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EPL Season 3: Event 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Scary Monsters, Nice Sprites. Victor Coleman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canseco shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canseco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canseco blocks a head kick by Coleman.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canseco manages to avoid it.
Canseco fails with a takedown attempt.
Canseco moves out of range as Coleman strikes.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Canseco circles away and keeps his distance.
Canseco slips under a jab from Coleman.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canseco throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Canseco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Coleman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coleman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canseco 's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coleman throws a hook but Canseco avoids it easily.
Canseco misses with an uppercut.
Coleman moves out of range as Canseco strikes.
Coleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Canseco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Coleman blocks the low kick.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canseco 's sensitive parts.
Canseco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coleman avoids it really well and circles away.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Canseco keeps it at a distance.
Coleman slips a straight right by Canseco .
Canseco misses with a lunging right hand
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Canseco throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Canseco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Canseco throws a series of strikes that have Coleman backpedaling.
A combination from Canseco does no damage.
Canseco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canseco .
Coleman misses with a head kick.
Canseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canseco throws a front kick aimed at Coleman's knee but Coleman avoids it well.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Canseco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coleman on the side of the head.
Canseco closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Canseco pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canseco .
Canseco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Coleman misses with an uppercut. Canseco saw that one coming.
A jab from Canseco misses.
Canseco checks a low kick from Coleman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coleman, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Canseco checks it well.
Canseco lands a glancing blow to the side of Coleman's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canseco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coleman lands a lovely overhand right.
Coleman cracks Canseco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Canseco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Canseco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Coleman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Canseco .
Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canseco throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canseco throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canseco is looking to clinch.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canseco shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canseco tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into Canseco 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Canseco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canseco trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canseco is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Canseco has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Canseco looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Canseco connects with a single shot there.
Canseco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canseco tries for a takedown but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Canseco throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canseco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canseco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coleman.
Coleman feints a jab promting Canseco to slip. Coleman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Canseco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coleman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canseco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canseco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Victor Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco fails with a takedown attempt.
Canseco misses with a takedown attempt - Coleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Victor Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Canseco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Coleman as he connects with a hook.
Canseco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canseco slips a jab from Coleman.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Canseco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You get the feeling that Coleman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Coleman is trying to escape the mount.
Canseco trying to control but Coleman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Canseco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Canseco .
Coleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Canseco lands a heavy elbow.
Canseco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coleman hang on?
Canseco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coleman taking shots to the head.
Canseco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Canseco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Canseco lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to escape the mount.
Canseco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Canseco 's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Coleman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jose Canseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canseco landing strikes, looking to finish!
Canseco dominating with strikes here.
Coleman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Coleman badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Canseco around the waist but Canseco pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Canseco is the winner by TKO! Canseco jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Canseco !
Jose Canseco was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, D12 - Fight Music. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Supermies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
Supermies checks the leg kick.
Supermies looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Supermies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes 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.
Supermies on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Supermies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Supermies looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Supermies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supermies has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Supermies misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Supermies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supermies turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Supermies manages to end up in side control.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Supermies slows the pace down.
Supermies lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supermies lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supermies landing strikes.
Supermies working the ground and pound.
Supermies working away.
Supermies tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Supermies working away.
Supermies scores with a couple of short elbows.
Supermies trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Supermies stalls from top position.
Supermies landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Supermies advances to mount.
Supermies dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Supermies scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnes?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Supermies lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnes hang on?
Barnes taking shots to the head.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Supermies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Supermies finish him?
Supermies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Supermies breaks from Barnes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Supermies landing strikes, looking to finish!
Supermies controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Supermies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes punishes Supermies's body with a nice straight punch.
Supermies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supermies was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Supermies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Supermies misses.
Supermies doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Supermies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes swings for the body but Supermies moves out of range.
Supermies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes defending well as Supermies loads up on a big left hand.
Supermies thows a body shot but no joy.
Supermies shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnes's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Supermies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Supermies content to stall in guard here.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Supermies controlling him for the moment.
Supermies with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Supermies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supermies with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Supermies trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Supermies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Supermies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Supermies is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Supermies is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Simo Supermies has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Supermies misses the target.
Barnes throws a head kick that Supermies semi-blocks.
Supermies scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Supermies takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Pacman Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Supermies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Supermies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Supermies.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Supermies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Supermies throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Supermies's head but Supermies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supermies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Supermies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Supermies misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Supermies checks it
and Supermies finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Supermies misses with a looping right.
Supermies bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Supermies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Supermies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Supermies!
Our winner, Simo Supermies, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabu Kersikov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harvey's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kersikov darts in and clinches Harvey up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov letting Harvey take a breather here.
Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Kersikov clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey wants to get back to striking at distance but Kersikov won't allow it.
Harvey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Kersikov.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Harvey.
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!
Harvey lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvey is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Kersikov punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Donk. Harvey catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey motions for Kersikov to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harvey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Harvey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Harvey moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Harvey cracks Kersikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Harvey is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a nice body kick.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yabu Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a big head kick but Kersikov shrugs it off.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Harvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Harvey down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Harvey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Kersikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harvey's head.
Harvey checks a leg kick nicely.
Harvey moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Kersikov circles away.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Harvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey moves to clinch but Kersikov breaks away
and Kersikov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Kersikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Harvey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Harvey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paul Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yabu Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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210 lbs
31 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spliffs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spliffs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spliffs avoids the body shot from Rua.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Spliffs avoids it.
A big right from Spliffs misses.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Spliffs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Spliffs drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Spliffs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliffs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spliffs wants it to stay on the feet.
Spliffs scores with a push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Spliffs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spliffs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Spliffs lands a head shot.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spliffs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spliffs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spliffs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spliffs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliffs avoids a kick to the body.
Alex Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spliffs pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua is rocked!
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spliffs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffs is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Rua flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rua is out cold! Spliffs holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolen Spliffs!
Rolen Spliffs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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275 lbs
28 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bulk Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogan misses with a wild body shot.
Bogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz throws a low kick but Bogan moves out of range easily.
Bogan misses with a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Bogan darts in trying to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bogan looks gassed!
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz fakes the leg kick and cracks Bogan in the body.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz jabs at Bogan's body.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ortiz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randy Ortiz!
Randy Ortiz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 5th Round Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Flux. Russo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Volbeat - The Human Instrument kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Russo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Vinny Russo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
23 - 5 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Russo looks gassed!
McGregor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Russo to the ground. McGregor is now in Russo's guard.
McGregor landing with the ground and pound.
McGregor lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo can't keep his opponent in guard - McGregor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McGregor is working for a submission of some sort.
McGregor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russo is in trouble now - McGregor has advanced to mount!
McGregor looking to finish Russo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Russo!
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
McGregor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Russo is rocked!
That has opened up Vinny Russo's cut even more.
McGregor postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Russo is out cold - huge knockout for McGregor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie McGregor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Sosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. James Bomb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
32 - 10 - 4 |
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221 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Sosa slips a jab and a cross from Bomb.
Bomb throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Bomb.
Sosa throws a hook but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomb.
Bomb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomb.
Sosa with a nice cross.
Bomb throws a nice looking combination but Sosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomb looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bomb throws a lazy head kick
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Bomb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sosa doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Bomb walks into a stiff left hand from Sosa.
Bomb throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
Bomb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sosa takes one to the side of the head.
Sosa blocks the body kick.
Bomb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bomb digs a good body shot into Sosa's ribs.
Sosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bomb comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Sosa stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Bomb is on him like rabid pit bull! Sosa slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bomb!
A victorious James Bomb thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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