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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhodri Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodri Wilson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Wazowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rhodri Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wazowski tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Wazowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wazowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wazowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wazowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wazowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wazowski lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wazowski.
Wazowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Wazowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a body punch but Wazowski moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wazowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Wazowski scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wazowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wazowski defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Wazowski.
Wazowski cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wazowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wazowski tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wazowski misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski lands a two punch combo.
Wazowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wazowski.
Wazowski tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Wazowski.
Wazowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wazowski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wazowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wazowski thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Rhodri Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wazowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wazowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wazowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Wazowski tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Wazowski moves out of range.
Wazowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilson off the cage and back into range.
Wazowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Wazowski.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Wazowski has the dominant position.
Come on Wazowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wazowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wazowski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to break free but Wazowski pushes him back against the cage.
Wazowski prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Wazowski pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wazowski pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wazowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wazowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wazowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wazowski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wazowski lands a nice short elbow.
Wazowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wazowski connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Wazowski in his half guard.
Wazowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wazowski dominated that round.
That's time! Wazowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Wazowski slips the punch.
Wazowski dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wazowski's head.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wazowski looking to score a takedown here. Wilson is defending well but Wazowski drives through and ends up in Wilson's guard.
Wazowski content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wazowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wazowski wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wazowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wazowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wazowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wazowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Wazowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Wazowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wazowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wazowski stands up over Wilson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wazowski wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Wazowski isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wazowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wazowski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wazowski working the ground and pound.
Wazowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wazowski is controlling him well.
Wazowski landing a few strikes.
Wazowski working the head with strikes.
Wilson is rocked!
Mike Wazowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wazowski lands a strong strike to the head of Wilson. That's dazed him! Wazowski looking to finish here. Wilson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Wazowski lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Wazowski!
Mike Wazowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 160! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sten Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo has chosen Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berg is defending well for now.
Jalo stalling against the cage.
Berg takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sten Berg has been cut.
Berg wants to break free but Jalo has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalo.
Berg is looking to control Jalo's arms but Jalo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berg has his back to the cage.
Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berg avoiding damage as Jalo throws knees to the body.
Jalo keeps control of Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jalo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jalo breaks the clinch.
Berg throws a jab but it's blocked by Jalo.
Jalo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berg moves out of range as Jalo throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo avoids the body shot from Berg.
Jalo is looking to score with low kicks.
Jalo ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Berg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalo throws a shot from downtown. Berg moves away and avoids it.
Berg fails to land with a series of punches.
Jalo throws a solid leg kick but Berg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iivana Jalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalo walks into a straight right hand from Berg.
Jalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jalo avoids the body shot from Berg.
Berg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Jalo tenderised Berg's leg. Berg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sten Berg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalo misses with a straight left.
Berg could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Berg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jalo thuds his right hand into Berg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeez, Sten Berg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sten Berg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iivana Jalo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Iivana Jalo waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pein moves to clinch but Campbell breaks away
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Pein.
Pein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Campbell can pounce on him.
Campbell lands the left hand.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Pein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pein really felt that one!
Pein cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Max Pein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pein is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Pein is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a head kick that drops Pein to the mat! Pein scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pein is rocked!
Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Pein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pein is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Campbell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pein with a big uppercut! Pein tries to clinch up but Campbell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pein to the mat! Pein covers up and Campbell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Campbell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Koothrappali's choice of entrance music: Punjab. Rajesh Koothrappali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luiz Silva's chin.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Koothrappali throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koothrappali.
Koothrappali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Koothrappali tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koothrappali cracks Silva with an uppercut from hell and Silva crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Koothrappali's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Luiz Silva has been cut.
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!
Silva wants to stand up but Koothrappali is controlling him.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koothrappali wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Koothrappali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Koothrappali trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koothrappali on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajesh Koothrappali has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koothrappali counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva controlling Koothrappali's posture.
Koothrappali sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koothrappali trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali slips nicely into half guard.
Silva pushes Koothrappali off looking to stand but Koothrappali dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koothrappali is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva controlling the position for now.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Koothrappali is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koothrappali wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Koothrappali thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Koothrappali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koothrappali is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koothrappali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koothrappali misses with a head kick.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Koothrappali throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Koothrappali wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Luiz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Silva'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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Silva down.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Koothrappali avoids it well.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Koothrappali will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Koothrappali misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Koothrappali is predictable there
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Koothrappali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Koothrappali's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koothrappali looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koothrappali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick lands from Koothrappali that sends Silva to the canvas. Silva tries to scramble back to his feet but Koothrappali brings him back down into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Koothrappali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koothrappali has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Koothrappali has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Koothrappali couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rajesh Koothrappali!
A very excited looking Rajesh Koothrappali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Omen. Wazza Rooney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysztof Jarzyna's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarzyna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarzyna checks a leg kick.
Jarzyna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rooney dodges the punch combination from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jarzyna lunges at Rooney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rooney's hand.
Jarzyna gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jarzyna throwing strikes but Rooney manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rooney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarzyna has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jarzyna taking a bit of punishment here - Rooney scoring with strikes.
Rooney is looking to take a break and control but Jarzyna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jarzyna is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rooney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jarzyna is trying to get back to half guard.
Rooney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jarzyna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jarzyna regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jarzyna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jarzyna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooney's guard.
Jarzyna trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarzyna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jarzyna wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
Jarzyna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rooney being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Krzysztof Jarzyna wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jarzyna shoots in and bounces Rooney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarzyna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rooney is keeping the position for now.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jarzyna throws a big right hand that misses.
Rooney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
Jarzyna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jarzyna trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
Jarzyna tries to free his leg and advance position but Rooney is retaining full guard.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jarzyna throwing strikes from guard but Rooney blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Jarzyna from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jarzyna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab by Jarzyna.
Jarzyna is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rooney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarzyna throws a hook to the side of Rooney's head but Rooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rooney slips under a jab.
Jarzyna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rooney.
Rooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Jarzyna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rooney lands a nice shot that snaps Jarzyna's head back.
Rooney tries to sprawl but Jarzyna drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jarzyna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krzysztof Jarzyna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Jarzyna there.
Jarzyna working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rooney's thigh. Rooney counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzyna looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jarzyna throws a big right hand that misses.
Jarzyna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jarzyna throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rooney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jarzyna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jarzyna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jarzyna throwing strikes but missing.
Jarzyna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jarzyna is looking to work some ground and pound but Rooney has wrist control.
Jarzyna trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarzyna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarzyna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jarzyna looking to pass the guard.
Rooney is trying to control the position but Jarzyna postures up.
Jarzyna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarzyna trying to move into half guard but instead Rooney has managed to sweep!
Jarzyna wants to sweep here but Rooney controlling him for the moment.
Jarzyna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooney's guard.
Jarzyna trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna trying to move into half guard but instead Rooney has managed to sweep!
Rooney advances position into side control!
Jarzyna is looking for a sweep.
Rooney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rooney working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzyna is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rooney working the head and body with strikes.
Rooney lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jarzyna dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarzyna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rooney.
Jarzyna gets a double leg takedown into Rooney's guard.
Jarzyna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rooney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jarzyna's guard.
Rooney won't allow Jarzyna to sweep him here.
Rooney connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney advances to half guard.
Jarzyna tries to roll over but Rooney keeps him under control.
Rooney seems to be looking for submissions.
Rooney is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jarzyna still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jarzyna has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jarzyna in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jarzyna throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jarzyna throwing strikes but Rooney manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jarzyna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jarzyna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney wants to work for an arm triangle but Jarzyna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jarzyna is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rooney jumps into side control!
Jarzyna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jarzyna tries to get out of the position.
Jarzyna tries to improve position but can't.
Jarzyna manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jarzyna throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rooney to regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarzyna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarzyna wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
Jarzyna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jarzyna throws a strike but Rooney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney tries to stand but Jarzyna is controlling from the bottom.
Rooney stands and throws Jarzyna's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rooney advances nicely into full mount.
Jarzyna is desperately trying to improve his position but Rooney has a good base and remains in mount.
Rooney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jarzyna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rooney scoring with strikes but Jarzyna is staying in there.
Krzysztof Jarzyna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rooney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jarzyna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rooney is controlling the pace.
Wazza Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarzyna is controlling Rooney's position as best he can from this difficult position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarzyna defends it well.
Rooney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzyna manages to get to full guard.
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 Krzysztof Jarzyna.
Well Jarzyna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Jarzyna!
A victorious Krzysztof Jarzyna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafinha Capoeira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chris Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Hughes 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.
Capoeira tries to clinch up.
Capoeira gets a clinch.
Hughes tries to circle away but Capoeira has him pinned against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hughes has eaten all the pies!
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Hughes is trying to push Capoeira away but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughes jumps guard but Capoeira stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
Hughes looks gassed!
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Hughes has been cut.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes is rocked!
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Capoeira finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira has Hughes pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hughes is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Capoeira - that's hurt Hughes badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hughes is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hughes doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rafinha Capoeira!
A pretty intense looking Rafinha Capoeira took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sio Nutis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sio Nutis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sio Nutis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Folkeson.
It looks like Sio Nutis has been cut.
Nutis tries for a takedown but Folkeson circles away easily
and Folkeson counters with a nice uppercut.
Folkeson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sio Nutis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Folkeson lands.
Nutis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutis moves away from the strike by Folkeson.
Folkeson sends Nutis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Folkeson is motioning to the referee to let Nutis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nutis is still on wobbly legs! Can Folkeson finish him?
Nutis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Folkeson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nutis out cold! What a finish! Folkeson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sune Folkeson!
Sune Folkeson retains his middleweight title!
Sune Folkeson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan McAlister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Rave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by McAlister.
Rave shoots in looking for a takedown but McAlister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McAlister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McAlister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McAlister connects with an inside leg kick.
Rave connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McAlister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rave takes a swing at McAlister's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - McAlister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McAlister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rave checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rave throws a low kick, looking for McAlister's leg but McAlister calmly moves out of range.
McAlister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rave avoids the head kick by McAlister.
McAlister misses with a body kick.
McAlister misses with a low kick.
McAlister tries to bum rush Rave with a series of wild strikes but Rave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rave fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McAlister checks it well.
Rave looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McAlister throws a leg kick but Rave sees it coming and moves out of range.
McAlister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McAlister throws a hook but Rave avoids it easily.
Rave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McAlister throws a leg kick
and Rave counters with a nice body kick.
McAlister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Rave is predictable there
and McAlister counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rave closes this distance looking for a takedown but McAlister circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rave. That's going to slow McAlister down.
Rave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McAlister.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave tries to land a front kick but McAlister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rave throws a lazy body kick
and McAlister counters with a crisp one two that drops Rave! McAlister thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rave to his feet! Rave is in big trouble!
Rave is rocked!
Rave is aggressively charging in as McAlister backs up avoiding any damage. McAlister tosses out a jab and Rave runs right into it face first! Rave is out cold! McAlister dropped down on all fours and is barking in Rave's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duncan McAlister!
A relieved looking Duncan McAlister thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Douglas Key's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas Key tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas Key manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas Key digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Douglas Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas Key clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas Key is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Douglas Key won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas Key scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas Key lands a right hand.
Douglas Key throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Douglas Key lands with a right to the head.
Douglas Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Douglas Key digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key lands a body shot.
Douglas Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands a left hand.
Douglas Key controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas Key.
A body shot lands from Douglas Key.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas Key.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas Key taking a breather.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Douglas Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Douglas Key makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Douglas Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Douglas Key.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A short uppercut from Douglas Key.
Anderson jumps guard but Douglas Key turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas Key lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson is rocked!
Douglas Key lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Douglas Key on the inside.
Douglas Key lands a body shot.
Douglas Key lands a shot to the body.
Douglas Key lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Anderson to his knees! Douglas Key keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
Gabriel Douglas Key is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gabriel Douglas Key seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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