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UFL 3: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darkness Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Savolainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darkness Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Savolainen back into the cage.
Savolainen fails to pull guard.
Savolainen tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Savolainen drops back down to his feet.
Savolainen gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Savolainen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Savolainen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jaakko Savolainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savolainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is trying to control Savolainen's posture but Savolainen avoids it.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savolainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Savolainen landing a few strikes.
Savolainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savolainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Savolainen 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.
Savolainen is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savolainen looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Savolainen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Savolainen working the head with strikes.
Savolainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Savolainen scoring with strikes.
Savolainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Savolainen landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savolainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Savolainen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Savolainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Savolainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Savolainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Savolainen landing shots from mount.
Jones is rocked!
Savolainen trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Savolainen breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Savolainen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Savolainen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Savolainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tong Zhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Kurikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Happy Boy by The Beat Farmers. Riku Kurikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Zhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Kurikka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurikka connects with the punch.
Kurikka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurikka dips to his left and cracks Zhi with an uppercut!
Zhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurikka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zhi eats them both and turns towards Kurikka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zhi is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Kurikka there.
Oh Zhi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurikka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Zhi right on the button. Zhi goes down! Kurikka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kurikka gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riku Kurikka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Doratukus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Gorkhain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 Tokyo, Micheal Doratukus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Gorkhain!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorkhain looks to land a combination but Doratukus avoids it well.
Doratukus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doratukus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doratukus.
Gorkhain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus avoids them all with ease.
Gorkhain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doratukus circles away quickly and effectively.
Doratukus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorkhain circles away.
Doratukus clinches up with Gorkhain and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorkhain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doratukus has him pressed against the cage.
Doratukus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorkhain manages to break the clinch.
Doratukus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorkhain swivels and escapes.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Doratukus avoids nicely.
Gorkhain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorkhain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doratukus can pounce on him.
Doratukus tries for a takedown but Gorkhain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doratukus misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gorkhain.
Doratukus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorkhain avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gorkhain. Those never looked like landing.
Gorkhain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Doratukus avoids nicely.
Doratukus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorkhain avoids it really well and circles away.
Doratukus is breathing heavily.
Gorkhain looks to land a combination. Doratukus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus shoots in for a takedown but Gorkhain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorkhain looks to land a combination but Doratukus avoids it well.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doratukus misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doratukus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Gorkhain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorkhain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorkhain checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorkhain fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorkhain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doratukus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doratukus throws a nice looking combination but Gorkhain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doratukus misses with a straight right.
Doratukus tries to clinch up but Gorkhain circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus moves out of range.
Gorkhain looks to score with a jab to the body but Doratukus is just out of range.
Doratukus tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorkhain throws a right and a left that Doratukus avoids nicely.
Doratukus slips a jab and a cross from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doratukus back to the cage. Gorkhain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No joy there for Gorkhain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorkhain throws a jab but it's blocked by Doratukus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doratukus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gorkhain throws a right hand that Doratukus ducks under and follows up with a left that Doratukus also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Doratukus misses the target.
Gorkhain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doratukus shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorkhain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doratukus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
Doratukus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorkhain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doratukus throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Gorkhain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Gorkhain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorkhain looks to land a combination but Doratukus avoids it well.
Micheal Doratukus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain misses with a takedown attempt - Doratukus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gorkhain.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doratukus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doratukus misses with a takedown attempt - Gorkhain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doratukus dodges the punch combination from Gorkhain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorkhain. Doratukus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doratukus misses with a takedown attempt - Gorkhain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kratos Gorkhain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorkhain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorkhain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorkhain tries to bum rush Doratukus with a series of wild strikes but Doratukus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doratukus wants to clinch.
Doratukus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorkhain misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doratukus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorkhain misses the shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Doratukus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gorkhain lands a nice hook to Doratukus's body. Doratukus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doratukus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doratukus is defended easily by Gorkhain.
Gorkhain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorkhain stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Gorkhain scores with a four punch combination!
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doratukus.
Gorkhain cracks a nice hook into Doratukus's ribs.
A combination from Gorkhain does no damage.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doratukus tries to clinch up.
Doratukus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doratukus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gorkhain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doratukus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doratukus trying to stall but Gorkhain improves his position.
Doratukus prevents Gorkhain from breaking the clinch.
Gorkhain tries to work over Doratukus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doratukus breaks from the clinch.
Gorkhain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorkhain stuns Doratukus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gorkhain misses with a double jab.
Doratukus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doratukus.
Gorkhain misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doratukus.
Gorkhain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doratukus tries to clinch there but Gorkhain circles away.
Gorkhain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doratukus rather than just go for the knockout.
Doratukus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gorkhain sprawls well. Gorkhain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doratukus gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorkhain scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doratukus moves in looking to clinch but Gorkhain pushes him off.
Gorkhain misses with a double jab
and Doratukus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Gorkhain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorkhain tries to bum rush Doratukus with a series of wild strikes but Doratukus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Gorkhain. No joy for Doratukus on that attempt.
Gorkhain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doratukus has a takedown stuffed.
Danga de danga de dang - Gorkhain scores with a four punch combination!
Gorkhain misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Gorkhain both land. Nice combination.
Doratukus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Gorkhain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
Doratukus connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorkhain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doratukus circles away quickly and effectively.
Doratukus tries to clinch up.
Gorkhain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doratukus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doratukus misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gorkhain.
Doratukus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Doratukus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorkhain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorkhain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doratukus counters with a big head kick but Gorkhain shrugs it off.
Doratukus throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Gorkhain does no damage.
Gorkhain misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorkhain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doratukus.
Doratukus is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Gorkhain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorkhain misses with the combination.
Doratukus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorkhain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorkhain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doratukus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doratukus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorkhain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gorkhain wants it to stay on the feet.
Doratukus tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doratukus shoots and misses
and Gorkhain counters with a two punch combo.
Jab by Gorkhain.
Nice sprawl there from Gorkhain as Doratukus shoots in.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorkhain.
Gorkhain misses with a two punch combination.
Doratukus misses with a few strikes there.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus avoids them all with ease.
Doratukus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorkhain throws a series of punches but Doratukus avoids them all with ease.
Doratukus is looking to clinch but Gorkhain is avoiding it.
Gorkhain connects with a right hand. Doratukus shakes it off.
Gorkhain is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gorkhain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doratukus.
Gorkhain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doratukus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doratukus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gorkhain is trying to break the clinch but Doratukus has him pressed against the cage.
Doratukus has clasped his hands together around Gorkhain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorkhain throws Doratukus to one side and escapes!
Doratukus is looking to clinch.
Gorkhain throws a right hand that Doratukus ducks under and follows up with a left that Doratukus also avoids with ease.
Doratukus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doratukus throws a hook but Gorkhain avoids it easily.
Doratukus misses with a lunging right hand
and Gorkhain counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doratukus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kratos Gorkhain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorkhain!
Micheal Doratukus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorkhain tries to bum rush Doratukus with a series of wild strikes but Doratukus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Gorkhain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gorkhain 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Gorkhain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takamura Kamogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Daiki Hitoshi has been cut.
Kamogawa misses the jab.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamogawa swings for the body but Hitoshi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitoshi ducks straight into an uppercut from Kamogawa and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hitoshi manages to regain guard straight away.
Hitoshi is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kamogawa arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hitoshi'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 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takamura Kamogawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Niinimaa.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niinimaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Niinimaa sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Niinimaa with a jab.
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!
Johnson walks into a jab.
Niinimaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Niinimaa steps in with a hook that catches Johnson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Niinimaa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Johnson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eero Niinimaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benga Mbenga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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177 lbs
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174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benga Mbenga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbenga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mbenga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mbenga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Saari loads up on a big right hand but Mbenga slips the punch.
Mbenga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saari tests Mbenga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saari cracks Mbenga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mbenga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mbenga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saari misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari being controlled against the cage.
Mbenga tries a body shot but Saari blocks it.
Saari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mbenga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Saari.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mbenga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mbenga pushes Saari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Mbenga.
Saari misses with some punches.
Mbenga misses with a body punch.
Mbenga taking a breather.
Saari misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mbenga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari tries to work over Mbenga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saari is looking to control Mbenga's arms but Mbenga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saari has his back to the cage.
Saari stalling in the clinch.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbenga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mbenga swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saari stalling the fight.
Saari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mbenga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mbenga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari throws a combination. Mbenga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mbenga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saari.
Saari throws the left hand but Mbenga avoids the punch easily.
Saari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mbenga tries to clinch there but Saari circles away.
Mbenga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saari.
Mbenga defending well as Saari loads up on a big left hand.
Saari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saari throws a right hand that misses
letting Mbenga counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mbenga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saari moves forwards but Mbenga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saari keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Saari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mbenga doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbenga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mbenga tries to clinch up but Saari circles away and keeps his distance.
Mbenga tries to clinch but Saari is having none of it.
Saari drops Mbenga with a beautiful combination! Mbenga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saari is looking for the KO!
Saari throws a hook to the side of Mbenga's head but Mbenga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saari misses with a few strikes there.
Saari keeps the fight on the outside.
Saari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saari throws a jab but it's blocked by Mbenga.
Saari missing with a left hand there. Mbenga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mbenga moves out of range of the strikes.
Saari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mbenga.
Mbenga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mbenga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Saari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mbenga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saari.
Mbenga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mbenga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mbenga tries a body shot but Saari blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mbenga stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mbenga - that landed with a thud.
Mbenga is pushing Saari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mbenga backwards.
Saari blocks a body shot from Mbenga.
Mbenga blocks an uppercut.
Mbenga tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Mbenga back against the cage.
Saari tries to stall but Mbenga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mbenga stalling against the cage.
Mbenga misses with a punch on the inside.
Mbenga controlling the action here for a moment.
Saari taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Mbenga.
Mbenga leaning against his opponent.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Mbenga has Saari pressed against the cage, preventing Saari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saari trying to stall but Mbenga improves his position.
Mbenga lands with a light punch inside.
Mbenga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Mbenga avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mbenga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saari has had enough of the clinch but Mbenga keeps him there for the moment.
Mbenga has Saari pushed against the cage.
Mbenga continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to stall but Mbenga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saari is trying to break the clinch but Mbenga is controlling him.
Saari stalling in the clinch but Mbenga improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Stalling in the clinch from Saari.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbenga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mbenga tries to work over Saari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mbenga scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari is looking to control Mbenga's arms but Mbenga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saari has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mbenga tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Mbenga back against the cage.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mbenga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mbenga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mbenga leaning against his opponent.
Saari taking a breather.
Saari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mbenga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saari dips to his left and cracks Mbenga with an uppercut!
Saari sizes up Mbenga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Saari dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Saari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saari throws a jab when Mbenga was well out of range.
Saari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saari lands a right hook to the body.
Saari throws the left hand but Mbenga avoids the punch easily.
Mbenga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saari.
Saari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mbenga.
Mbenga takes one on the button.
Mbenga wants to clinch.
Sami Saari is winning the standup battle so far.
Mbenga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saari tries to clinch up but Mbenga circles away and keeps his distance.
Mbenga is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbenga is looking to clinch.
Sami Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saari misses with an uppercut. Mbenga saw that one coming.
Saari misses with a body shot.
Saari lands with a shot to the body.
Saari loads up on a big right hand but Mbenga slips the punch.
Mbenga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mbenga clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mbenga as Saari tries to tie him up.
Mbenga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Mbenga.
Saari is trying to maintain a safe position but Mbenga gets an underhook and turns Saari into the cage.
Saari has Mbenga pressed against the cage.
Saari working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbenga is pushing Saari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sami Saari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari is trying to maintain a safe position but Mbenga gets an underhook and turns Saari into the cage.
Mbenga misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbenga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saaris head.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbenga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mbenga tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Mbenga back against the cage.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mbenga's elbow.
Mbenga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbenga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mbenga throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.
Saari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mbenga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari is looking to control Mbenga's arms but Mbenga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saari has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbenga slowing the pace effectively.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Mbenga is stalling here.
Saari avoiding damage.
A short right from Mbenga on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mbenga taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saari working aggressively here.
Benga Mbenga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mbenga blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Saari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saari 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Saari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Lizogub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Dagger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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159 lbs
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144 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Dagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Lizogub!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizogub tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lizogub throws a sloppy head kick and Dagger moves out of range easily.
Lizogub tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dagger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dagger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lizogub is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dagger connects with a decent elbow.
Dagger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lizogub is being controlled here.
Dagger landing a few strikes.
Dagger landing strikes.
Dagger 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.
Lizogub takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagger wants to control but Lizogub is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagger takes a little break here. Lizogub wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lizogub takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lizogub can't do much from the bottom here.
Dagger taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger scoring with punches from side control.
Lizogub is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lizogub trying to remain calm as Dagger controls from the top position.
Dagger working the head and body with strikes.
Lizogub really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dagger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lizogub struggling a bit here.
Lizogub is not content to let Dagger control the position.
Lizogub is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dagger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dagger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger staying calm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dagger working the ground and pound from side control.
Dagger cracks Lizogub with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dagger slows the pace down.
Dagger scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lizogub is trying to control Dagger's posture but Dagger avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lizogub keeps working.
Lizogub being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizogub is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dagger connects with a decent elbow.
Dagger taking a breather here.
Dagger working the body and head with strikes.
Dagger cracks Lizogub with a big elbow.
Dagger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dagger working the ground and pound.
Lizogub is not content to let Dagger control the position.
Dagger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lizogub takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Dagger stalls from top position.
Dagger cracks Lizogub with a big right hand but Lizogub just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagger is putting a hurting on Lizogub here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lizogub keeps working.
Dagger working the ground and pound.
Dagger cracks Lizogub with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lizogub is rocked!
Dagger working the ground and pound from side control.
Lizogub is still in real trouble! Can Dagger finish him?
Dagger controlling the position.
Dagger cracks Lizogub with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dagger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dagger scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lizogub is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dagger can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Dagger!
Danny Dagger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bondarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Negan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Bondarenko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bondarenko gets tackled into the cage by Negan. Negan maintains the clinch.
Bondarenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Negan won't allow it.
Negan has Bondarenko pressed against the cage, preventing Bondarenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Negan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Negan passes Bondarenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bondarenko tries to get to full guard but Negan has control of the leg.
Negan wants to work for an arm triangle but Bondarenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negan throwing shots but Bondarenko is blocking nicely.
Negan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bondarenko is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philip Negan!
After the fight, Philip Negan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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26
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Serra throws a jab when Fernandez was well out of range.
Da Serra throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Fernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Da Serra throws a jab when Fernandez was well out of range.
Da Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernandez.
Da Serra looks to throw the jab but Fernandez is out of range.
Da Serra misses with a body shot.
Fernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Da Serra circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Serra throws a hook to the side of Fernandez's head but Fernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernandez fails with the takedown
so Da Serra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fernandez being controlled here, momentarily.
Fernandez keeping full guard, as Da Serra tries to pass.
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.
Da Serra is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fernandez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Da Serra is looking to defend but Fernandez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Da Serra! Fernandez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Da Serra taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Fernandez!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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