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SFC: NOOBUS MAXIMUS #1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heck Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heck Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Rich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Rich.
Rich tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rich lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Jab from Rich.
It looks like Heck Hunter has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rich lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rich is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Rich circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rich lands a big right hand that sends Hunter crashing to the mat! Rich stays standing though and waves Hunter back to his feet!
Rich lands a slapping body shot.
Rich scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Rich lands a body shot.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rich lands with a good body shot.
Hunter needs to keep his hands up - Rich had a free shot at his head there.
Rich scores with a shot to the body.
Rich connects with a jab.
Hunter is rocked!
Heck Hunter's cut is getting worse.
Rich is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hunter flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hunter is out cold! Rich holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Rich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haydrick Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haydrick Naar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bear Burger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naar scores with a leg kick.
Naar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bear Burger has been cut.
Naar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Naar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naar throws a front kick that sends Burger stumbling back into the cage.
Naar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burger.
Burger takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bear Burger's cut even more.
Naar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Naar lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Naar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burger looks gassed!
Naar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Naar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Naar.
Naar throws a head kick that Burger semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar lands a front kick.
Naar lands a head kick!
The cut above Bear Burger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Naar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burger's calf.
Naar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haydrick Naar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naar connects with a high kick.
Burger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naar. Naar obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naar cracks the inside of Burger's front leg.
Naar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bear Burger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Naar lands a high kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bear Burger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Haydrick Naar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audley Obiri Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Audley Obiri Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Obiri Yeboah.
Ferrari throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Obiri Yeboah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferrari is in Obiri Yeboah's guard.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Obiri Yeboah is retaining full guard.
Ferrari 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.
Obiri Yeboah wants to sweep here but Ferrari controlling him for the moment.
Ferrari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferrari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Obiri Yeboah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominic Ferrari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Obiri Yeboah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferrari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ferrari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to escape the position but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Ferrari wants to take a breather but Obiri Yeboah manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ferrari.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obiri Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Ferrari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Obiri Yeboah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ferrari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Obiri Yeboah is in Ferrari's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah throwing strikes but missing.
Obiri Yeboah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obiri Yeboah trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Obiri Yeboah wants to stand and escape but instead Ferrari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ferrari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferrari perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferrari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ferrari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Obiri Yeboah for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Ferrari dominated that round.
That's time! Ferrari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obiri Yeboah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferrari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obiri Yeboah's guard.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Obiri Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obiri Yeboah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferrari content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari looking to sit in guard and control but Obiri Yeboah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Obiri Yeboah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ferrari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Ferrari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Obiri Yeboah loads up on a big right hand but Ferrari slips the punch.
Obiri Yeboah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferrari counters with a single leg into guard. Obiri Yeboah didn't expect that.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obiri Yeboah trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrari is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obiri Yeboah fails with the takedown
and Ferrari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Obiri Yeboah won't be happy with that.
Dominic Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Audley Obiri Yeboah.
A lull in the action here as Ferrari stalls from top position.
Ferrari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Obiri Yeboah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Obiri Yeboah will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to take a break and control but Obiri Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrari content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ferrari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Ferrari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obiri Yeboah is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
Obiri Yeboah is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Ferrari dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Obiri Yeboah gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferrari is pressing down on Obiri Yeboah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Obiri Yeboah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Obiri Yeboah working some strikes from top position.
Obiri Yeboah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferrari's head.
Obiri Yeboah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrari looking to control.
Ferrari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferrari is looking to stall here but Obiri Yeboah recovers full guard.
Ferrari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Obiri Yeboah's face as Ferrari controls the position.
Obiri Yeboah wants to control but Ferrari postures up.
Ferrari slows the pace down.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Obiri Yeboah fails with the takedown
and Ferrari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Obiri Yeboah is in trouble now - Ferrari has advanced to mount!
Ferrari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Obiri Yeboah is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ferrari has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obiri Yeboah staying busy and making it hard for Ferrari to control.
Ferrari has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Obiri Yeboah's body.
Audley Obiri Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Obiri Yeboah is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ferrari gets his way!
Obiri Yeboah is trying to get back to his feet but Ferrari has full control of the position and if anything, Obiri Yeboah has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ferrari biding his time, controlling Obiri Yeboah.
Ferrari trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrari 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 Matti Vanhoillinen 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... Dominic Ferrari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Disposable Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinnard has chosen Free Bird as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Disposable Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Skinnard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie has a takedown stuffed.
Skinnard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinnard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Skinnard.
Skinnard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zombie!
Zombie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skinnard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zombie gets back to half guard.
Skinnard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zombie is trying to control but Skinnard passes into side control!
Zombie manages to get back to half guard.
Zombie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skinnard.
Skinnard is looking to take a break and control but Zombie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skinnard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinnard prevents Zombie from standing back up.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Zombie wants to control but Skinnard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zombie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skinnard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skinnard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Skinnard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zombie is trying to control but can't.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Skinnard wants to pass to mount but Zombie is defending the position.
Skinnard working Zombie over with strikes.
Skinnard working over Zombie with some ground and pound. Zombie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zombie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skinnard trying to control the pace.
Zombie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zombie tries to get out of the position.
Zombie trying to control but Skinnard postures up.
Zombie taking some punishment here, with Skinnard in his half guard.
Skinnard wants to take a breather but Zombie is having none of it.
Skinnard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skinnard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skinnard working the head and body with strikes.
Skinnard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Skinnard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie can't escape the position.
Skinnard controlling the position easily from mount.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Skinnard with the ground and pound from mount.
Zombie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skinnard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zombie's face.
Skinnard tries to control but Zombie wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Skinnard.
Skinnard prevents Zombie from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie regains half guard.
Skinnard is nestled in close to Zombie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Skinnard is pressing down on Zombie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombie is holding on for now.
Skinnard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zombie trying to control but Skinnard postures up.
Zombie is not content to let Skinnard control the position.
Nice strikes from Skinnard there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Skinnard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zombie is looking to clinch but Skinnard is avoiding it.
Skinnard throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zombie wants to clinch.
Zombie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skinnard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard Skinnard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Skinnard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skinnard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinnard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skinnard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Skinnard throws a big right hand that misses.
Skinnard wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Skinnard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonard Skinnard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zombie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skinnard's half guard.
Zombie wants to stand but Skinnard has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zombie wants to control but Skinnard is keeping him busy.
Skinnard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zombie is working away from the top position though.
Skinnard works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skinnard 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.
Skinnard seems keen to control Zombie's posture.
Skinnard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zombie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Skinnard moves into full guard.
Leonard Skinnard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skinnard wants to sweep here but Zombie controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to stand but Skinnard is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skinnard is on top in guard.
Skinnard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zombie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zombie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zombie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skinnard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skinnard throws a big right hand that misses.
Skinnard wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Skinnard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skinnard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zombie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skinnard defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skinnard wants to pass the guard but Zombie is keeping the position.
Skinnard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skinnard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skinnard trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Zombie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonard Skinnard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skinnard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zombie with a poor takedown
and Skinnard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Zombie is working away.
Zombie trying to control here.
Skinnard moves into full mount! Zombie won't be happy about that!
Skinnard raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Zombie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zombie tries to reverse the position but Skinnard maintains control.
The referee warns Zombie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skinnard avoids the attempt from Zombie to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skinnard working Zombie over with strikes here.
Zombie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skinnard with shots to the head and body - Zombie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zombie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Skinnard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zombie is in a horrible position here. Skinnard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skinnard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zombie is rocked!
Skinnard with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skinnard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
Skinnard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Zombie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zombie is working to get back to half guard.
Zombie seems to have got his legs back now.
Skinnard landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Skinnard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Disposable Zombie has been cut.
Skinnard wants to control the pace but Zombie is squirming around nicely.
Zombie is in a horrible position here. Skinnard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skinnard raining down shots from the mount!
Skinnard lands a heavy elbow.
Skinnard lands a nice shot to the head.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
Skinnard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skinnard trying to control but Zombie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skinnard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skinnard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skinnard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Disposable Zombie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinnard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jeez, Disposable Zombie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Disposable Zombie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonard Skinnard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ardonito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Statement's choice of entrance music: Statement of Pain. James Ardonito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Ardonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Statement works Ardonito's body with a nice hook.
Ardonito goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Ardonito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ardonito misses with a wild combination.
Ardonito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardonito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ardonito throws a right and a left that Statement avoids nicely.
Ardonito is breathing heavily.
Ardonito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Statement fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Statement.
It looks like James Ardonito has been cut.
Statement stuns Ardonito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Statement connects with a body shot.
Ardonito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Statement connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ardonito scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statement tests Ardonito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Statement throws an overhand right that has Ardonito reeling! Statement follows up with more punches and Ardonito is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pain Statement!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy connects with a crisp jab.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronholm misses with the combination.
A big right from Nealy misses.
Gronholm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nealy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gronholm is just out of range.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gronholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Nealy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gronholm.
Gronholm misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Gronholm.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Nealy moves out of range.
Nealy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gronholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gronholm slips a straight right by Nealy.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm misses with the combination.
Gronholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Nealy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gronholm slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Gronholm misses.
Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Gronholm scores with a four punch combination!
Sloppy strikes from Gronholm. Those never looked like landing.
Nealy works over Gronholm's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronholm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nealy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Nealy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gronholm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nealy finds it's way round the side to connect with Gronholm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nealy cracks Gronholm with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gronholm falls to his knees and Nealy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Nealy!
Tom Nealy is the new heavyweight champion!
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