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EPL Season 2: Event 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara has chosen Kallio Vice as his entrance music. Aleksi Hihnavaara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diesel Kone's chin.
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diesel Kone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kone lands a leg kick that knocks Hihnavaara off balance momentarily.
Kone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hihnavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hihnavaara misses with an uppercut. Kone saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kone. That's going to slow Hihnavaara down.
Hihnavaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hihnavaara takes a swing at Kone's ribcage but misses.
Hihnavaara throws a right and a left that Kone avoids nicely.
Hihnavaara misses with a wild combination.
Hihnavaara misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kone.
Hihnavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kone throws a wild body kick that Hihnavaara sees coming a mile off.
Aleksi Hihnavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kone tries to clinch but Hihnavaara is having none of it.
Kone swings for the body but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
Kone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hihnavaara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone pushes him away.
Kone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kone trying to control but Hihnavaara is having none of it.
Hihnavaara is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hihnavaara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hihnavaara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kone looking to control but Hihnavaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kone landing shots from mount.
Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone postures up.
Hihnavaara is looking to get to half guard.
Kone controlling from mount.
Kone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kone wants to control the action but instead Hihnavaara gets a body lock and reverses into Kone's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hihnavaara manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hihnavaara holds on and takes a little breather.
Kone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hihnavaara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hihnavaara keeping moving, preventing Kone from controlling successfully.
Hihnavaara controlling the position.
Hihnavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara working a defensive guard here.
Hihnavaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hihnavaara has momentary wrist control but Kone slips an elbow through the middle.
Kone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hihnavaara is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kone gets to his feet - Hihnavaara follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kone lands a really nice looking cross but Hihnavaara seems unphased.
Hihnavaara misses the shot to the body.
Kone throws a leg kick which misses Hihnavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Hihnavaara tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone dominated that round.
That's time! Kone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hihnavaara throws a nice looking combination but Kone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kone scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kone breaks from Hihnavaara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kone lands a nice shot to the head.
Kone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control.
Kone with a couple of short strikes.
Kone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hihnavaara tries to lock up and control but Kone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kone misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone is landing with some decent strikes but Hihnavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control.
Kone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hihnavaara looks a forlorn figure.
Kone trying to control but Hihnavaara is having none of it.
Hihnavaara working to try and regain half guard.
Kone is landing with some decent strikes but Hihnavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kone breaks from Hihnavaara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hihnavaara is rocked!
Diesel Kone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action.
Hihnavaara is still in real trouble! Can Kone finish him?
Kone prevents Hihnavaara from getting the reversal.
Hihnavaara seems to have recovered his senses.
Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone postures up.
Kone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hihnavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Kone has a good base and remains in mount.
Hihnavaara wants to hold on but Kone pushes him away.
Hihnavaara is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Kone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hihnavaara is working to get back to half guard.
Hihnavaara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone dominating with strikes here.
Kone lands a big shot there that rocks Hihnavaara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hihnavaara can't escape the position.
Kone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hihnavaara working to try and regain half guard.
Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action.
Kone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hihnavaara's face.
Hihnavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Kone has a good base and remains in mount.
Kone landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hihnavaara looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control.
Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action.
Kone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hihnavaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kone controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kone with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone 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. This is the final round!
Hihnavaara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hihnavaara looks to land a combination but Kone avoids it well.
Kone looks to land a left hand but Hihnavaara moved out of range nicely.
Hihnavaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Kone scores with a hook.
Kone cracks Hihnavaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hihnavaara cracks Kone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hihnavaara throws a hook to the side of Kone's head but Kone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hihnavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kone was well out of range. Poor timing from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kone.
Kone takes a swing at Hihnavaara's ribcage but misses.
Kone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hihnavaara.
Sloppy strikes from Kone. Those never looked like landing.
Hihnavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hihnavaara misses with a straight right.
Kone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hihnavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Kone.
Kone misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone shoots in but no luck this time.
Hihnavaara throws a sloppy head kick and Kone moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kone.
Hihnavaara takes a swing at Kone's ribcage but misses.
Hihnavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kone looks for a takedown but Hihnavaara sprawls well.
A jab from Hihnavaara misses.
Some wild striking there from Hihnavaara.
Kone has closed the distance and engaged Hihnavaara in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kone tries to break free but Hihnavaara pushes him back against the cage.
Hihnavaara misses with some punches.
Hihnavaara has Kone pressed against the cage, preventing Kone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kone digs a right hand underneath Hihnavaara's ribcage. Hihnavaara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hihnavaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hihnavaara under the eye.
Hihnavaara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hihnavaara cracks Kone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diesel Kone is winning the standup battle so far.
Hihnavaara checks a low kick from Kone.
Hihnavaara looks to throw the jab but Kone is out of range.
Hihnavaara stuns Kone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Hihnavaara misses.
Hihnavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hihnavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kone throws out a leg kick but Hihnavaara moves out of range and Kone only half commits.
Aleksi Hihnavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hihnavaara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hihnavaara moves out of range as Kone throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hihnavaara checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara sizes up Kone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Kone or perhaps it was just good defense by Hihnavaara which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hihnavaara checks a low kick from Kone.
Kone misses with a low kick.
Hihnavaara with a nice cross.
Kone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hihnavaara throws a looping overhand right but Kone ducks down to avoid it.
Kone throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara avoids them all with ease.
Hihnavaara scores with a body shot.
Hihnavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hihnavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hihnavaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kone just misses with a punch to the body.
Hihnavaara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hihnavaara misses with a hook.
Kone gets a double leg takedown into Hihnavaara's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kone stands and steps away. Hihnavaara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kone connects with a single shot there.
Hihnavaara misses with an uppercut. Kone saw that one coming.
Kone throws a right and a left that Hihnavaara avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hihnavaara. Kone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hihnavaara throws a right hand that misses
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hihnavaara.
Aleksi Hihnavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hihnavaara looks to throw the jab but Kone is out of range.
Kone scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Kone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kone 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Kone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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224 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Faulkner under the eye.
Wood throws out a leg kick but Faulkner moves out of range and Wood only half commits.
Faulkner motions for Wood to come forward. Faulkner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood 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.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Faulkner misses with a head kick.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulkner is just out of range.
Wood looks to land a body kick but Faulkner moved away.
Faulkner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faulkner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faulkner won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood keeping full guard, as Faulkner tries to pass.
Faulkner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faulkner wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
Wood wants to stand but Faulkner is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Randy Faulkner.
Faulkner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faulkner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood keeping full guard, as Faulkner tries to pass.
Faulkner stops Wood from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Faulkner isn't so interested in that idea.
Faulkner tries to stand but Wood is controlling from the bottom.
Wood looking to control.
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.
Faulkner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulkner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Faulkner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wood is trying to maintain the position but Faulkner is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
Faulkner is pressing down on Wood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wood is holding on for now.
Faulkner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faulkner prevents Wood from improving his position.
Faulkner is working for a submission of some sort.
Faulkner seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Faulkner is controlling him
Faulkner stalling.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faulkner is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Faulkner is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Randy Faulkner.
Faulkner lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Faulkner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Faulkner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faulkner can pounce on him.
Faulkner lands a lovely overhand right.
Faulkner scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulkner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Faulkner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Faulkner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Faulkner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Faulkner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faulkner working away.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faulkner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wood takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Faulkner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Faulkner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
Faulkner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Faulkner slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to regain half guard here but Faulkner keeps moving and retains side control.
Faulkner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wood gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Faulkner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faulkner with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Faulkner.
Faulkner punching from mount but Wood doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Faulkner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wood can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Faulkner misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner looking to finish with strikes here!
Wood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Faulkner.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Faulkner has a good base and remains in mount.
Faulkner looking to ground and pound but Wood is blocking nicely.
Faulkner throws some wild stikes that Wood manages to avoid easily.
Faulkner working for a submission but Wood is keeping him at bay.
Wood blocking the ground and pound.
BJ Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood can't escape the position.
Faulkner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Randy Faulkner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Faulkner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Faulkner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wood is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Faulkner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Faulkner punching from mount but Wood doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Faulkner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wood is surviving well by controlling Faulkner's body position as best he can.
Wood tries to lock up and control but Faulkner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Faulkner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Faulkner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faulkner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Faulkner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippi comes to the cage accompanied by Harry Hippy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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222 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hippi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi blocks a head kick by Hippi.
Miyaguchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Hippi tries to sprawl out of it but Miyaguchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hippi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hippi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyaguchi misses the target.
A slow jab from Hippi misses its intended target.
Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hippi.
Sloppy strikes from Hippi. Those never looked like landing.
Miyaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hippi walks into a jab.
Miyaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hippi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miyaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Hippi tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hippi misses with a low kick as Miyaguchi jumps back.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hippi.
Donk. Miyaguchi catches Hippi right on the button with a cross.
Hippi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Hippi seems unphased.
A slow jab from Miyaguchi misses its intended target.
Miyaguchi throws out a loose jab but Hippi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch but Hippi moves out of range.
Hippi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miyaguchi has time to react.
Hippi misses with a right hand
and Hippi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miyaguchi walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hippi.
Hippi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Harri Hippi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyaguchi throws a front kick aimed at Hippi's knee but Hippi avoids it well.
Miyaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hippi.
Donk. Miyaguchi catches Hippi right on the button with a cross.
Miyaguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miyaguchi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hippi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyaguchi somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippi throws a wild body kick that Miyaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Hippi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hippi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyaguchi misses with a body shot.
Miyaguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hippi misses with a leg kick.
Harri Hippi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hippi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyaguchi missing with a left hand there. Hippi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hippi misses the jab.
Miyaguchi takes one to the chin there.
Miyaguchi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hippi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hippi tries to improve position but can't.
Hippi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miyaguchi.
Hippi tries to improve position but can't.
Miyaguchi trying to control the position but Hippi is working away.
Miyaguchi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hippi is avoiding damage well.
Miyaguchi working the ground and pound but Hippi is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyaguchi staying calm.
Miyaguchi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi wants to control but Hippi is keeping him busy.
Miyaguchi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hippi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hippi is not content to let Miyaguchi control the position.
Hippi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Miyaguchi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Miyaguchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harri Hippi's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Hippi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hippi tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryo Miyaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Miyaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippi.
Miyaguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hippi slips a straight right by Miyaguchi.
Hippi is looking to clinch but Miyaguchi is avoiding it.
Hippi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaguchi. Hippi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyaguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaguchi scores with a hook.
Hippi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Miyaguchi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi gets a double leg takedown into Hippi's guard.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Hippi is working from the bottom.
Miyaguchi 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.
Miyaguchi wants to pass the guard but Hippi is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miyaguchi throws a strike but Hippi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hippi tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyaguchi is retaining full guard.
Miyaguchi trying to control the position here.
Miyaguchi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harri Hippi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Miyaguchi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Miyaguchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Miyaguchi - just one landing.
Hippi has closed the distance and engaged Miyaguchi in a clinch.
Hippi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyaguchi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hippi trying to stall but Miyaguchi improves his position.
Hippi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyaguchi.
Hippi trying to control the position but instead, Miyaguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hippi into the cage.
Ryo Miyaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi gets through Hippi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hippi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miyaguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Miyaguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hippi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hippi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyaguchi pushes Hippi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miyaguchi presses Hippi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miyaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippi looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Miyaguchi fails to land.
Miyaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hippi's elbow.
Hippi stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Miyaguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyaguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Miyaguchi!
An out of breath Ryo Miyaguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paniikki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N'sync - Bye Bye Bye. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
155 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCann sprawls well. McCann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paniikki gets slowly back to his feet.
Paniikki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCann is fending him off so far but Paniikki persists. Nope, McCann circles away and we're back to standing.
McCann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniikki moves away.
McCann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paniikki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCann swivels and escapes.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
McCann slaps away a takedown attempt from Paniikki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCann instigates a clinch.
McCann digs a right hand into Paniikki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paniikki's gas tank.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but McCann won't allow it.
McCann lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
McCann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paniikki prevents a body shot from McCann.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCann.
McCann tries to throw a body punch but Paniikki avoids it by throwing McCann back against the cage.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from McCann.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paniikki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paniikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paniikki is trying to pull guard but McCann has him pressed against the cage.
McCann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paniikki takes a shot to the head.
McCann lands an uppercut.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but McCann won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann lands with a right to the head.
Paniikki prevents a body shot from McCann.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but McCann won't allow it.
McCann gets through Paniikki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paniikki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCann smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paniikki is defended easily by McCann.
Paniikki tries for a takedown but McCann circles away easily
and McCann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paniikki is rocked!
Paniikki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paniikki is still on wobbly legs! Can McCann finish him?
McCann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paniikki's sensitive parts.
Paniikki tries to get into range but McCann steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Paniikki! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! McCann scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul McCann!
A victorious Paul McCann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Long Time by Hawkeye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Barclay Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch up but Mourke keeps it at a distance.
Mourke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mourkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws a hook but Mourke blocks it.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Mourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mourke is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones forces Mourke back against the cage and clinches.
Mourke is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones stalling.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Mourke controls the action.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mourke has time to react.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Mourke.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourke lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Mourke's head back.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Barclay Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones is looking to clinch but Mourke is avoiding it.
Mourke throws a big shot that misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Mourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Mourke off the cage and back into range.
Jones forces Mourke back against the cage and clinches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Mourke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a right hand.
Mourke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mourke.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mourke tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barclay Jones!
After winning the bout, Barclay Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Iori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wave Your Flag kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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299 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Iori!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Iori thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iori.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Iori knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes slips under a jab from Iori.
A big right from Iori misses.
Iori thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Iori. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iori was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes lands a high kick!
A big left from Iori misses.
Iori thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iori misses with a few strikes there.
Iori blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Iori circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Iori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Iori in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Iori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Iori is blocking nicely.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iori backwards.
Iori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Iori.
Iori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iori throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Iori avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes gets through Iori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Iori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iori can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
A short left from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works on Iori's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Iori is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes stalls.
Iori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Iori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Iori's head.
Iori defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Iori lands a left and a right that send Barnes crashing to the mat, dazed. Iori thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Iori swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Iori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Iori's head.
Iori throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Iori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iori misses with a hook.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes tries to clinch but Iori moves away
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iori misses the shot to the body.
Iori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes cracks Iori with an open hand slap.
Iori loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Iori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Iori does it's job there.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ioris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes thuds a left hand into Iori's body.
Iori misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Iori ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iori misses with a wild combination.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Iori misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes closes the distance but Iori moves to the side
and Iori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Iori misses.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Iori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes scores with a jab. Iori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes clinches up with Iori and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Iori is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Iori throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Iori is breathing heavily.
Iori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Iori taking a breather.
Iori working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Iori has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Iori controls his hands.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iori's elbow.
Barnes is leaning against Iori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Iori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes keeps control of Iori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Iori working aggressively here.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ioris head.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Brad Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Iori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terry Iori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Iori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Iori tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Iori working aggressively here.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Iori backwards.
Brad Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iori is rocked!
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iori is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iori or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Iori's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Iori drops to his knees and Barnes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
31 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Joni Johnsson has been cut.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Johnsson didn't see that one coming.
Johnsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
Johnsson motions for Ferreira to come forward. Johnsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Ferreira forces Johnsson back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira goes for a takedown attempt but Johnsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ferreira there.
Johnsson is rocked!
Ferreira drops Johnsson with a huge uppercut! Johnsson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ferreira is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Ferreira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Folsom Prison Blues as his entrance music. Matt Sabre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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314 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Carter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a looping right.
Sabre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
It looks like Sue Carter has been cut.
Sabre throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Sabre lands with a cross.
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!
Carter lands with a cross.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabre scores with a jab to the head.
Carter 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.
Sabre connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sabre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sabre lands a big head kick that sends Carter to the canvas! Sabre follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Sabre!
Our winner, Matt Sabre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudell Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Crim has chosen Go To Sleep B1TCH! as his entrance music. James Bomb has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudell Crim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crim. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crim blocks a leg kick.
Crim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Crim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomb.
Bomb tries to sprawl but Crim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crim trying to pass the guard but Bomb defending well.
Crim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bomb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crim.
Crim thows a huge punch but Bomb dodges it nicely.
Crim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Crim.
Bomb wants to get back to full guard.
Crim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bomb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Bomb that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crim lands a big elbow - Bomb is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bomb is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rudell Crim!
Rudell Crim took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaloviina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UNKLE - Reign. Dignam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Risto Jaloviina has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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293 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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289 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaloviina.
Jaloviina misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dignam. That's going to slow Jaloviina down.
Dignam wants to land a leg kick but Jaloviina is out of range.
Jaloviina tries to land a front kick but Dignam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaloviina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dignam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam throws a series of punches but Jaloviina moves out of range.
Dignam lands a nice hook to Jaloviina's body. Jaloviina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dignam, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Dignam.
Jaloviina is breathing heavily.
Dignam moves away from the strike by Jaloviina.
Dignam thuds a left hand into Jaloviina's body.
Dignam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dignam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dignam wants to slow Jaloviina down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaloviina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Risto Jaloviina has been cut.
Dignam connects with a body shot that sends Jaloviina's belly button to the back.
Dignam lands a jab to the nose.
Jaloviina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaloviina is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam is stalking Jaloviina. Jaloviina circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Dignam, and it's lights out! Jaloviina really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Dignam!
A very excited looking Tyler Dignam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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