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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BA Yag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BA Yag is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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23
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, BA Yag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Virtanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that Yag shrugs off.
Yag has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Virtanen after a bit of a struggle.
Virtanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virtanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yag is trying to drag Virtanen to the mat but Virtanen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Virtanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtanen stalls.
Virtanen lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above Yag 's eye.
Virtanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Virtanen throws a head punch that misses.
Virtanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yag can't break the clinch.
Virtanen stops a takedown attempt from Yag.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BA Yag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen won't allow it.
Yag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
Virtanen lands a damaging elbow.
Yag blocks an elbow strike.
Virtanen looking to stall.
Virtanen throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yag is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Virtanen.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Virtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Virtanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Yag drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yag blocks an elbow strike from Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Yag drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen keeps control of Yag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virtanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Virtanen stops a takedown attempt from Yag.
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yag's defenses.
Virtanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yag's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Virtanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Virtanen is looking to control Yag's arms but Yag gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virtanen has his back to the cage.
Virtanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yag is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Virtanen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yag jumps guard but Virtanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Virtanen.
Virtanen keeps control of Yag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above Yag 's eye.
Virtanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Virtanen wants to stall.
Yag breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yag clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen prevents the takedown attempt.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Virtanen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yag misses with a double jab.
Virtanen moves into the clinch.
Virtanen is trying to stall.
Virtanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yag is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Virtanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yag's brow.
Virtanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yag backwards.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above Yag 's eye.
Virtanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yag backwards.
Nice elbow from Virtanen.
Yag tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Virtanen stalls.
Virtanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juhani Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Virtanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yag drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Virtanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BA Yag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yag wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yag is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Yag takes an elbow to the temple.
Virtanen lands an elbow inside that Yag shrugs off.
Virtanen keeps control of Yag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virtanen taking a breather.
Yag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yag misses with a jab, cross combination.
Virtanen has managed to clinch.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yag wants a takedown but no success here.
Virtanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Yag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws an elbow that misses.
Yag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yag wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Yag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Virtanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands an elbow just above Yag 's eye.
Yag jumps guard but Virtanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Virtanen gets through Yag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Virtanen walks away with a smile on his face. Yag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yag gets tackled into the cage by Virtanen. Virtanen maintains the clinch.
Virtanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yag decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen postures up.
Yag wants to stand up but Virtanen is controlling him.
Yag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yag looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BA Yag has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Virtanen rushes Yag and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Virtanen blocks the low kick.
Virtanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Virtanen smiles and moves away.
Yag tries to keep at a distance but Virtanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yag has Virtanen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Virtanen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Virtanen working aggressively here.
Yag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BA Yag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Virtanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yag's efforts to push away.
Virtanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch but Yag improves position.
Virtanen misses with some punches.
Virtanen looking to stall.
Yag avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yag tries to pull guard but Virtanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Yag drops back down to his feet.
Virtanen tries to stall but Yag uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juhani Virtanen.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Yag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yag blocks an elbow strike from Virtanen.
Yag is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
Virtanen stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Virtanen throws an elbow but misses.
Virtanen misses with some punches.
Virtanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yag fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is trying to stall.
Yag is trying to pull guard but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Yag is trying to force a seperation but Virtanen has the dominant position.
Yag is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Yag wants to break free but Virtanen has control.
Yag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virtanen taking a breather.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Yag backwards.
Yag tries to break free but Virtanen pushes him back against the cage.
Virtanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yag.
Yag gets control of Virtanen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yag will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to pass the guard but Yag is keeping the position.
Virtanen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Virtanen closes the distance and pushes Yag back into the cage.
Yag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Virtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Yag tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yag takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Virtanen.
BA Yag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen avoiding damage.
Yag takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Virtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Virtanen 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Virtanen!
Juhani Virtanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Alves wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves 's efforts to push away.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Renzo Alves 's cut even more.
Alves has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Alves is trying to break free.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Renzo Alves 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alves wants a takedown.
Alves wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves .
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Renzo Alves 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Alves 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Alves is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves has picked Sharp up - he's going for a ride! Alves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves drops an elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves .
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves .
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alves is looking to advance position but Sharp won't allow it.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renzo Alves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves '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.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves .
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves checks a low kick from Sharp.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp walks into a stiff left hand from Alves .
Sharp slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves misses with a looping right.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharp's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves . Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Razor Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves .
Sharp blocks a jab.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Sharp slips a straight right by Alves .
Sharp wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves lands a couple of digs.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alves looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Renzo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves misses with a hook.
A big left from Alves misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves .
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Renzo Alves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Renzo Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves thows a huge punch but Sharp dodges it nicely.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sharp tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with the ground and pound but Sharp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Razor Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves trying to move into half guard but instead Sharp has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Alves !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Brascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope has chosen land of my fathers as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Brascoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Cope!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brascoe throws out the jab.
Brascoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Cope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brascoe.
Nice takedown defense from Cope. No joy for Brascoe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Brascoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cope.
Cope lands a jab to Brascoe's midsection.
Brascoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cope lands a head shot.
It looks like Don Brascoe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brascoe walks straight into a right hand from Cope - that's dropped him! Cope jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brascoe from any more punishment! Brascoe complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francis Cope!
Francis Cope really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 36 MaFia - Live By Yo Rep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Oro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oro rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oro showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stark is staying active underneath Oro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Oro wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Oro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oro is working for a submission of some sort.
Oro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
Stark keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Stark is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oro jumps into side control!
Stark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oro tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Oro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stark has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oro but great work by Stark.
Oro can't do much from the bottom here.
Stark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oro is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stark is staying tight to Oro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oro scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stark manages to mount him!
Oro tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark controlling from mount.
Oro is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oro for as long as he can get away with.
Stark working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oro bucks Stark off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Oro tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stark is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stark is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oro struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Oro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oro - the referee stops the clock and Stark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oro. Stark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oro gets a takedown into half guard.
Oro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stark is just riding it out for now. Oro eventually gives up the hold.
Stark works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark is looking for a triangle but Oro pushes his legs off easily.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oro trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oro is keeping the position for now.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steven Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stark wants to control from the top but Oro keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark prevents Oro from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro can't keep his opponent in guard - Stark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stark performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Oro is defending well.
Oro pushes Stark off and gets back to his feet.
Oro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oro tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stark is in Oro's guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Oro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oro managing to control the position.
Oro is breathing heavily.
Oro is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oro is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Stark will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stark's half guard.
Stark keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Stark wants to control but Oro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oro trying to mount his opponent but Stark defends it.
Oro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark wants to control but Oro is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oro trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oro is one step ahead there.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark keeping full guard, as Oro tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oro won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oro manages to get himself to full guard.
Oro keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Oro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stark advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stark's guard! Nice work there by Oro!
Oro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oro is looking to stand up but Stark won't let him.
Oro trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oro trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Oro wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark is controlling Oro's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Oro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Stark.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steven Stark!
Steven Stark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misual Lalpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jokinen Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalpa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek n Destroy. Misual Lalpa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Misual Lalpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Jokinen Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lalpa quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jokinen Jr seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Lalpa has recovered full guard.
Lalpa pulls Jokinen Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Jokinen Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lalpa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lalpa unloads with some shots from mount but Jokinen Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Lalpa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jokinen Jr has worked his arm free - good work by Jokinen Jr!
Lalpa decides to stand back up. Lalpa steps back and let's Jokinen Jr get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalpa tries for a takedown but Jokinen Jr circles away easily
and Jokinen Jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lalpa!
Lalpa just holding on.
Jokinen Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jokinen Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lalpa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lalpa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lalpa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lalpa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lalpa gets back to half guard.
Jokinen Jr is thwarting Lalpa's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen Jr prevents Lalpa from improving his position.
Jokinen Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jokinen Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lalpa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lalpa is positioning himself well to prevent Jokinen Jr advancing to mount.
Lalpa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lalpa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jokinen Jr tries to pass to full mount but Lalpa defends it.
Lalpa trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lalpa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lalpa seems keen to control Jokinen Jr's posture.
Lalpa has his feet on Jokinen Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lalpa is breathing heavily.
Lalpa misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lalpa.
Jokinen Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lalpa is striking but Jokinen Jr is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lalpa trying to control but Jokinen Jr postures up.
Jokinen Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lalpa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jokinen Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lalpa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lalpa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Misual Lalpa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lalpa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen Jr moves into the clinch.
Jokinen Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lalpa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jokinen Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lalpa wants to get back to full guard.
Lalpa wants to get back to his feet.
Lalpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Misual Lalpa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen Jr stalling away here and it's allowed Lalpa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen Jr wants to control from the top but Lalpa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalpa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jokinen Jr!
Lalpa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jokinen Jr is squirming around, avoiding Lalpa's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa controlling the position easily from mount.
Lalpa wants to control the pace but Jokinen Jr is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lalpa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jokinen Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jokinen Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lalpa wants to control the pace but Jokinen Jr is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Lalpa shoots in and bounces Jokinen Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lalpa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lalpa trying to control but Jokinen Jr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misual Lalpa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lalpa shoots for a takedown but Jokinen Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen Jr. No joy for Lalpa on that attempt.
Lalpa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen Jr tries to avoid it but Lalpa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen Jr to the ground. Jokinen Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lalpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalpa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jokinen Jr's guard.
Lalpa wants to pass the guard but Jokinen Jr is keeping the position.
Lalpa looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokinen Jr has gone for a leg lock! Lalpa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jokinen Jr's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalpa gets to his feet. Jokinen Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lalpa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misual Lalpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lalpa throws a right hand that Jokinen Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen Jr also avoids with ease.
Lalpa shoots in and drives through. Jokinen Jr sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lalpa quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jokinen Jr is looking for a kimura but Lalpa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jokinen Jr to get the leverage.
Lalpa gets full guard.
Lalpa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lalpa jumps guard.
Jokinen Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lalpa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokinen Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Lalpa's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalpa is trying to keep Jokinen Jr in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa is controlling Jokinen Jr's posture.
Jokinen Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Misual Lalpa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokinen Jr is in close to Lalpa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lalpa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lalpa has his hands on Jokinen Jr's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Misual Lalpa.
Lalpa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalpa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lalpa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lalpa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lalpa lands in his opponent's guard.
Jokinen Jr 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lalpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misual Lalpa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lalpa, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misual Lalpa!
Misual Lalpa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Havana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havana is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Pretender. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Havana!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havana looks to clinch
and Lowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Havana.
Havana tries to clinch up
and Lowe counters with a single leg into guard. Havana didn't expect that.
Lowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Havana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Havana is keeping the position for now.
Lowe trying to control but Havana is working from the bottom.
Lowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Havana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Havana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Havana 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havana keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Lowe passes into half guard.
Lowe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lowe working Havana over with strikes.
Lowe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lowe is working hard here to advance position.
Lowe throwing shots but Havana is blocking nicely.
Lowe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Havana!
Lowe with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lowe.
Lowe throws some wild stikes that Havana manages to avoid easily.
Havana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lowe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Lowe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lowe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Havana is rocked!
Lowe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Havana! Lowe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Havana and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nicky Lowe!
Nicky Lowe retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Nicky Lowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Coughlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coughlan comes to the cage accompanied by Infinite Mass-Enter The Dragon. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Coughlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coughlan scores with a punch to the head.
Coughlan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coughlan misses with a hook.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Coughlan.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coughlan defends it nicely.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coughlan throws a shot to the body.
Coughlan lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Coughlan misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Richard Coughlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amin Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Coughlan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coughlan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coughlan throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Coughlan lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coughlan connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith moves forwards but Coughlan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coughlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coughlan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coughlan dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Coughlan. That snapped Smith's head back.
Coughlan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richard Coughlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coughlan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coughlan lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Coughlan. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Coughlan.
Coughlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coughlan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coughlan.
Smith is rocked!
Coughlan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Coughlan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Coughlan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Coughlan!
Richard Coughlan retains his bantamweight title!
Richard Coughlan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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