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Vicious 120: TVF PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Murumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call has chosen Rainin Men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Murumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murumov misses with a head kick.
Call shoots in but no luck this time.
Call gets a double leg takedown into Murumov's guard.
Call's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Call is pushing down on Murumov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murumov is fighting to maintain full guard but Call has managed to sneak the leg through.
Call is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Call sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murumov defending well though.
Murumov has hold of Call's hands but Call slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Call performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murumov has hold of Call's hands but Call slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Call keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Call throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murumov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murumov is trying to stand.
Murumov is breathing heavily.
Call 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.
Call frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Call is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murumov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Call raining down shots from the mount!
Call content just to control the position here.
Call lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call landing strikes from the mount and Murumov is in trouble!
Murumov is rocked!
Call has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Call controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Call has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Murumov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Call around the waist but Call pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Call is the winner by TKO! Call jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jame Call!
Jame Call gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nifontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriev Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nifontov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nifontov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maxim as he avoids it easily.
Maxim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maxim showed some decent athleticism there.
Nifontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nifontov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maxim.
Maxim working the head and body with strikes.
Maxim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nifontov taking some punishment here, with Maxim in his half guard.
Maxim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nifontov keeps working.
Nifontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maxim thows a huge punch but Nifontov dodges it nicely.
Maxim slips a nice elbow through Nifontov's hands, connecting with Nifontov's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maxim lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxim working Nifontov over with strikes.
Maxim trying to control the action but Nifontov is working from the bottom.
Maxim working over Nifontov with some ground and pound. Nifontov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nifontov looking for submissions off his back.
Nifontov taking some punishment here, with Maxim in his half guard.
Maxim is nestled in close to Nifontov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maxim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maxim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nifontov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maxim pulls his head out easily.
Maxim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maxim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nifontov has hold of Maxim's hands but Maxim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maxim is keen to just control but Nifontov is a slippery customer.
Nifontov has hold of Maxim's hands but Maxim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Maxim.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maxim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nifontov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxim scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nifontov actively working from the bottom here.
Nifontov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim drops an elbow to the side of Nifontov's head.
Nifontov is refusing to be controlled, as Maxim sits in half guard.
Maxim prevents Nifontov from improving his position.
Maxim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nifontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maxim is keen to just control but Nifontov is a slippery customer.
Nifontov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maxim pulls his head out easily.
Maxim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nifontov actively working from the bottom here.
Maxim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Maxim.
Maxim is looking to take a break and control but Nifontov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nifontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nifontov looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim drops an elbow to the side of Nifontov's head.
Maxim lands with a punch from half guard.
Maxim drops an elbow to the side of Nifontov's head.
Nifontov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maxim controlling the pace.
Nifontov has hold of Maxim's hands but Maxim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nifontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maxim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nifontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxim is trying to control the action in half guard but Nifontov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nifontov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maxim pulls his head out easily.
Maxim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxim wants to take a breather but Nifontov is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nifontov has hold of Maxim's hands but Maxim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Maxim.
Maxim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Maxim there.
Maxim drops an elbow to the side of Nifontov's head.
Nifontov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maxim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maxim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maxim is keen to just control but Nifontov is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nifontov can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nifontov taking some punishment here, with Maxim in his half guard.
Nifontov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maxim slips a nice elbow through Nifontov's hands, connecting with Nifontov's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maxim lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriev Maxim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maxim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maxim showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Maxim there.
Grigoriev Maxim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maxim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maxim wants to take a breather but Nifontov is having none of it.
Maxim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nifontov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maxim wants to pass to mount but Nifontov is defending the position.
Nifontov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maxim is trying to control the action in half guard but Nifontov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maxim connects with a nice short shot to Nifontov's temple.
Maxim working the head and body with strikes.
Maxim is looking to take a break and control but Nifontov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maxim lands with a punch from half guard.
Nifontov taking some punishment here, with Maxim in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxim works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nifontov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nifontov is bucking up trying to escape but Maxim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maxim looking to finish Nifontov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nifontov!
Nifontov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maxim landing strikes from the mount and Nifontov is in trouble!
Nifontov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nifontov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maxim lands a big shot there that rocks Nifontov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nifontov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maxim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maxim looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim working Nifontov over with strikes here.
Maxim breaks from Nifontov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nifontov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maxim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nifontov is working to get back to half guard.
Nifontov taking shots to the head.
Maxim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maxim lands a big elbow.
Nifontov is rocked!
Maxim working Nifontov over with strikes here.
Nifontov is still in real trouble! Can Maxim finish him?
Nifontov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nifontov is breathing heavily.
Maxim scoring with strikes but Nifontov is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Maxim.
Nifontov is looking to improve his position but Maxim isn't that keen on the idea.
Maxim with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxim loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nifontov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Maxim land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Maxim stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigoriev Maxim!
An out of breath and clearly excited Grigoriev Maxim thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tse has chosen Clutch - Big News I as his entrance music. Luca Tse has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Tse!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Tse counters with an inside leg kick.
Tse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Tse misses.
Tse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson tries to clinch but Tse is having none of it.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tse scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Tse clinches up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tse has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Tse's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson tries to circle away but Tse has him pinned against the cage.
Tse has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tse prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tse - that landed with a thud.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tse jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tse lands with an overhand left.
Tse moves into the clinch successfully.
Tse leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tse.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tse won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Tse lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson is trying to push Tse away but Tse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Tse has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tse lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tse.
Tse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tse lands with a right to the head.
Tse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Tse is controlling the position.
Tse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Tse keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Tse is controlling the position.
Thompson wants to break free but Tse has control.
Tse lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tse scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson is rocked!
Tse misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tse has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Tse lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Tse creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thompson with a big uppercut! Thompson tries to clinch up but Tse pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Thompson to the mat! Thompson covers up and Tse unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luca Tse!
A relieved looking Luca Tse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond Finch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rob Dyrdek's chin.
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156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyrdek jabs Finch right on the nose. Finch blinks but takes it well.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Dyrdek moves away and avoids it.
Dyrdek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finch counters with a nice body shot.
Dyrdek misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Finch as Dyrdek shoots in.
Dyrdek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Finch lands a stunning uppercut that sends Dyrdek to the mat!
Dyrdek is rocked!
It looks like Rob Dyrdek has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dyrdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oh Dyrdek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Finch is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Dyrdek flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dyrdek is out cold! Finch holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richmond Finch!
A victorious Richmond Finch 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Justice's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . Johnny Justice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Gouken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice moves out of range as Gouken throws a body kick.
Gouken tries a head kick but it misses.
Gouken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gouken misses with a few strikes there.
Justice throws a right hand that Gouken ducks under and follows up with a left that Gouken also avoids with ease.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Gouken. Gouken gets slowly back to his feet.
Gouken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Gouken persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gouken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice lands the left hand.
A big left from Gouken misses.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Gouken throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gouken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justice lands an overhand right.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
Justice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gouken fails with a takedown attempt.
Gouken is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice scores with a one two! Gouken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gouken is rocked!
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken misses with a double jab.
Justice scores with a jab.
Oh Gouken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justice connects with a body shot that sends Gouken's belly button to the back.
Gouken seems to have got his legs back now.
Gouken misses with a wild body shot.
Justice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gouken shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Justice eats them both and turns towards Gouken to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gouken tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gouken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice lands a jab-cross combination.
Scott Gouken's cut is getting worse.
Justice drops Gouken with a beautiful combination! Gouken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Justice is looking for the KO!
Justice fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gouken to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gouken looks to clinch but Justice throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gouken taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel De Ruyter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ruyter comes to the cage accompanied by DJ KOOL. Johanson has chosen Ain't No Grave- Johnny Cash as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
180 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michiel De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeorge Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Ruyter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Ruyter loads up on a big right hand but Johanson slips the punch.
De Ruyter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Ruyter lands a nice looking body shot.
De Ruyter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Ruyter is trying to control. Johanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johanson trying to hold on to De Ruyter's head to control him but De Ruyter postures up.
Johanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Ruyter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Ruyter thows a huge punch but Johanson dodges it nicely.
De Ruyter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johanson keeps working.
De Ruyter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Ruyter controlling the pace.
De Ruyter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Ruyter connects with a nice short shot to Johanson's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Ruyter connects with a nice short shot to Johanson's temple.
De Ruyter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Ruyter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Ruyter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Ruyter in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johanson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from De Ruyter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michiel De Ruyter!
Michiel De Ruyter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. 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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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
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Gracie.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Gracie throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Aaron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
Gracie slows the pace down.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith trying to control here.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aaron Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Smith wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie drops a big elbow. That's hurt Smith! More shots from Gracie and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Gracie!
A very excited looking Aaron Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Before I Forget. Evans has chosen Fcuk You - Dinooosaur as his entrance music. Rik McRae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McRae misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
McRae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
McRae connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
McRae scores with a decent looking hook.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rik McRae has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans clobbers McRae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
McRae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but McRae persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks to land a left hand but McRae moved out of range nicely.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans throws a lazy body kick
and McRae makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Evans really felt that one!
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and McRae counters with a three punch combo that has Evans backing up. Evans nods at McRae to acknowledge the strikes.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McRae closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McRae throws a strike aimed at the side of Evans's head but Evans avoids it well.
McRae sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Evans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McRae is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRae working the strikes but Evans uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McRae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
McRae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans tries to roll over but McRae keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McRae is looking to advance position but Evans won't allow it.
McRae seems to be looking for submissions.
McRae seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
McRae wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McRae thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans wants to control but McRae is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Evans is looking to control McRae's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
McRae is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McRae to get the leverage.
McRae misses with a head shot. Evans uses the momentum to regain guard.
McRae throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans keeping moving, preventing McRae from controlling successfully.
McRae postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McRae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McRae trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
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!
McRae wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik McRae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
McRae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McRae misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Evans.
McRae on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
McRae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are battling for position here. McRae manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McRae working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
McRae has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
Evans is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans cracks McRae with a solid left hand.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from McRae.
McRae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Rik McRae overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McRae controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
McRae working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McRae has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
McRae working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McRae looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
McRae is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
McRae has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McRae's head.
McRae wants to control but Evans passes easily into half guard.
McRae tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but McRae is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McRae wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
McRae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Evans.
McRae has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McRae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McRae trying to get back to full guard but Evans takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans working the ground and pound effectively.
McRae is rocked!
McRae is trying to escape the mount.
McRae bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McRae trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McRae is working hard here to advance position.
McRae won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McRae stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McRae trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McRae misses with an uppercut.
McRae lands a right hook to the body.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McRae misses the target.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a lazy head kick
and McRae counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinton Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans lands with a straight right. McRae didn't see that one coming.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Quinton Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and McRae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans tries to move into range but McRae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Evans to the ground. McRae is now in Evans's guard.
McRae trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
McRae throwing strikes but missing.
McRae throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans working a defensive guard here.
McRae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McRae throws a big elbow that misses.
McRae looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evans is looking to stand up but McRae isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but McRae defends easily.
McRae lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans wants to sweep here but McRae controlling him for the moment.
McRae passes Evans's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McRae is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McRae is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. McRae eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae trying to advance position but Evans counters by regaining guard.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans pushes McRae off and scrambles back to his feet.
McRae slips under a jab from Evans.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Evans leaves McRae with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rik McRae.
I think McRae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rik McRae!
After the fight, Rik McRae 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 Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saigon - Bring Me Down . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hairy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty scores with a leg kick.
Bounty misses with a two punch combination.
Kane fails with the takedown.
Bounty feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Bounty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane scores with a body shot.
Bounty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bounty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bounty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bounty looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Hairy Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty lands a nice looking body kick.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty lands with a right hand.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bounty moves into the clinch.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
Nice elbow from Bounty.
Bounty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Bounty pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Bounty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Bounty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Bounty looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane working aggressively here.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bounty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bounty is trying to break free.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
A short left from Kane.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bountys head.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Kane dodges an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a knee to the head.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bounty cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Bounty misses with a knee strike.
Bounty lands a nice elbow.
Bounty scores with a knee to the head.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane gets through Bounty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bounty blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Nice elbow from Bounty.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane working aggressively here.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bounty defends it nicely.
Bounty misses the jab.
Bounty slips under a jab.
Bounty is looking to score with low kicks.
Bounty wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bounty tries to avoid it but Kane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bounty to the ground. Bounty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Bounty.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty staying out of range there.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kane.
Kane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mark Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
Bounty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bounty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bounty circles away.
Mark Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairy Kane.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Bounty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bounty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kane checks it well.
Kane works over Bounty's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Bounty tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Bounty.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming.
Kane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bounty to the ground. Kane is now in Bounty's guard.
Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Kane passes into half guard.
Bounty is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane wants to advance to full mount but Bounty doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bounty looking to control.
Bounty wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Bounty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bounty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bounty keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane working some strikes from top position.
Bounty wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Kane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane cracks Bounty with a solid left hand.
Bounty is trying to keep Kane in close.
Bounty can't keep his opponent in guard - Kane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kane controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
Bounty moves into full guard.
Bounty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Kane wants to take a breather but Bounty is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bounty is trying to control but can't.
Bounty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Bounty misses.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bounty counters with a big head kick but Kane shrugs it off.
Kane throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Bounty misses.
Bounty misses with a two punch combination.
Kane moves out of range of the leg kick from Bounty.
Nice sprawl there from Bounty as Kane shoots in.
Bounty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bounty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bounty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounty throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kane shoots and misses
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Mark Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairy Kane.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Bounty's knee but Bounty avoids it well.
Bounty is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
Bounty misses with a series of wild punches.
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
Bounty thows a body kick. Kane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane gets a clinch.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Bounty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bounty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
A short right from Kane.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bounty misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bounty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kane avoiding damage as Bounty throws knees to the body.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Mark Bounty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane is trying to stall.
Kane misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bounty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bounty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bounty misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bounty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane tries a body shot but Bounty blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Bounty.
I think Bounty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hairy Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Hairy Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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