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IMMA 107:Taalasmaa vs Herberg2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt comes into the arena with BLUNT- The Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Seagull is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Van Halen - Jump. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunt loads up on a big right hand but Seagull slips the punch.
Seagull has managed to clinch.
Grunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seagull lands with a short shot to the head.
Seagull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunt.
Grunt stalling in the clinch but Seagull improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seagull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunt.
Grunt prevents a body shot from Seagull.
A short left from Seagull.
Seagull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grunt misses with a punch to the body.
Grunt trying to stall but Seagull improves his position.
Grunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grunt misses with a body punch.
Seagull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grunt stalling in the clinch but Seagull improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt gets control of Seagull's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grunt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Seagull is looking to stand up but Grunt won't let him.
Seagull wants to pass the guard but Grunt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grunt has his foot on Seagull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seagull works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagull postures up.
Seagull stopping the sweep attempt from Grunt.
Seagull got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seagull has managed to get both his arms back between Grunt's legs - danger averted.
Seagull controlling from the top position.
Seagull wants to stand but Grunt is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seagull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seagull wants to get up but he can't break Grunt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Seagull must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seagull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grunt wants to sweep here but Seagull controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull wants to get up but he can't break Grunt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seagull is pushing down on Grunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Seagull has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grunt wants to get back to full guard.
Grunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seagull trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grunt's guard.
Grunt working for a triangle but Seagull defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt trying to control the position.
Grunt is looking for a triangle but Seagull pushes his legs off easily.
Seagull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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 Knarles Grunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Grunt.
Grunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seagull counters with a head kick. That will keep Grunt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grunt avoids the body shot from Seagull.
Seagull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seagull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grunt misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunt misses the target.
Seagull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunt.
Grunt throws a shot to the body.
Grunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Seagull throws the kick towards the body but Grunt avoids it.
Grunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagull avoids the body shot from Grunt.
Seagull defending well as Grunt loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seagull on the side of the head.
Seagull connects with a right hand. Grunt shakes it off.
Grunt misses with a looping left.
Grunt misses with a shot to the body
enabling Seagull to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Seagull counters with an inside leg kick.
Seagull keeps Grunt at a distance using the push kick.
Seagull misses with a head kick.
Seagull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunt throws out the jab.
Seagull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Grunt misses with a straight left.
Grunt misses with a shot to the body
and Seagull counters with a big head kick but Grunt shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull dodges the punch combination from Grunt.
Grunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt swings for the body but Seagull moves out of range.
Seagull throws a push kick but Grunt slaps the foot to one side.
Grunt looks to land a right hand but Seagull moved out of range.
Seagull slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Seagull.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seagull.
Seagull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seagull scores with a hook.
Grunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seagull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grunt throws a right hand that misses
and Seagull finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seagull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seagull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grunt dives in and grabs Seagull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seagull pushes down on Grunt's head and hops out.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grunt throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seagull wants to clinch up but Grunt keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Seagull.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seagull. Grunt shrugs it off though.
Seagull ducks under a wild hook from Grunt.
Grunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seagull swings for the body but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt missing with a left hand there. Seagull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seagull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seagull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grunt. That did some damage!
Grunt tries to move into range but Seagull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Seagull.
A good leg kick by Seagull.
Seagull wants to clinch up but Grunt keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seagull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunt's hands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seagull!
Grunt misses with a straight right.
Seagull misses with a kick to the body.
Grunt misses with an uppercut.
Grunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Grunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seagull.
Grunt misses with a hook.
Seagull throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seagull's head backwards.
Seagull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Seagull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sevent Seagull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagull is just out of range.
Seagull misses with a body kick.
Seagull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagull.
Grunt misses with an uppercut.
Seagull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seagull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seagull slips a jab and a cross from Grunt.
Seagull moves forwards but Grunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seagull leaves Grunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crunch! Seagull slams his shin into Grunt's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Seagull - just one landing.
Seagull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grunt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seagull misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Grunt. Those never looked like landing.
Grunt swinging wildly here.
Seagull closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seagull misses with a body punch.
Grunt cracks Seagull with a nice body shot.
Seagull is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Seagull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seagull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seagull's elbow.
Grunt blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grunt has a couple of punches blocked by Seagull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunt.
Grunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seagull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunt connects with a crisp jab.
Grunt misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunt misses the target.
Grunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Grunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull tries to land a front kick but Grunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seagull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grunt.
Nice defenses there by Seagull.
Seagull misses with a double jab.
Grunt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grunt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Seagull is trying to get back to half guard.
Seagull dodges the ground and pound from Grunt.
Seagull tries to buck Grunt off but Grunt is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull is trying to get back to his feet.
Grunt lands a nice forearm strike.
Seagull struggling a bit here.
Seagull wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunt tries to move to mount but Seagull blocks the move with his legs.
Grunt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Seagull has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grunt but great work by Seagull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagull decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grunt to his feet.
Seagull tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sevent Seagull.
I think Seagull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sevent Seagull!
Sevent Seagull 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Poison. Congo has chosen Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
33 - 14 - 2 |
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199 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Congo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Congo dives in and grabs Jokinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes down on Congo's head and hops out.
Congo lands an overhand right.
Congo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Congo misses the target.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Congo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jokinen was covering up waiting for the punch and Congo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Congo is proving a slippery customer.
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Congo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Congo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Congo wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Congo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Congo drops back looking for a leg! Jokinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jokinen manages to kick Congo off! Congo jumps back into Jokinen's guard.
Congo trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pulling down on Congo's head to control his posture.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Congo wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Congo's head but Congo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Congo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Congo saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Congo blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Congo moves out of range.
Congo connects with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Congo saw that one coming.
Jokinen tries to work over Congo's front leg with a kick but Congo checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jokinen on his heels. He'll look to pass Jokinen's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Congo checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Congo avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Congo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Congo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Congo checks it.
Congo throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Congo misses with a straight right.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Congo drops his hands momentarily and Jokinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Congo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kublai Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Congo 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!
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Congo.
Congo throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Congo keeps Jokinen at a distance using the push kick.
Congo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jokinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Congo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Congo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Congo drops an elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Congo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Congo wants to advance to full mount but Jokinen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo throwing strikes but missing.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen pulls Congo in to control the position.
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!
Jokinen is looking to sweep but instead, Congo has passed into half guard.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Congo won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
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 Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Congo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jokinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jokinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jokinen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Congo's best efforts.
Congo moves nicely into side control.
Congo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Congo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jokinen taking a bit of punishment here - Congo scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Congo is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Congo trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Congo gets full guard.
Jokinen won't allow Congo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olli Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Congo tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Congo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Congo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Congo thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lunges at Congo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Congo's hand.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Congo scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Congo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Congo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo looking to score a takedown here. Jokinen is defending well but Congo drives through and ends up in Jokinen's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kublai Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Congo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kublai Congo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica Enter Sandman. Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. Holden Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominick Rivaldi's chin.
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179 lbs
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32
178 lbs
19 - 6 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldi lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivaldi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Rivaldi moves into the clinch.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Rivaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Rivaldi just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Rivaldi is trying to break free.
Rivaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivaldi is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivaldi down to the mat. Rivaldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Rivaldi tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Rivaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Gracie
and Rivaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivaldi misses with a hook.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Rivaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie slips a straight right by Rivaldi.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivaldi thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Rivaldi jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivaldi under the eye.
Rivaldi thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Rivaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldi tries to clinch up.
Rivaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivaldi scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivaldi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Rivaldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Rivaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Rivaldi moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Rivaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Rivaldi back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie is pushing Rivaldi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rivaldi tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie stalls.
Rivaldi lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivaldi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Rivaldi on the inside.
Rivaldi lands a shot to the body.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivaldi's elbow.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Rivaldi gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie keeps control of Rivaldi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivaldi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Rivaldi prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivaldi is trying to break free.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivaldi is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie has Rivaldi pressed against the cage, preventing Rivaldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie is trying to drag Rivaldi to the mat but Rivaldi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Rivaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rivaldi is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivaldi digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie prevents Rivaldi from breaking the clinch.
Rivaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Rivaldi prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivaldi scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivaldi slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivaldi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
Rivaldi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rivaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Rivaldi moved away.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivaldi avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Rivaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie keeps Rivaldi at a distance using the push kick.
Rivaldi throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivaldi throws out the jab.
Rivaldi tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a head kick but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Rivaldi throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Rivaldi tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Rivaldi saw that one coming.
Rivaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Rivaldi moved out of range nicely.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Rivaldi.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Dominick Rivaldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Rivaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Rivaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Rivaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Rivaldi saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Rivaldi finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Rivaldi avoids it.
Rivaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Rivaldi saw that one coming.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Rivaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Holden Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie throws a hook but Rivaldi avoids it easily.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Rivaldi in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rivaldi holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldi prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Rivaldi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivaldi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
After the fight, Dominick Rivaldi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Marines' Hymn. Abe Goldman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gomer Pyle's chin.
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pyle.
Pyle throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Pyle misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman throws an overhand right that lands on Pyle's shoulder, as Pyle tries to avoid the shot.
Pyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pyle's knee momentarily.
Goldman throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pyle counter with a right hand.
Pyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyle. Goldman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyle looks to land a combination but Goldman avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Goldman.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman lands a left and a right that sends Pyle crashing to the canvas! Goldman dives into mount looking to finish!
Pyle is rocked!
Pyle can't escape the position.
Pyle is still in real trouble! Can Goldman finish him?
Pyle seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle regains half guard.
Goldman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pyle trying to get back to full guard but Goldman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pyle is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman avoids the attempt from Pyle to control.
Pyle is trying to escape the mount.
Goldman controlling his opponent.
Pyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman controlling the position easily from mount.
Goldman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Goldman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pyle regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle actively working from the bottom here.
Pyle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pyle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goldman!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle raining down hammerfists from mount.
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 Abe Goldman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman connects with a jab.
Goldman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goldman.
Pyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
Pyle tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.
Goldman lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyle walks into a left hand.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Pyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Pyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goldman checks a leg kick.
Pyle throws a low kick, looking for Goldman's leg but Goldman calmly moves out of range.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Goldman swinging wildly here.
Goldman gets caught napping as Pyle dives in and scores a takedown. Goldman manages to retain guard.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pyle!
Pyle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pyle wants to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman prevents Pyle from getting the reversal.
Goldman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Pyle wants to control but Goldman is having none of it.
Pyle is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman avoids the attempt from Pyle to control.
Pyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman content just to control the position here.
Gomer Pyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pyle working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldman misses with a looping left.
Pyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Pyle slips the punch.
Pyle takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Goldman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldman slips a jab and a cross from Pyle.
The fighters circling - Goldman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Pyle is out of range.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Pyle.
A big right from Pyle misses.
Goldman clobbers Pyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
Good exchange - Goldman coming out on top.
Pyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goldman's waist but Goldman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pyle off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goldman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pyle throws a low kick but Goldman moves out of range easily.
Pyle throws a lazy uppercut
and Goldman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pyle's knee momentarily.
Goldman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pyle throws a big shot that misses.
Pyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman slaps away a takedown attempt from Pyle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pyle slips a jab from Goldman.
Nice body punch from Pyle.
Pyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldman.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Pyle digs a good body shot into Goldman's ribs.
Pyle lands an overhand right.
Goldman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Pyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goldman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pyle misses with a double jab
and Pyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyle.
Goldman tries to score with a low kick but Pyle moves his leg out of the way.
Pyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Pyle closes the distance and clinches up with Goldman, looking for a takedown. Pyle pushes Goldman against the cage but Goldman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abe Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Pyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goldman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goldman rather than just go for the knockout.
Pyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldman counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomer Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyle throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goldman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goldman catches Pyle napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pyle to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman is looking to stand up but Pyle won't let him.
Goldman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pyle's guard.
Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Goldman is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle won't allow Goldman to pass to mount.
Pyle actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pyle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldman, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . This should be a great matchup!
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Furfur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Patton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton.
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!
Furfur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Furfur doesn't manage to clinch there - Patton circles away.
Furfur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Furfur is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Furfur blocks a head kick by Patton.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furfur.
Patton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton blocks a head kick by Furfur.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Furfur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patton finds it's way round the side to connect with Furfur's head.
Furfur looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming.
Furfur misses with a kick to the body.
Furfur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Furfur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it.
Furfur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patton lands a jab to Furfur's midsection.
Patton misses with a looping left.
Furfur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Furfur throws out a leg kick but Patton moves out of range and Furfur only half commits.
Patton scores with a hook.
Patton thuds a left hand into Furfur's body.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick
and Patton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Patton misses
and Furfur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Patton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Furfur's head.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Furfur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furfur throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Furfur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Furfur moves away and avoids it.
Patton moves in looking to clinch but Furfur pushes him off.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily.
Patton swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Furfur throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Furfur slips under a jab from Patton.
Furfur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Furfur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way.
Patton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur blocks a jab.
Patton lands a head kick. Furfur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Furfur lands the left hand.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
Patton looks to throw a body kick
and Furfur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Patton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Patton takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses.
Patton slips a jab from Furfur.
Patton checks a leg kick nicely.
Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Patton blocks the leg kick.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patton scores with a hook to the body. Furfur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patton motions for Furfur to come forward. Patton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Patton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Furfur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Patton slams his shin into Furfur's torso.
Furfur is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Patton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Patton tries to clinch but Furfur is having none of it.
Furfur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton scores with a body shot.
Patton lands a front kick.
Patton with a nice cross.
Patton misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Patton.
Patton clinches up against the cage.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Patton.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furfur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Furfur avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furfur throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton lands a lovely overhand right.
Furfur misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Patton's leg but Patton calmly moves out of range.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furfur can do to turn this around?
Patton misses with a head kick.
Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Patton lands a nice hook to Furfur's body. Furfur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Furfur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Furfur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furfur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furfur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furfur.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Furfur misses.
Patton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furfur moves away.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Furfur misses with a low kick as Patton jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patton is looking to wear down Furfur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Furfur finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furfur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Patton moves into the clinch.
A short right from Patton.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Patton moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Furfur has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furfur loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Furfur should have avoided that one.
Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur slips under a jab from Patton.
Furfur takes one to the side of the head.
Patton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patton takes one to the chin there.
Furfur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Furfur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patton throws a nice looking combination but Furfur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a front kick.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton clinches.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Furfur.
Nice body punch from Patton - that landed with a thud.
Furfur is pushing Patton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton letting Furfur take a breather here.
Furfur blocking some punches.
Furfur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur is trying to stall.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Furfur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Furfur throws a big shot that misses.
Patton lands a right hook to the body.
Patton lands a high kick!
Furfur throws a leg kick but Patton moved away.
Patton thuds a left hand into Furfur's body.
Good leg kick by Furfur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Patton!
A victorious Michael Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John J Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Rambo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Badass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, John J Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo lands a jab.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Rambo blocks the body kick.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Rambo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rambo misses with a looping left.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito sizes up Rambo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rambo. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rambo throws out the jab.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rambo misses with a double jab.
Esposito scores with a punch to the head.
Rambo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rambo throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Rambo is out of range.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Rambo takes a jab right on the kisser.
John J Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rambo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esposito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Rambo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rambo throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Rambo throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Rambo moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito lunges at Rambo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rambo's hand.
Rambo thuds a left hand into Esposito's body.
Rambo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Rambo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rambo. That did some damage!
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Rambo.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rambo.
Rambo scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
Rambo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Esposito dodges the punch combination from Rambo.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rambo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Esposito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Esposito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rambo's head.
Rambo throws a big shot that misses.
Rambo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Rambo didn't see that one coming.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo punishes Esposito's body with a nice straight punch.
Rambo misses with a hook
and Esposito finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rambo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo forces Esposito back against the cage and clinches.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo wants to break free but Esposito has control.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito lands a left hand.
Esposito wants to get back to striking at distance but Rambo won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rambo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Rambo misses
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Rambo misses.
Esposito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
A big right from Rambo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Rambo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rambo misses.
Rambo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rambo throws out a powerful jab.
Esposito lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Rambo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rambo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esposito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito defending well as Rambo loads up on a big left hand.
Rambo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rambo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito scores with a jab. Rambo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rambo walks into a stiff left hand from Esposito.
Rambo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Rambo lands a slapping body shot.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Rambo misses with a body shot.
Rambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esposito swings for the body but Rambo moves out of range.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Rambo slips the punch.
Rambo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito slips a jab from Rambo.
Rambo cracks Esposito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rambo counter with a right hand.
Esposito catches Rambo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito slips under a jab from Rambo.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rambo. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rambo misses with a combination
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rambo.
Rambo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rambo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rambo slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito with a nice cross.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rambo.
Rambo lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rambo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo misses with an uppercut.
Rambo throws an off balance right hand
and Esposito counters with a left to the body.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Rambo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Esposito ducks right into an uppercut from Rambo.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Rambo moved out of range.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Rambo looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Rambo takes one to the side of the head.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rambo momentarily.
Rambo misses with a body shot
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rambo staying out of range there.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Rambo misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rambo misses with a body punch
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rambo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Esposito works the jab nicely.
Rambo slips a jab and a cross from Esposito.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rambo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Rambo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rambo. Rambo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Esposito scores with a shot to the body.
Rambo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rambo looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rambo momentarily.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Rambo's shoulder, as Rambo tries to avoid the shot.
Rambo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Esposito throws a good cross that connects.
Rambo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rambo is rocked!
John Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Rambo.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito lands a jab to Rambo's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito thuds his shin into the meat of Rambo's side.
Rambo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Esposito jabs Rambo right on the nose. Rambo blinks but takes it well.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Rambo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John J Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Esposito.
Rambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Esposito! Rambo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
John Esposito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruanti keeps Trudeau at a distance using the push kick.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Ruanti is avoiding it.
Trudeau lands with a nice body punch.
Ruanti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trudeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Trudeau finds it's way through Ruanti's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Ruanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.
Trudeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruanti misses with a hook. Trudeau ducked under it nicely.
Trudeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruanti counters with a low kick, right behind Trudeau 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trudeau checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Trudeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau feints a jab promting Ruanti to slip. Trudeau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruanti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruanti scores with a hook to the body. Trudeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruanti scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Trudeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Trudeau tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruanti shoots in but Trudeau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruanti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trudeau trying to remain calm as Ruanti controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruanti trying to control the action but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Trudeau struggling a bit here.
Ruanti taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to control but Trudeau is keeping him busy.
Trudeau is pushing Ruanti's head away, looking to escape. Ruanti manages to hold on to the position though.
Ruanti trying to control the action but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Ruanti working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Ruanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trudeau walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruanti.
Nice shot by Ruanti.
Trudeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruanti swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau tries to buck Ruanti off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trudeau avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ruanti.
Ruanti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trudeau is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruanti feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Ruanti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruanti throws a solid leg kick but Trudeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruanti.
A right-left combo lands from Trudeau.
Ruanti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trudeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruanti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ruanti duly obliges.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Ruanti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trudeau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trudeau.
Ruanti has Trudeau pressed against the cage.
Trudeau presses Ruanti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trudeau as Ruanti tries to tie him up.
A short left from Trudeau.
Ruanti is trying to pull guard but Trudeau turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trudeau tries to work over Ruanti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Ruanti avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
Trudeau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruanti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Ruanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trudeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruanti backwards.
Trudeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruanti prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruanti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Ruanti.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruanti is leaning against Trudeau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruanti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruanti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Trudeau.
Ruanti wants to get back to striking at distance but Trudeau won't allow it.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Ruanti lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Trudeau on the inside.
Ruanti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Trudeau won't allow Ruanti to pass to mount.
Ruanti is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Trudeau reverses the position - he's now on top in Ruanti's guard.
Trudeau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Ruanti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trudeau postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruanti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Trudeau, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Trudeau 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.
Ruanti trying to control but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Pierre Trudeau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Trudeau'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. This is the final round!
Ruanti gets a takedown into half guard.
Ruanti trying to advance position but Trudeau counters by regaining guard.
Trudeau keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Ruanti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
Ruanti looking to pass the guard.
Ruanti trying to move into half guard but instead Trudeau has managed to sweep!
Ruanti controlling Trudeau's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trudeau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trudeau slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to control but Trudeau postures up.
Trudeau scores with a couple of short elbows.
Trudeau working away.
Trudeau throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruanti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ruanti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trudeau pulls his head out easily.
Ruanti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trudeau is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau 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.
Trudeau thows a huge punch but Ruanti dodges it nicely.
Trudeau tries to pass to full mount but Ruanti defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is trying to control. Ruanti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruanti flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruanti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruanti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruanti working a defensive guard here.
Trudeau throws a strike but Ruanti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruanti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruanti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Ruanti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trudeau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruanti counters with a good low kick that Trudeau was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruanti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti dips to his left and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruanti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!
A victorious Daniel Ruanti 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mulroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Mulroney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mulroney. No joy for Panzram on that attempt.
Panzram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mulroney lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulroney misses with a shot to the body
and Panzram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panzram misses with a straight right.
Mulroney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panzram throws out the jab.
Panzram moves out of range of the body kick from Mulroney.
Mulroney wants to clinch up but Panzram keeps it at a distance.
Mulroney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mulroney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Panzram can't escape the position.
Mulroney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram is looking to get to half guard.
Panzram has given up his back. Will we see Mulroney going for some submissions?
Panzram looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Panzram can't escape the position.
Panzram manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mulroney's guard. Nice work there by Panzram.
Panzram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mulroney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Panzram's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panzram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Panzram wants to sweep here but Mulroney controlling him for the moment.
Mulroney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panzram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panzram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mulroney is one step ahead there.
Panzram looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulroney passes into half guard.
Panzram is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mulroney is looking to take a break and control but Panzram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney is working for a kimura but Panzram is defending it quite comfortably.
Panzram wants to improve his position but Mulroney is controlling well.
Panzram is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mulroney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mulroney's back!
Mulroney has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Panzram.
Panzram patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mulroney tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Poor strikes thrown by Panzram there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Panzram lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mulroney hang on?
Panzram working Mulroney over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panzram lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mulroney sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Panzram not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mulroney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panzram.
Panzram throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panzram has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mulroney defend it? Panzram steps over the head and cranks it - Mulroney is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Panzram!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Panzram!
Carl Panzram 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick Ass. The crowd seem to be enjoying Holmes's choice of entrance music: Everybody Knows My Name. Mike Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
22 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes lands a leg kick that knocks De Matos off balance momentarily.
Holmes tries a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
De Matos moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
De Matos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Matos.
De Matos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Matos throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes throws a hook but De Matos blocks it.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
enabling De Matos to counter with a crisp jab.
De Matos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that De Matos sees coming a mile off.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
De Matos swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
De Matos throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that De Matos sees coming a mile off.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
A jab from De Matos misses.
De Matos misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but De Matos ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Matos jabs at Holmes's body.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
De Matos avoids the body shot from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and De Matos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Matos cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Matos misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes moves out of range as De Matos strikes.
Jab by De Matos.
De Matos scores with a push kick.
De Matos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes under the eye.
Holmes is rocked!
De Matos finds Holmes's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Holmes flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. De Matos lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Holmes will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
160 lbs
38 - 17 - 0 |
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167 lbs
30 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Herberg!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herberg but Herberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Herberg has Taalasmaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Herberg's arms but Herberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taalasmaa has his back to the cage.
Taalasmaa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Herberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Taalasmaa to the mat. Taalasmaa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Herberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taalasmaa has his foot on Herberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Herberg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa tries to roll over but Herberg keeps him under control.
Herberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg content to control rather than advance.
Taalasmaa is looking to improve his position.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Herberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taalasmaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taalasmaa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Herberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Herberg's back!
Taalasmaa is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Herberg up.
Herberg can't escape the position.
Herberg turns into Taalasmaa and is now in his guard.
Herberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taalasmaa's head.
Herberg with a nice head shot there.
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!
Herberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Herberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Herberg preventing the sweep.
Taalasmaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Herberg defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Herberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Herberg passes into half guard.
Taalasmaa is not content to let Herberg control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to get to full guard but Herberg has control of the leg.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Herberg is keeping busy.
Taalasmaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Herberg.
Taalasmaa trying to control from the bottom.
Taalasmaa trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Herberg manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by Herberg.
Taalasmaa is bucking up trying to escape but Herberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herberg unloading with bombs!
Taalasmaa is rocked!
Herberg lands a big elbow - Taalasmaa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Taalasmaa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johan Herberg!
Johan Herberg is the new lightweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johan Herberg waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.
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