mingee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Izocalu as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu stuffs the takedown.
Izocalu fails to land the takedown.
Mingee misses with a takedown attempt
and Izocalu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Izocalu.
Izocalu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mingee's face.
Mingee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mingee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Izocalu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Izocalu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but Mingee blocks with his arms.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mingee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu holds him up against the cage and eventually Mingee drops back down to his feet.
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Izocalu obliges.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mingee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Izocalu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Izocalu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mingee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Izocalu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mingee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Izocalu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mingee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Izocalu misses with a knee to the head.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mingee is looking to control Izocalu's arms but Izocalu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mingee has his back to the cage.
Mingee wants a takedown.
Izocalu scores with a knee to the head.
Mingee tries to break the clinch but Izocalu is controlling the position.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mingee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Izocalu misses with a knee to the head.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togo Izocalu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Mingee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Izocalu. No joy for Mingee on that attempt.
Izocalu closes the distance and clinches.
Izocalu landing knees to the head.
Izocalu misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Izocalu.
Izocalu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izocalu looking to throw knees to the head but Mingee is blocking nicely.
Mingee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Izocalu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mingee is trying to force a seperation but Izocalu has the dominant position.
Mingee fails to pull guard.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Mingee.
Mingee wants to stall.
Izocalu landing knees to the head.
Mingee pulls guard.
Izocalu wants to stand but Mingee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mingee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mingee's guard.
Mingee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Izocalu preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mingee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Izocalu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Izocalu tries a knee to the head but Mingee blocks it.
Izocalu looking to throw knees to the head but Mingee is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Izocalu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingee blocks it with crossed arms.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mingee tries to stall but Izocalu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Izocalu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mingee goes for a takedown attempt but Izocalu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Izocalu has his takedown stuffed
and Mingee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Izocalu wants to get back to his feet.
Mingee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mingee raining down shots from the mount!
Izocalu tries to buck Mingee off but Mingee takes his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Mingee go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Izocalu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mingee trying to control momentarily.
Izocalu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mingee has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Izocalu.
Izocalu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Izocalu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mingee on the ground.
Mingee punches Izocalu on the ear.
Izocalu trying to get back to his feet but Mingee is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mingee connects with a big shot to the side of Izocalu's head.
Mingee tries to get the hooks in deep but Izocalu pushed the leg off.
Mingee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Izocalu trying to get back to his feet but Mingee is in full control for now.
Mingee lands a shot to the head.
Izocalu controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mingee struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Mingee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dale Mingee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mingee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Izocalu wants to get back to his feet.
Mingee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Izocalu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Izocalu tries to get out of the position.
Mingee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Izocalu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Izocalu has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izocalu is trying to get back to his feet but Mingee has full control of the position and if anything, Izocalu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mingee tries to get the hooks in deep but Izocalu pushed the leg off.
Izocalu is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Mingee off. It looks like it's working - Mingee slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Izocalu displaying calm under pressure there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingee misses with a head kick.
Izocalu moves in looking to clinch but Mingee pushes him off.
Mingee moves to clinch but Izocalu breaks away
and Izocalu counters by clinching up.
Mingee tries to circle away but Izocalu has him pinned against the cage.
Izocalu working Mingee over with knees to the body.
Mingee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izocalu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mingee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mingee looking to slow down the pace here.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but Mingee blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mingee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Izocalu's brow.
Mingee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Izocalu smiles and moves away.
Dale Mingee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mingee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Izocalu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mingee somewhat.
No luck for Mingee with that takedown attempt.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Mingee.
Izocalu moves into range and clinches up with Mingee.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mingee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Izocalu walks away with a smile on his face. Mingee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mingee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izocalu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu lands a knee to the body.
Izocalu looking to throw knees to the head but Mingee is blocking nicely.
Mingee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but Mingee blocks with his arms.
Mingee is working for takedown but Izocalu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Izocalu connects with a knee to the head.
Mingee looking to stall.
Mingee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izocalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Izocalu scores with a knee to the head.
Mingee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mingee is looking to break free of the clinch but Izocalu has double underhooks.
Izocalu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mingee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Izocalu with a knee to the head.
Izocalu lands a good knee to the midsection. Mingee won't want to take too many of those.
Mingee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Izocalu scores with a knee to the head.
Izocalu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingee is defending well for now.
Izocalu misses with a knee strike.
Mingee tries to circle away but Izocalu has him pinned against the cage.
Mingee tries to break the clinch but Izocalu is controlling the position.
Mingee tries to score a body lock takedown but Izocalu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izocalu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu holds him up against the cage and eventually Mingee drops back down to his feet.
Mingee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izocalu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingee blocks it with crossed arms.
Mingee tries to pull guard but Izocalu won't allow it.
Izocalu misses with a knee to the head.
Mingee is looking to break free of the clinch but Izocalu has double underhooks.
Mingee looking for a takedown.
Mingee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Izocalu smiles and moves away.
Mingee wants to clinch
and Izocalu moves into the clinch.
Izocalu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Togo Izocalu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Izocalu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Togo Izocalu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and duja eru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). eru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Will To Win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! duja eru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rueso Bear Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, duja eru!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear Junior explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
eru looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bear Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
eru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bear Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but eru moves away.
Bear Junior scores with a shot to the body.
Bear Junior scores with a jab to the head.
eru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bear Junior scores with a hook to the body. eru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
eru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bear Junior jabs eru right on the nose. eru blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
eru takes one on the button.
Bear Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but eru moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear Junior. eru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bear Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of eru's head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bear Junior! eru is out on his feet! Bear Junior rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - eru is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! eru is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rueso Bear Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
210 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
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23
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clearly misses with a straight left.
Clearly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens staying out of range there.
Ainsley Clearly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clearly throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
A swing and a miss from Clearly.
Clearly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clearly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clearly throws a hook but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clearly to the mat! Clearly manages to get full guard.
Clearly has Stevens pulled in close to control his posture.
Stevens trying to control but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Stevens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Clearly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clearly striking off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens forces his way into half guard.
Clearly is positioning himself well to prevent Stevens advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Clearly is working away.
Stevens not doing much here.
Clearly tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clearly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stevens trying to control but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Stevens won't allow Clearly to sweep him here.
That's two 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.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clearly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
A nice elbow there by Clearly.
Stevens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clearly with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Clearly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Clearly landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly with good strikes from the mount here!
Clearly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
Clearly lands with some strikes.
Clearly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stevens is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Clearly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clearly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clearly lands with some strikes.
Clearly looking to control but Stevens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clearly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevens?
Clearly lands a big elbow.
Clearly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clearly lands a nice shot to the head.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
Clearly landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clearly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stevens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clearly connects with a nice looking jab.
Clearly lands the left hand.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clearly defends it nicely.
Clearly misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clearly.
Stevens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clearly avoids it really well and circles away.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Stevens dives in and grabs Clearly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clearly pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
Clearly loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clearly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stevens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clearly did well to prevent Stevens getting side control.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ainsley Clearly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clearly kicks off Stevens and gets to his feet.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevens is thwarting Clearly's attempts to control the position.
Clearly is pressing down on Stevens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clearly throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clearly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Clearly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clearly trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly is really struggling to control Stevens but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens wants to stand up but Clearly is controlling him.
Clearly connects with a couple of short punches.
Clearly connects with a couple of short punches.
Clearly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clearly prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly thows a big elbow that misses.
Clearly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clearly throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clearly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevens blocks the strikes from Clearly.
Clearly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clearly tries to get out of the position.
Stevens trying to control the action but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Clearly is trying to improve his position.
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.
Clearly sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens winds up and cracks Clearly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clearly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clearly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clearly keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Clearly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clearly shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clearly tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens is keen to just control but Clearly is a slippery customer.
Clearly tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
Clearly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clearly keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Stevens hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clearly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Clearly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clearly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Clearly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clearly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clearly pinned against the cage. Clearly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clearly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Clearly.
Clearly throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Clearly shows good takedown defense.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Clearly stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Clearly.
Clearly fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clearly sprawls well. Clearly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Clearly misses.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clearly trying to strike off his back.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clearly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens postures up.
Clearly wants to sweep but no luck.
Clearly is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Clearly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clearly trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clearly is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Ainsley Clearly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clearly moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clearly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clearly.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clearly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Clearly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Clearly circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Clearly. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
A lazy left from Clearly finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Clearly as Stevens shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clearly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens scores with a one two! Clearly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clearly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ainsley Clearly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevens duly obliges.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Clearly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Stevens.
Well Clearly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ainsley Clearly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Itleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Lugue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocko Itleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Lugue!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugue throws a right and a left that Itleri avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lugue!
Lugue works Itleri's body with a nice hook.
Lugue has Itleri up against the cage in a clinch.
Lugue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itleri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lugue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lugue works Itleri's body with a nice hook.
Lugue throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Itleri on the side of the head.
Lugue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Itleri under the eye.
Lugue scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lugue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Itleri is rocked!
Itleri walks straight into a right hand from Lugue - that's dropped him! Lugue jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Itleri from any more punishment! Itleri complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aj Lugue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Beginning of the End. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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19
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ulfsson, as that shot connected.
Collins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ulfsson tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ulfsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ulfsson's head backwards.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulfsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Ulfsson misses with a kick to the body.
Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Ulfsson is keeping the position.
Ulfsson working a defensive guard here.
Ulfsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Collins kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Collins wants to control from the top but Ulfsson keeps moving.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfsson has wrist control.
Ulfsson is trying to keep Collins in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gunnbjorn Ulfsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Collins.
Ulfsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ulfsson misses with an uppercut.
Ulfsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ulfsson misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ulfsson lands a high kick!
Ulfsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Collins.
Ulfsson moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Collins lands a jab.
Collins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ulfsson in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Ulfsson. Those never looked like landing.
Ulfsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Ulfsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Ulfsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Collins shoots in and gets a takedown into Ulfsson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ulfsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ulfsson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Ulfsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfsson has wrist control.
Ulfsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins is standing up over Ulfsson. Ulfsson looks to escape but Collins dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ulfsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Collins.
Collins scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Collins trying to control the action but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
Collins lands a few punches from side control.
Ulfsson is trying to buck Collins off.
Collins is chipping away with strikes.
Collins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ulfsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ulfsson looks gassed!
Collins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Collins is putting a hurting on Ulfsson here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Collins connects with a decent elbow.
Collins trying to control the action but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
Collins working the ground and pound.
Collins is working Ulfsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Collins trying to control the position but Ulfsson is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ulfsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulfsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ulfsson throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins scores with a takedown into Ulfsson's guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but Ulfsson keeps moving.
Collins landing with the ground and pound.
Ulfsson has momentary wrist control but Collins slips an elbow through the middle.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins won't allow Ulfsson to sweep him here.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ulfsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ulfsson, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ulfsson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Collins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ulfsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins stuns Ulfsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins is looking to wear down Ulfsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Collins throws a body punch but Ulfsson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ulfsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ulfsson is breathing heavily.
Ulfsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ulfsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ulfsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Collins throws a body punch but Ulfsson moves out of range.
Collins throws a hook but Ulfsson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson misses with a few strikes there.
Collins scores with a takedown into Ulfsson's guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulfsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dave Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfsson has wrist control.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ulfsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.
Ulfsson is controlling Collins's posture.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Ulfsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collins wants to control from the top but Ulfsson keeps moving.
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.
Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Ulfsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Collins wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins trying to control the position here.
Ulfsson is looking to stand up but Collins won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collins throws the left hand but Ulfsson avoids the punch easily.
Ulfsson throws a combination that misses
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulfsson.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Collins swings for the body but Ulfsson moves out of range.
Ulfsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Ulfsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ulfsson throws a head kick but Collins moves out of range.
Ulfsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ulfsson slips a straight right by Collins.
Collins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ulfsson sprawls well initially but Collins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Collins is taking a breather. Ulfsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Collins trying to control the action but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ulfsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins working over Ulfsson with some ground and pound. Ulfsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ulfsson has one foot on Collins's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ulfsson tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ulfsson's guard.
Collins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfsson has wrist control.
Collins pushes down on Ulfsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson is in trouble now - Collins has advanced to mount!
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ulfsson is bucking up trying to escape but Collins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ulfsson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Collins with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins looking to control but Ulfsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Collins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ulfsson hang on?
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulfsson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins lands a nice shot to the head.
Ulfsson tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collins controlling the position easily from mount.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ulfsson can do to turn this around?
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ulfsson looks a forlorn figure.
Collins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ulfsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulfsson is looking to escape.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Collins controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulfsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Collins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Lola has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Lola misses.
Lola throws a right hand that Shepherd ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepherd also avoids with ease.
Lola throws a one two combo.
Shepherd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lola pinned against the cage. Lola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lola misses with a double jab.
Lola lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lola.
Lola throws a big shot that misses.
Lola misses with a double jab.
Lola takes a swing at Shepherd's ribcage but misses.
Lola works Shepherd's body with a nice hook.
Shepherd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lola.
Lola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shepherd.
Lola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shepherd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lola throws a series of punches but Shepherd avoids them all with ease.
Lola lands a jab to the nose.
Lola lands a head shot.
Lola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lola. Shepherd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lola misses with a looping left.
Shepherd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lola.
Lola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepherd.
A punch combination from Shepherd misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown. Lola tries to sprawl out of it but Shepherd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lola throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shepherd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lola connects with a body shot that sends Shepherd's belly button to the back.
Lola misses with a wild body shot.
Lola misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepherd shoots in and drives through. Lola sprawls well.
Don Lola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shepherd.
Lola jabs Shepherd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lola scores with a jab. Shepherd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Don Lola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lola misses with a body shot.
Lola works Shepherd's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shepherd drops his hands momentarily and Lola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shepherd shoots in but no luck this time.
Shepherd looks gassed!
Lola misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lola.
Lola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepherd was well out of range. Poor timing from Lola.
Lola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shepherd.
Lola jabs at Shepherd's body.
Shepherd blocks a jab.
Lola throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lola lands with a good body shot.
Lola scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lola. Shepherd does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Lola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lola throws a shot from downtown. Shepherd moves away and avoids it.
Lola cracks Shepherd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Lola.
Lola scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lola thows a body shot but no joy.
Lola scores with a hook to the body. Shepherd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lola punishes Shepherd's body with a nice straight punch.
Lola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shepherd at a distance.
Lola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lola misses with a straight right.
Lola looks to score with a jab to the body but Shepherd is just out of range.
Lola connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Lola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lola digs a good body shot into Shepherd's ribs.
Lola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepherd was well out of range. Poor timing from Lola.
Lola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shepherd feints and as Lola raises his hands in defense, Shepherd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lola has his hands on Shepherd's head, controlling the position.
Shepherd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shepherd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shepherd!
Shepherd tries to improve his position but instead Lola has taken his back!
Lola is looking for the choke from the back position but Shepherd is controlling his hands well.
Shepherd wants to escape the position.
Lola working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shepherd turns into Lola and is now in his guard.
Shepherd landing some decent shots from guard.
Shepherd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lola dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Lola preventing the sweep.
Lola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shepherd isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lola stacks Shepherd on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lola!
Lola just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lola is looking to take a break and control but Shepherd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lola stands up.
Don Lola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lola throws a hook but Shepherd avoids it easily.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lola in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shepherd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lola looks a forlorn figure.
Lola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lola wants to control but Shepherd is having none of it.
Shepherd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shepherd with the ground and pound from mount.
Lola is trying desperately to improve position.
Shepherd looking to finish with strikes here!
Lola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shepherd has hold of Lola's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lola manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shepherd cracks Lola with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lola holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shepherd tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lola is working to get back to half guard.
Shepherd wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Shepherd with the ground and pound from mount.
Shepherd thowing shots but they're missing.
Lola can't escape the position.
Shepherd is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lola has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepherd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lola sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Shepherd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lola lands with a hook. Shepherd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lola lands a jab to Shepherd's midsection.
Shepherd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lola controls Shepherd momentarily but Shepherd frees himself.
Shepherd has gone for a leg lock! Lola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd keeping moving, preventing Lola from controlling successfully.
Shepherd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shepherd wants to sweep but no luck.
Shepherd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shepherd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lola advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shepherd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shepherd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shepherd gets back to half guard.
Shepherd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lola pulls his head out easily.
Lola is working for a kimura but Shepherd is defending it quite comfortably.
Lola trying to mount his opponent but Shepherd defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shepherd actively working from the bottom here.
Shepherd is trying to control but can't.
Lola is trying to work for a kimura but Shepherd is defending well.
Shepherd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lola is looking to take a break and control but Shepherd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shepherd won't allow Lola to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shepherd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lola wants to get up but he can't break Shepherd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lola has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shepherd to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lola is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shepherd pulls down on the head and he's put Lola to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Shepherd!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dynamite, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Winner misses
letting Dynamite counter with a right hand.
Dynamite moves out of range as Winner throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winner.
Winner throws a lazy head kick
and Dynamite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dynamite displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winner works the jab nicely.
Winner walks into a left hand.
Winner jabs Dynamite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamite moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but Dynamite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winner misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winner finds it's way round the side to connect with Dynamite's head.
Dynamite moves out of range of the body kick.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dynamite is looking to clinch but Winner is avoiding it.
Dynamite checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Winner.
Dynamite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winner tries a head kick but it misses.
Dynamite misses with a two punch combination.
Winner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dynamite looking to control.
Dynamite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.
Winner wants to control from the top but Dynamite keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winner throws a big right hand that misses.
Winner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Winner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dynamite's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner is taking a breather. Dynamite says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winner wants to take a breather but Dynamite is having none of it.
Dynamite tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
Winner prevents Dynamite from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Dynamite checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dynamite throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Winner blocks the leg kick.
Winner throws a leg kick which misses Dynamite's front leg but catches the back leg as Dynamite tries to avoid it.
Winner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but Dynamite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner tries a head kick but it misses.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dynamite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite tries a low kick but Winner avoids it.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dynamite was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dynamite throws out a leg kick but Winner moves out of range and Dynamite only half commits.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Dynamite staying out of range there.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but Winner checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Winner checks a leg kick.
Dynamite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Dynamite there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Winner misses.
Dynamite stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dynamite wants it to stay on the feet.
Dynamite throws a leg kick
and Winner counters with a one-two to the body.
Winner throws the kick towards the body but Dynamite avoids it.
Dynamite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winner misses with a low kick as Dynamite jumps back.
Winner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Winner tenderised Dynamite's leg. Dynamite is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner misses with a leg kick
and Dynamite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dynamite lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dynamite misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dynamite has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dynamite and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dynamite.
Winner throws a head kick that misses
and Dynamite counters with a low kick, right behind Winner 's knee.
Dynamite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Winner misses
and Dynamite counters with a one-two to the body.
Winner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dynamite connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winner scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Dynamite. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dynamite.
Winner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dynamite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a leg kick
and Winner counters with a thumping low kick.
Winner moves out of range of the leg kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite thuds his right hand into Winner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dynamite clinches up with Winner and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dynamite struggles to land a body shot inside as Winner controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winner.
Winner blocking some punches.
Dynamite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winner blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
Dynamite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winner gets through Dynamite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Winner.
Winner tries a body shot but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dynamite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
Winner lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a punch but it's blocked by Winner.
Winner stalling the fight.
Dynamite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winner wants a takedown but no success here.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
Winner tries to throw a body punch but Dynamite avoids it by throwing Winner back against the cage.
Winner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dynamite prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Winner fails to land.
Nice body punch from Winner.
Winner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dynamite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dynamite.
Winner lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winner.
Dynamite is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winner is keeping busy.
Winner breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner looks to land a body kick but Dynamite moved away.
Winner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dynamite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner scores with a nice strike.
Winner lands a leg kick that knocks Dynamite off balance momentarily.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner wants to clinch.
Dynamite throws a nice looking combination but Winner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Dynamite misses
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamite circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Winner checks a leg kick.
Dynamite avoids a kick to the body.
Dynamite closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winner counters with a big head kick but Dynamite shrugs it off.
Winner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dynamite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winner's sensitive parts.
Dynamite pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winner is out of range and Dynamite settles back down.
Dynamite takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dynamite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dynamite thumps Winner with a low kick.
Dynamite lands a lovely overhand right.
Dynamite avoids the body shot from Winner.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Dynamite is out of range.
Dynamite scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dynamite lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Winner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dynamite lands the left hand.
Dynamite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winner is able to avoid easily.
Dynamite moves out of range of the leg kick from Winner.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
Winner throws a leg kick but Dynamite checks it.
Winner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Winner misses
and Dynamite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winner connects with a body shot that sends Dynamite's belly button to the back.
Dynamite takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Winner moves out of range of the leg kick from Dynamite.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Winner misses with a low kick.
Winner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamite loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dynamite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dynamite wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Dynamite throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Winner misses.
Dynamite tries a low kick but Winner avoids it.
Winner wants to clinch.
Winner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamite throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winner on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dynamite - just one landing.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dynamite thows a leg kick but Winner checks it
and Winner counters with a solid body kick.
Dynamite throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Winner throws a push kick but Dynamite slaps the foot to one side.
Winner forces Dynamite back against the cage and clinches.
Stan Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamite has a couple of punches blocked by Winner.
Dynamite prevents a body shot from Winner.
Dynamite lands a shoulder strike.
Dynamite throws a punch but it's blocked by Winner.
Dynamite digs a right hand into Winner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winner's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Dynamite.
Winner lands with a left to the head.
Napoleon Dynamite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamite.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Napoleon Dynamite.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dynamite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe has chosen The Pride of Wales as his entrance music. Joe Calzaghe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Duane Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Calzaghe moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calzaghe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Calzaghe is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Calzaghe is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Calzaghe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Calzaghe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Calzaghe defends it.
Jackson prevents Calzaghe from standing back up.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Calzaghe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calzaghe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calzaghe's head.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Calzaghe is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Calzaghe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Calzaghe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Calzaghe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Calzaghe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Calzaghe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Calzaghe has left one of his arms exposed and Jackson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Calzaghe screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duane Jackson!
Duane Jackson is the new welterweight champion!
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