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IMMA 42: Megajugs BDay Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phelan Kell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelan Kell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phelan Kell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kell throws a looping overhand right but Lasileuka ducks down to avoid it.
Lasileuka moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lasileuka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kell up against the cage.
Lasileuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lasileuka on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lasileuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kell thows a body shot but no joy.
Lasileuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lasileuka closes the distance and pushes Kell back into the cage.
Lasileuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kell up against the cage.
Kell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lasileuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Kell is just out of range.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Lasileuka wants to clinch but Kell slips to the side
and Kell counters with a left and a right that stings Lasileuka.
Lasileuka is looking to clinch.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kell circles away.
Lasileuka loads up on a big right hand but Kell slips the punch.
Lasileuka moves in looking to clinch but Kell pushes him off.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lasileuka is looking to clinch.
Lasileuka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kell misses with a wild body shot.
Lasileuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kell catches Lasileuka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lasileuka is looking to clinch.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Kell circles away and keeps his distance.
Kell throws a body punch but Lasileuka moves 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!
Kell connects with a body shot that sends Lasileuka's belly button to the back.
Lasileuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kell.
Lasileuka walks into a left hand.
Kell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kell loads up on a big right hand but Lasileuka slips the punch.
Lasileuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kell. That snapped Lasileuka's head back.
Kell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kell misses with a straight left.
Lasileuka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lasileuka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lasileuka moves forwards but Kell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lasileuka is just out of range.
Kell throws a good cross that connects.
Kell connects with the punch.
Lasileuka slips a straight right by Kell.
A swing and a miss from Kell.
Kell misses with a wild combination.
Kell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lasileuka.
Lasileuka wants to clinch up but Kell keeps it at a distance.
Kell misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Lasileuka.
Lasileuka tries to clinch there but Kell circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kell circles away.
Kell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kell tries to keep at a distance but Lasileuka has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lasileuka.
Kell is trying to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling him.
Lasileuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lasileuka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
Kell tries to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling the position.
Kell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lasileuka on the inside.
It looks like Phelan Kell has been cut.
Kell lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lasileuka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lasileuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Lasileuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phelan Kell'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.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Lasileuka misses.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Kell circles away and keeps his distance.
Lasileuka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lasileuka tries to clinch there but Kell circles away.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Lasileuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Kell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Kell.
Kell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lasileuka moves into range and clinches up with Kell.
Kell misses with a punch on the inside.
Lasileuka is looking to control Kell's arms but Kell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lasileuka has his back to the cage.
Lasileuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lasileuka stalling the fight.
Kell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lasileuka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lasileuka effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
Kell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lasileuka prevents Kell from breaking the clinch.
Kell presses Lasileuka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Lasileuka to work.
Lasileuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kell is trying to push Lasileuka away but Lasileuka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lasileuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lasileuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kell pushes off an throws an elbow but Lasileuka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lasileuka lands with a left to the head.
Lasileuka tries a body shot but Kell blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kell as Lasileuka tries to tie him up.
Lasileuka leaning against his opponent.
Kell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka is working Kell over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kell is looking to break free of the clinch but Lasileuka has double underhooks.
Lasileuka lands a nice uppercut.
Lasileuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kell or not.
Lasileuka is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka lands with a right to the head.
Lasileuka tries to work over Kell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lasileuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lasileuka or not.
Kell blocking some punches.
Kell swings wildly with an uppercut but Lasileuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lasileuka lands a right hand.
Lasileuka can't find room to land a body shot as Kell controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kell.
Kell prevents a body shot from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka misses with the head strike.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Kell avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the cage.
Kell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lasileukas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lasileuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Kell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lasileuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kell.
Lasileuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kell.
Kell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lasileuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lasileuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kell.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Kell.
Kell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Lasileuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phelan Kell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lasileuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lasileuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kell misses with a hook. Lasileuka ducked under it nicely.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lasileuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kell circles away.
Kell misses with a straight left.
Kell lands a nice shot that snaps Lasileuka's head back.
Lasileuka misses with a few strikes there.
Lasileuka wants to clinch.
Lasileuka moves into range and clinches up with Kell.
Kell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lasileuka misses with a punch to the body.
Lasileuka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lasileuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Kell controls his hands.
Lasileuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lasileuka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kell up against the cage.
Kell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lasileuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lasileuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kell.
Kell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lasileuka is just out of range.
Kell misses with a looping right.
Kell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phelan Kell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lasileuka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lasileuka.
Kell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lasileuka.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up.
Kell just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lasileuka moves away.
Kell misses with the combination.
Lasileuka wants to clinch but Kell slips to the side
and Kell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lasileuka moves into the clinch.
Lasileuka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kell is trying to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling him.
Lasileuka is pushing Kell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kell can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lasileuka.
Kell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kell is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Lasileuka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lasileuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lasileuka tries to work over Kell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lasileuka fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Kell.
Kell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kell struggles to land a body shot inside as Lasileuka controls his hands.
Kell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Lasileuka as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
Lasse Lasileuka 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.
Lasileuka leaning against his opponent.
Lasileuka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lasileuka tries a body shot but Kell blocks it.
Kell blocks a body shot from Lasileuka.
Kell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kell's elbow.
Kell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kell throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kell scores with a shot to the side of Lasileuka's head.
Lasileuka blocks an elbow strike from Kell.
Kell pushes off an throws an elbow but Lasileuka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Lasileuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lasileuka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Lasileuka!
Lasse Lasileuka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeramiah Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Torken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeramiah Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svend Torken!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torken connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Torken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torken misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose throws a right hand that Torken ducks under and follows up with a left that Torken also avoids with ease.
Torken misses the shot to the body.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Torken is just out of range.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Torken moved out of range.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Torken's ribs.
Torken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeramiah Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svend Torken.
Torken swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Torken counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Torken with that takedown attempt.
Torken misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Torken misses.
Torken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose has Torken pulled in close to control his posture.
Torken is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torken's guard. Nice move by Rose!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose trying to control but Torken is working from the bottom.
Torken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose stops Torken from standing up.
Rose trying to control but Torken is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeramiah Rose just wasn't active enough.
Rose thows a leg kick but Torken checks it
and Torken counters with a straight right hand.
Rose with a hook.
Rose throws a body punch but Torken moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Torken walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Torken throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torken avoids the body shot from Rose.
Torken moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose slips a jab from Torken.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Torken's head.
Rose scores with a one two! Torken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torken.
Rose motions for Torken to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Rose misses.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Torken counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose punishes Torken's body with a nice straight punch.
Torken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torken scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torken misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Torken saw that one coming.
Torken jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torken misses with a wild body shot.
Rose connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Torken's head back.
Good shot there by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torken misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Torken was not able to check.
Torken misses with a straight right.
Rose misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeramiah Rose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose jabs at Torken's body.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Torken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Torken or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose which made him look bad.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torken.
Torken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torken.
Torken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Torken misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Torken does no damage.
Torken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose avoids the body shot from Torken.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torken is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Jeramiah Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torken was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose works over Torken's head and body with a nice combination.
Torken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose scores with the left hand. Torken knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeramiah Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torken drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Torken throwing strikes but Rose manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rose laying and praying for a moment but Torken takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rose wants to stand up but Torken has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rose content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rose wants to stand up but Torken is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torken pushes Rose off looking to stand but Rose dives back in and keeps control.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rose is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeramiah Rose.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rose moves out of range as Torken strikes.
Torken fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Torken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Torken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Torken moved out of range.
Torken throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Torken lands with a good body shot.
Torken slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose slips under a jab from Torken.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose misses the body punch
and Torken counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeramiah Rose dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Torken's defenses.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torken circles away quickly and effectively.
Torken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rose backs up against the cage.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torken blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torken slips a jab from Rose.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torken moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Torken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Torken looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Torken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose throws a hook but Torken avoids it easily.
Torken scores with a shot to the body.
Torken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose tests Torken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeramiah Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rose stops Torken from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Torken's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
Torken is trying to control. Rose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torken misses with a head shot. Rose uses the momentum to regain guard.
Svend Torken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Torken is proving a slippery customer.
Svend Torken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torken trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Torken throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose stands up from Torken's guard - Rose perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rose avoids the body shot from Torken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Torken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose scores with a jab to the head.
Torken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torken scrambles back to his feet.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Torken, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torken throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose scores with a jab. Torken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose sizes up Torken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeramiah Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeramiah Rose!
Jeramiah Rose really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that O'Brannigan's Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paha SIka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naksuttava Puimakone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paha SIka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SIka throws a leg kick that misses.
Puimakone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before SIka has time to react.
Puimakone scores with a sloppy right hand. SIka should have avoided that one.
It looks like Paha SIka has been cut.
Puimakone swings for the body but SIka moves out of range.
SIka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puimakone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puimakone has SIka up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puimakone.
SIka lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from SIka.
Puimakone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, SIka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puimakone's brow.
SIka misses with a hook from the clinch.
SIka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puimakone throws a hook to the side of SIka's head but SIka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
SIka cracks a nice hook into Puimakone's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puimakone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puimakone slips a jab from SIka.
Puimakone throws a predictable looking body shot
letting SIka counter with a right hand.
SIka misses with a head kick.
SIka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Puimakone sprawling to the canvas! Puimakone rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can SIka finish him?!
It looks like Naksuttava Puimakone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SIka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puimakone. That did some damage!
SIka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puimakone throws a big shot that misses.
SIka thows a leg kick but Puimakone checks it
and Puimakone counters with a crisp one two that drops SIka! Puimakone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves SIka to his feet! SIka is in big trouble!
SIka ducks under a wild hook from Puimakone.
SIka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puimakone punishes SIka's body with a nice straight punch.
SIka throws a hook but Puimakone avoids it easily.
SIka connects with an inside leg kick.
SIka scores with a hook to the body. Puimakone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka lands a jab.
SIka dodges the punch combination from Puimakone.
SIka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puimakone.
SIka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puimakone on the side of the head.
Puimakone avoids the head kick by SIka.
SIka misses with a body kick.
SIka misses with an uppercut.
SIka ducks under a wild hook from Puimakone.
Puimakone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SIka was well out of range. Poor timing from Puimakone.
SIka misses with a kick to the body.
Puimakone looks to score with a jab to the body but SIka is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone scores with the left hand. SIka knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - SIka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puimakone slips a straight right by SIka.
Donk. Puimakone catches SIka right on the button with a cross.
Puimakone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puimakone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puimakone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. SIka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puimakone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puimakone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. SIka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
SIka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puimakone tries to clinch but SIka is having none of it.
SIka tries to score with a low kick but Puimakone moves his leg out of the way.
Puimakone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SIka can pounce on him.
Puimakone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
SIka looks gassed!
Puimakone lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone lands with an uppercut that bounces SIka off the cage and back into range.
SIka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puimakone fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops SIka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! SIka looks to clinch but Puimakone throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! SIka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Naksuttava Puimakone!
A pretty intense looking Naksuttava Puimakone took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini's entrance music is Raffaella Carra - Rumore. A fine choice. Marco has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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259 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Marco!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcolini thows a leg kick but Marco checks it
and Marco counters with a nice leg kick.
Marcolini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcolini thuds a left hand into Marco's body.
Marco feints and as Marcolini raises his hands in defense, Marco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marcolini looking to control.
Marco throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marcolini looking to control.
Marcolini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marco wants to control from the top but Marcolini keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcolini is looking for a triangle but Marco pushes his legs off easily.
Marcolini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marco is one step ahead there.
Marco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcolini is trying to keep Marco in close.
Marco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marcolini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcolini looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcolini, not yet.
Marco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco won't allow Marcolini to sweep him here.
Marco postures up.
Marcolini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marcolini lands a big shot there that rocks Marco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marco tries to lock up and control but Marcolini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcolini is landing with some decent strikes but Marco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marcolini tries to control but Marco wriggling away.
Marcolini punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marcolini trying to control but Marco is having none of it.
Marco is trying desperately to improve position.
Marcolini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marco is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marcolini 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.
Marcolini controlling from the full mount.
Marco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcolini trying to control but Marco is having none of it.
Marcolini lands with some strikes.
Marcolini tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcolini is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marcolini prevents Marco from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcolini blocks Marco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Marco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marcolini scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marcolini landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Marco is rocked!
Marcolini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marco is still in real trouble! Can Marcolini finish him?
Marco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A big strike lands for Marcolini! That's really hurt Marco and he's turned his back - Marcolini keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Marcolini jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baggy Trousers. 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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130 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Kurze seems content to control.
Dingdown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dingdown is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Kurze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dingdown keeps working.
Dingdown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurze.
Kurze is looking to advance position but Dingdown won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingdown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurze.
Kurze 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.
Kurze working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kurze lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze stops Dingdown from getting back to his feet.
Kurze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dingdown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurze.
Kurze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dingdown pushes Kurze off looking to stand but Kurze dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze throwing shots but Dingdown is blocking nicely.
Kurze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dingdown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kurze is just content to waste time from the top position. Dingdown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Dingdown keeps moving.
Dingdown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dingdown trying to control the position.
Dingdown wants to sweep but no luck.
Dingdown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Dingdown keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dingdown takes a swing at Kurze's ribcage but misses.
Dingdown throws a nice head kick!
Kurze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dingdown throws out a leg kick but Kurze moves out of range and Dingdown only half commits.
Dingdown thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingdown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurze.
Horrible takedown by Kurze or perhaps it was just good defense by Dingdown which made him look bad.
Kurze cracks a nice hook into Dingdown's ribs.
Kurze misses with a hook.
Dingdown misses with a leg kick.
Dingdown lands a nice shot that snaps Kurze's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Kurze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kurze is rocked!
Dingdown sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kurze's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kurze's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Dingdown!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Dingdown thanked O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelino Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Landry has chosen The Black Keys - ThickFreakness as his entrance music. 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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176 lbs
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29
177 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelino Landry!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Landry's waist but Landry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Landry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Landry blocks a head kick by Brown.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
A big left from Brown misses.
Landry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Marcelino Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Landry.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Landry misses with a body shot.
A cross from Brown lands.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Landry connects with a solid leg kick.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Landry throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Brown misses.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landry is keeping the position for now.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown 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.
Landry keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Landry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landry is keeping the position for now.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Landry is retaining full guard.
Brown advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a huge punch but Landry dodges it nicely.
Brown misses with a head shot. Landry uses the momentum to regain guard.
Landry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Landry is keeping the position.
Brown distracts Landry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes down on Landry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Landry is holding on to half guard well.
Brown is nestled in close to Landry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Landry is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Landry wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Landry needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Landry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Landry!
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Landry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Landry won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Landry wants to get back to full guard.
Landry keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Landry is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
Mr Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown working over Landry with some ground and pound. Landry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brown thows a huge punch but Landry dodges it nicely.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
Brown throwing shots but Landry is blocking nicely.
Landry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Landry's head.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Landry gets back to full guard.
Landry has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown trying to control but Landry is working from the bottom.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Landry manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Landry defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry is sitting in close to Brown's body. Brown has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Landry is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Landry is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mr Brown!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mr Brown thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sliders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Sliders!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sliders misses with a low kick.
Powers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sliders looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Sliders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sliders throws a sloppy head kick
and Powers counters with a leg kick.
Sliders throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.
Powers blocks the body kick.
Sliders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sliders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sliders throws out a leg kick but Powers moves out of range and Sliders only half commits.
Sliders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Max Sliders has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Sliders blocks a low kick nicely.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Sliders's head back.
Powers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Powers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sliders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Sliders looks to land a combination but Powers avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Powers scores with a four punch combination!
Powers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sliders throws out a leg kick but Powers moves out of range and Sliders only half commits.
Sliders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Sliders.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sliders feints and then cracks Powers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powers down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sliders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sliders loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Sliders looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Sliders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powers.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Sliders scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers is looking to wear down Sliders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Sliders.
Powers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sliders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powers checks the leg kick.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers moves into range and clinches up with Sliders.
Powers tries to throw a body punch but Sliders avoids it by throwing Powers back against the cage.
Sliders is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Powers is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sliders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powers's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Powers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers digs a good hook to Sliders's body.
Sliders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sliders throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Powers to counter with a crisp jab.
Powers thuds a left hand into Sliders's body.
Sliders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sliders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sliders at a distance.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sliders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powers in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sliders. That's going to slow Powers down.
Powers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sliders if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sliders's head backwards.
Sliders misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Sliders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Sliders pivots, looking for a leg kick but Powers is out of range and Sliders settles back down.
Sliders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Powers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sliders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Sliders throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Powers has closed the distance and engaged Sliders in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sliders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sliders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Powers will feel that in the morning.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Sliders misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Sliders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sliders manages to avoid it.
Sliders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powers is out of range.
Max Sliders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers swings for the body but Sliders moves out of range.
Powers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sliders's hands.
Sliders looks to land a body kick but Powers moved away.
Powers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Sliders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sliders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Sliders blocks a jab.
Sliders misses with a looping right.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sliders scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Powers connects with a jab.
Powers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sliders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powers on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powers.
Powers checks the leg kick.
Sliders blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers blocks a head kick by Sliders.
Powers misses with a straight left.
Powers lands the left hand.
Sliders slips under a jab from Powers.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Sliders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powers is looking to clinch but Sliders is avoiding it.
Sliders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers clobbers Sliders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Powers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Sliders throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Sliders misses.
Sliders loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliders delivers a nice body kick.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sliders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers moves away from the strike by Sliders.
Sliders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powers misses with a hook to the body
and Sliders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Sliders pushes him off.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Sliders backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot lands for Sliders.
A big right from Sliders misses.
Sliders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Sliders tenderised Powers's leg. Powers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sliders was well out of range. Poor timing from Powers.
Powers throws a front kick aimed at Sliders's knee but Sliders avoids it well.
Sliders avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers blocks the body kick.
Sliders blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Sliders moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sliders.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
Powers throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sliders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Powers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sliders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Sliders.
Sliders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sliders throws a leg kick but Powers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sliders throws a leg kick but Powers checks it.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a head kick.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sliders can pounce on him.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sliders blocks the body kick.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Sliders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powers jabs at Sliders's body.
Sliders lands a nice looking body kick.
Powers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Powers slips a jab from Sliders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers walks into a left hand.
Powers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Sliders misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Sliders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max Sliders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sliders lands with an uppercut that bounces Powers off the cage and back into range.
Powers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Powers throws a head kick but Sliders moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sliders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Powers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sliders.
That kick from Powers tenderised Sliders's leg. Sliders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sliders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sliders cracks Powers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sliders.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sliders swings for the body but Powers moves out of range.
Sliders checks a leg kick nicely.
Sliders throws out a leg kick but Powers moves out of range and Sliders only half commits.
Sliders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sliders throws a front kick aimed at Powers's knee but Powers avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powers.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sliders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Powers.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Powers doesn't manage to clinch there - Sliders circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powers.
Powers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sliders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Sliders blocks the leg kick.
Powers blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Sliders misses with a leg kick
and Sliders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Powers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sliders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers ducks right into an uppercut from Sliders.
Sliders throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sliders manages to avoid it.
Powers is looking to score with low kicks.
Sliders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powers's calf.
Powers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sliders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sliders is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Sliders throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Sliders avoids the head kick by Powers.
Sliders lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliders throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Powers connects with a leg kick. Sliders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sliders moves out of range as Powers strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sliders checks a leg kick.
Sliders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Powers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sliders throws a body kick that misses.
Sliders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Sliders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sliders's sensitive parts.
Sliders tests Powers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Sliders.
Powers with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Sliders moves out of range easily.
Sliders looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Powers slips a jab from Sliders.
Sliders throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Sliders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Sliders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sliders.
Sliders tries to work over Powers's front leg with a kick but Powers checks it.
Powers ducks right into an uppercut from Sliders.
Powers throws a right and a left that Sliders avoids nicely.
Powers blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sliders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sliders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Sliders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sliders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Sliders!
An out of breath Max Sliders 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Marines' Hymn. Sokka has chosen Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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188 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokka throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sokka.
Pyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Pyle misses with a low kick.
Pyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokka moves away.
Sokka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sokka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pyle.
Sokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokka tries to land a front kick but Pyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sokka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle avoids the head kick by Sokka.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Sokka moves out of range as Pyle strikes.
Pyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokka.
Sokka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sokka wants to clinch.
Pyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sokka.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sokka throws an elbow that misses. Pyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sokka's guard. Nice move by Pyle!
Pyle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle postures up in Sokka's guard and throws a big left but Sokka blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokka managing to control the position.
Pyle postures up.
Sokka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sokka because Pyle loaded up on that one.
Sokka is desperately trying to improve his position but Pyle has a good base and remains in mount.
Pyle with the ground and pound from mount.
Sokka is rocked!
Pyle postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sokka out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Pyle goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gomer Pyle!
Gomer Pyle retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Gomer Pyle 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GOT DA BEEF????. Borga has chosen People In Planes - Last Man Standing as his entrance music. Aleksi Borga has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Borga!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borga, right into the meat.
Lee slips under a jab.
Borga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Borga lands with a nice body kick.
Borga ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Borga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Borga moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Borga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Borga moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borga scores with a nice body kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Borga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borga lands with a light punch inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee blocks a body shot from Borga.
Borga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Borga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee wants to break free but Borga has control.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Borga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Borga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick but Borga moves out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oooooh!!! Borga has knocked Lee down with a huge combo! Borga steps away and waves a wobbly Lee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
An inside leg kick lands from Borga.
Borga just misses with a punch to the body.
Borga lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Borga stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
Qing Nan Lee's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borga.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borga throws a monster overhand right that drops Lee! Borga follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Borga! Aleksi Borga retains his heavyweight title!
Aleksi Borga really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes to the cage accompanied by machida the best. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coward takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Coward.
The Coward lands with a nice body kick.
Hardly moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardly slips a jab from The Coward.
Hardly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Coward was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardly.
Hardly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardly misses with a leg kick.
The Coward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly moves away from the strike by The Coward.
The Coward throws a shot to the body.
The Coward looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Coward misses with a body punch
letting Hardly counter with a right hand.
Hardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardly throws a hook but The Coward avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Coward.
The Coward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Coward lands with a hook. Hardly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Coward throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Coward throws the kick towards the body but Hardly avoids it.
Hardly throws a leg kick but The Coward sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Hardly finds it's target.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly misses with a straight left.
Machida The Coward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardly throws a push kick but The Coward slaps the foot to one side.
Hardly misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Coward misses the shot to the body.
Hardly throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Hardly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Hardly.
Hardly misses with a wild body shot.
Hardly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly throws a head kick but The Coward moves out of range.
Hardly slips under a jab from The Coward.
Hardly checks a low kick from The Coward.
The Coward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardly scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Coward throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardly.
Hardly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a body punch but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardly.
Hardly looks to land a body kick but The Coward moved away.
Hardly throws a leg kick but The Coward sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Coward.
The Coward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward throws a leg kick
and The Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly avoids the body shot from The Coward.
The Coward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
The Coward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid body kick from The Coward.
Hardly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Coward's calf.
Hardly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from The Coward tenderised Hardly's leg. Hardly is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly throws a head kick but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward tries to bum rush Hardly with a series of wild strikes but Hardly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardly.
Hardly misses with a takedown attempt - The Coward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Coward throws out a leg kick but Hardly moves out of range and The Coward only half commits.
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Coward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Coward is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Coward tries to move into range but Hardly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Coward slips a jab from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a looping left.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
The Coward throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardly on the side of the head.
The Coward misses with an uppercut.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward scores with a hook.
The Coward misses with a hook. Hardly ducked under it nicely.
The Coward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Hardly throws a body punch but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Coward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardly.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Coward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardly moves out of range as The Coward throws a body kick.
The Coward missing with a left hand there. Hardly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Coward.
Hardly misses with an uppercut. The Coward saw that one coming.
The Coward fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Coward scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
The Coward looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Coward blocks a head kick by Hardly.
The Coward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardly can pounce on him.
The Coward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardly walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Coward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as The Coward blocks the low kick.
The Coward stuns Hardly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Coward. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardly throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Coward. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Coward throws a leg kick
and Hardly counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardly defending well as The Coward loads up on a big left hand.
The Coward scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of The Coward 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardly misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward misses with a leg kick.
The Coward punishes Hardly's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Coward is able to avoid easily.
Hardly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Coward explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
Hardly misses with an uppercut
and Hardly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Coward connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hardly - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Machida The Coward!
In his post fight interview, Machida The Coward gave a big smile as he said 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me.
Dont be scared homie!'.
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