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Holmgang Challengers 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Michael!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morimoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michael checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morimoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Michael counters with a single leg into guard. Morimoto didn't expect that.
Morimoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morimoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morimoto keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Morimoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morimoto is working an open guard so Michael takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morimoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Michael works his way into full mount!
Michael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morimoto is looking to escape.
Michael tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morimoto is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Michael locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Morimoto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Michael!
Our winner, Johnny Michael, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gordon Freeman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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280 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left lands for Beam.
It looks like Gordon Freeman has been cut.
Beam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beam sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Freeman taking some punishment here, with Beam in his half guard.
Beam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freeman defending well though.
Beam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freeman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beam wants to free his trapped foot but Freeman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beam working over Freeman with some ground and pound. Freeman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beam is looking to pass Freeman's guard but actually Freeman recovers to full guard.
Beam looking to pass the guard.
Beam is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Beam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beam stands and throws Freeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Freeman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beam tries to advance to mount but can't.
Freeman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beam landing strikes.
Beam working away.
Beam takes a little break here. Freeman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Beam trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam works to advance to full mount. Freeman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Beam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Freeman is trying desperately to improve position.
Beam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Freeman?
Gordon Freeman's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Beam raining down shots from the mount!
Jeez, Gordon Freeman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gordon Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Beam!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jim Beam thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akio Fox!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velmu jabs at Fox's body.
Velmu thows a body kick. Fox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Velmu cracks Fox with a good jab.
Fox clinches up with Velmu and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fox wants to break free but Velmu has control.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Velmu.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Fox blocks a body shot from Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Velmu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Velmu working Fox over with knees to the body.
Fox looks winded!
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Fox is looking to control Velmu's arms but Velmu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fox has his back to the cage.
Fox letting Velmu take a breather here.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu scores with a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Velmu.
Velmu gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velmu scores with a hook to the body.
Velmu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox trying to control the position but instead, Velmu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fox into the cage.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Velmu lands with a left to the head.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Velmu tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
It looks like Akio Fox has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Fox is trying to maintain a safe position but Velmu gets an underhook and turns Fox into the cage.
Velmu avoids a wild elbow strike from Fox.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velmu keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velmu lands a right hand.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Velmu.
Fox is trying to push Velmu away but Velmu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velmu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velmu keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velmu taking a breather.
Fox taking a breather.
A short left from Velmu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Velmu has double underhooks.
Velmu has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox stalling in the clinch but Velmu improves position.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu crunches a lovely knee into Fox's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu stalls.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Velmu.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Fox'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.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velmu punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velmu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velmu lands a big head kick that sends Fox tumbling to the mat! Velmu takes a step backwards and waves Fox back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fox is rocked!
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!
Velmu moves into range and clinches up with Fox.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Velmu finish him?
Velmu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fox with a big uppercut! Fox tries to clinch up but Velmu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fox to the mat! Fox covers up and Velmu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eroglu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eroglu lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Eroglu.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Eroglu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eroglu tries a head kick but it misses.
Metin Eroglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chalky White has been cut.
Eroglu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Eroglu throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
White checks a low kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Eroglu misses with a leg kick.
White blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu connects with an inside leg kick.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Eroglu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu fails with a takedown attempt.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
Eroglu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Chalky White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metin Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but White checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Eroglu. White shrugs it off though.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eroglu tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eroglu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Eroglu's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eroglu working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chalky White'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.
Eroglu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eroglu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eroglu wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White avoids the head kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses.
White checks a leg kick.
Eroglu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eroglu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eroglu looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eroglu throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Eroglu.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Eroglu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eroglu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eroglu won't be happy with that.
Eroglu is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu prevents White from improving position.
An elbow from White crashes against the mat.
White postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White throwing strikes but Eroglu manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu working away.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Eroglu's best efforts.
White tries to get to full guard but Eroglu has control of the leg.
Eroglu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White tries to kick Eroglu off but Eroglu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eroglu is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Eroglu has control of the leg.
Eroglu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eroglu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White is looking to control Eroglu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eroglu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eroglu. That one must have hurt.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eroglu.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chalky White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Eroglu.
Eroglu lands a head kick!
Eroglu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Eroglu tries a head kick but it misses.
White checks a leg kick.
Eroglu throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Eroglu tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eroglu wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Eroglu tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
Eroglu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eroglu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White avoids the head kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Eroglu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Eroglu throws a body kick that misses.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Eroglu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eroglu scores with a kick to the midsection.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick from Eroglu misses.
Eroglu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eroglu scoring well with a low kick there.
Eroglu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu fails with a takedown attempt.
Chalky White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metin Eroglu.
Eroglu looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chalky White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eroglu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White blocks the body kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White checks a low kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Eroglu tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White avoids the head kick by Eroglu.
White checks a low kick from Eroglu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eroglu!
Chalky White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eroglu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metin Eroglu!
An out of breath Metin Eroglu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Livre's head.
Snell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snell tries to clinch but Livre moves out of range.
Snell is looking to clinch.
Livre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Livre misses with a two punch combination.
Snell wants to clinch.
Snell is looking to clinch.
A combination from Livre does no damage.
Snell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snell throws the kick towards the body but Livre avoids it.
Snell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Livre stalks Snell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snell's face. Snell staggers backwards, shaken.
Livre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Livre counters with a series of strikes. Snell will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snell closes the distance and pushes Livre back into the cage.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Livre blocks it with crossed arms.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Livre blocks it.
Livre takes a shot to the head.
Snell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Livre is blocking nicely.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Livre blocks it.
Livre is looking to break free of the clinch but Snell has double underhooks.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Livre blocks it.
Livre pulls guard.
Livre is adopting a defensive guard.
Livre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livre has a closed guard, preventing Snell from standing up.
Snell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Livre's closed guard. He's half up but Livre has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Livre pivots and extends the arm, Snell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Livre! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luta Livre!
A victorious Luta Livre 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 Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold has chosen Pursuit of vikings as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yelgersmold misses with a hook. Fathy ducked under it nicely.
Yelgersmold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yelgersmold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fathy.
Yelgersmold looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yelgersmold steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fathy. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fathy. Yelgersmold shrugs it off though.
Fathy misses with a looping right.
Fathy scores with a nice right hand.
Fathy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yelgersmold's sensitive parts.
Fathy thuds his right hand into Yelgersmold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yelgersmold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fathy clinches.
Fathy lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Drakaath Yelgersmold has been cut.
Fathy avoiding damage.
Fathy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yelgersmold's elbow.
Fathy with a knee to the head.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy scores with a shoulder strike.
Fathy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fathy with a knee to the head.
Yelgersmold working aggressively here.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Yelgersmold blocks it.
Fathy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Fathy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fathy connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fathy.
Fathy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fathy misses with a knee to the head.
Fathy lands a knee to the head.
Fathy with a knee to the head.
Fathy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fathy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yelgersmold's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Fathy.
Fathy slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fathy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fathy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fathy misses with a knee strike.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but Yelgersmold blocks it.
Fathy blocks a body shot from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fathy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fathy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yelgersmold is defending well for now.
Fathy lands a nice knee to the body.
Yelgersmold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fathy has Yelgersmold pressed against the cage.
Fathy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yelgersmold avoids it.
Fathy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yelgersmold's face.
Fathy crunches a lovely knee into Yelgersmold's ribcage.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy lands a knee to the body.
Fathy leaning against his opponent.
Fathy looking to throw knees to the head but Yelgersmold is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherif Fathy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drakaath Yelgersmold's cut.
That's time! Fathy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Fathy.
Yelgersmold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fathy 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.
Fathy 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!
Yelgersmold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fathy cracks Yelgersmold with an open hand slap.
Fathy lands a leg kick that knocks Yelgersmold off balance momentarily.
Fathy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fathy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yelgersmold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fathy.
Yelgersmold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sherif Fathy is winning the standup battle so far.
Yelgersmold is breathing heavily.
Yelgersmold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fathy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fathy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fathy connects with a solid leg kick.
Yelgersmold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Fathy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Fathy.
A good leg kick by Fathy.
Yelgersmold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fathy lands with a straight right. Yelgersmold didn't see that one coming.
Sherif Fathy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fathy connects with a solid leg kick.
Fathy lands a big right hand that sends Yelgersmold crashing to the mat! Fathy stays standing though and waves Yelgersmold back to his feet!
Fathy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fathy lands a jab to the head.
Fathy connects with a solid leg kick.
Fathy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yelgersmold if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Fathy.
Yelgersmold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fathy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yelgersmold.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fathy.
Good leg kick by Fathy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yelgersmold tries to move into range but Fathy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fathy throws a leg kick which misses Yelgersmold's front leg but catches the back leg as Yelgersmold tries to avoid it.
Yelgersmold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fathy.
Fathy moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fathy.
Sherif Fathy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fathy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yelgersmold's face.
Fathy slows down the pace here.
Fathy lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Fathy to work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fathy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fathy misses with a body punch.
Fathy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yelgersmold backwards.
Fathy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fathy scores with a shot to the side of Yelgersmold's head.
Fathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fathy effectively controlling the action here.
Fathy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fathy stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherif Fathy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drakaath Yelgersmold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Fathy.
Fathy lands a big right hand that sends Yelgersmold crashing to the mat! Fathy stays standing though and waves Yelgersmold back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fathy is looking to slow Yelgersmold down with leg kicks.
Yelgersmold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BOOM! Fathy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Yelgersmold. Yelgersmold tries to recover but Fathy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Yelgersmold lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sherif Fathy!
A victorious Sherif Fathy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishyrun Thalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thalis has chosen Swerve City - Deftones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Pagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishyrun Thalis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thalis misses with a wild body shot.
Thalis throws a hook but Pagan avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Pagan.
Some wild striking there from Pagan.
Thalis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thalis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thalis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pagan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pagan passes Thalis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagan trying to control from half guard but Thalis is working away.
Pagan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pagan is looking for a kimura here.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thalis is just riding it out for now. Pagan eventually gives up the hold.
Pagan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thalis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pagan.
Thalis looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagan uses his free foot to push down on Thalis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thalis.
Pagan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pagan has hold of Thalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pagan throwing strikes here but Thalis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan unloads with some shots from mount but Thalis bucks and avoids them well.
Pagan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thalis tries to reverse the position but Pagan maintains control.
Thalis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pagan 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.
Pagan thowing shots but they're missing.
Pagan has hold of Thalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thalis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thalis and Pagan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pagan 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.
Pagan thows a body shot but no joy.
Pagan misses with a hook
and Thalis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pagan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thalis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Brian Pagan has been cut.
Thalis ducks under a wild hook from Pagan.
Pagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pagan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pagan. Thalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thalis enables Pagan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thalis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pagan pushing down on Thalis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pagan trying to pass the guard but Thalis defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thalis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pagan.
Brian Pagan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thalis is staying active underneath Pagan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pagan is looking to take a break and control but Thalis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thalis defends it well.
Pagan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is trying to control. Thalis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pagan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pagan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thalis sees it coming and defends easily.
Pagan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thalis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thalis looking for submissions off his back.
Pagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pagan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pagan is looking to take a break and control but Thalis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thalis defends it well.
Pagan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pagan throws some wild stikes that Thalis manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Pagan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pagan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pagan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pagan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Pagan's cut.
That's time! Pagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pagan cracks Thalis with an open hand slap.
Thalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thalis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pagan misses with a wild combination.
Thalis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pagan.
Pagan takes a swing at Thalis's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Pagan.
A telegraphed right hand from Thalis misses the target.
Pagan connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thalis throws a jab when Pagan was well out of range.
Thalis looks to land a right hand but Pagan moved out of range.
A jab from Pagan misses.
Pagan connects with a body shot.
Pagan throws a nice looking combination but Thalis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishyrun Thalis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagan missing with a left hand there. Thalis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thalis.
Pagan gets a takedown into half guard.
Thalis is looking to control Pagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thalis avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ishyrun Thalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thalis!
Pagan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thalis is now in Pagan's guard. A big mistake from Pagan there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thalis trying to control but Pagan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brian Pagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thalis's guard.
Thalis keeping full guard, as Pagan tries to pass.
Pagan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thalis trying to keep a closed guard but Pagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan drops back looking for a leg! Thalis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thalis manages to kick Pagan off! Pagan jumps back into Thalis's guard.
Pagan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Pagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pagan 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Pagan!
Our winner, Brian Pagan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project XxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XxX is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thomas Silversteins Words. 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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20
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Project XxX!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from XxX.
XxX walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
XxX looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iron connects with the punch.
XxX shoots in for a takedown but Iron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
XxX moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
XxX looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron is fending him off so far but XxX persists. Nope, Iron circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
Iron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but XxX is out of range.
XxX throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Iron misses with a body kick.
XxX throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iron counters with a nice low kick that buckles XxX's knee momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - XxX finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Project XxX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
XxX throws a wild body kick that Iron sees coming a mile off.
XxX ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
XxX tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
XxX misses the body punch
and Iron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
XxX misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Iron cracks XxX with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! XxX looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Iron finish him?
XxX is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
XxX throws a nice inside leg kick.
XxX is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron finish him?
XxX misses with a jab to the body
and Iron rattles XxX with a well-timed uppercut counter. - XxX tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Iron dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving XxX stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Crabby Iron 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The key to victory for Pacman Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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151 lbs
30 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Pacman Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnes's guard now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barnes uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes just content to control the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie regains half guard.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the action here.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes 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.
Barnes wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnes trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Barnes passes to side control.
Barnes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
Pacman Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes drops his shoulder and cracks Gracie with a huge uppercut! Gracie goes down! Can Barnes finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes 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.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Barnes arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gracie's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!
After the fight, Pacman Barnes 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Koski's choice of entrance music: Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
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234 lbs
33 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Koski throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koski checks it well.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A jab from Lee misses.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee moves away from the strike by Koski.
Good leg kick by Koski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee misses the jab.
Koski jabs at Lee's body.
Koski slips a straight right by Lee.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fred Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Koski lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
A big right from Koski misses.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Koski shrugs it off though.
Koski looks winded!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Koski.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Koski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Koski's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Koski lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lee.
Koski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Koski cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koski throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tomi Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Koski counters with a head kick that drops Lee to the mat! Lee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Koski drops Lee with a big left hand! Lee is injured, injured bad! Koski jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
Our winner, Tomi Koski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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