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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paivakanni Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kallelainen (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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270 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paivakanni Johnson!
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, Kalle Kallelainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallelainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Kallelainen.
Kallelainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallelainen.
Kallelainen misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kallelainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kallelainen is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Kallelainen is squirming around nicely.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Kallelainen is in no mood to give up.
Kallelainen tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Kallelainen manages to avoid easily.
Kallelainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to isolate an arm here. Kallelainen doesn't see it coming and as Johnson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paivakanni Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Hissi (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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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Mieto!
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, Timo Hissi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mieto.
Hissi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mieto.
Hissi checks a low kick from Mieto.
A good leg kick by Mieto.
Hissi throws a sloppy body shot
and Mieto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mieto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mieto is just out of range.
Hissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mieto.
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!
Mieto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mieto throws a chopping leg kick but Hissi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hissi connects with a jab.
That kick from Mieto tenderised Hissi's leg. Hissi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hissi looks gassed!
Mieto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hissi's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mieto, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto scores with a leg kick.
Hissi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mieto. Mieto obviously looking to wear him down.
Mieto thows a body kick. Hissi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mieto fakes the leg kick and cracks Hissi in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mieto delivers a nice body kick.
Mieto shoots for a takedown but Hissi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mieto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hissi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mieto.
A jab from Mieto does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Mieto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mieto throws a leg kick which misses Hissi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hissi tries to avoid it.
Mieto connects with a solid leg kick.
Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mieto throws a sloppy head kick and Hissi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mieto.
Mieto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hissi takes a step back to recover.
Mieto scoring well with a low kick there.
Mieto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hissi if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mieto.
Hissi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mieto thows a body kick. Hissi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mieto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mieto connects with a leg kick. Hissi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hissi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mieto.
Mieto closes the distance and clinches up with Hissi, looking for a takedown. Mieto pushes Hissi against the cage but Hissi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Mieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hissi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mieto can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mieto.
Mieto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hissi. That did some damage!
Mieto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mieto throws a leg kick which misses Hissi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hissi tries to avoid it.
Mieto has a takedown stuffed.
Mieto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mieto throws a leg kick that misses.
Mieto jabs Hissi right on the nose. Hissi blinks but takes it well.
Mieto throws a wild body kick that Hissi sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto lunges at Hissi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hissi's hand.
Hissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mieto.
Hissi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mieto thumps Hissi with a low kick.
Mieto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mieto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mieto lands a head kick. Hissi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mieto throws a head kick that misses.
Mieto throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mieto looks to land a body kick but Hissi moved away.
Mieto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Mieto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mieto shoots in looking for a takedown. Hissi tries to sprawl out of it but Mieto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hissi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hissi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mieto needs to keep his hands up - Hissi had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mieto.
Hissi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hissi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mieto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hissi is out of range and Mieto settles back down.
Mieto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hissi is out of range and Mieto settles back down.
Juha Mieto is winning the standup battle so far.
Mieto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mieto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mieto shoots and misses
and Hissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hissi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hissi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mieto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hissi.
Some bone on bone action there as Hissi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mieto misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hissi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mieto - the referee stops the clock and Hissi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mieto. Hissi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mieto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hissi if he has to take too many more of those.
Hissi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mieto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mieto scores with a jab. Hissi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hissi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mieto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mieto.
A head kick from Mieto lands but Hissi takes it in his stride.
It looks like Timo Hissi has been cut.
Hissi slips under a jab.
Mieto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mieto scores with a kick to the body.
Hissi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mieto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Mieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mieto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hissi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Hissi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hissi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mieto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mieto.
Mieto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hissi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mieto connects with a leg kick. Hissi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hissi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mieto.
Mieto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mieto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hissi can do to turn this around?
Good work by Hissi as he checks the leg kick.
Mieto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Mieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hissi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hissi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mieto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto throws out a loose jab but Hissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mieto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hissi slips a jab and a cross from Mieto.
Mieto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mieto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mieto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hissi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hissi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mieto. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hissi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Mieto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timo Hissi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hissi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hissi misses.
Mieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hissi moves away.
Mieto scoring well with a low kick there.
Mieto motions for Hissi to come forward. Mieto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mieto.
Mieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mieto throws a head kick that misses.
Mieto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mieto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mieto lands a leg kick that knocks Hissi off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hissi throws a right hand that Mieto ducks under and follows up with a left that Mieto also avoids with ease.
Hissi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mieto thuds his shin into the meat of Hissi's side.
Mieto looks to throw the jab but Hissi is out of range.
Mieto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mieto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hissi but Hissi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mieto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hissi.
Mieto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mieto throws a head kick that half lands.
Hissi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mieto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Timo Hissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hissi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mieto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hissi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mieto pulls down on the head and he's put Hissi to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juha Mieto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurminen has chosen Gay Bar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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278 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannu Karpo!
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, Rakastaja Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nurminen. No joy for Karpo on that attempt.
Nurminen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karpo.
Karpo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurminen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karpo tries to clinch but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen lands with a shot to the body.
Karpo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen throws a sloppy head kick
and Karpo counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nurminen is looking for a sweep.
Karpo is looking to take a break and control but Nurminen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurminen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karpo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Karpo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nurminen wants to control but Karpo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Karpo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karpo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karpo controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo is working Nurminen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nurminen parries the strikes from Karpo easily there. Karpo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nurminen to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nurminen stops Karpo from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karpo is trying to get an arm triangle but Nurminen is defending well.
Nurminen struggling a bit here.
Nurminen is trying to improve his position.
Karpo throws a strike aimed at the side of Nurminen's head but Nurminen avoids it well.
Karpo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nurminen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karpo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karpo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Karpo working away.
Karpo trying to control the action but Nurminen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannu Karpo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karpo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nurminen's calf.
Karpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a hook but Karpo avoids it easily.
Karpo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nurminen with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Karpo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nurminen defends it nicely.
Karpo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nurminen is fending him off so far but Karpo persists. Nope, Nurminen circles away and we're back to standing.
Karpo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurminen pinned against the cage. Nurminen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Karpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurminen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karpo's face.
Nurminen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karpo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nurminen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karpo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurminen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karpo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurminen clinches up against the cage.
Nurminen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nurminen tries to land a knee to the head but Karpo blocks with his arms.
Karpo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurminen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen connects with a looping right hand.
Nurminen lands a jab to Karpo's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen throws a sloppy head kick and Karpo moves out of range easily.
Karpo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karpo shoots in for a double leg but Nurminen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurminen scores with a kick to the body.
Nurminen lands a leg kick that knocks Karpo off balance momentarily.
Nurminen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karpo will feel that in the morning.
Rakastaja Nurminen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurminen.
Karpo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is looking to slow Karpo down with leg kicks.
Nurminen throws a looping overhand right but Karpo ducks down to avoid it.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Karpo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karpo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Nurminen does it's job there.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen throws out a loose jab but Karpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karpo. Karpo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nurminen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurminen cracks Karpo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Karpo falls backwards against the cage. Nurminen follows up with more strikes that drop Karpo to his knees. Nurminen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Karpo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakastaja Nurminen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauhalline Ku Pommmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Vasuri (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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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauhalline Ku Pommmi!
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, Kova Vasuri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pommmi throws a wild body kick that Vasuri sees coming a mile off.
Pommmi doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasuri circles away.
Vasuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pommmi.
Pommmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pommmi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Pommmi slams his shin into Vasuri's torso.
Pommmi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick by Vasuri misses
and Pommmi counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasuri misses with a double jab.
A big right from Pommmi misses.
Vasuri throws a lazy right hand but Pommmi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kova Vasuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasuri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pommmi.
Pommmi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasuri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasuri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasuri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vasuri looks gassed!
Vasuri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pommmi scores with a head kick. Vasuri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pommmi cracks Vasuri with a hook to the temple - Vasuri is on wobbly legs here! Pommmi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Vasuri falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pommmi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rauhalline Ku Pommmi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Beamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Beamen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Willie Beamen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Houston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamen connects with a solid leg kick.
Houston fails with a takedown attempt.
Beamen connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Houston covering up! Beamen comes in with a big uppercut and Houston goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willie Beamen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes into the arena with Tagidi Li Masheu blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zedong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Avitan counters with a body kick.
Avitan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zedong under the eye.
Zedong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zedong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avitan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zedong looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Zedong misses
and Avitan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zedong's knee momentarily.
Zedong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avitan can pounce on him.
Zedong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Avitan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Avitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Zedong off the cage and back into rage.
Avitan cracks Zedong with a good jab.
Avitan pushes Zedong up against the cage in a clinch.
Avitan crunches a lovely knee into Zedong's ribcage.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zedong up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avitan obliges.
Avitan lands a nice knee to the body.
Avitan crunches a lovely knee into Zedong's ribcage.
Avitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Avitan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan lands an elbow that stopped Zedong in his tracks for a moment.
Zedong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Avitan is working Zedong over against the cage.
Zedong takes an elbow to the temple.
Zedong is trying to break the clinch but Avitan has him pressed against the cage.
Avitan stalls.
Avitan pushes Zedong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zedong's defenses.
It looks like Mao Zedong has been cut.
Avitan lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avitan obliges.
Avitan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zedong up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Avitan.
Avitan scores with a knee to the head.
Avitan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zedong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avitan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avitan.
Avitan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Avitan breaks from the clinch.
Avitan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avitan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avitan lands a big head kick that sends Zedong tumbling to the mat! Avitan takes a step backwards and waves Zedong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zedong is rocked!
Avitan gets a clinch.
Zedong is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zedong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avitan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avitan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Avitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zedong seems to have recovered his senses.
Avitan sends Zedong crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Avitan is motioning to the referee to let Zedong up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Mao Zedong's cut even more.
Zedong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
BOOM! Avitan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zedong. Zedong tries to recover but Avitan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zedong lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yossi Avitan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kealekapuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Kealekapuna works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kealekapuna.
Sloppy strikes from Kealekapuna. Those never looked like landing.
Kealekapuna gets a clinch.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Kealekapuna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones is trying to push Kealekapuna away but Kealekapuna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands an uppercut.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up John Jones's cut even more.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Kealekapuna tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
The cut above John Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones tries to break free but Kealekapuna pushes him back against the cage.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kealekapuna crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is rocked!
John Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kealekapuna throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kealekapuna finish him?
Kealekapuna pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Kealekapuna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kealekapuna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kealekapuna pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Jones! Kealekapuna unloads with more strikes and Jones sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna retains his light heavyweight title!
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